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A Word of Caution Concerning Printer Ink Cartridges

15 Comments (Add) | Friday, October 2nd, 2009 at 4:05pm

After reading my article about generic print cartridges, Teebo was moved to write to me about his experiences. He taught me a few things that even I didn’t already know… and hopefully you’re about to learn something, as well. Here is what Teebo had to say:

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1 Comment (Add) | Saturday, September 26th, 2009 at 11:12pm

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Generic Printer Cartridges, Is it Worth It?
By Pinky Mcbanon Platinum Quality Author

The battle for inkjet cartridges rages on – with printer manufacturers insisting that their cartridges are the best and only option for printing and the manufacturers of generic cartridges on the other hand, declaring that their cartridges deliver printouts of as good quality as original cartridges. If you have ever purchased an inkjet printer, and run out of ink, you must have noticed that the cost of one inkjet cartridge sold by the manufacturer of your printer can be as high as 33% of the cost of the printer itself.

Do You Want a MakerBot or RepRap 3D Printer?

1 Comment (Add) | Wednesday, July 15th, 2009 at 12:15am

If you didn’t already realize it, Gnomedex.com is currently promoting our next conference – coming up next month (August 20th – 22nd, 2009). One of the presenters is Bre Pettis, who is a “maker” extraordinaire. For the second time in the past couple of weeks, I’ve had someone from the community email me to let me know about Bre’s MakerBot.com – without knowing that (a) I know Bre, and (b) Bre is speaking at Gnomedex. Still, Christopher Benjamins explained Bre’s project to me…

HP Color LaserJet CP2020 Review

4 Comments (Add) | Monday, June 15th, 2009 at 6:49am

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I bet you didn’t think I had more than one room in my home, did you? Let’s face it – all you ever see is my office! However, I shot this video in the “hub” of my home… the kitchen/den/open area. I don’t know how to properly describe it! Anyway, that’s where my new HP Color Laser Jet CP2020 sits. Since I have computers scattered all over the house, it makes sense to have my printer in a central location.

Are Laser Printers Safe?

3 Comments (Add) | Friday, May 15th, 2009 at 3:39pm

The question, from Jamie:

I was looking at buying a new printer in the near future. At the minute I have an all in one and would never go back to a “Printer” as such. I was reading about laser printers and some people where saying they could harm a human body. Is this true, also what does a laser printer need? Ink? Cartridges? or something like that?? And would you recommend the printer you have (HP Colour LaserJet CM1312.)

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Canon Printer Software Problems

No Comments Yet (Add) | Thursday, April 23rd, 2009 at 11:17am

A fellow geek purchased a Canon printer recently and, much to his dismay, discovered that it was impossible to operate without first installing the required software. This is one of the reasons I’ve been extremely gunshy about recommending Canon’s consumer products as of late (I’ve about had it with their PowerShot digital camera series, too). He wondered if I had the same problem with a specific HP printer previously reviewed…

How Do You Save on Printing Costs?

2 Comments (Add) | Tuesday, October 7th, 2008 at 8:47pm

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Tell me if this sounds familiar: you go to print a web page, and find you’ve printed fifty pages instead of just a small part of one page. You realize you forgot to copy the text. What do you do when you want to print parts of a web page? You almost need an editor for printouts. PrintWhatYouLike allows you to have just that.

HP’s Color LaserJet CM1312

107 Comments (Add) | Saturday, May 3rd, 2008 at 4:51pm

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You guys know about my two dogs, Wicket and Pixie. I took some pictures of them recently, and printed one in about a minute flat on the new printer sitting in my office. The quality was as good as the quality of the photo itself. The big deal would be that it was printed on a color jet printer. To be exact, I used the new Color LaserJet CM1312 from HP. I’m really excited about this machine, actually. HP sent this to me to review, and I don’t think I want to send it back.

USB Switch

36 Comments (Add) | Monday, February 4th, 2008 at 10:46pm

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Ever since I first laid eyes on USB… I’ve been enamored with USB devices. I probably have no less than 20 USB devices within arm’s reach at any given time. But, what happens if you have a USB printer, but you have two computers. How can you keep that one printer connected to two computers… if there is only one USB port on the printer?

InkJet Printer Help

16 Comments (Add) | Thursday, January 3rd, 2008 at 7:05pm

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So many people get frustrated when their printer messes up, and end up just buying a new one. Here are some tips to help you keep your printer humming along in perfect shape.