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Lenovo / Reviews

October 22, 2013

by Terry Wirth

Lenovo’s L12721sw, the Ideal Monitor that I Always Wanted but Couldn’t Afford — Until Now

My first color monitor was a Commodore 13″ VGA 1084S (“S” for built-in stereo sound) CRT monitor for my Amiga...

Microsoft / Reviews

October 22, 2013

by Terry Wirth

Microsoft Office 365 Revisited – We ‘Rent’ Office 2013 Pro via Office 365 Home Premium

Love it or not, the Microsoft Office software suite is de rigueur for a majority of users, business users and...

Commentary / Lenovo / Microsoft / Mobile Print/Scan / News / Opinions / Other Vendors / Reviews

October 18, 2013

by Terry Wirth

Windows 8.1 Update is Welcome Refinement but Microsoft Sucker-Punches Start-Button Whiners

I visited the Windows Store last night and attempted to update three of our Windows 8 PCs: Lenovo IdeaPad Lynx...

Apple / Brother / Commentary / Google / Hewlett-Packard / Microsoft / Mobile Print/Scan / Opinions / Samsung

October 2, 2013

by Terry Wirth

What is NFC Touch-to-Print and Why it’s a Big Deal for Mobile Printing

We posted a story yesterday that leads with an announcement that Hewlett-Packard is now offering optional NFC (Near Field Communication)......

Hands-On Test Report / Mobile Print/Scan / Reviews

August 16, 2013

by Terry Wirth

Hands-On Test: e-BRIDGE Print & Capture Lite for Android Mobile Devices

Do you have an MFP that’s equipped with TTEC’s (Toshiba TEC Corporation) e-BRIDGE controller? This includes a number of devices...

Document Scanning / Hands-On Test Report / News / Reviews / Scanners

May 22, 2013

by Terry Wirth

Review: Brother’s ImageCenter ADS-2500W Scanner – Hands-On Test Report Available

We recently completed Hands-On testing of Brother’s ImageCenter ADS-2500W digital scanner ($799.99). Key feature include swipe-enabled touch screen; scan to network...

Brother / News

May 22, 2013

by Terry Wirth

Review: New Brother MFC-9000 Desktop Color MFPs Under $450 with Touch Screens, Wireless Connectivity, and More

Today Brother International rolled out its next generation of toner-based color desktop MFPs for small businesses, the MFC-9000 series, all......

Hands-On Test Report / Managed Print & Document Services / Other Vendors / Output Management / Reviews

May 21, 2013

by Terry Wirth

Report: Want to Control Printing Costs? PretonSaver Print-Management Solution to the Rescue

Need to control the cost of printing? Who doesn’t? We recently subjected the PretonSaver Print Management solution from Preton Ltd....

Hands-On Test Report / Miscellaneous / News

May 6, 2013

by Terry Wirth

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Looking for maximum media exposure for your office solution, printer, MFP or All-in-One? Send Wirth Consulting a review unit, and...

Hands-On Test Report / Inkjet

April 29, 2013

by Terry Wirth

Hands-On Test Report: Officejet Pro X551dw Workgroup Printer

For this 22-page report, we put the Hewlett-Packard Officejet Pro X 551dw through its paces using our Hands-On test suite. During...

ABBYY / Managed Print & Document Services / News

April 26, 2013

by Terry Wirth

ECi FMAudit Announces New Professional Services Offering

ECi Software Solutions (www.ECiSolutions.com), a provider of industry specific information technology solutions, has announced that its MPS data collection software,......

Brother / Document Scanning / News / Scanners

April 17, 2013

by Terry Wirth

Videos and Photo Gallery – Brother’s Versatile ImageCenter ADS-2500W Scanner for the Office

We recently completed Hands-On testing of Brother’s ImageCenter ADS-2500W digital scanner ($799.99). Key feature include swipe-enabled touch screen; scan to network......