As the sun sets on Summer and the 2024-2025 school year draws closer, many schools prepare for the tough month of August. 

Between new school supplies, books, onboarding new teachers, hiring staff, and doing your best to keep schools safe and clean for students, it can be difficult easing back into the busy Fall season.

One of the bigger expenses you may be considering for the upcoming year is office equipment, printers, and scanners for your staff and students. This can be a big hurdle for some schools, especially when you consider how many copier printers you need to keep your school running optimally. 

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 "How do you properly clean a printer? How often should I clean it? Do I even need to?"

These are common questions that many printer owners will eventually ask. Cleaning your printer or copier is crucial when it's a machine you rely on every day for your business's document processes.

If you don’t clean your printer, you may encounter various service or print issues, which could lead to costly repairs or the need to replace the printer. Additionally, using incorrect materials to clean your printer could cause damage to the machine.

So, how do you clean your printer the right way?

When you’re knee-deep in a complex print job, the last thing you want is to spend hours sorting and organizing pages manually. That’s where collating, often called sorting, comes in—a feature that can save you time, hassle, and headaches. If you've ever felt overwhelmed trying to understand printing terms or functionalities, you’re in the right place. Today, we’re diving into what collate means in printing, why it's useful, and how to make the most of it with your printer.

At Strategic Technology Partners of Texas (STPT), we’ve been providing top-tier printers to hundreds of businesses for nearly 40 years. Our extensive experience means we know how printers work and how to utilize them to their full potential. This blog aims to share our expertise and help you harness the power of your printing technology.

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As teachers nationwide continue to fight for higher pay, many are still required to stock their classroom supplies for the school year. 

However, school supplies can be costly for teachers, especially those just starting out. In 2022, the average salary for a public-school teacher in the United States was $66,000. This number is only an average. In some states, public-school teachers make as little as $30,000 a year. When you consider the rate of inflation, teacher salaries have decreased by three percent in recent years despite raises and annual pay increases.

Unfortunately, many schools also lack the funds to offer supply stipends to teachers.

MacBooks are increasingly common in most office environments.

While the reasons for this vary, Macs have become so popular because of their usability and efficiency. 

79% of Mac users say they aren’t as efficient with any other computer, and 74% report that they experience fewer issues with their Macs than with other computer brands.

However, as efficient as MacBooks are, finding quality office printers that are compatible and easy to use with Mac OS can be challenging. 

Our print experts at STPT know that deciding on a printer can be difficult, especially when trying to find one that is compatible or easy to use with Mac computers. We’ve compiled this list of options to help you learn about the best printers for Mac computers.