Posts by Kevin O'Brien
A Plug for the Linux Users
While operating systems like Linux are becoming more widely used the number is still very small compared to the traditional Windows PC or Mac. Of course, I’m only referencing…
Read MoreRicoh Fiery Devices Offering Mobile Enhancements
As the public demand for mobile printing solution continues to grow, manufacturers are putting effort in developing solutions that “just work.” When attaching to your company network with and iOS…
Read MoreRicoh – Home Folders via LDAP
Ricoh includes some pretty handy features as well as improvements to its Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) integration. They are focusing on making their already easy to use devices more…
Read MoreMoving to a Hosted Exchange Solution? Verify Your Devices are Supported…
Believe it or not we will be entering the 2nd quarter of 2012 very shortly and the push to move applications to The Cloud has never been more prevalent. As…
Read MoreEmbedding Technology
Many businesses out there have print costs in mind and have put initiatives in place to track items. Even this type of software can now be embedded in your MFD such as Canon’s uniFLOW, Savin’s Print Director, PaperCut, and Equitrac. All jobs whether copy, print, or scan can now be tracked with this underlying software without any bulky add-ons to the MFD. Since these apps are Java based, it makes for an easy deployment in mixed manufacturer environments as embedded clients are provided for most manufacturers.
Read MorePreparing for Mountain Lion
Printing appears to be changing slightly in Mountain Lion, or at least the user interface. Reports indicate that the print dialog will have a simplified interface with fewer buttons and much easier to use. Also integrated in will be a nifty scan interface for supported MFD’s.
Read MoreTriage in Real-time
This is a great example of how Advance employs various technologies and support techniques to correct issues within a clients network. Whether Advance is remotely monitoring your devices, performing remote support, or triaging issues on site, rest assured that we have the technology and resources to get the job done.
Read MoreLeverage Technology for Automated Deployment
Here at Advance we are always searching for new ways to automate processes and become more efficient with our day to day tasks. We also like to help our customers…
Read MoreRadio-Frequency Identification (RFID) – Easy and Secure Access to Your Printer
Businesses are always looking for new ways to increase productivity, track costs, and secure their data. There are many methods available but none are as transparent to end users as card authentication, specifically RFID (radio frequency identification) which are better known as proximity cards.
Read MoreWhen Lions Attack
The biggest change was the discontinued use of the Samba suite which provided SMB functionality to your Mac. That affected the core technology that allowed communication from Mac to Windows as well as most MFD’s.
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