Paper jams, security problems, user error… What are the biggest annoyances about managing printing problems at the office?

As a Sysadmin and do-it-all kind of IT guy, I unfortunately still have to manage printers at the office on a daily basis. And the one thing that probably annoys me the most about managing printers is the user factor. How many time do I get called to fix paper jam issues, or just to troubleshoot a job that doesn’t come out because the user chose the wrong paper format? These thing happen daily, even though we, noble IT staff, try to teach administrative clones how to solve these issues themselves.

But what about you guys? What are the biggest annoyances you face when managing printing problems at the office? Paper jams? Security problems? User errors? We’d love to hear all about YOUR problems, so be sure to let us know about them in the comments section below!



Jogging + Juggling = Cure For Cancer

During the 2008 race for the cure, Jason Tan of Team Catch it Early, had heard of “Joggling” which mixes the already difficult task of juggling with jogging and decided that for the race he would Joggle to raise money to fight cancer. I salute his dexterity, and hope he doesn’t try it with knives anytime soon.



Harry Potter Dog Cosplay [Pics]

Yeah, I know, this is a very sorry excuse for a post, but what the heck, who here doesn’t love dogs AND Harry Potter?

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Harry Potter Toilet Seat and Cover [Pic]

Hmmm, I wonder if this toilet casts a Deprimo on your behind when you sit down on it. Wouldn’t that be awesome? It would be the magical equivalent of using a bidet. :)

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AWESOME: Kinetic Typography Animation [Video]

Quick, everybody check this awesome kinetic typography animation featuring Jonathan Coulton’s Shop Vac song before it gets taken down for trademark abuse!

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What happens to an employee’s digital files when they leave the company? What about yours – do you take yours with you?

Today dear readers, we’ve got a quick question to ask you: What happens to an employee’s digital files when they leave the company where you work at? What about yours – do you take yours with you?

We’d love to hear all about it, so be sure to let us know by leaving a comment in the comments section below. This post is part of an experiment we’re doing with a few blogs and the Six Apart community, so we’d really appreciate your participation. Thanks!

Why Work Doesn’t Happen at Work

Jason Fried has a radical theory of working: that the office isn’t a good place to do it. In the following video, he lays out the main problems (he calls them the M&Ms) and offers three suggestions to make work work.