The bad news: Your network is overloaded and slowing to a crawl. You team is producing larger files, but your server can’t handle it. And you’d rather not admit it, but your studio’s archiving and backup strategies are held together with duct tape and WD-40.

The good news: For a lot of companies, it’s budget planning time, and you might get a chance to fund some solutions to your server woes in 2007.

As a service for Seattle-area creative teams, we are offering a complimentary server strategy session with Creativetechs’ lead consultant Craig Swanson. Take this opportunity to map out your creative team’s server strategy for the coming year.

We’ve set aside 4 days through December, and have 16 open slots. If you manage a creative team, we encourage you to call and schedule a session. We’ll make sure it is a valuable use of your time.

We’ve been adding an extra blog-related tip to our weekly newsletter to promote an upcoming blogging talk Creativetechs’ Craig Swanson is giving at the School of Visual Concepts next month.

This week’s scheduled tip wasn’t quite done by press time, so here is a fun replacement:

Visit the online Concert Ticket Generator

Enter your information and picture of a concert ticket will be generated for you. Impress your friends or help promote your own event.

Oh by the way… know a Seattle-area designer who might appreciate an easier way to keep their online portfolio updated? Forward them this tip and invite them to sign up. Thanks!

This mini-documentary about Firefly Press in Somerville Massachusetts remains one of the most popular items we’ve mentioned: You might wonder what a 6-minute documentary about traditional letterpress is doing mixed in with computer tips for graphic designers. After all, this is technology from the age of Ben Franklin.

In honor of the 4th of July: For tip readers in America, here is the best Mac-based fireworks screensaver I’ve seen: Mac Version of Skyrocket or Windows Version of Skyrocket. Want to see it in action before deciding to download? We’ve uploaded a couple short video capture to YouTube. This first one is my favorite. […]

Who remember the 80's band, Breathe? One of the original band members now owns a web development company, and has re-recorded their hit "Hands to Heaven" as a loving tribute to the perils of web development. If you are a web designer who was in school in the mid 80's, this MP3 might hit a few chords for you.