Not only does the device download postage from your pay account, but it also serves as a scale and prints the right amount of postage onto a sticky label for you to affix. Special tracking software keeps a log of how much postage you've printed, when the label was printed and to whom the packages were sent. One unique feature with this peripheral is that once it's unplugged from your computer, any preset stamp amounts can be printed remotely and repeatedly. The first name in traditional postage metering is also the latest to go electronic. PitneyWorks , the small-business division of Pitney Bowes, has jumped on the bandwagon and introduced its own online mailing system called ClickStamp.
Users download the software or order the CD-ROM for free.
And should you make a mistake, such as print your envelope upside down, redemption can only be made by filling out a form and, get this, mailing it in. Register today . Inc. All rights reserved.