Hardware How-To’s

Making Sense of Mobile Printing

Mobile printing has really taken off within the past year or so and now the market is flooded with various options. As a consumer it can be challenging to make the software comparison and choose the right option for your company. Advance has taken away most of the guesswork and offer many solutions to help…

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A More Accessible Device for Everyone

Is your office technology difficult to operate for users with limited mobility, vision or hearing?  Professional success in today’s workplace requires that office technology be accessible by everyone, including those with disabilities.  In fact, for the federal government, it’s the law. 

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Lower TCO and Improve Workflow with A4

  No, I am not recommending you purchase a compact sport sedan from Audi in the title above. Although, from what I have seen in the TV ads, the Audi A4 does look like fun. I am actually suggesting that businesses can lower their Total Cost of Ownership related to document workflow, with a particular…

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Speed Up Your Workflow with In-Line GBC Punching

As the Sales Training Manager for Advance, my role allows me to assist our Account Representatives with sales discovery meetings. Recently, I have attended several client appointments which resulted in Advance solutions for in-line GBC punching on our multifunctional devices (MFD). These systems drastically reduce the time it takes our customers to complete jobs that…

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A Plug for the Linux Users

  While operating systems like Linux are becoming more widely used the number is still very small compared to the traditional Windows PC or Mac.  Of course, I’m only referencing desktops for this article since Linux runs on many hardware platforms like that Android device you may be holding in your hand.  In fact, thanks…

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Read the manual…you may find hidden features

Several times over the last few years I have changed models of technology that I use every day, day in and out… phones, TVs, computers, even our cars are technology tools for outside sales representatives. Most of the time I am doing the research and listening to reviews to determine what I need. Click here…

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Mobile Printing Solutions – can you print from your iPad?

In the new technology era, mobile devices and tablets are becoming the norm for office workers. But how can you print from these devices without the traditional challenge of forwarding documents to someone at a laptop or desktop with networked printing capability?  EFI PrintMe Mobile is the latest solution to the mobile printing challenge. In…

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How Can I Print from my Mobile Device?

Remember when you were a kid and your parents told you not to take toys to school with you, but you did it anyway? Today as adults, we continue to bring our toys to work…but instead of bringing a favorite action figure (or babydoll- for the ladies), we are bringing our smart phones and mobile…

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Ricoh – Home Folders via LDAP

The emerging product line from Ricoh includes some pretty handy features as well as improvements to its Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) integration. They are focusing on making their already easy to use devices more user friendly and scan options easy to configure for administrators. Let’s think about how you first log into your computer each…

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Mobile still rules in 2012

I recently attended a technology round table discussion over lunch with a group of IT professionals from the Baltimore/ Washington area.  Not surprisingly, the two main topics of discourse were the Cloud and mobile technology.  I’ll leave the blog feedback on the Cloud to my colleague Kevin O’Brien.  For me, it was the conversation about the…

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