One thing that minimizes drying up. Turn the printer off when not in use.
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Typo Boy - Oct 12, 2008 7:56:20 am PDT #7833 of 25501
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
omnis_audis - Oct 12, 2008 8:13:02 am PDT #7834 of 25501
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
I'm in the same boat as Connie. Looking for a printer for once-in-a-while printing. I'm thinking about a low price HP or brother laser printer. About $100. Laser printer ink doesn't seem to dry out like inkjet does.
One thing that minimizes drying up. Turn the printer off when not in use.
good to know. I do usually anyhow, just to save electricity. But yet another reason to.
Connie Neil - Oct 12, 2008 9:06:06 am PDT #7835 of 25501
brillig
Hubby's wondering if storing an ink cartridge in a ziplock in the fridge would extend its life.
omnis_audis - Oct 12, 2008 9:48:52 am PDT #7836 of 25501
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
I wonder if the fridge would cause clumping or something. Ziplock might work. Dunno.
§ ita § - Oct 12, 2008 2:00:14 pm PDT #7837 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Thanks, amy. I'll give it a shot.
sarameg - Oct 13, 2008 3:57:27 pm PDT #7838 of 25501
OK, my vcr is dying. I just use it to record stuff (programmed by me) when there is a time conflict. I don't need to save anything for posterity and don't usually have more than a couple shows in backlog. I don't want a subscription service. What are my options that are pretty much plug-it-in and no mucking and cheap enough that just buying another-soon-to-be-obsolete vcr is dumb? I do enough mucking for work.
eta: I'm being dragged screaming into this century, I swear.
Theodosia - Oct 13, 2008 4:08:38 pm PDT #7839 of 25501
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
TiVos have gotten ridiculously cheap -- still subscription, but they pay for themselves in making life easier! There was one at Best Buy the other day for $169 IIRC.
I also have an HP Media Center PC that comes with a TV/Cable tuner and software with "TiVo"-like functionality and it's a good backup (it also lets me burn the episodes to DVD so I can watch them on the big screen downstairs).
Most cable services will now supply you with a cable box/DVR for not much extra cost.
tiggy - Oct 13, 2008 5:02:02 pm PDT #7840 of 25501
I do believe in killing the messenger, you know why? Because it sends a message. ~ Damon Salvatore
i'm attempting to burn some dvds and the files i'm using are about 500MB at the most. however, when i get to the part where it tells me how much available space there is, it's telling me one file is, like, 6GB. any ideas?
i'm using Ulead because i can't seem to find my Nero cd anywhere. argh!
sarameg - Oct 13, 2008 5:54:45 pm PDT #7841 of 25501
I maybe have to tape something once or twice a week, so subscription is more $$ than it is worth.
Gris - Oct 13, 2008 6:05:31 pm PDT #7842 of 25501
Hey. New board.
sarameg, you can get DVD recorders that can use rewritable discs. They're not super-expensive ($100 - $200 range) and work basically like VCRs with better quality, and you can also replace your DVD player with it. They should have them at any Best Buy / Wal-Mart / Circuit City type of place, or even cheaper online.
An example: [link]