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Kodak ESP 5 All-in-One - multifunction (color)

The simplistic design, barebones editing software, and lack of features peg the $170 Kodak ESP5 as an entry level all-in-one printer. Unfortunately, you can do much better for the money; for example, the HP OfficeJet J6480 is meant for the home office, but still produces excellent quality photos and even...

Tags: Printers, Monitors & displays, Fax, printer industry, Kodak ESP5, printer, Eastman Kodak Co., photograph

Product reviews 2008-08-19

IT Analysis - Xerox Seeks Growth in SMB Market Through Expanded Channel Services

The printer industry is characterised by intense competition and commoditisation which has led to downward pressure on prices. The price erosion on the desktop segment, the increased adoption of MultiFunction Printers MFPs and the growth of colour are all creating a new competitive landscape for vendors targeting the Small and...

Tags: Quocirca, Xerox Corp., Information Technology, Small And Medium Business, Printer Industry, Smb/Sme

White papers 2007-03-09

Additional Resources

Print2RDP 4.91 (Windows)

With the release of Print2RDP Remote Desktop Printing, terminal server administrators no longer have to worry about mounting and maintaining client printer drivers or configurations. Print2RDP builds upon Black Ice Softwares industry leading printer driver technology, which has been on the market for over 10 years and has been deployed...

Tags: Printer Driver, Microsoft Windows, Terminal Server, Black Ice Software, Print2RDP 4.91, Terminal Services, Printers, Hardware, Peripherals

Software downloads 2009-11-26

Lalim Parallel Port Control Basic 3.6 (Windows)

Lalim Parallel Port Control can control hardware through the parallel port printer port and can also control a remote PC parallel port through a network. Most of engineering industry using PC to control hardware with using additional I/O card but with Lalim Parallel Port Control you can use your default...

Tags: Parallel Port, Microsoft Windows, Printer Port, Lalim Software, Printers, Hardware, Peripherals

Software downloads 2009-11-15

DAVE 8.0 (Mac)

Professional cross-platform file and printer sharing solution. DAVE is the first and only cross-platform networking solution of its kind. DAVE uses the fast, industry standard TCP/IP protocol instead of AppleTalk and is designed specifically for the Apple Macintosh. It is installed on the Macintosh and no additional hardware or software...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, DAVE 8.0, DAVE, Desktops, Networking, Hardware

Software downloads 2009-11-03

Kodak 5250

The ESP 5250 is Kodak's latest upgrade to last year's ESP 5 all-in-one AIO, which should be obvious from the almost identical design. Aside from looks, the printer does make improvements to print quality and most notably, output speed, but the printer still isn't perfect--it's missing an auto-document feeder and...

Tags: Scanners, Printers, Monitors & displays, Eastman Kodak Co., ESP 5, ESP, scanner, printer

Product reviews 2009-10-29

Wi-Fi Direct connections coming soon; Like Bluetooth, but better

The Wi-Fi Alliance this morning announced that it is nearing completion of a new specification that will allow WiFi devices to connect to each other - devices such as mobile phones, cameras, printers, as well as devices such as keyboards and headphones - and that certification is expected to begin...

Tags: Device, Wireless LANs, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility, Bluetooth, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-10-14

TEC-IT TFORMer 6.0.1 (Windows)

With TFORMer Designer you create business forms, labels, reports, serial letters, invoices, airway bills within minutes and without programming skills. The print kernel of TFORMer has a built-in bar code generator for linear and 2D symbologies, so you don't need to upgrade your printer or buy expensive hardware for bar...

Tags: Bar Code, Microsoft Windows, TEC-IT Datenverarbeitung, PDF Output

Software downloads 2009-10-12

HP Answers Thin Client Questions

NOTE: The good folks at HP pointed out that I had used an old version of my document and some factual errors crept into my post.  This is a revised version of the post with those errors removed and quite possibly new ones inserted. On September 16th,...

Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Thin Client, Thin Clients, Hardware, Dan Kusnetzky

Blog posts 2009-10-06

PayGo SaaS 4.6.27 (Mac)

The Big Picture - See up to the second information on how your business is doing. See today's sales, what's selling, your margins, what is on order, how things are going at the department level and more. Ring Sales - It's super easy to search for inventory. You certainly...

Tags: Gift Card, Apple Macintosh, Printers, Hardware, Peripherals

Software downloads 2009-09-29

PatchTool 2.7 (Mac)

PatchTool is designed to: Visualize color lists as color patches (color spaces: xyY, XYZ, L*a*b*, L*C*h*, RGB, CMYK, and spectral data) Import color lists defined in industry standard file formats (CGATS, CXF) Switch between the Measured, Random, or Visual layouts of ECI2002 and IT8.7/4 color charts Import...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Bit, PatchTool, Patches, Productivity, Monitors & Displays, Hardware, Components

Software downloads 2009-09-23

HP's Hurd: 'Business is stabilizing'; Units (except for services) still take revenue hit

Updated: Hewlett-Packard CEO Mark Hurd said Tuesday that "business is stabilizing" and the company will be an early beneficiary of an economic turnaround. The company also raised its fourth quarter earnings target. As expected, HP's quarter was a mixed bag (statement, preview). The company delivered better than...

Tags: Revenue, Hewlett-Packard Co., Mark Hurd, Non-GAAP Earning, Operational Accounting, Finance, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-08-18

You won't want an iPod (Tech which back-to-school students should avoid)

Back to school....This is good but don't quite see that these are all "back-to-school".For my student:Netbook - great for work and portability. It fits in his backpackFlash Drive - great for storing / transferring work on - now if the school had a working printer attached to their common...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Apple iPod, Apple Inc., back-to-school student

Discussion threads 2009-08-10

The! meaning! of! bing!

they're all dyingcan three men dying in a boat save one another, well I guess cannibalism could work.HP: has cut their printer line so much that I have to wait a month to get a printer shipped direct from themIntel: actually the strongest of the bunch, but your right their...

Tags: Backups, PRODUCTIVITY, Dell Computer Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-08-08

Laptop Warranties and Accidental Damage Coverage: What You Need to Know

Laptop Warranties and Accidental Damage Coverage: What You Need to KnowYes it does have thatAs I view a Laptop as a product that is susceptable to outside influences as a vehicle is.It does not matter how careful and protective you are, The unit is out of your control at places...

Tags: Notebooks, laptop computer, Laptop Warranty, Accidental Damage Coverage, Apple Inc., Need-to-know, Dell Computer Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-08-04

FontMachine 1.05 (Mobile)

With FontMachine you can use industry standard, scalable outline fonts on most EPOC PDA's.In programs that allow you to choose fonts, such as Word, Sheet and Data, you can use not only the limited range of EPOC bit map fonts, but any font that is to your liking. Add the...

Tags: Printer, Mobile, Printer Driver, Font, mBrain Software, Bold

Software downloads 2009-07-08

HP Deskjet D2660 Printer

It's no surprise that the printer industry is making a calculated shift toward all-in-one printers featuring copiers, scanner, and fax machines all built into one device, and the transition is win-win: consumers benefit from lowered prices for more capable machines, and manufacturers can sell us more ink cartridges and paper...

Tags: Printers, Fax, Hewlett-Packard Co., printer, Deskjet D2660

Product reviews 2009-06-29

6 Things To Know About Managed Print Services

Hi Doc followers. I wanted to turn back to Managed Print Services MPS for today, and share some smart info from the mad in a good way minds at the Photizo Group. Don’t forget to go Link-In with them as well. I normally like top 10 lists,...

Tags: Managed Print Services, Photizo Group, Hybrid Dealer, Operational Planning, Document Management, Strategy, Business Operations, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Management, Doc

Sponsored content 2009-06-19

Best practices resources for paper cuts of the environmental sort

Chances are someone has traipsed through your cubicle recently, spouting off about become a paperless office. Trust me, in the scheme of pitches, paperless office initiatives are reaching the same hype-cycle in my inbox that telepresence and videoconferencing technologies as a green tool did maybe six months ago. You can...

Tags: Best Practice, Paperless Office, Chances, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2009-06-17

Apple Faithful: Arrogance Is Not a Virtue, and Why I Will Never Buy a Mac

I've often been asked why I don't own a Mac. The answer is simple, and yet complex, and requires a trip down memory lane artwork by Spidermonkey David Morgenstern’s column last week about Psystar’s imminent demise and his accompanying “Good Riddance”...

Tags: Software, Steve Jobs, Apple Macintosh, PC, Apple Inc., Next Computer, Canon Inc., Fanboy Template Let, Andrew, NeXTStep, Desktops, Hardware, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-06-02