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Peter's Printers / Scanners Blog March 2005 Archive

By Peter Piazza, About.com Guide to Printers / Scanners

Apple Printing Tip

Thursday March 31, 2005
Apple has a number of interesting printing tips on their site, including this one, which explains how you can print files from the desktop, or a Finder window without a ... Read More

Return Those Rebate Slips

Wednesday March 30, 2005
I was recently given a brand new laptop computer, a wonderful little device. One of the reasons that my relatives were able to afford the laptop was because it came ... Read More

HP Sues Ink Cartridge Refillers

Tuesday March 29, 2005
The war between the printer manufacturers and third-party companies (i.e. not printer manufacturers) goes on. HP has sued two companies that sell refilled ink cartridges in Madison, WI, claiming that ... Read More

Review: HP Officejet 4215 All-In-One

Monday March 28, 2005
Jason Joyce, the Guide for Computer Peripherals, has written a review of the HP OfficeJet 4215 All-In-One, a compact multifunction which gets four stars and compliments for its print speed ... Read More

The Real Cost of Printing

Friday March 25, 2005
Some articles don't go out of date. Back in April of 2003, UK Web site ComputerWeekly.com posted an article on the TCO (total cost of operation) of desktop printers. ... Read More

Do You Have To Buy Paper To Match Your Printer?

Thursday March 24, 2005
The other day, I got an email from a reader who wanted to know if it was safe to buy paper for her printer that did not come directly from ... Read More

Five of the Big Ones

Monday March 21, 2005
Network Computing has published a review of five high-end multifunction printers. These are the kind of machines that are found in corporate hallways and IT departments -- you know, the ... Read More

Keeping Printed Data Safe

Sunday March 20, 2005
Office Solutions & Office Dealer has, in its latest issue, a very interesting article for office managers on how to maintain the security of your multifunction device. This can ... Read More

All-in-One or Just One?

Friday March 18, 2005
Are you an "all-in-one device" person or a "separate printer and separate scanner" person? It all depends on what you want -- and how you feel. On the one ... Read More

USB Switches Help With Printers

Tuesday March 15, 2005
I was wandering around Staples the other afternoon, and noticed the Belkin 2x1 USB Peripheral Switch and the 4x1 USB Peripheral Switch, and thought I'd bring them to general attention. ... Read More

ePrint IV Adds Utility

Tuesday March 15, 2005
The Seattle Times has reviewed an interesting utility called ePrint IV from Lead Technologies. According to the article, ePrint enhances your printer drive by enabling your printer to add watermarks ... Read More

World's Lightest Scanner?

Friday March 11, 2005
CeBIT (the trade show at which all the vendors show their latest neat gadgets) is underway, and one of the gadgets shown is the Docupen R700, touted as the "world's ... Read More

How to Print a Selected Portion of a PDF File

Friday March 11, 2005
Graphics Software Guide Sue Chastain has printed an easy-to-follow "how to" article that shows, step by step, how to select a portion of a PDF file and print it out. ... Read More

Top 5 Laser All-In-Ones

Thursday March 10, 2005
While inkjet all-in-ones (printing, scanning, copying, and occasionally faxing) are now popular personal and office devices, some people might prefer the precision and speed of lasers. There are a good ... Read More

Print Problem Solved

Wednesday March 9, 2005
A letter to a personal technology column in the St. Paul Pioneer Press tells about problems printing to an all-in-one. The answer could be in print spooling: St. Paul Pioneer ... Read More

Finding A Driver -- Part 2

Friday March 4, 2005
Okay, you've checked under the mattress, and in that pile of old papers in the attic, and you still can't find the disk that has your printer driver. This can ... Read More

Workarounds For Mac OS X

Wednesday March 2, 2005
A Web site called MacFixIt has printed up some workarounds to printer problems that sometimes occur with Mac OS X. As a lifelong PC person, I have no way of ... Read More

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