• Putting 40,000 Readers, One by One, on a Cover

    Variable Data Publishing (VDP) proof-of-concept puts a satellite photo of all 40,000 subscribers’ neighborhood on their individual copies of Reason magazine. The New York Times is carrying a story about Reason, the monthly Libertarian magazine. The June issue ofReason will arrive on subscribers’ doorsteps with a surprise on the cover: The subscriber’s house. Reason, June…

  • Greatest Post On Quark vs. InDesign Ever

    Would I like to see competition remain in the layout application market? Yes, whole-heartedly. Quark, Inc. only got as good as it did because it began as an upstart competitor to PageMaker. But I also believe in reaping what you sow. Quark, Inc. has stepped on its users and ignored them for so long because…

  • National Chains Shave Employees’ Hours, Wages

    From the New York Times: Altering of Worker Time Cards Spurs Growing Number of Suits “ Experts on compensation say that the illegal doctoring of hourly employees’ time records is far more prevalent than most Americans believe. The practice, commonly called shaving time, is easily done and hard to detect–a simple matter of computer keystrokes–and…

  • Apple: Going For The Jugular… And Cutting Its Own Throat

    In a graphic design group I recently got into a discussion about application choice on the Macintosh. During this discussion, in response to the accusation that, without Apple and competition, we would “be stuck in a Windows world,’ I said the following: “ Actually, Apple’s current direction is the biggest proponent for using Windows. Apple…

  • YourBlog.Blogspot.com Going Away?

    Is your blog hosted as a subdomain? Has your provider received a cease and desist letter? If so, you might find your blog taken offline. You may want to contact your provider with the information below and ask how they plan to respond. According to the below story on WHIR, Stateline, Nevada-based Ideaflood Inc. claims…

  • Quark Starting To Care?

    In a comment on my post “I Shout ‘Quark Sucks!’ Loudest” Alan mentioned this survey. Apparently Quark, Inc. has finally taken its fists from over its ears and decided to ask customers what they think. With questions like, “Please give Quark an overall rating for performance in… Customer Service and Product value compared to price”…