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OEM or Generic Cartridges?
2007-07-31 00:41:00 I don’t normally blog outright about PrintCountry.com, but they just released a new press release that I thought was interesting. Apparently, customer satisfaction with OEM and generic printer ink cartridges vary wildly across brands. With a good chunk of data backing up their claims (over 7,000 surveys), I’d take these results to be pretty darn ... More About: Cart , Generic , Neri , Cartridges
Printer Ink Cartridges Still Thrown Away
2007-07-26 21:28:00 According to InfoTrends, less than half of all printer ink cartridges are being recycled or reused. Some believe that this trend is due to the lack of encouragement to reach environmental goals by the OEM companies. This is due to the fact that cartridge reuse could be a loss in profits for the printer companies. ... More About: Printer , Cart , Ink cartridge , Cartridges
Forbidden Love: When the All-In-One Met Kitty
2007-07-26 01:11:00 For some purely light-hearted fun, here’s a cute video of a cat grooming and generally loving up on an HP All-in -One printer. That looks a lot like my printer, actually. Anyway, I thought it was cute. I wish I could have a cat. Too bad I’m allergic to them. Although, I don’t know if all ... More About: Love , Kitty , The A
Kodak Turns Bad Printing Into A Competition
2007-07-23 21:18:00 Just found this interesting nugget today. Kodak is offering up a free Kodak EasyShare 5300 All-in-One printer to the lucky (or unlucky?) person with the most watched video on their website by the end of the submission month. You see, in order to enter, you need to film and upload a video of your printer ... More About: Competition , Printing , Turn , Petit
This is how a printer shouldn?t sound
2007-07-19 23:04:00 In case anyone was wondering what to look for in regards to printer problems, here is a big one: if your printer sounds or behaves in anyway similar to the one in the video below, you might just have a problem. Hear that grinding, throw your hands over your ears sound? Yeah, that’s never a ... More About: Sound , Printer
Printing Tip of the Day
2007-07-19 00:33:00 One of the biggest problems encountered with printers today is wasted ink and wasted paper. Not only is it bad for the environment, but it’s also bad for your wallet. Just think of how many people print out things they don’t want to and items with mistakes each day? Since people waste a lot of ... More About: Printing , The D
Letting Your Phone Do the Picture Snapping
2007-07-17 22:01:00 Okay, so camera phones aren’t all that great. But, you can make the most of them, especially when you’re out and about and just so happen to find yourself in a camera-necessary moment. So here are a few tips to ensure the photos you snap on your phone end up print worthy. Now, I don’t ... More About: Phone , Picture , Letting , Ping , Snapping
Big Brother, er, the Secret Service is Watching You
2007-07-13 19:59:00 I read something incredibly scary on the Consumerist today. Did you know just about all printers now print “invisible” information on every page that contains the printer’s make and model and the serial number? This information is contained in very small dots called tracking dots scattered all over the page. Supposedly, this method of printing ... More About: Big Brother , Service , The Secret , Secret , Secret Service
Self-Copying Printer
2007-07-13 01:53:00 I found something interesting today. You know how I can’t get enough of those 3D printers and prototypes? Well here’s a printer that can print metal, plastic and ceramic parts. The thing is, the printer itself is made of such parts, so it can self-replicate. It’s called RepRap. “RepRap” stands for “Replicating Rapid-prototyper” according to their ... More About: Printer , Copy
EasyPrint Makes Mac Printing, Well, Easy
2007-07-11 19:44:00 Don’t you just hate it when you go to print a document and you get a bunch of blank pages with just one line of text on them? Or perhaps you end up printing images you don’t want and wasting ink in the process. Now, you don’t have to worry about the waste if you ... More About: Easy , Printing , Well
Printing Tip of the Day
2007-07-10 20:56:00 It’s that time again. The printing tip for today involves answering this question: “My printer won’t feed paper. I changed the cartridges and still nothing. What do I do?” Well, the answer to this question can either be very easy or a little bit complicated. Let’s start with the easy stuff first. When a printer just plain ... More About: Printing , The D
When Printers Attack
2007-07-09 22:02:00 I begin today’s post with a question: why do people buy electronics only to smash them? I mean, really. You blow several hundred dollars on a printer only to smash it, shoot it or generally destroy it? It makes no sense! Sorry for the rant, but I came to this conclusion while looking for something ... More About: Printers , Attack , Atta
HP: Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire?
2007-07-06 19:51:00 Apparently Kyocera is downright mad at HP. Why, you may ask? It seems as though HP has recently been less than honest in one of their ads. In an ad for the Color LaserJet CP3505, HP claims that their product is far superior than the competition because the print drums never need to be replaced. ... More About: Pants , Fire , Liar
Printer Projects for the Summer
2007-07-06 01:57:00 I hope you all had a great Fourth of July! In honor of yesterday’s festivities, I decided it would be fitting to post some fun projects to do with your kids this summer. All you need is your computer, printer, some paper and your imagination! Print Summer y Decor Find some summer-themed pictures online and then create collages. ... More About: Projects , Printer , R Project
Zink to make a pocket-sized printer
2007-07-04 01:28:00 The iPhone was released last Friday and already people are trying to bank off of its success. Apparently, a company called Zink has been hard at work creating a printer that will fit in your pocket and that can be taken along with you for on the spot printing. I have to admit, the idea is ... More About: Printer , Make , Pocket
Printing Tip of the Day
2007-07-02 21:34:00 I thought maybe I’d start a new feature on this blog here. How about a printing tip of the day once a week or so? This can be the place where I answer reader questions or just offer up some helpful printer advice. Sound good? Okay, then let’s get started. Tip #1: Make sure you ... More About: Inti , Printing , The D
If You Give A Mouse An Ink Cartridge
2007-06-29 21:49:00 Okay, this is not funny at all. Not even a little bit. In fact, it makes me feel a little upset because if it’s real, it’s pretty cruel. Not to mention, I have a fondness for pet rodents, so seeing this doesn’t settle too well. Anyway, some of you may be interested in this picture. ... More About: Give , Mouse , Cart , Ouse , Ink cartridge
Putting Photocopies to Good Use
2007-06-29 01:41:00 This guy has really thought this through. Watch and you’ll see what I mean. I love it. I never realized it until now but boxer shorts’ prints do look a lot like wrapping paper patterns. Ah, the crazy world we live in! So, I guess if you wear underwear with an interesting print on it, you ... More About: Putting , Good , Toco
5 Things To Do With Your Dead Printer
2007-06-27 19:44:00 We all have one (or three) lying around the house somewhere. In fact, they may even still be in plain sight. I’m talking about those old, useless printers that no longer start up, print, or if they do print, they print crazy. I know I’ve got an old Lexmark somewhere around here. Printed at a ... More About: Printer , Dead , Things , Thing , To Do
Belkin Printer Adapter Lets You Go Wireless
2007-06-26 23:54:00 Ah, Belkin, how I love thee. Ye who makes so many accessories and products for my beloved Apple items. But even outside of the realm of the Mac, Belkin offers interesting products at reasonable prices. Take one of their latest gadgets, for example. The Belkin Bluetooth Printer Adapter . This nifty product makes your printer wireless, ... More About: Wireless
Great Gobs of Ink
2007-06-25 22:36:00 I just received this question today: “When printing photos, my prints have great gobs of ink all over the paper. The paper is practically soaked by the time the print is done. Any advice?” Don’t you just hate it when that happens? I know I do. You’re printing out your vacation photos to show off to ... More About: Great
When Do I Need to Buy A New Printer?
2007-06-22 20:15:00 I get asked this question a lot. It seems many people have old printers that still work pretty well, and they’re just unsure as to whether or not they should buy a new one. Well, just for all of you folks that aren’t sure if a new printer is the right choice for you, here’s ... More About: Printer
When Your Cake Printer Doesn?t Speak Italian
2007-06-21 22:31:00 Okay, so this one’s kind of old but I just came across it today. What happens when you want to print a message on a cake using a cake printer and said message is half in English and half in Italian and neither you nor your computer can speak the latter language? Give up? This ... More About: Cake , Printer , Speak , Peak
3D Printer at Work on CSI
2007-06-20 23:13:00 And just for putting up with my bragging, here is a video from the TV show CSI: New York that features a 3D printer at work. I must seem obsessed with these things, but you have to admit, they’re pretty cool. Okay, back to work people. And while you’re using your Epson or HP or ... More About: Work , Printer
PrintCountry.com Mentioned in PC World Canada
2007-06-20 23:01:00 I’m taking a break from the usual reporting of printer news and tips today to tell you all about some exciting news for PrintCountry. Recently, one of the articles I’d written was mentioned and linked in a PC World Canada article called “Biggest Tech Myths: Busted and Confirmed”. To see the PrintCountry mention, be sure ...
Toshiba B-SX8R Rewritable Printer
2007-06-19 20:39:00 Rewritable printer? Yeah, pretty weird, huh? But apparently it’s the real deal. The Toshi ba B-SX8R printer can printer out like normal. That’s no surprise. What is surprising, however, is the fact that you can then reload old pages you’ve printed on, press a button and the printer will erase the page. All of a sudden ... More About: Printer
Court Rules Against Lexmark in Copyright Case
2007-06-18 20:07:00 Looks like there’s good news for lovers of compatible and remanufactured ink cartridges. The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled last week that the company Static Control could continue to produce compatible inkjet cartridges for Lexmark printers and other printer brands. I blogged about this recently. As you may remember, the case was brought to ... More About: Rules , Case , Copyright , Mark
Printer Ink Cartridge Waste
2007-06-15 20:39:00 Doesn’t it feel like you’re always having to buy to printer ink cartridges? I mean, you install new ones, they run great for awhile and then all of a sudden your computer tells you that you’re low on ink. The way those warnings seem, it’s like your cartridges are on the cusp of being dried ... More About: Printer , Waste , Cart , Ink cartridge
GreenPrint to Pay The Big Guys to ?Go Green?
2007-06-14 23:46:00 GreenPrint, a product that helps you save ink and paper on your printing projects is taking their business to big business. In an attempt to help reduce corporate waste, GreenPrint is offering the use of their software for free by companies that use more than 1,000 PCs. The hope is to dramatically reduce the amount ... More About: Green , Guys
The Versatility of Printers
More articles from this author:2007-06-13 22:06:00 I bet you didn’t know you could turn your computer off with your printer. Yup, you heard me right. This top secret hack is sure to turn into the latest party trick. Well, I take that back. Have you ever been to a party where the center of attention was a printer? Yeah, me neither. ... More About: Printers , The V 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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