Category: Printer Tips
Firmware Updates and Remanufactured Ink Jet Cartridges
WARNING! Firmware Updates Related to Using Remanufactured Ink Cartridges in Your Printer When it comes to firmware, updating to the latest version can sometimes make things worse. This is most common in the printer industry, where firmware is used to limit the use of third party ink cartridges. However, if you use third party or […]
Save on Ink and Toner with These 5 Simple Tricks
It’s about the most expensive liquid on the planet. Gold, oil, and even human blood cost less by volume than printer ink, so here’s how to squeeze every drop out of each cartridge. In a 2007 study commissioned by Epson and undertaken by research company TUV Rheinland, it was found that many models of printers […]
How many pages will I print from my Ink Jet Cartridge?
We get this question all the time at Ink & Toner Solutions. It’s extremely frustrating for the consumer to buy an ink cartridge and not have any information as to what they are getting in terms of how many prints they can expect to get from it. Unfortunately that is exactly what the consumer encounters […]
Top 7 Ideas On How You Can Go Paperless In Your Office
As promised in my last post “The Day The Printer Died” I said I would give you some ideas on how you can start to go paperless in your office. It really is a great time to go paperless whether you are working out of your home office or have a small to medium sized […]
Resetting “Toner Life End” Error Message on Brother Printers
If you own a Brother MFC-7420N or MFC-7820N you have in all likelihood seen the message “Toner Life End” after installing a new toner cartridge. This message makes no sense at all for the simple reason that the toner cartridge you just put in is new so how can it be at it’s life’s end? […]
Saving Money on Printing Costs
If you own a business then you are well aware of how much printing can cost. At a claimed $4,731 per gallon, printer ink is more expensive than vintage Champagne, rare whiskey or Russian caviar so saving money on printing costs has become an issue that has to be dealt with. This has been a […]
What Is Cloud Printing?
Most people know that you can store and retrieve documents from the cloud, but did you know you can have your documents printed via the cloud, also? Thanks to the increased functionality of smartphones, tablets and other mobile devices, these devices have managed to become an important tool for business users. The ability to print […]
Can My Ink Jet Cartridge Dry Out?
Question – What if I neglect my ink jet printer for long periods, will it affect the print quality? The simple answer is – Not using your inkjet printer for long periods WILL cause the ink in your cartridge to dry out, first affecting the print quality and eventually rendering the cartridge useless. Most of us are […]
How Do I Fix a Paper Jam?
We all own printers and we all have run across the annoying paper jam that always seems to happen at the worst possible time. So how do you fix the jam and what in the heck causes paper to jam? In this post we are going to look at those questions and try to […]
What’s the Best Portable Photo Printer
Have you ever wished you could take a picture with your camera and turn it into a 4 X 6 photo right on the spot? Well now you can, it’s just a matter of choosing the right Portable Photo Printer to meet your needs and your budget. There’s just nothing like taking a photo at […]
