What We Love:

The design. This is the most adorable printer we have gotten our hands on. It delivers fun, quick images straight from your smartphone, no computer required - small enough to travel; it can be set up anywhere you can plug it in.

 

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While it breaks out hearts to let it go... It is time. Click the image to check out the full review and find out how you can enter to win our Photo Cube printer.

OK, albeit not exclusively a custom tarp shop - today's Printing. Smarter. post features Rapid Refill customer, Suburban Tent & Awning, a staple in the Minneapolis-St.Paul custom canvas covers & re-upholstery service. Up here where we have extreme weather conditions everything gets covered – from boats, to snowmobiles, deck grills and dog kennels, Shawn has got you covered (pun intended). Today he has invited us into his fabricating studio for a unique view into his industry. Thanks, Shawn! ~ Jocelyn J.

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This past weekend we took in one final viewing of the Graphic Design: Now in Production – an extensive exhibition which showcases the massive growth in the field over the past decade – which premiered at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, MN.

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Today’s Printing. Smarter. post features Bride To Be, Ms. Katie Sayler. A self-described DIYer, cat-lover, renaissance enthusiast (yes, there are costumes, but that is a whole different post) and all around funny girl; Katie brings some serious style and flair to making her wedding amazing. She has graciously invited us into her Minneapolis home to share with us a few of the ways she is printing smarter, bring a great sense of skill to an often manic process! Thanks, Katie! ~ Jocelyn J.

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The New Year brings new resolutions. Cultivating sustainability practices in the workplace is a long-term commitment, whether you're responsible for two employees or 2,000. Here are 12 straight-forward, but easy to implement steps to help define sustainability efforts in your workplace. Go ahead, take ownership (even if you’re not an owner) and help your company be a sustainability leader.

Getting ready for the New Year means changing calendars.

Do you oversee printing for your home? Your home-based business? A small company? If so, take a moment and evaluate the reliability and expected life span of the printers you, your family or your business rely on.

With the end of the year upon us, consider these tax savings ideas for your small or home based business. The difference of a few days can have tax implications for purchases made at the end of the calendar year.

With Holiday season upon us, printers can go into overdrive as end of semester school projects, photos, holiday greetings and retail offers all demand our attention in December.

Hoping for an iPad this holiday season? (Or to Win the Rapid Refill iPad Give Away?) Smart and frugal readers may be surprised to find that the newest e-book technology may be a wise budget move and not just the status symbol du jour.

While the tablet gets all the publicity, there’s plenty of new technology to make you more productive or just a little cooler. Here are our favorites and hopes for this year’s stocking.

The cost to charge your mobile phone, iPod or the kids game systems can seem nominal, but they add up with their chargers plugged in all night, every night.

While we hope America recycles everyday, we look forward to America Recycles Day each year to reinforce our commitment to extending the life of every ink and toner cartridge component in our stores.

Printers have come a long way since dot matrix days when the racket of printing could be heard across the office. Today’s printers offer much quieter service – and many new ones provide a Quiet option that specifically operates at a more gentle sounding level.

Books for children always have a moral. It may be to be brave at the dentist, tell the truth or beware of talking Cats in Hats. But two of our current favorites are Adventures of a Plastic Bottle: A Story about Recycling and Adventures of an Aluminum Can: A Story about Recycling.