The Calling Card AlternativeWritten by Robert Mann
How many times have you complained about high long distance costs and phone companies overcharging you? Did you try to do anything about it? Did you search for alternate solutions? Calling cards might be answer. Their low rates to any destination make them perfect buy for domestic and international calls. For a few years now, calling cards business is booming. Everywhere you go, everywhere you search you might find one: in WallMarts, grocery stores, newspaper stands, vending machines in coffee shops. But place you can find most of these long distance alternatives is internet. A quick search on Google, Yahoo or other search engines will reveal thousands of websites that sell calling cards. So,it’s an easy pick, one might say. Well... not quite. According to FCC, almost 70% of calling card businesses are fraudulent. Meaning mostly that they get your money but you don’t get calling card. That means that you have to be very careful when choosing a website to buy from. On top of that, calling cards vary in number and features, so you have to choose one appropriate to your needs. Their low rates however, come with a price at times. Companies selling calling cards use VoIP technology and other third party carriers to complete their calls. While not as expensive as a satellite connection (hence low rates), this technology is at beginning, so problems may occur from time to time. This is why calling cards are not usually recommended for emergency calls. For calls within United States however, calls made with calling cards (also known as phone cards) have a good quality and connection rate, given that you have found a good supplier.
| | When good color goes bad…Written by Granny's Mettle
Even with popularity of digital technology, and availability of equipment and software associated with it, many printing firms are still slow to make changes needed to upgrade their business. More so when it comes to digital photography.More often than not, most typical printing outfits are no set up to process digital files that bad results do happen. Mistakes are often made such as conversions of files to CMYK doing irreparable damage to images, and operator trying to rectify his mistakes by fixing it with a series of layers, selections, masks and adjustments. These further aggravates already damaged file by introducing new problems like banding, and colors that look muddy, desaturated, neutralized, and unappealing. But this situation can be avoided and great results can be achieved. If you feel that you are not getting best output for your digital camera images, here are a few key tips for you: Tip 1: PROFILES It's a must to ask your chosen printer whether they honor embedded RGB profiles. This would mean that they have capacity to handle RGB color separation work. If they don't want to get your RGB file, or they seem like they don't care or understand what you're saying, then it's time for you to go to another printer. Tip 2: CALIBRATED Remember to use shops and facilities that regularly calibrate their displays. This can be done with a hardware calibration system.
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