[UCIMC-Tech] [Imc-bookkeeper] i have to ask

Wed Feb 16 14:51:11 CST 2011

I may be wrong, but IIRC isn't the printer sitting on the south ramp the 
one from GEO?
At least I thought we'd already received it and that one looks like the 
one that was at GEO.

The issue that was hanging was whether or not that printer could be 
networked or not?

So if it is the GEO printer and we can network it, then we're good. If 
not, then we're back to square one.
Mike

On 2/16/2011 1:44 PM, Chris Ritzo wrote:
> I've asked that Brian inquire into the GEO printer and the contract
> with IKON, assuming the printer is still available.
>
> Brian, could you inform the Bookkeeper list with an update when you
> hear back from GEO?
>
> Thanks. -Chris
>
> On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 6:19 PM, Danielle Chynoweth<chyn at ojctech.com>  wrote:
>> thanks chris
>>
>> a few things :
>>
>> after we  got our heads around financials from last year, we approved a
>> contract for the GEO printer/copier at finance.  our only questions were:
>> can we network it?  does it print and not just copy?
>>
>> i thought we already had the printer/copier at the IMC - is this not true?
>>
>> who can a) get the GEO printer/copier b) set up the contract and have them
>> invoice the IMC and c) network the bugger so we can use it from multiple
>> locations?
>>
>> what is missing now is not money or decisions but someone to implement a
>> decision.
>>
>> also, is anyone looking at cost of servicing the brother?  i don't think we
>> need to buy a new printer (although having some donated backups is great),
>> we need to fix the one that we have unless it is more expensive than buying
>> new.
>>
>> OJC has a totally functional laser jet i am close to getting donated.
>>
>> - danielle
>>
>> On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 9:46 AM, Chris Ritzo<chris.ritzo at gmail.com>  wrote:
>>> On behalf of Tech, I just wanted to enter this conversation with a
>>> voice of support for Finance. I can't make it to the meeting on
>>> Thursday at 4:30, but wanted to voice support from tech. Brian and I
>>> will continue to support the installation and configuration of current
>>> or future printers.
>>>
>>> One option that might help temporarily is to clean the print heads.
>>> This may stop jamming temporarily. The manual for the Brother printer
>>> is in the right-hand drawer of the Finance desk which details the
>>> cleaning procedure. This type of routine maintenance is something the
>>> working group should handle (unless there's some sort of maintenance
>>> contract, like is being discussed for a new printer).
>>>
>>> If Finance is still interested in the printer that the GEO was
>>> offering, Brian's contact was Stephanie Seawell at the GEO.
>>> <stephseawell at gmail.com>. The Ikon representative for a service
>>> contract for the GEO printer/copier is Jeremy Bennett
>>> <jerbennett at ikon.com>.  Brian can provide details about appropriate
>>> page counts if this is the direction Finance decides to go.
>>>
>>> As always, if working groups have support requests, please email the
>>> Tech Listserv so we both have a record of the request and can respond
>>> in a timely manner. imc-tech at lists.chambana.net
>>>
>>> Thanks for doing what you do, Finance! Please let us know what you
>>> decide to do about the printer(s) and where you need Tech's
>>> assistance.
>>>
>>> - Chris R.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 5:18 PM, Jan&  Durl Kruse<jandurl at comcast.net>
>>> wrote:
>>>> Just asking, has anyone looked at the 2011 budget to see if monies are
>>>> available for this.  It's only February and I see  under Office&
>>>> Business
>>>> Expenses  $1000 budgeted for media equipment, $1000 for computer
>>>> equipment,
>>>> and $1250 for photocopier.  Can these be modified to allow $300-$500 to
>>>> be
>>>> placed in line 2104 office equipment.  Maybe we need to just slightly
>>>> modify
>>>> and prioritize our office needs in the budget.  There's money in the
>>>> budget,
>>>> it's just how you want to spend it.  Of course, once its gone, its gone,
>>>> but
>>>> that's not the case now.
>>>> Durl
>>>> On Feb 14, 2011, at 5:01 PM, Isak Griffiths wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hmmm....
>>>> I don't think I've expressed either apathy or anger about finance. A
>>>> little
>>>> confusion sometimes, but seeing as not everything here is self-evident
>>>> and
>>>> self-explanatory I think that's fair.
>>>> I also think it is fair to be frustrated when I can't print out a
>>>> membership
>>>> form when we are out and someone is ready to write a check for $50.
>>>> (Yes,
>>>> that has happened, and not everyone will submit a check with a makeshift
>>>> membership form.)
>>>> An appeal to the membership for a printer? Sounds like a good idea. But
>>>> I
>>>> suggest it come from a long-standing volunteer and not an americorps
>>>> members
>>>> whose name no one knows. But if that's going to happen, I'd suggest a
>>>> VERY
>>>> short email (to encourage reading) that includes two or three key items
>>>> that
>>>> are strongly needed.
>>>> Just my two cents.
>>>> Isak
>>>> ____________________________
>>>> On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 12:28 PM, Mike Lehman<rebelmike at earthlink.net>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>> Isak,
>>>>> There's an easy answer to this. Global Funds are segregated from IMC
>>>>> funds, so the fact that we have $2000 to send to a global Indymedia
>>>>> project
>>>>> unfortunately doesn't mean we have a penny for printers.
>>>>>
>>>>> And please don't take this personally, as your question and concern is
>>>>> a
>>>>> common one. In fact, it was exactly the problem I was referring to last
>>>>> night. Finance functions because we spend a lot of time saying no to
>>>>> perfectly reasonable requests, because there have been no funds raised
>>>>> to
>>>>> fund a printer purchase.
>>>>>
>>>>> And it's at the root of people displaying first apathy and in some
>>>>> cases
>>>>> hostility about what Finance does. It's easy for them to stay angry if
>>>>> they
>>>>> don't want to learn more about why Finance does what it does. They just
>>>>> want
>>>>> their problem fixed and because there is money around, they see Finance
>>>>> as
>>>>> the heavy, since we have to explain our refusal to meet their perfectly
>>>>> reasonable request.
>>>>>
>>>>> Repeat as necessary over 5 to 6 years. Do little fundraising for the
>>>>> IMC
>>>>> as a whole. Presume they've done their part. Move on to complaining
>>>>> about
>>>>> how Finance is obstructing their big plans because they won't cooperate
>>>>> with
>>>>> their perfectly reasonable request -- reasonable at least until the
>>>>> context
>>>>> within which a reasonable request is made.
>>>>>
>>>>> If Finance hadn't said no to so many people over the last 5 years,
>>>>> everyone would be happy now? Not likely, as we would have closed the
>>>>> doors
>>>>> by now.
>>>>>
>>>>> But we still need a printer. Has anyone tried an appeal on the IMC list
>>>>> for a working printer? Even if we come up with funds for a new one
>>>>> after the
>>>>> budget is resolved, it would be good to have a back-up anyway. Maybe
>>>>> this
>>>>> could tide us over though?
>>>>> Mike Lehman
>>>>>
>>>>> On 2/14/2011 11:08 AM, Isak Griffiths wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> If we have $2000 to send to San Francisco, what will it take to get
>>>>> $200
>>>>> for a printer that works here? Isak
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
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