May
14

Bad Installs Don’t Make Me Laugh

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From time to time, we see evidence that someone has made a scary mistake when installing a Draper product. Our installation instructions are pretty detailed, because we want installers to know how to keep people safe. Scott Tiner is on the front lines in his work for Bates College. He wrote a piece for rAVe…
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May
07

Video Conferencing Camera – Adapter Bracket for use with a Lift

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In some installations, the best location for a video conferencing camera might be just above the screen or flat panel.  Say you have 12′ ceilings and your projection screen has a viewing area of 57.5″h x 92″w 16:10.  We recommend the screen be 36-48″ off the floor, so that means this screen would need approx 42″ of top…
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Apr
24

Warning – Our Shades are Very Graphic

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I thought you would read further after seeing that headline. Hope you aren’t disappointed, but I’m talking about Graphic Shades, one of the more interesting and demanding window shade products we manufacture. We began to offer Graphic Shades seven years ago, and our sales have been growing exponentially ever since. We work from your digital…
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Apr
19

Light Control Window Shades for Video Conferencing

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When planning a video conferencing space–or even a space where video conferencing will sometimes be used–remember the windows! Special attention should be given to eliminating as much natural light as possible from entering through windows during a video conference. The sunlight is very different in nature from artificial light in terms of color temperature, and…
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Apr
18

Are you following us on Twitter?

Here's a prize for our 3000th Twitter follower!

If you are not following us on Twitter, please join in! Our corporate Twitter account, @draperinc, voiced by Penny Sitler, is just about to hit 3000 followers, and follower #3000 will win a nifty prize. It’s a mini digital photo viewer–check it out in the photo! www.twitter.com/draperinc Our AV-only account, @draperav, is voiced by the…
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Apr
11

Video Conferencing Backgrounds – Printed Graphics

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Be sure to read through this post–you’ll find a special discount to make it worth your while! I’ve been talking about our video conferencing backgrounds in my last few posts. The key to effective video conferencing is to ensure that your message is delivered while eliminating or minimizing visual clutter and distraction. The camera shows…
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Apr
09

March: A Big Month For Joe Burke

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Joseph Burke is one of the salesmen for Draper Group Ltd. He and his family enjoy and participate in auto racing, so he is used to sudden turns. Joe’s life has taken a couple of sudden turns in the last month.  Fortunately both of them are for the better. On March 5th, Joe was named…
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Apr
05

Draper Congratulates Two of Its Finest

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On March 23 Chase Stigall closed out his basketball career at Butler University. The Bulldogs lost a tough game to Marquette 75 – 73 in the second round of the NCAA tournament. Chase is a four year letterman for the Dawgs, and has been an important contributor to their incredible success, including reaching the championship…
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Apr
04

A Visit to NCAA HQ

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Mike Feeney is a photographer and designer here at Draper. Sometimes he travels to a facility where Draper products have been installed, and takes some nice photos for our marketing work. He has written a few notes about a field trip last week. He got a few nice shots too! I’m not a basketball guy.…
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Apr
02

SMS Opens US Office

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  Sweden based SMS Smart Media Solutions AB, a member of the Draper group of companies, recently opened its first US sales office in New Milford,  New Jersey. SMS is one of Europe’s leading providers of mounts and cabinets for video projectors and flat panel displays. SMS has earned its position of leadership in the…
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