http://www.prepresspilgrim.com System admin, marketing, business analysis in prepress Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:06:32 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Kodak's Antonio Perez has nice article in USA today on the printers who printed out the Declaration of Independence. I like it a lot, and I am very much happy to see a CEO who actually is familiar with the history of printing. On days when I am feeling pessimistic, it ... http://www.prepresspilgrim.com/index.php/archive/the-independent-printers/ The hot weather has finally hit Vancouver and I have pulled the air conditioner out of the closet. The last two days were a real scorcher but today was not too bad at all with it being about 22 degrees Celsius in the morning. The wifey and I took our 3 ... http://www.prepresspilgrim.com/index.php/archive/happy-canada-day/ There are two avenues of attack for Kodak to compete with the big boys: Variable data-printing with NexPress and competing in the inkjet arena by lowering the cost of ink. I'll tackle each one separately. First, cheap ink for inkjets. Really, this is a no-brainer. HP and Epson have such a ... http://www.prepresspilgrim.com/index.php/archive/kodaks-digital-print-strategy-for-commercial-printers/ According to business week, inkjet sales dropped at HP by 5%. Which is fine by me, as I am an inkjet bigot. Why? Let me count the ways, presenting 8 reasons why I hate inkjet. 1. Product teams are run by MBA types who only come within 100 feet of a printing ... http://www.prepresspilgrim.com/index.php/archive/eight-reasons-to-hate-inkjet-if-you-are-prepress/ So one of my best buddies sends me quick e-mail this morning saying he has order the magic jack gizmo that is attracting more and more attention in the press: Canada's Globe has a write up on it. You stick one end into the USB port of your computer and you ... http://www.prepresspilgrim.com/index.php/archive/tech-gadget-of-the-year-magic-jack/ I'm trying to join Technorati but it's proving to be somewhat of a challenge. Now I have to write a blog post and include this code to show that I really own this blog: Technorati Profile There you go. Now can you let me in? http://www.prepresspilgrim.com/index.php/archive/technorati-community/ New Imac in the shop, very nice for under $2000. The screen is massive. I mean, in my childhood, I think I attended movie theatres with smaller screens than this one. Anyways, I'm getting it prepped for use for our Prinery operator. Here is what needs to go on it: 1. Prinergy ... http://www.prepresspilgrim.com/index.php/archive/what-goes-on-a-mac-in-prepress/ Personally, I think the high point of QuarkXpress was 3.1, which was released in 1992 or some year like that. I still remember my service bureau days when the senior guys would cherry-pick all the Quark jobs and leave the junior guys with Painmaker and Corel. BTW, which was worse, ... http://www.prepresspilgrim.com/index.php/archive/a-nice-thing-to-say-about-quark/ First of all, it may sound like I'm complaining about the location of my workstation. Jackie and I share a room about 30 feet long and 20 feet wide. Jackie is easily more than 10 feet away. My workstation is by the door so I am constantly interrupted by people ... http://www.prepresspilgrim.com/index.php/archive/the-mighty-roar-of-the-lotem-quantum/ Our Konica Bizhub crapped out yet again, so we are looking to get a new color copier in the shop. We need something that can print 3000-5000 pages RELIABLY, can print duplex and can print on paper heavier than 80 pound. Please leave comments if you have a digital colour printer ... http://www.prepresspilgrim.com/index.php/archive/whats-a-good-colour-copier/