Remember back when the International Astronomical Union downgraded Pluto from being a planet to a “dwarf planet?” As much as that shook up the scientific and astronomical world…
When people say to “read between the lines,” they’re not talking about the lines on copies from a copier.
Well, at least we hope not. If you find yourself “reading between the lines” on your copies, don’t worry. Those lines can be quickly…
Why lease a copier versus buy a copier?
Which is better?
What is the difference between buying and leasing and which is better for me? These are questions many businesses and organizations ask when seeking new office technology. Perhaps these…
More and more, people are asking us if their copier or printer supports AirPrint, Apple’s technology that allows people to print wirelessly from their Mac, iPhone, iPad, or iPod device. It’s a valid question as while AirPrint is built into most current printers…
Scan to folder for Macs is dead, or nearly so, thanks to Apple’s macOS High Sierra release. Mac users accustomed to scanning documents on their office copiers and document scanners and sending them to their PCs were surprised when after…
A penny saved is a penny earned, or so the saying goes. So if saving mere pennies is an accomplishment, how does 80,000 pennies saved per month sound? That’s what we did for one of our clients, a private university here in Oklahoma City…
Have you ever submitted a job to a print shop only to get a call or an email back saying the file you sent needed this or that before it could be printed? And to make matters worse, the person on the other end began throwing terms at you…
Question: Is it bad to leave the copier lid up?
Answer: In the old days of the analogue copier, it was bad as the machine’s mirrors would direct any light to the photosensitive drum, exposing it and ruining it. Now-a-days with digital technology…
It’s April Fool’s Day, so for you office pranksters out there, how would you like to see (or hear) your coworkers yelling “COLLATE,” “DUPLEX” or whatever at the copier nearest you? Well, seeing how…
Documents are the connective tissue of every business. Invoices, contracts, HR records, patient charts, client files, board materials, regulatory filings — every department generates them, every process depends on them, and every audit examines them. When the systems managing all that volume break down, the friction touches everything: approvals stall,
Print costs are notoriously hard to pin down. Nobody on the leadership team can ever say with confidence what the business is actually spending on printing each month — and the answer, when somebody finally digs in, is usually far higher than anyone expected. Toner sits unused on shelves while
When IT systems fail, business doesn’t slow down — it stops. Email goes silent. Files become unreachable. Phones drop. Customers wait. Every minute of downtime carries a cost, and every minute of recovery pulls focus away from the work that’s supposed to be happening. Managed IT exists to keep that
Phone systems don’t get a lot of attention until they stop working. Then they get everyone’s attention at once. For businesses still running aging phone infrastructure — or cobbling together communication tools that were never designed to work together — the cost of inaction shows up in dropped calls, missed
Cybersecurity conversations have a way of generating more jargon than clarity. Two terms that appear constantly — microsegmentation and zero trust — are frequently treated as interchangeable, occasionally treated as competitors, and almost always underexplained. They’re neither the same thing nor mutually exclusive. Understanding the actual difference between them is
The term gets used constantly, but rarely defined clearly. Professional services show up in contracts, proposals, and vendor conversations — often without much explanation of what actually falls under that label or why it’s priced differently from other work. For businesses evaluating technology partners, understanding the distinction matters more than
Every business sends mail. Invoices, statements, compliance documents, marketing pieces — the volume adds up faster than most teams expect. For organizations still processing outgoing mail by hand, that volume also adds up in labor hours, postage mistakes, and delays that could have been avoided entirely. An automated mailing system
The copier salesman promises savings. The IT director warns about hidden costs. Your CFO wants data, not opinions. Managed print services generate this confusion because the value proposition isn’t immediately obvious. Unlike software subscriptions or equipment purchases, MPS transforms an entire business function most organizations have never properly measured. You
The question comes up during nearly every initial consultation: “How complicated is this going to be?” Business leaders considering a document management system want to know what they’re getting into before committing resources. The honest answer? It depends on factors most organizations don’t consider until they’re already knee-deep in implementation.
