What Are You Doing Right Now
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@thecreativeone91 said:
@thanksajdotcom said:
That is one thing I wish ML had, and I know we're working on getting is more questions. However, I like answering printer questions, and we don't get too many of those.
I think most people aside from the smallest shops use MFPs under contracts. It's a better deal to use one networked MFP for both copying, printing and faxing than use separate or more units.
Not necessarily. Most small shops have one printer that does everything. Some have contracts, others not. The range of quality in managed print contracts is huge. However, it's primarily only the smallest shops that have only one printer. Most businesses have several printers, and usually a combination of black/white and color.
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@thanksajdotcom said:
Not necessarily. Most small shops have one printer that does everything. Some have contracts, others not. The range of quality in managed print contracts is huge. However, it's primarily only the smallest shops that have only one printer. Most businesses have several printers, and usually a combination of black/white and color.
We've always just put one Ricoh or konica minolta (under contract) in each department area. Centralizes scanning, printing, copying and faxing. And saves a lot of money. It also means the department can handle maintenance themselves. Out of toner or paper just replace it. anything else call your contract contact.
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@thanksajdotcom said:
usually a combination of black/white and color.
There's no need to do this with copiers that support both black and white plus color. Just deploy two printers for each with group policy one with a B&W only setting and one as color. Keeps people from accidentally printing color.
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@thecreativeone91 said:
@thanksajdotcom said:
That is one thing I wish ML had, and I know we're working on getting is more questions. However, I like answering printer questions, and we don't get too many of those.
I think most people aside from the smallest shops use MFPs under contracts. It's a better deal to use one networked MFP for both copying, printing and faxing than use separate or more units.
Everyone that I know does (bigger shops, that is.)
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@thecreativeone91 said:
@thanksajdotcom said:
usually a combination of black/white and color.
There's no need to do this with copiers that support both black and white plus color. Just deploy two printers for each with group policy one with a B&W only setting and one as color. Keeps people from accidentally printing color.
At my old job I had to put in a setting just like that for people with only a code could print in color. It cut's down on ink usage and copier/printer issues.
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@JaredBusch said:
@thanksajdotcom said:
That is one thing I wish ML had, and I know we're working on getting is more questions. However, I like answering printer questions, and we don't get too many of those.
Because printers need to die in a fire right along with POTS and faxing.
Not sure why.... Paper (not printers) has been around for centuries. The biggest thing about paper now is that it's either non or archival type.
Now POTS and Faxing... yea.. better ways to do that.@BMarie said:
@thecreativeone91 said:
@thanksajdotcom said:
usually a combination of black/white and color.
There's no need to do this with copiers that support both black and white plus color. Just deploy two printers for each with group policy one with a B&W only setting and one as color. Keeps people from accidentally printing color.
At my old job I had to put in a setting just like that for people with only a code could print in color. It cut's down on ink usage and copier/printer issues.
When you have a single or even a few of the devices - codes can be useful to track who's beating it to death, and breaking out the costs of the contract.
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@g.jacobse said:
@JaredBusch said:
@thanksajdotcom said:
That is one thing I wish ML had, and I know we're working on getting is more questions. However, I like answering printer questions, and we don't get too many of those.
Because printers need to die in a fire right along with POTS and faxing.
Not sure why.... Paper (not printers) has been around for centuries. The biggest thing about paper now is that it's either non or archival type.
Now POTS and Faxing... yea.. better ways to do that.@BMarie said:
@thecreativeone91 said:
@thanksajdotcom said:
usually a combination of black/white and color.
There's no need to do this with copiers that support both black and white plus color. Just deploy two printers for each with group policy one with a B&W only setting and one as color. Keeps people from accidentally printing color.
At my old job I had to put in a setting just like that for people with only a code could print in color. It cut's down on ink usage and copier/printer issues.
When you have a single or even a few of the devices - codes can be useful to track who's beating it to death, and breaking out the costs of the contract.
We had plenty of that, it was nice to be able to keep track of it.
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@MattSpeller said:
Just did... doesn't seem to have helped. I will wait for Cisco/Meraki to get back to me. Maybe it is something I didn't configure correctly.
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@coliver that sucks man. Was this a new install or existing that went flaky?
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@MattSpeller said:
@coliver that sucks man. Was this a new install or existing that went flaky?
Been in place for over a year. Not sure if it went flaky or we just outgrew it.... which is hard to believe since we really don't have that many users.
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@coliver said:
Been in place for over a year. Not sure if it went flaky or we just outgrew it.... which is hard to believe since we really don't have that many users.
Price is never a certainty of quality but I'd have higher hopes for those!! Maybe you're right it's just a software issue, be interesting to see how it resolves.
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@MattSpeller said:
@coliver said:
Been in place for over a year. Not sure if it went flaky or we just outgrew it.... which is hard to believe since we really don't have that many users.
Price is never a certainty of quality but I'd have higher hopes for those!! Maybe you're right it's just a software issue, be interesting to see how it resolves.
Agreed, I probably wouldn't get another Meraki device... especially now that there are a lot of competitively priced alternatives on the market.
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@g.jacobse said:
When you have a single or even a few of the devices - codes can be useful to track who's beating it to death, and breaking out the costs of the contract.
Ya'll make the contract an IT issue? I've always put considered them office supplies so they fall to the secretaries of the departments. If they need some input of course IT can help but it shouldn't be IT job. IMO printers shouldn't be part of IT. It's no more IT than a car diagnostic tool that plugs into the network.
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@thecreativeone91
No,.. just the 'configuration' of the network Fiscal did the ordering... asked my opinion but they're choice. I just did the IP scope, UserID/Pswd and O365 account. -
Back still hurts and I might just do a half day and go for a massage. No use with me being grumpy, that's the opposite of what they pay me for.
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Trying to figure out dinner. There is no food in the house. The last of our bread was used for French toast at lunch. Now we are pretty much foodless. Would be nice to, you know, eat.
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@scottalanmiller aren't you the same guy who did 4 grocery store runs the other day? Good grief man, you can get a whole bag of food at a time instead of a handful of carrots, it really saves time!
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Phone interview tonight... trying not to over think it.
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@MattSpeller said:
@scottalanmiller aren't you the same guy who did 4 grocery store runs the other day? Good grief man, you can get a whole bag of food at a time instead of a handful of carrots, it really saves time!
Apparently being in IT that long can make you insane.
