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How to Share a Printer on a Home Network with Windows 7

2009-12-31T10:21:30Z

If you have multiple PCs that are all running Windows 7, you can share a printer fairly easily between them. But what if your network also comprises older versions of Windows, or Macs? Tricky, but still possible, thanks to some great instructions from PC World's Zack Stern, who gives good step-by-step instructions on how to get various computers to work together so that printers and other peripherals can be shared. Zack's even included some helpful screen-shots to make the process even simpler.

How to Share a Printer on a Home Network with Windows 7 originally appeared on About.com Printers / Scanners on Thursday, December 31st, 2009 at 10:21:30.

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How to Fix a Printer Driver Error

2009-12-30T14:17:53Z

Getting a "printer driver" error can be one of the most frustrating of all error messages, in part because there are a lot of reasons that printer drivers can go bad. As Susanne Bullo points out in her article, How to Fix a Printer Driver Error, problems with drivers can be caused by issues with Windows registry, faulty driver files, missing resources leading to conflicts, and so on. Susanne does a good job at walking you through the steps from identifying the device causing the error to repairing drivers in Windows.

How to Fix a Printer Driver Error originally appeared on About.com Printers / Scanners on Wednesday, December 30th, 2009 at 14:17:53.

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Comparing Online Photo-Scanning Services

2009-12-29T14:02:44Z

If you've got a huge amount of photos you'd like to scan, it's often faster and easier to trust someone else to do it--otherwise, scanning photos one at a time can be a very time-consuming process. But it's not easy to compare these services, since they all have lots of different deals and requirements. This comparison chart of online photo-scanning services should help you compare pricing between some of the biggest players. Keep in mind, of course, that each may offer special discounts; and that it's not always easy to compare apples to apples between these players.

Comparing Online Photo-Scanning Services originally appeared on About.com Printers / Scanners on Tuesday, December 29th, 2009 at 14:02:44.

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A Toaster That Looks and Acts Like a Printer

2009-12-26T11:44:57Z

Are you looking for a toaster that looks and acts like a printer? Or perhaps a printer that looks and acts like a toaster? I'm not sure which this is, but it doesn't really matter--I'd love to try this toaster that looks like an inkjet printer. One-touch toasting!

A Toaster That Looks and Acts Like a Printer originally appeared on About.com Printers / Scanners on Saturday, December 26th, 2009 at 11:44:57.

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Scan and Share in the Cloud

2009-12-26T10:51:10Z

Tired of scanning and sharing documents with a USB drive or via e-mail? You don't have to anymore. Take advantage of the cloud so you can store and share documents easily with whomever you choose. Fujitsu is working with Oxygen to make that happen easily, and for free. Of course you'll need a Fujitsu ScanSnap scanner first--but if you need a scanner, the ScanSnap is a best bet. Plus Fujitsu will throw in some cool coupons depending on which one you buy.

Scan and Share in the Cloud originally appeared on About.com Printers / Scanners on Saturday, December 26th, 2009 at 10:51:10.

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Turn Your iPhone Into a Portable Scanner

2009-12-25T10:02:37Z

Got a document you need to scan and e-mail, but have no access to a scanner? No problem--if you have an iPhone, and the Scanner Pro iPhone app, you're in business. Scanner Pro lets you scan and send documents, or upload them to online file-storage sites like Dropbox, MobileMe iDisk, or other WebDAV-enabled servers.� The app also facilitates the transfer of documents to a computer via Wi-Fi. Read more about the Scanner Pro App at PC World or at MacWorld's App Guide.

Turn Your iPhone Into a Portable Scanner originally appeared on About.com Printers / Scanners on Friday, December 25th, 2009 at 10:02:37.

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Zink: The Next Generation of Portable Photo Printers?

2009-12-22T18:08:53Z

Remember the Polaroid PoGo portable photo printer? And not long after that, Dell's Wasabi? Both made use of a no-ink technology called ZINK (from "zero ink"), a specially prepared photo paper rather than a separate ink cartridge. That allowed the printers to stay small, but it also limited the size of prints (the PoGo could only print sticky-backed 2x3-inch photos, for example). ZINK announced that its new generation of technology will allow pictures that are 3x4-inches and 4x6-inches; the smaller for portable printers, the larger to compete with dedicated photo printers that use ink. The latter will be a challenge, as there are plenty of top-notch dedicated photo printers available. But I look forward to some great competition!

Zink: The Next Generation of Portable Photo Printers? originally appeared on About.com Printers / Scanners on Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009 at 18:08:53.

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Best Bet for Scanning Slides: Let Someone Else Do It

2009-12-21T17:09:08Z

One reader recently wrote with a not-unusual situation:�

I've been searching for a product or way to convert 35MM slides for my 85 year old father. I've tried the converter that looks like a view master but this has proved to be a very tedious and inefficient method. I really don't want to spend every waking hour till I'm 85 converting the mountains of slides he has amassed over the years.

The easy answer is, let someone else do it. Someone like ScanMyPhotos, which will take your slides (or negatives, or prints) and convert them to digital form. Then they'll send you a CD with the photos (or a photo book). And you'll send them money. How much? Depends in part on the slides; 2000 dpi scans start at $0.49 per slide up to $1.49 per scan at 4000 dpi. So if Dad has amassed 500 slides and 2000 dpi is adequate (it should be), you're looking at $245. Not cheap, granted; but your time is worth something, and scanning 500 slides one at a time is going to take a lot of it. I'd like to hear from anyone who's used an online photo or slide-scanning service. Which one did you use? How pleased were you with the results? And what did it cost?

Best Bet for Scanning Slides: Let Someone Else Do It originally appeared on About.com Printers / Scanners on Monday, December 21st, 2009 at 17:09:08.

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All-in-One Printer / HP Laptop For Free--Still Time to Win!

2009-12-20T11:07:47Z

Like to get a brand-new HP all-in-one printer for free? How about a new laptop? Wouldn't we all! But you still can, thanks to a promotion from Staples that will give lucky winners not only a printer but an HP laptop as well. It's part of their Daily Tech Giveaway Sweepstakes, and it goes through December 25. Nothing to lose, and a thousand dollars worth of equipment to win.

All-in-One Printer / HP Laptop For Free--Still Time to Win! originally appeared on About.com Printers / Scanners on Sunday, December 20th, 2009 at 11:07:47.

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Save Big on the Canon Pixma iP100 Mobile Photo Printer

2009-12-20T10:12:58Z

There are some great deals online for the Canon Pixma iP100 Mobile Photo Printer, with prices as low as $178 with free shipping (it regularly retails for almost $250). The iP100 isn't just for photos, either; it can print color or monochrome documents as well. It also offers IrDA and PictBridge support so you can print directly from cameras and cell phones. At 12.7 x 2.4 x 7.2 inches it's small en0ugh to bring with you. Compatible with Windows and Macs. Great deal of the day!

Save Big on the Canon Pixma iP100 Mobile Photo Printer originally appeared on About.com Printers / Scanners on Sunday, December 20th, 2009 at 10:12:58.

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