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How Much Does AI Matter for Print? By Noel Ward, Editor@Large and AI Skeptic I don’t know the answer to the question in this title but you’re the pros, so you tell me. I’ve been to some print-related conferences and the AI sessions are always well-attended. Yet when I ask people afterwards...

Yes, no time and dumbing it down is about normal. Docs often have 30 mins or so with a patient so they have to be brief. It's part of the loss with medicine these days. For what it's worth AI is (very sort of) the equivalent of a second opinion, even though it is heavily reactive and AI knows...

Yep. It's both scary and amazing. An advanatge with AI is that it can be very dispassionate and factual, whereas docs say what they think a person needs to hear. To many docs, any one person is more or less irrelevant. After all they have many patients. AI has far more people asking questions...

Is AI as Smart as Your Dog? By Noel Ward, Editor@Large and AI Skeptic Dogs are said to possess the intelligence of the average 2-to-5 year-old human. Our Corgi seemed to be at the high end of that range while our Springer was definitely at the lower end. Come to think of it, I once had a boss...

Is AI Real? By Noel Ward, Editor@Large It’s a hot topic: Seats are filled at any conference where AI is on the agenda. Everyone is seeking an edge, an advantage, a way of leveraging AI. At one recent conference most AI presentations were underwhelming, yet all showed potential, even though...

Sideways Because being hacked is not fun By Noel Ward, Editor@Large Some of the most interesting things I hear from printers I visit come up after business hours. I’m sitting with the owner, having a drink before dinner. We’re a bit early so the place is quiet. The person I’m sitting across...

Is Your Press Earning its Keep? By Noel Ward, Editor@Large Digital press makers seem to think the 60-month (or so )lease makes the it feel more like buying a high-end car than investing in a critical piece of business equipment. Sorry, but as one who buys high-end cars used and keeps them for...

I'm not a printer, but I hear things. When i hear the same thing from multiple people there is a certain believability. Canon makes good machines but locks them up so they can be harder to service and get info out of. I find this even on their office-tech presses. But at least you can run 3rd...

How Resilient Are You? By Noel Ward, Editor@Large If you are the proud owner of a digital press you have probably wrestled with the best way of servicing the beast that takes up an inordinate amount of floor space while pulling a monthly nut out of your checking account. While far more...

You're may be right. But there are plenty of business owners who are OK with turning over the keys and walking away with a fatter wallet. While many, even most, care about their business and some may tell me they don't like what a new owner has done, all say something to the affect of, "It's...

The Time has Finally Come By Noel Ward, Editor@Large The look on the sales manager’s face makes you wonder what bomb is about to land on your desk. He just stormed into your office, dropped his briefcase on the floor and collapsed into a chair. You brace for the worst. The saga unfolds as you...

PE: A Promise or a Threat? By Noel Ward, Editor@Large Tuesday afternoon you take a call over the land line. Expressing what seems like genuine interest in your business, the caller wants to schedule a meeting. Sounds as if there might be an offer in the works. Figuring that could scratch an...

It depends on the device and the quality of the image. I find that small toner devices often do a poor to mediocre job of reproducing full-color images like photos, often regardless of the resolution of the original. This has to do with how the front end of the printer and the print engine...

When Close Enough is not Enough By Noel Ward, Editor@Large Your pickiest customer insists the color throughout his new 12-page brochure and assorted collateral match the color of the pristine vintage Ferrari he just inherited from his uncle. Known as “Rosso Corsa” or Racing Red, the unique hue...

I've seen this vid and have followed Colorado since its roll-out. Good device. I suspect we're gonna see a wider palate on many IJ printers from multiple vendors over the next few years. Most of the high-end printers already have room to hold a couple more printheads so it may get...