Reviving A Dead Printer
A couple of days ago I thought my printer was a goner. I have a Canon Pixma MX492 and I tried to print something but I got the error message suggesting my printer wasn’t on. I assumed it was because I could see the little …
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Sharing A Printer Over Your Network
I recently wrote about setting up a basic home network. Read here: How To Set Up A Home Network If you got your network set up and working, you might want to add your printer to the network. First, you have to make sure your …
How To Print Borderless On Canon Printer w/XnView
My Uncle wanted me to print up a full-page image of this pony at the farm he works at. When I’m printing up pictures, I prefer the borderless format but Canon made borderless printing a hit-or-miss process, at least on my system. Here’s an image …
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Windows 10 Quick Tips – Uninstall Old Printer Drivers
Windows, any version, has never been known for cleanliness. Microsoft has no qualms when it comes to leaving tons of outdated and unneeded files on your system. Printer drivers are no exception to this philosophy. You might have installed a printer many years ago that …
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How To Delete A Printer In Windows 10
One of the things I come across quite often when working with clients’ machines is multiple printers listed under Devices and Printers. This occurs over time as older printers break and are replaced with new printers without removing the old printer from Windows. It won’t …
How To Align A Canon Printer
My uncle got in touch with me awhile ago. He had put ink into his printer but it wouldn’t work. In his case, he forgot to take off the protective plastic strips from the ink cartridge. But someone suggested to him that he needed his …
How To Fix Printer Not Printing
My uncle called me because he had put new ink in his printer and it wouldn’t work. So I gave him a few suggestions, and it was the first one that worked. I told him to take out the cartridges and put them in again, …
How To Set Canon Printer To Auto Off/On
I recently bought a new printer, a Canon MG2900. It has a built-in scanner and built-in wireless. When I first set up a new printer, I like to go through the available options to see what I’m dealing with. Go to Control Panel > Devices …
3D Printer: Bringing Magic To Your Fingertips
As a man who loves technology, I’m always on the lookout for new and innovative ideas. I’m also a big believer in supporting people with amazing ideas that will help technology grow for the better (especially when they are located in my state ;)). With …
How To: Set Up a Network Printer in Windows 8.1
Have you ever wanted to set up a network printer in Windows? I have and figured I would share how to do this in Microsoft Windows 8.1 since this one can be a little trickier than other Windows versions. With all new Windows they seem …
Printer Ink Putting You in the Red? This May Help
Printer Ink Costs – A perspective I don’t do a lot of printing, so much of what follows is advice gleaned from the internet that just makes sense to me. Note: All the costs related in the following paragraphs are in US Dollars. If you’ve …
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Printers: A dying breed?
There has been much conjecture of late regarding the future of desktop computers and their ultimate fate. Not surprising really considering Microsoft’s shifting emphasis toward mobile computing, and the massive deployment of smartphones and tablets in general. But modern technology and trends are impacting on …
Printers: The bane of our computing lives?
In most cases emerging technology has been a boon to our computing lives. From enhancements in communications and accessibility afforded by miniaturization and portability to the benefits of improved speeds and data storage capabilities presented by newer protocols and advancements in hardware. Everything, it appears, …
GreenCloud Printer – Save on paper and ink!
GreenCloud Printer comes to us courtesy of a French software developer called ‘Obvious Idea’ – is that not a brilliant name! And, in the case of GreenCloud Printer at least, very appropriate. GreenCloud is a virtual printer driver which provides the flexibility missing from traditional …