Editors Blog

Between the Lines: Not Dazed and Confused at My High School Reunion

A few weeks ago I wrote about what sometimes happens in social situations when I discuss what I do and half jokingly mentioned how saying I wrote about the office technology and imaging industry
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Between the Lines: A Not-So-Subtle Reminder

I cannot tell you how many times I have to remind my son to clean his room before it actually happens.  I don’t understand it. As a kid, I always cleaned my room. I couldn’t stand the disorder.
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Between the Lines: Yesterday and Today

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, the more things change, the more things change. Having covered this industry as a journalist for 27 years now, I’ve seen a lot of changes as have many
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Between the Lines: Copier Careers Technician Salary Survey Offers Food for Thought

Have you had an opportunity to look over the results of the 2013 Copier Careers Technician Salary Survey yet? I’ve been following and writing about their surveys for years and although the
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Between the Lines: So What Do You Do?

Last Saturday I attended a fundraiser for a local hospital. The hospital is a client of the engineering firm my significant other works for and since she’s heavily involved in a major building
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Between the Lines: Old and Out of Touch on Facebook

As some of you know I’m a big-time music fan. I produce a monthly concert series and spend a fair amount of money each year on music, albeit now it’s mostly digital downloads (I’m not a country
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Between the Lines: The Finishing Line for the Final 10 Most Influential

Okay, here we go, the final 10 of our 2013 Top 40 Most Influential People in the Imaging Industry. I want to point out one more time that during the past four weeks I haven’t been presenting the
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Between the Lines: Age Discrimination

I received an e-mail last Friday from a reader with an interesting observation about the first 20 names on The Week in Imaging’s Top 40 Most Influential People in the Imaging Industry list.
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Between the Lines: The Next Acquisition Opportunity Comes a Knocking

I had an interesting conversation the other day with Carmen Pitarra, president of Northeast Print Supplies & Equipment in Pittstown, PA. His company sells office technology, software, and
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Between the Lines: Unveiling the First of Our Top 40 Most Influential

I’ve been working on this year’s Top 40 Most Influential People in the Imaging Industry for what seems like months. I guess that’s because it has been months. I’ve been going through the
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Between the Lines: Packing My Bags for Transform Global 2013

I have a reputation for packing for business trips and vacations a week or more in advance. The strategy behind that is that the more I get done in advance, the less I have to do at the last
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Between the Lines: Calling All Elite Dealers

I know it should be obvious, but I’m going to draw attention to the Elite Dealer nomination form anyway. Indeed, there’s no time like the present to start working on your Elite Dealer nomination
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