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Personal Identification in an Impersonal World
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Next time you crack open a bottle of plonk take another look at the custom wine labels. You’ll have probably read it the first time around when you considering which choice you were going to make with many wine labels take a blanket, functional approach to give the drinker information on what the contents are, [...]

Using shipping labels would be organized and well-planned – who needs that? Let’s just go with the flow and discover some of the great reasons you shouldn’t use shipping labels! A kid’s crayon is so colorful and always gets attention. When you address a package with one of your kid’s crayons, that is sure to [...]

Personalized wine labels are nothing new as an idea but for many people, how simple and cheap it is to arrange for a personalized label is still something of a mystery! Today, printing wine labels is easy and affordable. There are a wealth of internet sites offering personalization services for wine for special occasions such [...]

Labels are cheap and easy to use as well as keeping our work and personal life organized and user friendly for everyone.  Many label manufacturers have been enjoying the high price mark-up because they have effectively cornered the label market but with the advent of the internet there are now very few barriers to entry [...]

The strict answer is “No!” but the practical answer is “Maybe!” it all depends on what you are subjecting the label to. Typical waterproof labels will be able to resist the effects of water for several days, weeks or indeed permanently depending on the adhesive used and how well it has been applied.  In fact, [...]

Barcode labels are very cheap and highly effective at carrying data and information – initially they were developed for use in grocery stores and the pricing of goods and inventory control; a use for which they have become almost universally adopted.  Today barcodes are still finding new applications and in Japan, cell phones are now [...]

At a time like this when hundreds of thousands of American jobs are on the line and far too many have been lost overseas already, it’s time to show you really care about America! The best way of supporting the American economy is to buy American! Now this really makes me mad – I did [...]

Radio frequency identification or RFID is the technology that uses radio signals to trak an items location; if you read about a convict being released but compelled to wear an ankle bracelet to track them, the you are looking at a practical example of RFID. RFID has far more constructive uses than just making sure [...]

Has this ever happened to you… You’re on the golf course after playing a few holes, digging through your bag for your 9 Iron – but you can’t find it? Or, have you gotten home after a great day of golf and, after getting your clubs out to clean them, you realize that you left [...]

A Pocketsize World

With so many gadgets and small electronic devices our pockets an purses can become a holding area for a lot more than our ID and money. Using labels to have lost property returned should be a priority for all of your hand-held (pocket-stored) electronics. I read an article about living in a pocketsize world which [...]