April 16, 2010 – I’ve always loved my iPod Touch, but its screen was too small to enjoy its multimedia features, so it didn’t take much convincing for me to purchase Apple’s new (at the time) iPad. The iPad turned out to be everything that I expected and more. It’s replaced both the cranky old laptops [...]
How To ‘Really’ Remove Unused Print Drivers From Your PC
One of the perils of being an evaluator of office-imaging solutions is that, gradually, your PC becomes bogged down with the detritus of software that is left over from previous evaluations. The question is, at what point does this detritus downgrade the performance of your test PC enough so that it affects the performance of [...]
What You Should Know About The Hidden Costs Of Printing
Before you buy a printer, you should be aware that there’s more to a printing system’s cost per page than just the cost of ink or toner. In fact, many vendors quote a cost per page figure that only includes the cost of ink or toner. That’s misleading and a reason that we include all [...]
Should You Buy an Ink-Jet or Toner-Based (Laser) Printer?
We’ve been in the office-product evaluation business since the days when copiers barely made copies and office workers used manual typewriters, carbon paper and adding machines. As a result, when we attend events and family gatherings, we’re often subjected to the same type of questions posed to doctors, dentists and lawyers: "I need some advice [...]
Five Easy Things You Can Do to Get the Most Out of Your Printer
Here are five easy things that you can do to get the most out of your printer. What is our definition of “Most?” How does “save money",” “maximize your ROI” and “improve reliability” sound to you? 1. Assess Your Printer Usage. For beginners, you need to assess your current printer usage. In our last post, [...]
How to Choose a Business Ink-Jet Printer
In our last post, we recommended that you invest in a fast B&W MFP (or all-in-one [AOI]) laser/LED-array printer for the bulk of you office printing. For the sake of economy, we also recommend that you limit your use of color printing and consider an ink-jet printer for your color needs. If you remember, we [...]
How to set up the perfect Ubuntu 8.10 desktop
After that lengthy post about returning a better ROI from your digital imaging devices via Linux, it occurred to me that there were a few more important steps that you must take to make sure that everything works perfectly. Thankfully, another techie by the name of Chris Johnson has an excellent guide that you can [...]
Maximize your digital-imaging equipment Return On Investment
These are clearly troubled economic times, especially for the owners of small businesses who are disproportionately struggling to stay afloat. The way I see it, if you don’t have a squadron of lobbyists beating the bushes in D.C., you’re floating downstream towards the abyss without a paddle. Consequently, we take this opportunity to help you [...]











A Hot Setup for Tablet Couch Surfing Using Re-Purposed Components
by Terry Wirth on December 1, 2011 in Google, How-To's, Mobile Computing
I have gladly ditched laptops for the convenience of a tablet. In fact, I am now on my second tablet and admiring the forthcoming ASUS Transformer Prime from afar. In other words, I am a tablet devotee. Granted, tablets are not without minor disadvantages, among them full-blown apps, screen navigation, and a keyboard useful enough [...]