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Wisconsin College Says New E-mail Font Will Save Money
« on: March 26, 2010, 08:45:46 AM »
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GREEN BAY, Wis. – A Wisconsin college has found a new way to cut costs with e-mail — by changing the font.

The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay has switched the default font on its e-mail system from Arial to Century Gothic.

It says that while the change sounds minor, it will save money on ink when students print e-mails in the new font. ...

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Re: Wisconsin College Says New E-mail Font Will Save Money
« Reply #1 on: March 26, 2010, 09:00:00 AM »
I dunno.......... most printers can be set to print in draft quality. I use that a lot in order to save ink.
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Re: Wisconsin College Says New E-mail Font Will Save Money
« Reply #2 on: March 26, 2010, 09:24:38 AM »
It sounds like students would have to be printing out damned near every email for this to matter at all.  I'd expect that 99.5% of what they actually print is email attachments, screenshots, webpages including maps, WP documents, spreadsheets, and graphics.
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Re: Wisconsin College Says New E-mail Font Will Save Money
« Reply #3 on: March 26, 2010, 10:17:22 AM »
Quote from: Thor on March 26, 2010, 09:00:00 AM
I dunno.......... most printers can be set to print in draft quality. I use that a lot in order to save ink.

That is what we use on our home printers , fast draft quality.
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Re: Wisconsin College Says New E-mail Font Will Save Money
« Reply #4 on: March 26, 2010, 10:20:10 AM »
Who prints out emails regularly anymore?  My bet is that what they need to address is college guys printing out porn.
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Re: Wisconsin College Says New E-mail Font Will Save Money
« Reply #5 on: March 26, 2010, 10:37:43 AM »
Quote from: jinxmchue on March 26, 2010, 10:20:10 AM
Who prints out emails regularly anymore?  My bet is that what they need to address is college guys printing out porn.

I have to print out a lot of work e-mails, but then again, that's the nature of being in accounting & finance.  I try and kill as many trees as possible. :evillaugh:
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Re: Wisconsin College Says New E-mail Font Will Save Money
« Reply #6 on: March 26, 2010, 10:45:14 AM »
Quote from: Ralph Wiggum on March 26, 2010, 10:37:43 AM
I have to print out a lot of work e-mails, but then again, that's the nature of being in accounting & finance.  I try and kill as many trees as possible. :evillaugh:

Speaking of killing trees, Kmart is doing it quite well.  We bought a bag of dogfood and 2 or 3 other things and the receipt was over a foot long. WTF?
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Re: Wisconsin College Says New E-mail Font Will Save Money
« Reply #7 on: March 26, 2010, 11:01:00 AM »
Quote from: Ralph Wiggum on March 26, 2010, 10:37:43 AM
I have to print out a lot of work e-mails, but then again, that's the nature of being in accounting & finance.  I try and kill as many trees as possible. :evillaugh:

I work in a lawfirm, we are doing our part at well  :evillaugh:
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Re: Wisconsin College Says New E-mail Font Will Save Money
« Reply #8 on: March 26, 2010, 11:09:09 AM »
Quote from: thundley4 on March 26, 2010, 10:45:14 AM
Speaking of killing trees, Kmart is doing it quite well.  We bought a bag of dogfood and 2 or 3 other things and the receipt was over a foot long. WTF?

Does Kmart have the survey things on their receipts now, too?  I know I get them from Walmart and other stores.
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Re: Wisconsin College Says New E-mail Font Will Save Money
« Reply #9 on: March 26, 2010, 11:16:05 AM »
Quote from: jinxmchue on March 26, 2010, 11:09:09 AM
Does Kmart have the survey things on their receipts now, too?  I know I get them from Walmart and other stores.

Home Depot & Best Buy have ridiculously long receipts with surveys, etc. in my experience.
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Re: Wisconsin College Says New E-mail Font Will Save Money
« Reply #10 on: March 26, 2010, 11:20:49 AM »
Quote from: jinxmchue on March 26, 2010, 11:09:09 AM
Does Kmart have the survey things on their receipts now, too?  I know I get them from Walmart and other stores.

Sometimes there are surveys, but other times it's just empty space between the printing.
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