Posts by Scott Guercio
Advance Your Company’s Print Strategy
I recently joined a colleague of mine, here at Advance, on an appointment to meet with a potential new client. We were granted this opportunity based on the success of a solution that we had implemented in one of their affiliate organizations. This first meeting was our initial discovery conversation. It was a chance for us…
Read MoreCanon iR ADVANCE Trick or Treat
With Remote Address Book, one Canon imageRUNNER ADVANCE MFP can operate as the “host” for the address book, and the other iR ADVANCE MFPs can be programmed to pull destination information across the network off of the host device. This allows IT staff to only need to support one address book, yet all the other devices will show the same location information.
Read MoreCan you retrieve your documents from the cloud?
Advance offers another way to access your Google Docs account. With Canon’s Cloud Portal, offered on their imageRUNNER ADVANCE MFPs, you can log into your Google Docs account right from the touch screen, select a file, and print it.
Read MoreWhether you’re talking iPhones or MFPs – it’s all about the apps
MFPs, like mobile phones, now have open platforms, enabling users to add apps to perform valuable tasks, beyond just simple printing and scanning.
Read MoreOrange Coke Cans?! Not with properly optimized color output.
So, when it comes to your color office MFP (multifunctional printer), what can you do to ensure predictable and acceptable color output of your company’s corporate colors?
Read MoreHow much weight does your MFP carry?
Can we use this type of paper in our Multi-Functional Printer (MFP)? The quickest answer comes from checking the specifications for the model of MFP in use. However, that really only gets us part of the information needed.
Read MoreAdvancing authentication in network management – video version
So we had a lot of questions about that last blog of mine…Advancing authentication in network management. So I went back to take a look. It WAS a bit wordy, so I decided to translate it into an easy to follow visual presentation. Click this link to learn about how you can avoid downtime through…
Read MoreAdvancing authentication in network management
One trend we are seeing here at Advance – The Document Specialists, is the desire of IT personnel who support MFPs (multifunctional printers) to manage machine access through their already existing Active Directory user credentials.
Read MoreThe cloud is buzzing
There are many buzz words that can be considered overused in business today. Some of which would include “value added,” “best of breed,” “synergy,” and even “solutions.” However, prepare yourself for the proliferation of the term “cloud.” Between Microsoft’s “To the cloud” campaign and Apple’s soon to be launched “iCloud,” it isn’t going away anytime…
Read MoreWireless printing from your mobile device
Wireless printing from your iPhone, iPad, Blackberry, or just about any other mobile device is now possible through EFI’s solution PrintMe Connect and Ricoh/ Savin’s HotSpot Printing. Now, if you have employees traveling between offices, they can easily print to Canon or Savin MFPs on the go and without wires or drivers.
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