CD Rack, Badly Needed

I always hate the scene above. Whenever I see these CD and DVD collections of my kids, scattered and unorganized, I blame hubby. I thought purchasing these products will end after we subscribed from Cignal almost a year ago, but I was wrong. Their collection just keep on increasing in numbers and I hate it whenever we look for the perfect CD/DVD rack and we can't find any that will suit hubby's taste.

As for these collections, I know it is imperative to have a CD/DVD rack to avoid the above scenario. Hubby and I were actually looking for the more common designs of cd rack which is the black wire rack. We both know that this is a more contemporary style and can accommodate anything from twenty CDs to over one hundred CDs. It can also be laid down horizontally on a surface or made to stand up vertically as a CD rack tower. We preferred this type as space is often at a premium particularly with our stereo in the living room along with our television and DVD player.

We always have less time in search for this kind of product so I decided to browse over the Internet since I am a frequent online shopper. I check out stores that sells CD racks and I found few interesting online shops that have the perfect rack on my mind that will best suit me and hubby's taste.

Hopefully I get to purchase one anytime this month.

My TP-Link Router and SmartBro Wired Internet Connection

I've read from a friend's tweet that she is having problems with her router for few days now. Made me recall about the first time I had my very own TP Link Router. I had it as a birthday gift from hubby last August 2010 and until now, it's up and running and haven't encountered any problems at all (cross-finger).

I was even skeptic about installing it for the first time because I'm not a very technical person. So, I read very carefully the instruction manual and made sure I followed it correctly. 

Package Contents

1. You would have to insert the resource CD into your CD-ROM and it would run automatically.

2. This image will prompt on your screen and you will have to choose which router model do you have.

3. After choosing which one, click the Easy Set Up Assistant Icon.

4. Just follow the rest of the instructions from here.

5. On this part, get this cable from the package and attach it to the computer and the router.

6. If you are a SmartBro subscriber.. this will appear on your screen after you successfully install your router. Your broadband service is then active and you can continue browsing the Internet on a wireless mode.

Actually I though I got all these steps wrong because after having smooth wireless connectivity for a week, my connection became intermittent. At first I never thought that it could be SmartBro's fault because I blame it all on the router. But even when I'm not using the router, my Internet's performance was still the same and it lasted for weeks. Until I couldn't take it anymore because my online gigs were already being put into jeopardy, I demand Smart to send me their technical team. To cut the long story short, the problem was not with my router but with my antenna placed at the rooftop of our apartment. Somehow, it couldn't get enough signal and Smart told me that they have to increase it's height. And they charged me more or less eight hundred (Php800) for a higher pole. I didn't argue with them about it as long as I'll have my Internet back and  be able to work online again.

Cinemaworks: Providing Wedding Videos and Editing

I remember seeing Oyo Sotto and Khristine Hermosa's Wedding in Youtube as well as the controversial Pre-nup video of Maggie Wilson and her husband to be. They were both perfectly made but of course with different concept and style. My brother actually is a part of a wedding videographer group and they are actually making their own name in their chosen industry. I couldn't believe that my brother and his peers can do such perfectly made wedding video presentations. They got clients from anywhere in the country and from abroad as well. Last year, if my memory served me right, they joined an event which could make them more known in the field of Videography. They had this simple promotional CD and gave them away to the event's guests. 

Promotional CD (it contains few of their previous wedding video crafts)

I know, they could have made a better looking promotional CD than this one. It was so simple.. see? The CD jacket was only made of sturdy paper, die cut and pasted together with a simple layout for its front and back.

Promotional CD in Stick-on Label

And then check out their CD label. It was just a stick-on label with no print at all. What if the CD jacket was lost and their supposed to be clients couldn't determine what's the content of the CD they are holding? This is a very bad promotional idea. But actually there was a reasonable explanation to this: they ran out of time to have their CD's duplicated and have a presentable CD label. With their hectic schedule, they noticed the invitation only few days before the exhibit. 

This year is more challenging for them. Why? It's only second month of 2011 but they have scheduled coverage already for the month of December. Now, their business is really in bloom huh!

Oh, you can check out their creations at Cinemaworks.