17
Sep

Photosavings 5D MKII prediction came true

Remember where you heard it first folks

http://photosavings.co.uk/canon-5d-mkii-in-november-shocker/

Now here’s the real thing :-

http://www.warehouseexpress.com/product/default.aspx?sku=1027970&go=kits_bundles

 

22
May

Ink and Paper prices to rise

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Some News I picked up on a forum trawl:

Fuji have announced that they are increasing the cost of all fujicolour photographic papers by 10%. In addition Epson have also come out in sympathy with similar rises.

Epson 4000/7600/9600/10000/10600 Price Increase of 8% (this is separate and in addition to the recent price increase for these machines)
Epson 4800/4880/7800/7880/9800/9880 Price Increase of 18%
Epson 11880 Price Increase of 9.6%

See my previous post as you may be able to get in there before the rises.

19
May

How to turn a Pile of business cards into valuable business data

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Do you have piles of unsorted business on your desk or stuck in your keyboard from the last time you went to SWPP Convention or Focus?

I have found that CardScan (link below), a small desktop USB device costing £199, can quickly and accurately read the printed information from business cards into a powerfull searchable contact database.

If like me you keep all your contact information in Outlook you’ll know that means having to read the small print on business cards and the type in the information accurately.

With the CardScan unit you just feed cards in at about a rate of one a second. The device takes a copy of the scanned image and uses OCR software to populate the fields in its own contact manager software.

The Cardscan software will open as soon as you start to scan a card. You can also scan and process batches of cards in up to five different languages and automatically categorise the results. The latest Cardscan 8 program is a self-contained contact management application that can be used to organise all sorts of data beyond what’s scanned in from business cards.

Once the image is captured you can review and edit the fields on the card entry. Underneath the captured content fields is the original image of the card, with one click you can zoom into the image to check the details.

There is also a synchronise feature so that the CardScan database can be automatically synced with the Outlook contact database.

The great thing about the CardScan database is that you end up with the original images of the card plus anything that you may have written on it.

Then of course there’s a cherry on top of every cake, with CardScan this means you get the ability to access your card database over the internet from anywhere using Cardscan’s free service.
CardScan Executive

14
May

Welcome

Welcome to PhotoSavings.co.uk blog. On PhotoSavings.co.uk you are one click away from accessing the best services, offers and savings direct from our handpicked range of specialist suppliers.

As a photographer myself I know how crucial it is to reduce costs in such a competitive industry and also be able to root out the good contacts from the bad. I therefore dedicated myself to finding the best deals and services for Pro’s and Amateurs alike. Every week I aim to filter out the best of the best and pass the details on via this blog.