A big thank you to the whole team!

Published | 11.22, 22nd of December 2009, by Chris van Aurich | Random

A big thank you to the whole Artlines Media team, with a combined walk of 12 miles 80% of the staff have made it in. With the other 20% having a day booked off. We will work our hardest to complete all the projects as soon as possible.

Marlow Hill, High Wycombe - very snowy indeed!

 

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December Snow in Cressex 2009

Published | 10.19, 22nd of December 2009, by Paul Butler | Random

Cressex, High Wycombe feeling the after effects of the heavy snow

	The Cressex Enterprise Centre, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
	The Cressex Enterprise Centre, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
	The Cressex Link Road towards ASDA and John Lewis
	The Cressex Link Road towards the Business Park

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Struggling for ideas with what to get me for Christmas?

Published | 13.04, 10th of December 2009, by Jay Vincent | Random

How about these pillows, in the shape and style of the Adobe Creative Suite icons?! Every designer's dream..!

http://www.mysuitestuff.com/shop.html

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What is Google Wave and how can it help me?

Published | 15.55, 3rd of December 2009, by Paul Butler | Business

Google Wave offers multi-dimensional communication between its users. This new beta browser based dashboard, which was developed in Australia by the Google team, provides a secure environment for friends and work colleagues to converse, upload images, documents and other wonderful gadgets that enhance the user's experience. After playing, sorry - further investigation, I can see how it could be used both in the work place and at home. Whether it is little more than a clever gadget is yet to be made clear.

I guess I prefer to describe Google Wave as a 4 dimensional communication tool. If we grade email as having one dimension, in other words you send a message to one or a number of your contacts attaching files and creating a string as others reply. Then MSN has two dimensions. Communicating in a real time environment. Again you can attach and transfer files but you can only talk to one person, in one conversation at any one time. Google Wave allows multiple conversations at the same time, in the same window or WAVE, plus it's live (You can see others as they type), plus you can do all the other things associated with more traditional applications.

Scenario: Arranging a BBQ/ Meeting etc..

Using email you can send an invite out to a list of contacts confirming when and where the event will take place. Then you would typically receive replies from your contacts at different times, some saying they can make it, others saying they can't. You may then need to rearrange. All a bit messy really. With MSN Messenger you would send out an invite to your contacts but then end up with multiple conversations, at the same time, when they are all logged in. Again, quite confusing.

Now with Google Wave you can open up a WAVE, a bit like a notice board and everyone can write on it when it suits them to do so. Everyone involved can edit the WAVE's content, in a live environment. You can all see and discuss availability, all together in one place. No email strings, no trying to tie up single replies. You can even add Maps and include Confirm, Decline and Maybe Attending gadgets too.

As I said, whether this is going to be the future for us all, helping to increase productivity and reduce costs I have no idea. But Google Wave looks fun and I'm certainly in favour of anything that makes life easier. Aren't you?

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Partners | Microsoft's Bing and Google's previous rival - Wolfram Alpha

Published | 11.05, 12th of November 2009, by Paul Butler | SEO

Bing has joined forces with Google's early rival Wolfram Alpha, in a bid to deliver a more specific Search Engine result rather than the typical link list. Unlike other search engines, Wolfram's computational knowledge engine is thought to offer more specific answers to questions such as the height of St Paul's Cathedral or the current total for the Earth's population.

Microsoft's new partnership with Steven Wolfram's creation will roll out in the USA initially but it has a long way to go if it is to compete seriously with the industry leader. Despite Bing's increasing popularity Google still maintains a 70.6% share of the overall search engine market.

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