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    Google Cloud Print: A hands-on tour

    Posted January 25, 2011 - 4:05 pm

    Cloud Print, Google's long-anticipated online printing solution, recently launched as a public beta for Windows users, and the feature, which is supposed to allow you to print remotely to a networked printer, is extremely easy to use.

  • How To Setup a Printer Pool

    Posted January 21, 2010 - 11:54 am

    Too many companies panic when one printer goes down. If your company relies heavily on one printer, and no printing means no work gets done, it's time to jump into the printer pool. Hint: you don't have to take your clothes off for a dip in the printer pool.

  • Why You Might Need a Network Print Server

    Posted January 8, 2010 - 6:00 pm

    Print servers, a networked device that directs print jobs to non-networked printers, used to be big deals. Early printers didn't have network support built in, so print servers fooled the printers into thinking they were connected to a single computer with an RS-232 or Centronics parallel printer cable (look those up in the archives, kids).

  • The “Money Saving Printer Tips” Contest

    Posted January 6, 2010 - 8:36 pm

    How has your company saved money on printing costs? Let us know the secret to your money-saving printer success, and you may be our winner!

  • Top 5 Printing Resolutions for 2010

    Posted January 4, 2010 - 12:42 pm

    New year, new resolutions. This time, you don't have to cross your fingers while you promise to lose weight or watch less TV. These resolutions are to help you manage the printing in your company, and make sure you're paying reasonable amounts for the appropriate level of printing.

  • Top 3 Reasons to Choose a Multi-Function Printer

    Posted December 30, 2009 - 12:26 pm

    The next time you need a printer (which may be today or tomorrow if you want to buy in time to expense the printer under your 2009 taxes), consider getting a multi-function printer. Why? For the cost of a decent printer, you also get a scanner, a copier, a fax, and you save space.

  • How To Print Pages In Order with Ink Jet Printers

    Posted December 23, 2009 - 12:18 pm

    Pages printed on laser printers come out face down, so when you pick up the pile, the pages are in the correct order. Ink jet printers, however, print pages face up (the paper goes under the ink cartridges) so page number one is on the bottom, page two is next, and so on, meaning page 12 is on top of the stack.

  • How To Choose a Photo Printer

    Posted December 22, 2009 - 10:19 am

    Although any ink jet printer can print photos, a specialized photo printer will produce images better than all but the most professional photo processing services. There's no magic, but the ingredients for a great photo printer are high resolution, a good range of color inks, and specialized photo papers.

  • Debunking the “Buy New Printer Rather Than Replacement Ink” Myth

    Posted December 21, 2009 - 2:07 pm

    The urban myth that it's cheaper to buy a new low-end printer rather than replacement ink cartridges was put to the test by PC World in their recent article, “What's Cheaper: Replacment Ink, or a New Printer?” Interesting story and even more interesting conclusions.

  • Top 3 Reasons Color Printing Matters

    Posted December 16, 2009 - 12:19 pm

    I remember back in 1990 speaking to an interface expert admitting he was wrong about the then new-fangled color monitors starting to take over for green-screen monochrome monitors. I also remember my own reluctance to move to color printing. I made lots of money selling the early HP LaserJets, so why change? Why get all colory?

  • Cheap Printers Cost Too Much

    Posted December 15, 2009 - 5:21 pm

    Yesterday, at a small business networking lunch, one of the members asked me about buying printers before the end of the year for tax planning. We talked about the office equipment exemption limit , and then I asked him what type of printers he planned to get.

  • HP touchscreen printer will connect to the Web

    Posted June 23, 2009 - 3:05 pm

    Hewlett-Packard will release an inkjet printer later this year that will let users print documents from the Internet without a PC.

  • Boeing Saves Big By Cutting Imaging Costs

    Posted March 30, 2009 - 10:07 am

    Hitting "Ctrl+P" can cost your business more than you think. It certainly did at aerospace giant Boeing.

  • How Boeing Used Managed Services to Cut Imaging Costs

    Posted March 30, 2009 - 10:05 am

    By standardizing printing devices and services, Boeing shaved 27 percent off total imaging costs.

  • Staples Offers $50 for Old Printers

    Posted March 25, 2009 - 7:12 pm

    Earth Day is coming soon, and Staples has a promotional deal that's bound to appeal to our green side-in more ways than one.

  • How to buy a printer

    Posted October 14, 2008 - 8:20 pm

    No matter how digital our lives become, printers remain essential in any office and convenient at home for schoolwork, maps, fliers, and photos. PC World tests and reviews three types of printers--inkjets, color lasers, and snapshot models--on an ongoing basis. We also regularly test multifunction printers, both inkjet and laser. No matter which kind of printer you're looking for, here's the information you need to make a well-informed purchase.

  • 8 best buys for essential gear

    Posted October 2, 2008 - 8:47 am

    Here's our look at today's best of the best: the top product in each of eight essential tech categories, including printers, hard drives, monitors, and HDTVs.
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