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Digital production of musician Brian Toohie begins later this January, which should prove most exciting. We'll be replacing the Little Compton Police Department's application server in addition to some of their workstations, and believe me, they're excited! We're also working with Homefront Health Care to improve the efficiency of their frame relay WAN and application environment. We'll keep posting the news, so come back often and keep abreast.
Peter Gobin is one of those rare chefs who's passion for fine dining and haute cuisine are complimented by a fantastic personality and a grand imagination! His career has taken him from New Rivers in Providence, RI to cooking at Patina, Meson G and The Chamberlain in Los Angeles, CA, all well-respected and successful restaurants. Peter has been a close friend of mine for over a decade now, and we're trhilled to be designing new web site for him now that he's moved his career back to Rhode Island. Please take a look at the site (currently under construction) at www.petergobin.com.
The only thing I can say is that Peter's food is some of the best I've ever had, and I have had the privilege of tasting some of the finest food in the world in my travels in Europe, Southeast Asia and Central America...not to mention the United States! Little Rhody is certainly lucky to have this supremely talented chef back!
Welcome aboard John Palumbo, CPA! John came to us with a peer-to-peer network in need of file sharing and data organization. He also needed to re-wire his office with CAT6 cable so he could return to a wired LAN. His wireless LAN was not operating efficiently and his previous support company had made a mess of Palumbo's shared resource structure and permissions. Spyware, adware, malware and the like were also prevalent and the office's system protection package (Norton 360™) was causing countless problems. Their router was also mis-configured and in need of adjustment.
After straightening things out, upgrading a few monitors and everyone's RAM, the office computers are running far more smoothly and efficiently, just in time for tax season! We've begun planning a May server install and the creation of the Palumbo domain so as to centralize data storage, simplify network printing, and provide data protection and user management. No CPA in his right mind wants to take risks with his clients files! We're discussing power protection, remote access, and a reliable backup strategy as well. The future looks bright for the office of John Palumbo, CPA!
And you're looking at it! It's been a long time since we updated our website, and we're proud to unveil this, our newest incarnation on the web. We've been lurking here since 1996, believe it or not! There's a lot of added functionality, such as this News Blog, the Trouble Ticket and Visit Scheduler forms, and the Client Login area. We hope that this site represents us well; we're professionals who take pride in our work and appreciate your feedback. Let us know what you think!
Welcome aboard John Palumbo, CPA! John came to us with a peer-to-peer network in need of file sharing and data organization. He also needed to re-wire his office with CAT6 cable so he could return to a wired LAN. His wireless LAN was not operating efficiently and his previous support company had made a mess of Palumbo's shared resource structure and permissions. Spyware, adware, malware and the like were also prevalent and the office's system protection package (Norton 360™) was causing countless problems. Their router was also mis-configured and in need of adjustment.
After straightening things out, upgrading a few monitors and everyone's RAM, the office computers are running far more smoothly and efficiently, just in time for tax season! We've begun planning a May server install and the creation of the Palumbo domain so as to centralize data storage, simplify network printing, and provide data protection and user management. No CPA in his right mind wants to take risks with his clients files! We're discussing power protection, remote access, and a reliable backup strategy as well. The future looks bright for the office of John Palumbo, CPA!
Temple Emanu-el, one of our older clients, recently reached an obsolescence ceiling and decided to replace all their workstations. A two-phase replacement cycle began and the machines were replaced with state-of-the-art workstations, user data and applications were successfully migrated from the old machine to the new, and the domain restructured for XP Professional clients. We restored all network resources and were able to transition the Temple over to the new machines with minimal down time. Next step? Replace the aged Windows 2000 application server that runs the place, and relegate the older server to a secondary service role providing file & print sharing and storage functions as well. Everyone is enjoying the new machines, LCDs and smaller hardware footprints. We love upgrades; they make everyone so happy at work!
This was a first for ELD! We worked closely with Rhode Island musician and artist Spogga to produce his most recent album Giant Leap of Faith and after a wild, exciting ride, completed the project on time and on budget! In close conjunction with MBK Studios, digital production and mastering of the album began in early November. We assembled the team of Golden Anchor Studios and Demiartistic Studios to design and create the cover and liner art, and managed the printing and reproduction process from start to finish with the assistance of Diskmakers. In the end, we were thrilled to be part of the creation of such an amazing album! It sounds fantastic, looks terrific and was a totally professional (though high energy) production. Be sure to check it out on iTunes and at Spogga.com as it becomes available. You can hear some of the tracks on MySpace.
The State of Rhode Island requires public schools to file a 3 or 5 year Technology Plan to remain compliant and to qualify for state technology funding and assistance. After numerous meetings with administration, polling teachers, staff and students, Everlasting Designs undertook the task of developing and writing the Wilbur & McMahon Schools' 2008-2010 Technology Plan. The school has been our client for many years now, so we have a firm grasp on their situation, needs, and aspirations. Nonetheless, this was a serious task as we take education seriously and this plan will dictate the direction the school moves in technologically over the next three years. Take a read if you're interested; we worked hard on their Plan and are proud to show it!
Wilbur & McMahon Schools Technology Plan 2008-2010
We've partnered with OpticSugar of Providence, RI, one of New England's premier motion graphics and digital animation studios! Need help with broadcast design, television advertising, motion picture effects & titles, visual effects & compositing, CGI & 3D animation and the like? Look no further! We can help!With the added muscle of this partnership, Everlasting Designs can now bring a full range of visual design talent to its client base! The people at OpticSugar are amazing! You have to check these guys out to believe me! A whole new world of possibilities for our clients, with some interesting projects to come!
A big welcome to the Little Compton Community Center! Wow! What a place! With a fantastic theater, kitchens, dining area, after-school program, and elderly resource center, this organization gives new meaning to the term community! I personally had my start in technical theater (lighting and set design), so it's very exciting to have these folks onboard! Their systems were in need of a complete overhaul, with their domain so underpowered that data was being lost regularly and crashes were frequent. This typical situation of poor systems management lead the LCCC to contact us so we could straighten things out!
A substantial server upgrade and migration to Windows Server 2003 made a world of difference! After defining routine backup schedules, remote access privileges, centralized data storage, printing and file management, we rebuilt the Center's application topography and secured the network against intrusion. We outsourced the task of e-mail server so as to reduce expense and overhead at the Center as well. Crashes are a thing of the past and once we work the bugs out with Remote Access, everyone should be happier than they have been in years!
Check out a clip from the new DVD Fire on the Water we produced for Providence Waterfire's fire dancer Spogga! It's the second video in the selection (right arrow 1x)!
This project took a lot of effort as it was a low-budget production of 2,000 DVDs for artist and musician Spogga. We managed the project from start to finish and released it at Waterfire in mid-August! It's a beautiful thing to behold and a pleasure to have worked on! Go buy one at Spogga.com!
Yep! I started Everlasting Designs, Inc. in 1995 and it's still going strong! Back then we built primitive web sites and produced a variety of print designs, though over the years, as our experience grew, we branched out to become what we are today! Here's to another 12 years! Thank you to those clients that have been with us since the beginning, most notably Atlantic Paper & Twine! Thank you David Spencer for believing in us!
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