A 16MP still image from a DV camera? American photo-journalists are now covering news events with High Definition DV cameras and grabbing 16MP still photos from the footage! by Jon Mitchell In February 2007, the first images originally captured on HDV movie cameras were transmitted on the Associated Press photo wire service, it passed with […]
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Teenage summer jobs good or bad?
Summertime often means summer jobs for teens. But is that always a good thing for young people? Not necessarily, I’ve spent many years fielding questions from parents on how to teach their children – grown and underage – to handle money. The trouble is, even though a paying job can help teenagers sharpen their skills […]
What It is Like to be a Home Agent – No Commute, Independence and No Loud Coworkers
If you prefer not to commute to work every morning and like to have a quiet atmosphere as you work, then working as a home agent may be for you. There are many types of jobs available at different companies, such as customer service, data entry or sales. For the sake of this article I […]
Looking For Love? Write an Intriguing Singles Ad to Have Potential Mates Wanting to Know More
Awhile back, I had a friend who owned a singles agency. At the time I was actively looking to meet someone to date, so she let me put an ad in her newspaper and gave me pointers in writing it. She’d worked many years with single people and knew all the ins and outs of […]
What You Need to Know About Being a Self-Supporting Artist or Designer
What is it like to be a freelance artist, and what exactly do you study to become one? I will tell you what courses I took in college that were useful to me later as a professional, and what I needed to know beyond my college education. There are many facets to being a successful […]
Surefire Ways to Build Repoire with Customers
No matter how you sell, whether it’s on the phone or in person, sales is all about persuading your customers to care about your product enough to want to buy it. By being sensitive to the buyers’ attitudes and preferences, the salesperson builds trust. Hidden within casual conversation, there are buying clues. As the salesperson, […]