Does anyone remember the days when printers were simple? It was a pleasant time, with the possible exception being that printing a document involved sending a noise through the building that sounded much like a railroad train flying off its track. If you were a home user, then it was almost impossible to do this at night because it woke up the entire household. In a business it was possible, but it did a great job of disrupting the work environment. The good old days.Then there were the days of the scanner. Many people believed that this was a great invention, in fact few would argue against that viewpoint. It allowed documents to be instantaneously scanned into a computer for later viewing and even editing. This digitisation also meant that a person would be able to send their documents over long distances without needing to mail them.  Read more...