aiim has declared Oct 27th World Paper Free Day. This is a chance to better understand why we are still so dependent on paper in our increasingly electronic world. How do we release ourselves from this addiction? Why does it not happen?
Office Document Strategies Blog
Topics: technology tools, document filing, document storage strategy, document management, Document, Paper shredding, cost of printing, office document strategy
Don't Buy Your Office Printer and Copier From the Big Box Store!
Posted by Lee Kirkby on Wed, Aug 17, 2011 @ 07:08 AM
Telling you not to buy your office printer and copier from the big box store is a pretty bold statement. After all they have them on the shelf and you can pick them out from a selection of several products. Also, their prices usually look pretty good. They even have stock so you can take it home right away. All good reasons to buy.
Topics: Printer, Copier, cost of printing
Office Printer Page Coverage and Toner Yields Are Confusing
Posted by Lee Kirkby on Wed, Jun 1, 2011 @ 07:06 AM
There is lots of confusion about the relative cost of operating various office printers and related multifunction printers (MFP). This confusion extends to home use as well. Calculating page coverage and toner yields is something that most end users never come to understand and that is often confused by vendors when they describe how their device works.
Topics: Multifunction Printer, Printer, toner, cost of printing
Office document strategies are constantly changing. In our office we receive hundreds of pages of new material each week telling us about new and exciting ways that the world of documents is changing. Some come from suppliers, some come from other blogs, some come from our experiences with clients and some come from electronic newsletters we consume.
Topics: internet connectivity in Canada, Document, cost of printing, office document strategy, Canadian Legislation, Managed Print Services
Eventually all office printers come to a point in their life when they need to be replaced. Here are some reasons I have found that clients make a decision to upgrade:
Topics: Printer, Colour printer, colour multifunction printer, cost of printing, Managed Print Services
Colour Multifunction Printers Popular - 4 Reasons Why
Posted by Lee Kirkby on Tue, Jan 4, 2011 @ 15:01 PM
Colour multifunction printers are a category of print device which continue to be popular with small business clients as well as some corporate users. Combining the monochrome capability of a traditional printer copier with the output of colour documents has built this class of device into a favourite, especially in offices with only one multifunction device.
Topics: cost of colour, colour multifunction, colour multifunction printer, cost of printing
Has Your Business Copier (MFP) Lease Been Rolled?
Posted by Lee Kirkby on Thu, Sep 16, 2010 @ 09:09 AM
What does rolling your business copier (MFP) lease mean? This is the practice of encouraging a lease holder to replace their copier or MFP with a new unit prior to the end of the current lease. It is a common practice for some companies and can lead to significant additional cost for lessees.
Topics: Multifunction Printer, MFP, cost of colour, Copier, colour multifunction printer, cost of printing
New MFP Printer in Burlington or Anywhere Else? Lease or Buy?
Posted by Lee Kirkby on Wed, Sep 15, 2010 @ 16:09 PM
Getting a new MFP? Should you buy it or lease it? There are as many thoughts on this topic as there are finance people in businesses.
Topics: Multifunction Printer, MFP, Colour printer, cost of colour, Copier, colour multifunction printer, cost of printing
Kyocera Canada Introduces FS-3140MFP Letter/Legal Device.
Posted by Lee Kirkby on Wed, Aug 11, 2010 @ 08:08 AM
Many MFP manufacturers are trying to catch up with the market with introductions of more powerful letter/legal MFP devices. Kyocera Canada has recently joined the club with the introduction of two units based upon their strong FS-3920 monochrome laser printers.
Topics: Multifunction Printer, Scanning, MFP, Copier, cost of printing
Topics: Printer, toner, cost of printing, IT network