About David Allen

After dropping out of College to focus on video production and graphic design, David decided to become a strength coach. And, after deciding to no longer be a strength coach, he went back to college. This resulted in a Masters degree in mathematics. David now serves as InstantCard's UX Prestidigitator.
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The Big IDea: Badge Bragging

We've seen quite a few articles recently discussing the phenomenon of "badge bragging." These posts all came on the heels of posts from Brian R. Varner, with Semantec Cyber Security. If you are not aware, "badge bragging" is where an individual shows off their job [...]

By |2021-07-14T07:18:11-04:00February 6th, 2018|Categories: The Big IDea, Videos|

Client Spotlight—December 2017

While we consider all of our clients equally as special, we felt it appropriate to spotlight the following client. Not only do they boast an impressive 85,852 employees, but they deliver over 5 billion units a year to around 1.5 billion different locations. Needless to say, with [...]

By |2017-12-01T12:07:23-05:00December 1st, 2017|Categories: Current Clients|Tags: , , , |

When does Outsourcing Photo ID Card production make sense?

Choosing between in-house production and an outsourced service is similar to the classic “make-vs-buy” decision. Whether its due to staff availability, the complexities of setting up and running a professional ID card program, or unclear requirements, most companies consider outsourcing as an option. One important consideration [...]

By |2024-08-05T05:50:25-04:00November 8th, 2017|Categories: Uncategorized|

Happy National Cyber Security Awareness Month!

October is a busy month—in addition to being "Inktober," "Filmtober," and the month that gave us Jeff Goldblum —it happens to be National Cyber Security Awareness Month. We'd be remiss if we didn't use this opportunity to talk about the intersection of cyber security and ID badge [...]

By |2020-03-17T08:39:09-04:00October 5th, 2017|Categories: Card Technology, Security|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

Cleveland Rape Crisis Center—Nonprofit of the Month

Since 2015, we are proud to say we work with such a great institution as Cleveland Rape Crisis Center. They have been working towards the elimination of sexual violence through the support of survivors of sexual abuse and rape. They strive to promote healing, prevention, and [...]

By |2017-10-04T10:26:41-04:00October 4th, 2017|Categories: Company News, Nonprofit of the Month|

More Than an ID Card Printing Service

As an alternate title, I might have gone with “don’t reinvent the wheel;” but I was once told to avoid cliches like the wind. Recently, I was migrating an extremely massive contact list from one big cloud service provider to another. Unfortunately, the new service provider didn’t [...]

By |2020-03-20T10:39:06-04:00September 28th, 2017|Categories: Uncategorized|Tags: , , , , , |

Anchorage Children’s Home—Nonprofit of the Month

Anchorage Children's homes has been a member of the InstantCard family since 2012. Anchorage Children's Home's mission is to be an Anchor for today's children, strengthening tomorrow's families. Anchorage Children's Homes was founded by a small group of concerned citizens in 1983. Originally the "McElvey Home," it [...]

By |2017-09-14T16:15:15-04:00August 28th, 2017|Categories: Company News, Nonprofit of the Month|

iOS 11 Supports QR Code Scanning (Yup, Without Having to Download Anything Else)

Sometimes it's the small things. At WWDC 2017 Apple unveiled their new HomePod, major changes to their App store, and the new iOS 11. But, in all of that, we were most interested in the small upgrade added to the built-in iPhone camera application—QR code support. [...]

By |2024-08-06T10:46:16-04:00August 22nd, 2017|Categories: Card Technology, Company News|Tags: , , , , , |
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Our Credential Verification Service now supports time logging

We recently teamed up with TapTrack to make our Credential Verification Service even better. Now, you can use your CVS ID badges to have works check-in and check-out of a work site—one more way CVS helps make your projects more safe and secure! In [...]

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