Along with professional software replication and duplication, we here at Image Source offer several different types of labeling services for your media. Don’t settle for anything less than a professional look for your company’s property, especially if you will be distributing your media to your partners or customers. It’s a good idea to use your brand and company colors for everything from t-shirts to letterhead to CD labels. Read the rest of this entry »

As a premier vendor of CD, DVD and USB drive duplication and packaging services, Image Source takes pride in being able to take care of our clients and their data. However, there are certain duties that fall to our clients and sometimes these responsibilities are overlooked or neglected. With the New Year here, it’s time to think about changing these bad habits before it’s too late. Read the rest of this entry »

Does your office have too many filing cabinets? Is your desk covered with racks of folders? Sounds like it might be time for you to consider scanning all those documents for a digital archive instead of letting your paperwork fill up your whole office.

It can take a lot of time. Think about the last time you used a copier machine. It probably took longer than you expected. Even using the document feeder, just one drawer of a filing cabinet can take a lot of time to scan. Don’t forget that it will take longer if the documents have been stapled together or even more inconvenient, bound.  If you’re planning to use in-house resources to get your documents all scanned, make sure to schedule it in intervals so you won’t lose access to documents you need. Read the rest of this entry »

Here at Image Source, we are proud to offer the innovative new webkey technology. A webkey is a small USB gadget that automatically loads a pre-selected website when you plug it into your computer’s USB port. These gadgets can be embedded in many promotional items and are thin enough to embed in a credit-card-like card. This technology enables people in face-to-face meetings to share their online presence without anyone ever needing to write down the URL or type each individual character into their browser. Sounds pretty convenient, right? Today we have a few suggestions for different ways to use webkeys at work. Read the rest of this entry »

We have all seen and used CDs before, whether they are audio CDs, video games, DVDs or audio files. CD stands for Compact Disc. The real question is, what on earth are these shiny circles made of? Let’s find out.

A compact disc is an optical disc that stores data. Originally developed for music recordings, the CD soon found itself being used for data storage, both read-only and rewriteable. CD-ROM stands for Compact Disc – Read Only Memory which means that you can copy or “burn” information onto the disc, but you cannot change it afterwards. CD-Rs (Compact Disc – Rewriteable) provide more flexibility in that you can update documents and delete or save new files to the disc. However, most CDs can only sustain a limited number of rewrites. Read the rest of this entry »

Did you know that just a couple decades ago, computers from different brands would not have been able to recognize the same files? The data for each different kind of computer was stored in many different formats. Standardized formats began to emerge as personal computer usage became more prevalent and people collaborating on projects needed to access their work from multiple different computers. This month, we explain the difference between some common formats for the data on CDs. Read the rest of this entry »

Here at Image Source, we provide different kinds of labeling services. In March we explained more about thermal retransfer printing. This month we want to talk about silk screening and how it is most commonly used. Read the rest of this entry »

It’s obvious that today’s world is becoming increasingly paperless with many companies choosing to store their files and communicate electronically. Identity thieves are focused more on digital crimes than on rummaging through your dumpster looking for paperwork with sensitive information on it, but that doesn’t mean your dumpster is now safe. We recommend not taking any chances and shredding documents before disposal.

Wondering what documents need shredding? Read the rest of this entry »

Many different kinds of printing are used in companies everywhere. It’s important to make sure you’re using the right kind of printer. You wouldn’t use a label-maker to write a book, would you? Here at Image Source, we use and distribute thermal retransfer printing systems for printing on CDs and DVDs. We offer custom, colorful, high-resolution labels bonded directly to the surface of the discs – a permanent solution essential for many retail, medical and banking/finance applications. Read the rest of this entry »

Pop quiz! Do you know what the following acronyms stand for?

1. VHS
2. VCR
3. CD
4. DVD
5. BD
6. HD
7. DJ

(See bottom of article for answers.) Read the rest of this entry »