Why printers should invest in web-to-print

Do you remember the old days when commercial printers received hundreds of Quark XPress files to print? How long did it take to prepare these files? i.e. load fonts (thanks Suitcase!), check fonts, check image resolution, check color space (RGB, CMYK), check image format (EPS, TIFF, JPEG,…), impose document, create PostScript file and eventually print… And start over if there was a mistake!

Online billing and paperless, transactional printing and transpromo

When I ask my friends how they receive their bills, most of them answer me “electronically”. Even though I am the kind of person who likes new technologies, I am still old-fashioned in this domain as I continue to receive paper bills.

Books and e-books

Amazon has recently announced the release of its new letter format e-reader Kindle DX with a screen 2.5 times bigger than the original Kindle. Compared to regular computer displays, Kindle doesn’t have backlit display avoiding eye strain and allowing easy reading.

Personal information, Cloud Computing and Web-to-Print

You certainly noticed that more and more personal things go digital: photos, music, videos, university courses, personal writings, books, etc... Stated differently, if one day I break my computer’s hard drive, I will be in big trouble! Thankfully, I have stored everything in an external hard drive. But, imagine a thief steals my laptop and

The web, a fundamental human right?

Recently my father came visit me from France. Before retiring, he was a professor in Science Politics. He is curious of lots of things and especially about History. He is the kind of person who spent most of his time in libraries. Thanks to the internet and Google, he does no longer need to go to the library. He is now able to

Is the web going to kill newspapers?

It is now obvious that the web is going to be the main source of tomorrow's information as posting information on line is quick, efficient and instantaneous. Not only posted information contains text and images, but also videos, audio, podcasts, streamings...