[BC] RE: Fax Software

[JD Davis]

Tom... tell us the whole original message was a joke!!! EVERYTHING in
business today is done on a computer. The cyborgs have taken over, accept
it!

JD

-----Original Message-----
From: broadcast-bounces at radiolists.net
[mailto:broadcast-bounces at radiolists.net] On Behalf Of Robert Meuser
Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2006 5:16 AM
To: Broadcasters' Mailing List
Subject: Re: [BC] RE: Fax Software

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Tom Taggart wrote:
> 
> Fax machines are not going away soon.  Too many clients and agencies 
> want  to fax you something, rather than use e-mail.

Shame on them but what can you do????

> 
> Typical scene:
> 
> Sales manager types up copy on her typewriter,

Types on a typewriter????   Can you even buy one these days. First reason
for 
dismissal he/she needs to be using word processing.


  faxes copy to client.
  Word processing can fax  (if client is century challenged) via computer.


  A
> few minutes later client faxes back copy with an OK,

They can fax to a computer


  sales manager
> types  up order for traffic. 


She types????   see above



  Her daughter in law the office manager
> sticks the  order into the billing computer, while complaining that her 
> mother in law  needs to learn how to do this hereself, she is busy with 
> the GM's  proposals and billing and,,,,.  (The sales manager, with a 
> smile on her  face, ignores her daughter-in-law and goes out to 
> kill...err sell  something, and drag it back in later that day.)

Which is why this needs to be computerized. Did you misss the last
century???

> 
> Fax machines are people friendly. Computers are not. People oriented 
> folks  pay the bills in this business. You need to keep them happy with 
> simple  devices.


Sounds to me you are the inverse Pied Pipe, taking them in the wrong
direction.


> 
> That's why I need to keep fax machines going. Unfortunately what seems 
> to  be available is either all-in one printers/copiers/fax and 
> coffee-makers  (and the laser ones are expensive) or these little ink 
> jet stand alones.  This HP machine was bought from a major computer 
> store in Columbus because  I just happened to be up there when the old 
> carbon-paper fax rolled over  and died. Only thing they had that looked 
> like it might survive for more  than a few days.

Sucks to be you and stupid to have take that approach

> 
> Hence the desire to find something to handle all the incoming junk  
> economically.  I'll see how the built in XP software works--if I can 
> find  it. Other suggestions for stand-alone programs appreciated


Computers do this very well since you dont have to print the junk faxes and
kill 
trees and use toner.

R

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