041 | The Doctor's July 2023 check-up

07/27/23 • 13 min

PaperCut's resident print management specialist is back for his patented check-up on all the latest and greatest features and enhancements for PaperCut products. In today's episode, the Doctor provides a dose of updates including direct print jobs, integrated scanning, Fujifilm MFD embeddeds, data centers for PaperCut Hive and PaperCut Pocket, and more. Missing anything from the Doctor's check-up, drop him an email at [email protected] with all your prescription needs.

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040 | Print Spooler: (almost) everything you need to know

Print Spoolers. You might not know what they are, or why they are, but chances are you've come across many a "Paused - Printer Spooling" message while printing. In this installment of Print Geeks, we explain what print spoolers are, why they exist, why print spooling issues occur, and how to fix them. To do so, our host PaperCutter Kieron is joined by his semi-regular co-host, PaperCutter Jamie. Together the duo is joined by PaperCut legend and former Microsoft employee, PaperCutter Alan Morris. He taps into his experience of building the Windows print system to provide all the must-know basics and tips on the Windows Print Spooler, as well as alternatives like CUPS for macOS and Linux. Want to know (almost) everything you need to know about Print Spoolers and print spooling? Start here!

For more on Print Spoolers, check out these other pieces of content:

Printer spooling: what it is and how to fix it: https://www.papercut.com/blog/print_basics/printer-spooling-what-is-it-and-how-to-fix-it/
Print Bits: Let's chat about Print Spoolers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1hE5Ih6pcE

Chapters:

Introduction 0:13
Meet the Alan, the Original Geek 2:31
Why are Print Spooler issues so common? 5:11
What is a Print Spooler? 7:11
Print spooling v Print Spooler v CUPS 8:46
Why do you need a print spooler? 9:42
The baseball analogy... 10:56
Print Drivers and causes of print spooler problems 12:41
How do Print Spooler problems occur? 16:35
The canary analogy... 19:00
Alan's troubleshooting tips 19:49
Print service logs 20:59
Dump files 25:13
Remote desktop redirected printers 27:20
What to do: end-user and IT admin guide 30:08
Bringing it home... 36:21

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042 | Saving pallets (and pallets) of paper at Pittsburgh Technical College

Welcome to a special edition of Print Geeks. Today, we're excited to share a success story from Pittsburgh Technical College in Pennsylvania, USA.

Pittsburgh Technical College recently faced a daunting challenge – an uncontrollable printing environment that led to wasted resources and a monthly paper bill of $30,000. But thanks to PaperCut MF, their paper usage was dramatically reduced to just $2,500 per month, and the transformation didn't stop there.

Join us as we delve into how PaperCut's flagship print solution, along with Mobility Print and Print Deploy, not only slashed costs but also provided essential visibility and security.

Director of Network Operations, Jon Buhagiar, tells us how they regained control, simplified their printing experience, and even tackled security risks like PrintNightmare.

Discover how Pittsburgh Technical College saved money, trees, and gained control over their print environment, all while enhancing security and user-friendliness. Stay tuned for this inspiring journey of transformation with PaperCut.