We always provide a surge protector with the copiers we sell because most people think a power strip is a surge protector.  It’s not.  It’s easy to confuse the two and I’ve done so myself.  We go to a box stores to buy a PC or something and see the section with power strips and power protectors and buy something on sale thinking we’re covered.  Well those of us in Texas know some of these storms can get kind of crazy.  In fact, we sometimes get service calls after a storm and the business lost a piece of equipment because of lightning, even though the equipment was on a power protection device of some kind. I took the time to get educated on this matter.  I assumed all surge protectors were the same.  The more I investigated this I started to realize there are differences and the differences are often confusing and hard to explain.  However, I eventually connected with the right people who sold several lines of surge protectors.  They explained the different brands and what the … [Read more...]

The digital conversion gave users the ability to print and scan but now there's even greater choices.  I will give you one example since the list is extensive and constantly growing.  Color copiers now have the ability to control who is authorized to make color pages.  They can even be programmed to limit the usage of color to discourage wastage. Today, most people are looking for color and because the cost of producing a color page is much more than a black & white page there is a concern for wastage.  For example, is an employee going to be tempted to do some personal printing at work to avoid the high cost of their inkjet printer at home. To find out about these features call us and we will evaluate your needs and email you a free quote.  Having us install these features for you saves you a lot of money. We realize that most people are too busy to set up software applications like the one described above.  Also, many outside IT people are unfamiliar with these new applications … [Read more...]