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le nubian - Sep 10, 2008 8:23:39 am PDT #7625 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

thank you for explaining that image. I had no idea WTF that was.


sj - Sep 10, 2008 10:48:36 am PDT #7626 of 25501
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."

Does anyone here have a Blackberry Curve? If so, do you like it, and does it have any trouble loading websites that have a lot of data on them?


Rob - Sep 10, 2008 3:29:43 pm PDT #7627 of 25501

Assuming FCS is Final Cut Studio, the only thing to watch out for about the archive install is that there's many gigabytes of data files that FCS installs in /System/Library/Application Support or thereabouts. If you are tight on space, you might need to delete that from the Previous System Folder before doing the FCS install.


Jessica - Sep 10, 2008 3:33:16 pm PDT #7628 of 25501
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

Thanks Rob, I'll look out for that. Would the same apply to an upgrade? We're running an older version of Studio now.


DCJensen - Sep 10, 2008 3:45:08 pm PDT #7629 of 25501
All is well that ends in pizza.

thank you for explaining that image. I had no idea WTF that was.

Generally if you click on a Google image, it gives you a good idea.


omnis_audis - Sep 10, 2008 4:39:26 pm PDT #7630 of 25501
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir

Hive question. So, I am looking at replacing my printer (as the old HP LaserJet4 boat anchor was left in CA). I rarely print. The most of what I print is one or two checks a month. But there are enough times when I want to print something that I am kick myself for not having one.

That said, I was leaning towards a cheap $100ish Brother laser printer. I got one for my old job, and the reduced toner thing it came with lasted well over a year, which means if I got it for home, I'd never have to buy a new toner thing.

But I've been looking at the scanner/copier printers. HP has one in that $120ish range. But it's inkjet. I was told (I dunno how long ago) that if you hardly print, the inkjet will dry up and have no shelf life for you. Is that still true?

Anyhow, the HP printer is the HP - Photosmart Multifunction Printer/ Copier/ Scanner Model: C4480

The Brother is the HL-2040.

This is for a Mac.

Thoughts? Opinions?

Thanks.


le nubian - Sep 10, 2008 4:41:26 pm PDT #7631 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

I had a compaq inkjet and the ink indeed did dry up. I didn't use it a lot. You have an N of 1 for this.


Deena - Sep 10, 2008 5:16:36 pm PDT #7632 of 25501
How are you me? You need to stop that. Only I can be me. ~Kara

I have a Brother inkjet that I've used once a month, at most, and have had for about 6 months, and I've had no trouble with it. It prints beautifully and I haven't had any difficulty with the ink smearing or anything. It's the multi whatsis, Brother MFC-240C (scanner, copier, fax, printer) and it was on clearance for $100.00.

Omnis, do you use magnetic ink for your check printing? Versa Check (gp7.com) gives a printer with the purchase of magnetic ink and check blanks. The lowest end one is a bit of a pain in that the paper wiggles a bit, but it's working acceptably well for a free printer.


sarameg - Sep 10, 2008 5:24:45 pm PDT #7633 of 25501

I've killed multiple inkjet printers through lack of use. Have one in my closet now and one barely working on the table.

I should really get a laser one.


Sean K - Sep 10, 2008 7:55:06 pm PDT #7634 of 25501
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty

I've been happy with my Brother MFC 440.