printing News and Other Resources

Some items from our original broken-tech list have been improved -- making room for a new crop of flawed and poorly implemented systems and technologies.

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10 things every new IT admin needs to know

December 6, 2012 12:14pm PST

When you launch your IT career, it's important to understand concepts -- but you also need to know how to perform these real-world tasks.

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SOLID design principles improve object-oriented development

October 19, 2012 1:45pm PDT

Justin James highlights how five principles -- single responsibility, open/closed, Liskov substitution, interface segregation, dependency inversion -- help guide object-oriented developers.

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Print anywhere: Chrome, Google Apps and Cloud Print

October 9, 2012 8:50am PDT

Use Google's Cloud Print with a Cloud Ready printer to print from anywhere.

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A little known DigiKam tool: Print Assistant

August 24, 2012 6:00am PDT

Marco Fioretti shows three uses for DigiKam's Print Assistant feature and reviews some of the settings.

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Guns and 3D printing? A dud but the message still hits home

August 16, 2012 3:54am PDT

Reports that you can download and print off a gun from the internet turn out to be wide of the mark. But they nevertheless draw a bead on a worrying issue.

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Could 3D printing spell the end of our throw-away culture?

August 8, 2012 5:58am PDT

Some remain sceptical about the future of 3D printing, but leading aerospace and defence manufacturers are employing this technology more and more.

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Can IT really focus on business-facing initiatives?

July 16, 2012 5:08am PDT

Scott Lowe addresses some reservations with the automation of certain IT functions.

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Printing basics: Tips connecting printers with Mac Lion

July 12, 2012 6:00am PDT

Wil Limoges offers a few basic tips and a few things to look out for when installing a brand new printer or connecting to a new printer via Mac Lion.

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3D printing: How soon can we create our own genuine fakes?

July 2, 2012 3:54am PDT

At the moment, consumer-grade 3D printers are fine for minor jobs such as extruding toys and models - but it won't be long before they're capable of so much more.