If you’ve been suffering from smears and blotches on your printouts, Fixing Printing Smears and Blotches, from AllBusiness.com, just might help you fix the problem before you decide to shelve that printer of yours and shell out money for a new one:
“When you begin seeing smears or blotches on your printouts, start diagnosing the problem […]
Children today often need a good personal computer for homework assignments, but how is a parent to choose? 5 things to look for in a student’s budget printer under $150, tells you how to choose a good budget computer for students under $150.
What you should focus on:
1. Color or black & white.
2. Resolution
3. Ink […]
PCWorld has a helpful primer on portable printers that will be useful for anyone wanting to buy themselves a printer of the transportable variety:
‘The digital realm is great; but some things just need to be put on paper to seem legitimate. With a lightweight portable printer, you can print contracts for clients or photos for […]
PC World asks the question of Should You Buy a Multifunction Printer for Photos? and writes -
‘Inkjet multifunction printers are making a serious run at printing photos. In years past, manufacturers pushing similar devices have seemed unsure whether the MFPs were a better fit for the home or the office, but new multifunctions are positioned […]
Outback Photo has a great tutorial on Printer Test Strips which help get the best results when printing you digital images:
ongly recommend that you learn to properly profile your monitor and to use profiles for your printer and papers. Profiles will make the process much easier to get good prints; the monitor can […]
About.com has a helpful article on Choosing the Right Printer where they give a series of tips on how to choose a printer.
‘Printers are an essential peripheral for many of us. Whether we’re using them for printing reports and other documents, publishing newsletters or just printing photos, they’ve become a standard part of a home […]
PC Magazine writes: ‘In the item “Printing in Black”, we mentioned that most ink jets can’t use their black ink on glossy paper. One reader insisted that no printer he has seen has to mix colors to print black, except for three-color printers that don’t have black ink. We thought it would be useful to […]
‘It’s no secret: price sells. If you go to the computer store and see a generic no-name product sitting right next to a full-price retail product, you’re faced with a dilemma. Do you save money on the generic product, hoping that performance or compatibility problems won’t be too severe? Or do you make the safe […]
‘We’ve all seen the commercials that suggest asking your doctor whether a certain prescription is right for you. Wouldn’t it be nice if we always had someone to consult when making important decisions who could help us determine the right path for us? Choosing a printer is important to your enjoyment […]
‘Five simple steps to prevent an ink-jet meltdown.
Repairing an ink-jet printer can be a messy job. Ink usually squirts everywhere. The ink can not only stain clothing, but damage connectors on the printhead and carriage assemblies. Before you attempt to troubleshoot your printer, get out latex gloves, a black shirt, and newspaper. I recommend keeping […]