30 Years Ago – The 1988 Winter Olympics were in Calgary.
30 Years Ago The 1988 Winter Olympics were in Calgary. Men’s Singles Figure Skating: Gold Medal to Brian Boitano, United States Women’s Speed Skating, 500 metres: Gold Medal to Bonnie Blair, United States
30 Years Ago – The first computer owned by Pubs Pros was a Mac Plus
30 Years Ago The first computer owned by Pubs Pros was a Mac Plus with 1 Megabyte of RAM. It used what was called “floppy disks,” but they didn’t really bend or flop. Within 1988, the company grew enough that the Mac Plus had to…
30 Years Ago – Publications Professionals welcomed its first client
30 Years Ago Publications Professionals welcomed its first client: National Wildlife Federation’s _Ranger Rick_ magazine. Those were the days of camera-ready copy, column inches on galley proofs, hot wax paste-ups on boards, and use of a T-square to make sure everything was straight.
Because the company’s birthday does not exist on a calendar this year…
Because the company’s birthday does not exist on a calendar this year, Pubs Pros can share its anniversary for many days!
I remember going to the Fairfax County Government Center…
I remember going to the Fairfax County Government Center, nervously riding the elevator, and wondering what I should write as projected income for my first year in a home-based business. There was just me, a Mac Plus with 1 MB of Ram, and a business…
Happy 30th birthday, Pubs Pros!
Publications Professionals celebrates its 30th birthday on February 29, 2018. WAIT! There’s no 29th this year! So Is Pubs Pros 30 or only 7 and 1/2? Image: Amazon.com: All About Details Gold Happy-30th-birthday Cake Topper … Found on Google from amazon.com
The Copyeditor’s One Reference Work Challenge – Copyediting.com
Pubs Pros wishes to thank Erin Brenner for introducing readers to books that some copyeditors may not be familiar with. For those of us who work in or near metro Washington, DC, our experience has been that we absolutely need Chicago Manual of Style and…
From Our Clients
As we approach our 25th anniversary party on Friday for our clients, freelancers, and employees, we are receiving lovely messages from friends such as this one: “Congratulations on providing meticulous, thoughtful service to the Washington publishing community for a quarter of a century!” Betsy Kulamer,…
Happy Birthday!
Publications Professionals recently celebrated a birthday! On February 29, 2012, we turned 24! Granted, we have a birthday only once a every four years, but that just makes our birthdays much more special!
We’ve Moved!
After 23 years of being a home-based business, Publications Professionals LLC has moved into commercial property. Our new address is 3603 Chain Bridge Rd., Suite A&B Fairfax, VA 22030-3244 703.934.4499 (office) 703.591.7389 (fax) info@pubspros.com
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