Designer Checks Blog (Page 1)

1. Who's The Biggest Loser Now?

   September 4, 2010, 11:37 am

   Over the last ten years, theres been a dramatic shift in the diet of television programs. In the good old days, there were the usual gameshows, dramas and comedies. For the most part, they were all scripted and carefully rehearsed. For producers unsure of audience reaction, there was always canned laughter to tell us when something was supposed to be funny. Life was predictable and boring quite a lot of the time. Then the studio executives woke up to a threat. If programming really was getting...(read more)

3. I'm a designer and having my pieces shown in my first fashion show. Any designer etiquette tips?

   September 2, 2010, 7:48 am

   I'm wondering specifically how order taking is conducted after the show, or if it is done at all. We have a website and will be giving promotional books to each person attending the show, but I'm wondering how we should handle taking orders after the show is over. Do people really write checks? Should we create some sort of order form? Or is it acceptable to direct them to our website?

4. Comics need some freshening

   September 1, 2010, 5:25 am

   Newspapers have long been reluctant to make changes on the comics pages. Fear drives that reluctance in most cases, I believe. Readers become attached to comic strips and woe is the editor who tells them it’s time to move on to something else.

6. Navy Federal Credit Union CIO Jerry Hermes: Global Presence, Small IT Footprint

   August 31, 2010, 10:08 am

   As CIO of Navy Federal Credit Union, Jerry Hermes keeps watch over an IT infrastructure that's sprawled around the world. New monitoring and business service management tools help.

7. Pavel Datsyuk

   August 30, 2010, 9:21 am

8. More Hip Checks

   August 29, 2010, 4:36 am

9. Prosecutor says fired county worker lied on recent job application

   August 28, 2010, 8:00 am

   She entered false personal information into the Social Service Department's computer system in each case and did not support the seven cases with proper ...

10. Is it mandatory to use MICR ink (magnetic ink) for printing checks at home.?

    August 27, 2010, 7:47 am

    I want to print checks for my printing business. My bank told me I need to use magnetic ink. Is this true or can regular inkjet ink do the trick. I think magnetic ink only make their jobs easier and that they WANT you to buy the checks printed by check companies. I dont see the difference personally. But if there is someone out there with this knowledge, please let me know.

11. Two Dallas ISD trustees wonder if consultant is worth it

    August 26, 2010, 6:50 am

    Green's Las Vegas-based business, Environmental Safety Co., received $614859 in checks from DISD from Aug. 8, 2003, through June 16, according to a Dallas ...

12. Green Technology With Aveo In Cng Version

    August 23, 2010, 2:56 am

    Given the increasing pollution levels, vehicle manufacturers are now giving stress to developing eco-friendly vehicles. Use of such vehicles will at least facilitate in controlling air pollution to some extent. General Motors too has joined the race in the environment saving revolution with its launch of the CNG version of Aveo in...(read more)