Editors Blog

Between the Lines: The Power of Power Protection

I’m not sure why, but the month of March, which usually comes in like a lion, and depending on where in the country you live, it most certainly did, and goes out like a lamb, has become power
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Between the Lines: Fear of HP

As regular readers may know, I contribute to various other industry publications, including Independent Dealer magazine www.idealercentral.com, a publication for the office products dealer
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Between the Lines: Science Facts, Not Fictions

Occasionally a friend’s Facebook post is good for something other than being annoying. Earlier this week, a Facebook friend posted a link to an article, “27 Science Fictions that Became Facts in
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Between the Lines: Continuing the 3-D Printer Discussion

  I’m not going to stop until you get enough about 3-D printers. You know what I mean? Might as well keep beating this horse until there’s nothing left to beat and then start beating it all
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Between the Lines: Here Comes 3-D

Last fall I went to Fraser AIS’s customer appreciation dinner and prominently on display during the cocktail hour was 3-D printing technology along with sample output. Talk about conversation
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Between the Lines: Be My Valentine

I guess if Valentine’s Day was a real holiday, none of you would be at work today. Then again, good luck telling your significant other that Valentine’s Day isn’t a real holiday. I wouldn’t go
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Between the Lines: Less is More

I just finished interviewing Chip Miceli, president of DPOE in Elk Grove, IL for a couple of articles I’m writing for ENX and The Cannata Report. As I was preparing for my interview, I got to
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Between the Lines: Educating End User Customers

Some of you may already know that for many years I was the editor of Office Solutions magazine and for three years, an associate editor at The Office Magazine. During those years, and a few years
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Between the Lines: Follow the Services Leaders

This week’s news that Ricoh will acquire mindSHIFT Technologies, a Managed Services provider, from Best Buy Co., once again underscores how important services are to the imaging technology space.
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Between the Lines: Another One, Actually, Another Three Bite the Dust

If you’ve been around this industry as long as I have (28 years), and many of you have been here at least as long as I have, if not longer, you’ve seen a lot of comings and goings. Doors open and
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Between the Lines: In Search of the Office Imaging Industry’s Top Sales People

Isn’t it about time that the industry’s best sales reps were recognized in the press? Sure these folks reap financial rewards for a job well done, but how much of that recognition actually
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Between the Lines: Trend Setters

Let’s get this New Year off right. The holidays are over and it’s time to get down to business. Starting this week I’ll be running a series of short pieces from some of the movers and shakers in
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