Category: Printers
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Disabling Cartridge Protection On HP Printers That Use the 61/62 and 63 Cartridges
When trying to use remanufactured ink cartridges with HP 61/62/63 Cartridges, the best solution is to disable Cartridge Protection. If you later wish to verify that a cartridge labeled as a Genuine HP product is actually genuine, you can always re-enable the feature, though I really don’t understand why HP has this feature on their printers. I believe […]
The Day The Printer Died!
Can you imagine a day when we no longer have to cut down millions of trees a year so we can produce paper for printing? In my humble opinion that day will come. Back in the late 80’s and early 90s there was a lot of talk about the “paperless office”. The personnel computer was […]
How to set up a wireless printer
The popularity of wireless printers has greatly increased over the last few years, mostly due to the fact that printers are easy to share and can reside just about anywhere you wish. With the number of mobile devices out there like tablets and smartphones, you now have the power to printer from nearly anywhere, as […]
Is a Printer-Less Office a Possiblity?
I just read a short article in a trade magazine I get, The Recycler, asking the question is a printer-less office a possibility? Back in 1985 when I owned my first business and we bought our first computer and a printer to go with it I heard this same statement. The company that sold us […]
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 […]
What Is 3D Printing Any Ways?
What if there was a technological device that, when connected to your computer, could actually print out solid objects? If it sounds like something out of Star Trek – guess again! Although we’re not quite to the level of “Beam me up, Scottie!”, 3D printing is still very much a reality, and has the potential […]
What is Toner?
So what is toner? We get asked that all the time. First off let’s make sure we are all talking about the right kind of toner, what we are not talking about is the cosmetic toner, you know that lotion or wash designed to cleanse the skin and shrink the appearance of pores. No, the […]
What is the Quality of refilled Ink and Toner Cartridges?
Is the quality of the remanufactured ink and toner printer cartridges being sold out there as good as the OEM (original equipment manufactures) cartridges? That’s kind of like asking if the quality of aftermarket automobile parts are as good as the OEM part. The answer in both cases is it really depends on the manufacturing […]
WILL USING REFILLED INK OR TONER VOID A WARRANTY?
Who has not heard the statement “I was told not to use refilled or remanufactured printer cartridges in my printer because it will void my warranty”. Well, we are here to tell you that is a big fat lie!!
Brother Drums
One question we get a lot in our store is “Why do I have a “Drum Near End” error coming up on my Brother printer?” The drum is the part many printers that applies the toner to the paper, so it plays a very important part in the printing process. This error comes up whenever […]
