On Wed, 05 Feb 2014 12:56:44 -0500, wrote:

On Wed, 05 Feb 2014 11:07:40 -0500, Poco Loco
wrote:

I believe you. My old HP DeskJet 895 Cxi just keeps on chuggin'. Now Costco will reload the
cartridge while you wait for about $7. I didn't see that sign until after I put the new printer on
my wish list. But, I like the extra capabilities of the Samsung.

The operative word is "old". The new ones use a cartridge with a chip
that keeps you from refilling them. If the chip says it is empty,
putting more ink in it will not get it to say full again.
Ink jets are a scam. They give away the printer and make their money
on the ink. Like everything else, 3d parties are trying to take a bite
out of that model tho.

I just prefer a laser. The prints are water proof, you can make
"foils" and they end up cheaper in the long run if you print a lot.

I was reading a forum about the Samsung laser printer. The folks were saying that when the printer
says the toner is running out to put in a new cartridge, crank up the printer, and then put the old
cartridge back in. This fooled the printer into thinking it was full again. Then they'd run with the
old cartridge until print quality went to hell.

On Wed, 05 Feb 2014 09:01:53 -0500, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:

There were over 30 "important" updates to
download and install, a process that took about half an hour.

All I was doing was looking for a picture that was on it for a project I
am working on.

===

You can fix that by changing the update settings:


Control Panel\System and Security\Windows Update\Change settings\Check
for updates but let me choose when to install them

On 2/5/2014 6:13 PM, Wayne.B wrote:
On Wed, 05 Feb 2014 09:01:53 -0500, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:

There were over 30 "important" updates to
download and install, a process that took about half an hour.

All I was doing was looking for a picture that was on it for a project I
am working on.

===

You can fix that by changing the update settings:


Control Panel\System and Security\Windows Update\Change settings\Check
for updates but let me choose when to install them



That's how I have it set up. When I fired it up a notification came up
telling me there were 30+ "important" Windows updates and asked me what
I wanted to do with them. Since I hadn't used it for almost 4 months I
installed them all.

Oh ... then after that was done, Java wanted to update also.
Then the Adobe Viewer wanted to update.
Then the AVG anti-virus wanted to update.

Just took a little time to update and install them all, that's all.

On 2/5/14, 6:54 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 2/5/2014 6:13 PM, Wayne.B wrote:
On Wed, 05 Feb 2014 09:01:53 -0500, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:

There were over 30 "important" updates to
download and install, a process that took about half an hour.

All I was doing was looking for a picture that was on it for a project I
am working on.

===

You can fix that by changing the update settings:


Control Panel\System and Security\Windows Update\Change settings\Check
for updates but let me choose when to install them



That's how I have it set up. When I fired it up a notification came up
telling me there were 30+ "important" Windows updates and asked me what
I wanted to do with them. Since I hadn't used it for almost 4 months I
installed them all.

Oh ... then after that was done, Java wanted to update also.
Then the Adobe Viewer wanted to update.
Then the AVG anti-virus wanted to update.

Just took a little time to update and install them all, that's all.



Hmm. I unpacked my new iMac earlier today, had it restore what I wanted
from a Time Machine backup, and then went to lunch. Got back an hour
later, the new machine was up and running, and indicated I had updates
waiting on three programs.

On 2/5/2014 10:44 AM, True North wrote:
On Wednesday, February 5, 2014 10:07:11 AM UTC-4, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 2/5/2014 8:54 AM, Poco Loco wrote:

On Wed, 05 Feb 2014 01:15:15 -0500, wrote:



On Tue, 04 Feb 2014 13:20:57 -0500, Poco Loco

wrote:





I've had companies want a fax of my military ID card. They wouldn't take a jpg. So I had to trudge

down to UPS to get the fax sent. Only $1, but a pain in the butt. An excuse for a motorcycle ride

though.



You can fax from your computer if it still has a modem in it. I

haven't seen a built in modem that did not have fax capabilities since

the 486 days.

The problem is POTS modems are starting to disappear in newer

machines.

XP has fax support in the basic load but it is a bit clunky to use.



I still have a W98 machine on my scanner that can fax.





I suppose I'd have to have a scanner though. I don't. My wife has a little portable she uses for her

scrapbooking, but I don't think my ID card would fold enough to get through the thing.







I bought an inexpensive scanner a year ago. It's an Epson V330 and was

$99. I choose it because in addition to doing up to 8.5" x 11" photos

or documents, it also will do film negatives and 35mm slides. My

sister and I were putting together an album of digital images taken from

the slides that my parents had, dating back to the 1950's.



It does a pretty decent job.

I did the same thing a few years ago.
I went a bit more expensive and bought the Canon Canoscan 8800F.
I was disappointed in the quality of my old 35mm slides from the early 80's.
I remembered them as pretty good projected on a wall, but the Canon picked up every little imperfection.
I believe I had paid about $280.00 at COSTCO for the flatbed scanner.

Is your I key sticking Donnie?

Aye aye, swabbie.

On 2/5/2014 6:54 PM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 2/5/2014 6:13 PM, Wayne.B wrote:
On Wed, 05 Feb 2014 09:01:53 -0500, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:

There were over 30 "important" updates to
download and install, a process that took about half an hour.

All I was doing was looking for a picture that was on it for a project I
am working on.

===

You can fix that by changing the update settings:


Control Panel\System and Security\Windows Update\Change settings\Check
for updates but let me choose when to install them



That's how I have it set up. When I fired it up a notification came up
telling me there were 30+ "important" Windows updates and asked me what
I wanted to do with them. Since I hadn't used it for almost 4 months I
installed them all.

Oh ... then after that was done, Java wanted to update also.
Then the Adobe Viewer wanted to update.
Then the AVG anti-virus wanted to update.

Just took a little time to update and install them all, that's all.



You guys seem to forget, PC's are under much more constant attack than
Mac, as one friend put it, "it's based on market share, when it comes to
writing viruses and Mac, who cares?" ... My Win 7 updates at night
when it backs up, I never see it...

On Wed, 05 Feb 2014 20:12:10 -0500, KC wrote:

You guys seem to forget, PC's are under much more constant attack than
Mac, as one friend put it, "it's based on market share, when it comes to
writing viruses and Mac, who cares?" ... My Win 7 updates at night
when it backs up, I never see it...

===

There was an interesting story on the news the other night about
someone who took a brand new Mac to the site of the winter Olympics.
Within an hour it became infected with a virus. The Russian hackers
have set up in full force.

Wayne.B wrote:
On Wed, 05 Feb 2014 20:12:10 -0500, KC wrote:

You guys seem to forget, PC's are under much more constant attack than
Mac, as one friend put it, "it's based on market share, when it comes to
writing viruses and Mac, who cares?" ... My Win 7 updates at night
when it backs up, I never see it...

===

There was an interesting story on the news the other night about
someone who took a brand new Mac to the site of the winter Olympics.
Within an hour it became infected with a virus. The Russian hackers
have set up in full force.

The paper here had an article that everything was hacked within a couple
minutes of being used. I think CBS had a couple PC's and phones just for
the testing of security and both were attacked for info within minutes of
going online. We need a counter attack program. Follows the links to the
attacking system and loots all values from the heir system.

wrote:
On Wed, 05 Feb 2014 13:20:26 -0600, Califbill
wrote:

wrote:
On Wed, 05 Feb 2014 09:58:40 -0500, Poco Loco
wrote:

The new printer I got for Christmas does printing, copying, scanning and
faxing. I should be in good
shape. All we ever do is black and white. If we need a photo or color,
we send it to Costco. There
it's done in an hour or so. Haven't tried the WalMart service yet, but
will give it a shot as it's
much closer, and I can pick up some ammo if I need it !!

I do mine at CVS but there are lots of places that will sell you Kodak
prints for 29 cents or less a shot. I use the cheaper "one hour"
service but I drop them off on the way to the grocery store (in the
same parking lot) and they are always done by the time I get my
groceries.

It was not even worth keeping a color printer fed and buying photo
paper for that price. I gave mine away when the ink ran out.

I send the pictures to costco on line and we pick up whenever we get there.
I think the only color printing I do now is for pictures on the back of
the Christmas letter. Normally have to buy new ink cartridge after a year.
Everything else I print in grey tones. Lad lots of that is fast draft
mode.

My wife still likes photo albums so I end up getting prints. CVS is
easy and a quarter a print isn't bad. Certainly not worth driving very
far to save another nickel. I am at the store a few times a week
anyway. There is a Walgreens in the same parking lot if I get mad at
them.

We are not that far from a Costco. Wife normally fills her gas tank there.
Is cheapest gas around here. I think it is now $0.09 a print. We
actually do not print that many hard copies anymore. Rarely look at the
old albums.