Okay, so I’m sure I’ve mentioned it enough already but I recently moved. It’s exciting and all of that and I felt as though I was really prepared. I labeled the boxes with specific details as to what’s inside. I felt confident that I’d be able to unpack with ease. However, now that half of my life remains in boxes until we can buy some bookshelves, I continually find myself having to search for something.
“Where’s my copy of The Hobbit?” I may wonder. Well, gee, it’s probably in one of the million boxes in the apartment that says “Books” on it.
And wouldn’t it be nice to send some photos of the new place to my parents? It sure would! That is, if I could find the USB cable that goes to my digital camera.
And you’d think I would have packed my printer ink cartridges in the same box with my printer, but to no avail, they are nowhere to be found.
You see, this is what I mean. Until everything is in it’s place I’m going to feel up in the air. And I want my USB cord dag nabit!
Now excuse me while I spend the weekend sorting through junk and hopefully finding a thing or two that’s useful.
I read a really interesting review of the HP Photosmart A826 Home Photo Center in USA Today, well, um, today. Apparently the at-home photo printer is funny shaped, which is something that might not appeal to everyone, especially those with a precise idea of what their electronics should look like.
It is easy to use, though. All you have to do is pop in your memory card and get to printing. However, it seems there are many more customizable features this time around. For instance, you can draw directly on the 7-inch preview screen, which allows you to perform basic photo editing functions without ever loading the images onto your computer. You can also use the screen to show your photos in a slideshow.
Weighing in at only 5.5 pounds, this nifty little printer costs $249. It’s a bit pricey, but may be worth it if you expect to print a lot of photos. You’ll just need to stock up on plenty of tricolor printer ink cartridges, because it tends to run through them pretty quickly.
Now, who doesn’t like homemade stuff? I mean, really? And I’m not talking about homemade crafts or anything like that. What I’m referring to is homemade technology. It has the capability of being both incredibly great and incredibly bad.
What do you think of this flatbed 3D printer? It apparently uses the parts of an HP 1360 along with a little bit of glue and duct tape. No, really, it’s pretty cool isn’t it?
What I want to know though is would regular HP 1360 printer ink cartridges work in this thing? And how is it 3D, exactly? Is the third dimension to be installed at a later date? It’s a mystery, I tell ya.
It’s that time again folks! It’s time for the printing tip of the day.
Printing a Selection
Now, this is a pretty simple tip, and you’ve probably heard it before, but if you haven’t it can be a real paper saver and can even help you save money in the long run on printer ink cartridges.
You know how sometimes you just want to print out a paragraph of text from a document or website and not a whole page? Well, you don’t have to copy and paste it into a new document or anything like that. Rather, just highlight the text or text and images you’d like to print with your mouse. Once they are highlighted, go to the print function in your browser or word processor (depending on where you’re working from). In this menu, you should see several options including options regarding what you print. You can print the whole document, just a few pages within a certain span or the selection itself. That pesky “selection” disappears when you have nothing highlighted, so a lot of people never know it exists because of that.
But you have text highlighted, so just hit Print Selection and you should be on your way to serious printer paperand printer ink cartridge savings.
Finding a printer that meet your printing demands without costing a fortune can be difficult at best. However, HP is trying their best to make this goal a reality with their latest laser printer alternative. The HP Officejet L7780 All-In-One Printer costs considerably less than a laser printer and can keep up with the large printing demands of small offices.
While this inkjet printer may not be the best choice for corporations, it is definitely a wise choice for small companies with larger than average print needs and non-corporate budgets.
Now for the specifics:
- 250-page tray with extra 600-page capacity tray.
- 50-page automatic feeder.
- Ethernet and Wi-Fi capability.
- Can printer directly from media storage devices.
- Digital filing capability for scanning.
- 2,300 sheets per printer ink cartridge.
- $400 price tag.
While the majority of the features of the L7780 are worth their wear, the photo printing function is less than desirable, with many complicated menu functions that make navigating difficult.
Overall, however, this HP Officejet is a worthy alternative to the much more expensive laser printers out there. And with such a high print yield for the printer ink cartridges, you really can’t go wrong, can you?
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