Everyone complains about the amount of spam that is around the internet. Somewhere I read that as much as 80+% of the email sent everyday can be spam. If your email address is a long standing one and you have used it many times to sign up for services and as your login for various web based online opportunities you can be sure that you will receive spam in some form or another.
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Lee Kirkby
Recent Posts
8 Needed Characteristics For Email Spam Control In IT Network
Posted by Lee Kirkby on Wed, Oct 10, 2012 @ 10:10 AM
Topics: e-mail, network server, IT network, IT support, network security
Topics: Postage meter, mailing equipment, meter rentals, postage machine
Scanning Productivity Impacted by Paper Prep - Darn Post Its
Posted by Lee Kirkby on Tue, Oct 2, 2012 @ 08:10 AM
One of the services we provide is an outsourced scanning bureau for clients looking to convert their paper files to electronic records. I have observed the process we apply to this busy part of our operation and one thing that becomes abundantly clear is that productivity in any scanning operation is seriously affected by the way paper files are created.
Topics: Scanning, document filing, document storage strategy, paper filing, Less paper office
Using Colour In More Ways Than Just Printing on Your Colour MFP
Posted by Lee Kirkby on Fri, Sep 28, 2012 @ 08:09 AM
Most of us think of using colour in documents that we are designing for print using a colour laser printer or colour mfp. We often don't think of how colour can be used for other things.
Topics: document filing, colour multifunction, colour multifunction printer
Postage Machine Support Saved By Dealer Involvement
Posted by Lee Kirkby on Wed, Sep 26, 2012 @ 06:09 AM
As a dealer representing one of the three Canadian postage machine manufacturers one of the questions we answer for clients is why they should work through a dealer rather than do a deal direct with a manufacturer.
Topics: Postage meter, mailing equipment, Customer service, postage machine
So do you not want us to maintain the document feeder/scanner!
One of the strangest trends that seems to have traction in support pricing for MFP printers is pressure to provide scans on the device for Free.
Topics: Multifunction Printer, Scanning, MFP, Multifunction Printer support
Make Your MFP Part of Your Accounting With Account Code Software
Posted by Lee Kirkby on Wed, Sep 19, 2012 @ 15:09 PM
Your MFP and indirectly your network printers can become a part of your accounting system by using tools which are available for running account codes to track your print, scan and fax systems. Why would you do this? There are a number of reasons why this capability is gaining traction in many businesses and organizations.
Topics: technology tools, Multifunction Printer, software tools, MFP, Printer, cost of colour, cost of printing
Tablets Fastest Ramping IT Network Mobile Device | Morgan Stanley [Data]
Posted by Lee Kirkby on Mon, Sep 17, 2012 @ 08:09 AM
In a detailed market assessment report published over a year ago Morgan Stanley outlined how disruptive tablet adoption is proving to be. The impact on IT network systems will be significant as tablet adoption continues to move many computing activities to mobile platforms.
Any business IT network administrator is forced to deal with the impact of BYOD, that's Bring Your Own Device if you have not been fully keeping up with the IT acronym stream.
Topics: IT network, IT support, BYOD
Postage Meters and Other Mail Tools Control Costs
Posted by Lee Kirkby on Wed, Sep 12, 2012 @ 08:09 AM
The lowly postage meter has long been a staple of most professional offices. As e-mail and fax have taken over many of our correspondence needs the postage meter is now often up for discussion as a way to save costs.
Topics: Postage meter, mailing equipment, meter rentals, postage machine


