T.E.Datum Publishing

I have run several small businesses under the name Tippecanoe Electronic Datum. The very first use was to purchase electronic components for devices I was making for amateur radio and electronic controls. The T.E.Datum name was used mostly to establish a business name and open accounts with various component suppliers. If I could turn something I was experimenting with into a product, I didn't want to establish a new business identity for buying in larger quantities. Nothing illegal about that. Just pay the bills.

Tippecanoe happened to be the name of the street where I was living at the time and I just liked the sound of the word. There is some history behind the name but it doesn't apply to my business. Datum is the base reference line in a drawing as well as a given fact or a piece of information.

I got into serious desktop publishing. I had previously done newsletters for many years that were not for profit. I decided to invest in professional level publishing tools, printers (laser), computers and Adobe software, I did some commercial marketing brochures and bulk mail operations. I created T.E.Datum Publishing to fit that sideline business. It was nothing big enough to make me quit my real job,

The next rise of the name from the paper publishing ashes was electronic web publishing. I love this WWW work because it incorporates full color, photography and a host of layout and publishing skills. Also unlike Ink printing, corrections are easy to make, even after the deadline.

The T.E.Datum Publishing banner was used with a photography publishing business I no longer promote. I still occasionally do electronic photo restoration and preservation of old photo albums. I scan original photo's, digitally preserve them after color correction, then produce a "coffee table" printed photo album (via Kodak). This is a wonderful way to maintain cherished photos and albums and even share copies with other family members. The name fit that business.