Belmont Support is speaking Spanish and any one of over fifty other languages thanks to our friends at Google. Quick and easy translations are available in the sidebar to the left. Select a language from the drop-down box and watch the Google translator work its magic!
Feb 232010
It’s now easier to reserve a Belmont Studios photographer for your school’s events. A 24 hour online reservation form is available under the School tab to request a specific date and time. An email is automatically generated and sent to our studio office. If the date and time is available, you will receive a confirmation via email the next business day. We hope this will save you time and make “booking” a photographer a little easier.
Feb 192010
Auto Rotating Images
Our photographers have recently implemented a new tool to improve camera-to-web efficiency. Today’s digital cameras have built-in sensors which detect the orientation of images. The camera senses whether the image is vertical or horizontal and writes that information into the image itself. By utilizing this information in the production process, we have decreased the time necessary to publish photos to our online store. This is just another way we are improving the experience for our Belmont customers!
Feb 182010
Applications Under Development
I have two new projects currently under development. The first one is a new technical help system featuring live online and email interfaces. See it here. The second is a new web store utilizing OsCommerce. See it here.
You have probably seen these before. Both projects are based on proven platforms that have been implemented hundreds of thousands of times on the web.
The help desk should be fully operational in the next couple of weeks. Hopefully the new store will be partially implemented for 2010 graduation.
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Follow Us on Facebook, RSS, and Twitter
I am pleased to announce that the implementation of Facebook, RSS, and Twitter auto-updating is complete. All posts made by the administrators of this site will now be replicated to our Facebook page, RSS feed, and our Twitter account. This is accomplished faster than I can send one email. Special thanks to Stephen Atty for his help in implementing his brilliant piece of software for Facebook. Until today, this technology was not available. I believe it will have a major impact on social network marketing on the Facebook platform.
This same technique will be implemented in the near future as we hopefully migrate our commercial web site to a new in-house commerce solution based on the OsCommerce platform.
Feb 162010
Who isn’t? In today’s fast paced world it’s hard to find the time. That’s why we are developing a system to get Belmont Support updates via Facebook and Twitter. Stay tuned…
Feb 122010
I’m looking for volunteers to experiment with the calendar application. This is a powerful tool with unlimited implications. More than a calendar, it organizes, and simplifes group communications. Register, log in, experiment, and volunteer!
Feb 112010
Please feel free to participate on this site. Belmont employees can use their company email address. Register link is to the right under “Web Log Functions”.
If you are a school administrator or faculty member of our schools, send me an email stating your school and position. I think this site will evolve into a valuable tool for you. Your input will be appreciated.
Many new features are planned which wil enhance your experience with Belmont Studios.
Feb 102010
Monthly View
A new calendar has been installed on the Belmont Support web site. The public view (default) will be viewable by everyone. On it can be posted important dates for faculty members and students. Deadlines, studio holidays, and seasonal information are examples.
In the private view, it may be used as an appointment calendar for shooting assignments, a personal calendar, or a communication tool between the studio and the schools or faculty members.
It has built-in email notifications, RSS feed capibility, import and export, and countless other features. See more details at http://www.k5n.us/webcalendar.php.
Feb 092010
The Taylor Export Routine in our production software creates images in a 72 dpi size. In the future, all Taylor Publishing CDs will be exported exclusively in the PSPAi yearbook format. This will produce 300 dpi images and provide a better product for our clients.
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