[lug] Computer For Small Retail Business

[Jeffrey S. Haemer]

Please. "... *other* friends." :-)

On Sun, Sep 21, 2014 at 6:09 PM, Robert Racansky <robert.racansky at gmail.com>
wrote:

> On Sun, Sep 21, 2014 at 5:14 PM, Jeffrey S. Haemer
> <jeffrey.haemer at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >
> > Like the Android phone, it's a one-person appliance,
>
> He's the only employee, so that's not a problem.
>
>
> >
> > For printers, any cloud-print-ready, wireless, laser printer from Amazon
> > with lots of stars and reviews should do fine. Me, I like color, but if
> he
> > doesn't need it, then b&w.
> >
>
> He currently has a Brother HL-2270DW, which is a black & white
> wireless laserjet printer.  However, it is not officially listed as a
> cloud-print ready server.  I really would like to set it up for him to
> use with a Chromebook, but I don't want some hacked solution that may
> result in him calling me for support.  If something goes wrong, he is
> not the type of person who is going to figure it out for himself, so I
> want devices to be as compatible with the "native ecosystem"
> out-of-the-box.
>
>
>
> > On the other hand, if, say, your business depends
> > on fancy Excel macros, Google spreadsheets really won't cut it.
> >
>
> That's good to know, but I'm not sure he even has any type of office
> suite installed on his current MacBook.  I think he has his accountant
> do that type of stuff.
>
> I know that he uses his current laptop for e-mail and ordering
> merchandise from the web.  Printing is a must have.
>
>
>
> > If you're ever
> > interested, show up at a Hacking Society or a BLUG meeting and I'll let
> you
> > play with the one I'm typing on right now.
> >
>
> Actually, it was seeing yours at the last BLUG meeting that inspired
> me to suggest the C720.  I've been thinking about setting his shop up
> with some type of Chromebook for a while now, but didn't know which
> one to get.  When I saw yours, I thought "If the Acer C720 is good
> enough for Jeff, it's good enough for my friends".
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