Looking for another salesperson

By Tim Priebe on April 29, 2010 at 1:11 pm in General

Salesperson StickieWe’re expanding our team here at T&S Web Design. We are looking for an additional full time salesperson. The position comes with a base salary, commission and a bonus program. Applicants need to have good communication skills, a working knowledge of how to use a computer, be a people person and be enthusiastic.

If you are interested in joining the fun, motivated team here at T&S, just call our job hotline at 241-1051. Listen to the entire message, then leave the information that I’ll ask for.

And if you know anyone who is a good candidate and might be interested, be sure to pass this information along to them.

Thanks!

Why Acrobat is better for printing and our story behind it

By Emily Spirek on April 19, 2010 at 10:57 am in General

Adobe Acrobat vs. Preview (on a Mac)

Yesterday, our power glitched while Tim was in a meeting, and when he came in the office to make a copy, we discovered the printer was fried. In all attempts to turn it back on, we still failed.

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Fried Printer

So, even though we had been researching color laser printers the past few months, we didn’t realize we’d be forced into buying one.

We made our trip to Staples and came back with an HP Color Laserjet. So pretty…

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Brand New Color Laser printer

Anyway, now we are testing the printer to see if it’s worth keeping, and we noticed a lot of detail was missing in the printouts (when printing from Tim’s computer). Of course, our first thought is to blame the printer and consider getting a refund, but then Elyssa (one of the designers) printed from her computer, and it looked perfect in detail and color.

After more experimentation, I finally came up with the solution: different applications were being used to view and print the PDFs.

You can see the comparison below:

Adobe Acrobat PDF - screen view (left)

Preview PDF - screen view (right)

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Notice the detail in the calculator is missing in Preview.

Adobe Acrobat printout (left)

Preview printout (right)

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The printouts show even more problems when using Preview:

1. Detail in the calculator is still missing
2. Colors are muddy
3. Lines in text and images are jagged
4. The entire document is larger

Preview’s default is to scale the images so it fits the screen. This throws off the proportion of the document and leads to other problems.

Through more experimentation, we found that Adobe Acrobat takes longer for the documents to print, but rightfully so. It obviously pays closer attention to detail and prints more accurately. I’ve yet to research the technical details as to why Acrobat is better, but so far we just have the proof.

Along with all of the other features included, like: password encrypting, print production features, electronic fillable forms, etc. (in Acrobat Professional), I’ve finally decided to switch to Acrobat as my default PDF viewer. It may take longer in some cases, but accuracy in printing makes it all worth it.

February 2009’s non-profit winner

By Emily Spirek on April 13, 2010 at 2:07 pm in Client Plug, General

Diabetes Solutions

We loved working with Diabetes Solutions and learning how they help kids and adults cope with their diabetes. We want to thank Casey Bottoms and Kim Boaz for making it such a smooth process, and we appreciate all they do in the community. They put on some amazing camps for kids so they can interact with others with the same lifestyle. Please read below to learn more and make sure to visit their site! http://dsok.net

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Tim Priebe and Emily Spirek meet with Casey Bottoms.

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“Diabetes Solutions was founded in 2000…the result of discussions with a statewide advisory board on diabetes care needs in Oklahoma.

Diabetes Solutions is a recognized as a 501(c)(3) non profit organization. Our mission is to improve the lives of people with diabetes in Oklahoma and to reduce the incidence of diabetes and diabetes complications through education. Our vision is to change the culture of diabetes in Oklahoma.”

If you or anyone has diabetes and are interested in learning more about the organization, visit http://dsok.net. They have events for children and adults: it’s worth checking out!

For a complete list of 2009 non-profit winners, click here.

Apply to be a (paid) T&S intern: 241-1051

By Tim Priebe on April 12, 2010 at 12:02 pm in General
Sean Sanders, current T&S intern

Sean Sanders, current T&S intern

T&S is looking for an additional programming intern to work 20 hours a week this summer. As is always the case with us, this is a paid internship.

If you’re interested in joining our team here at T&S, just call our intern job hotline at 241-1051. Listen to the entire message, then leave the information that you’ll hear me ask for.

Don’t have web experience? That’s okay! We focus on hiring interns who are willing to learn, not those with web experience.

And if you know of anyone who would be a good candidate, be sure to pass this information along to them as well.

Introducing January 2009’s non-profit winner

By Emily Spirek on April 6, 2010 at 4:11 pm in Client Plug, General

Edmond Mobile Meals

We were honored that Teresa Hoehner was our very first winner of the year, and we want to thank her for being so cooperative during the website process and teaching us about her wonderful organization. Below describes the mission behind Edmond Mobile Meals’ and their goal to help the elderly in the community.

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Teresa Hoehner meets with a T&S employee.

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“Mobile Meals in Edmond, Oklahoma is a non-profit charitable organization, and has operated independently since 1974. It provides hot, nourishing meals to elderly and disabled persons who are unable to prepare meals for themselves. The meals and daily contact by caring volunteers allow frail, homebound persons to remain in their own homes, where they want to be. Other people need just a little help to recover from an illness or hospitalization.”

Visit Edmond Mobile Meals’ site to learn more about the organization and how you can help. Thanks again to Teresa, and we hope you are enjoying your website!