Macro Systems Blog

Have you ever been so mad at your crummy printer that you referred to it as a piece of excrement? Well, it turns out that printers and toilets have more in common than you may have thought.

How much paper does your office waste on printing, and it’s all because someone printed out a large multi-page document on single-sided paper? It’s very easy to forget to check these settings, but sometimes people don’t even know they exist. Listed below: how you can print on both sides of the paper and take full advantage of the prime real estate that can be found on the flip-side of your documents.

Having a network-connected printer is good, but there might come a time when you must know what the IP address is. Listed below is how you can find your printer’s IP address in the settings for Windows 10 and why you might need to know this information.

Printing in business is a double-edged sword: it is costly and printers and copiers seem to need constant maintenance, but on the other hand, it can be a vital part of a business’ operational strategy. In order to utilize printing, and keep costs down, businesses need access to affordable and reliable printer and copier maintenance. Listed below is a look at a few variables you should consider when looking for printer maintenance solutions. 

Of all your technology in the office, your printers may not be at the top of your list of security concerns. This could be a costly mistake; an unprotected printer could easily serve as an access point to someone with malicious motives. To help fix this, Macro Systems is dedicating this week’s tip to enhancing the security of your printing solutions.

With more businesses becoming aware of the environmental impact of their day-to-day operations, one would assume that a practice like printing would be on the decline due to how wasteful it is. Unfortunately, this isn't the case. Despite advances in digital communication, paper consumption continues to increase by 20 percent each year in modern offices.

The office might be moving toward digital filing more and more every day, but that doesn't change the fact that you sometimes need to print something out for your own needs. Some offices need a printer for hard copies of documents in the event that their system can't be accessed. Overall, having a printer around can be very beneficial to your company, but do you know how to choose between the many different types of printers?

How much paper and ink does your company use every week? Every month? Every year? More importantly, how much does this wind up costing your company in the long run? According to a study by 14 year-old science fair wiz Suvir Mirchandani, it was discovered that his Pittsburgh-area school district could reduce ink consumption by 24 percent and save an average of $21,000 a year by simply switching fonts. That's half of what the average American's annual salary is!