In our commercial printing plant we have several departments with numerous computers. Until recently they were all used by different people, performing different functions with different levels of expertise.
We are currently working on a project that has required the shifting of personnel, addition of new positions and some new equipment. Therein lies the rub. Where we used to be individual islands connected only by a common server, we are now in the position of having to share files, transfer information and, by golly, work together.
Well Windows 7 doesn’t like what some of the older computers have to say. My antiquated and until now seldom needed version of Photoshop refuses to play nice with the newer version even for the simplest of viewing. The new computers don’t like our old print drivers and refuse to to even consider “talking” to them. Word on one machine will not save properly for sharing with others.
Beside giving all of our software a collective “time-out”, what is a company to do?
A
fter several program updates, internet downloads and IT phone calls we are almost there. We still have the occasional work-around. We still have to save “down” certain files for several users. But all in all we are learning to play nicely with one another… at least digitally.
