My HPs start telling me the ink wells are almost empty quite a while before they actually begin printing funny. I think it's to give you time to order the replacement. They don't realize I was in the Boy Scouts. Russ Hoyt Hoyt's TV Exeter, NH ----- Original Message ----- From: "Damon" <damoneb@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, August 21, 2005 9:13 AM Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Printing Envelopes > That was a wise thing to do....checking on cartridge prices. > I had to buy a new printer after my cat attacked my not too old (2 > 1/2year) > HP 7660 Photosmart printer. It used only 1/2 of the color cartridge, then > it > started saying I needed to replace it due to a malfunction. > And I FORGOT I had bought a contract on it...until Best Buy sent a renewal > letter...that got me looking for the contract. > A week later, the printer comes back, we check it ON SITE...still bad. > Sent back, another week later, it's a "No Fix" > > Went looking at the printers....and as luck was on my side, the HP sales > Rep > was there. He directed me towards the HP PSC 1610 -Prints, scans, copies, > and reads my CF memory cards....my old one didn't scan or copy.....Woo > Hoo! > Now I have more desk space, and I ACTUALLY USE the scanner now. The > document > OCR software "Integrated" into HP's software is "wunnerful, just > wunnerful" > > Thanks Sport, you 14 pound "cannon-ball style" printer-assaulting > cat....just under the expiration date too. > Now here's a dilemma....instead of 1 cat "getting excited" when the > printer > prints, 3 now have taken an interest in it....new noises, new speeds, > bigger > top to land on....... > I re-upped my new printer with a $30 3-year contract too.....can't beat > it. > Go ahead cats...pop a woodie on the "new toy"....I'm covered. > > Damon B > Telrad Electronics > Fort Wayne IN > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tel-Tek Electronics" <teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Sunday, August 21, 2005 7:16 AM > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Printing Envelopes > > >> Well....just got tired of replacing Print Cartridges. >> Actually Staples had a 6 in 1 Inkjet printer in their flyer for $99 after >> rebates. >> I phone and he said he had 2 in stock, one on the shelf, and one in > the >> warehouse. >> I always ask allot of questions when I buy stuff. >> >> As I was ready to check out, he asked me, do you want to buy a Black Ink >> Cartridge. I asked him, doesn't it come with one. Sure he said, but only > has >> 30% yield. New "black" cartridge $49. >> So...I told him...forget it....I already have enough printers with empty > ink >> cartridges, why would I buy another one. >> >> So...since I use it for Invoices, and only Black print, I asked the next >> obvious question. How much for your cheapest Laser Printer. >> Had the Brother HL-2040 on for $99 after all rebates. >> Supposed to be good for 2500 pages. So with a 1 year Warranty, and an > extra >> 1 year extended Warranty for $9.95, I will make sure that in the 23rd > month, >> there will be a problem. >> >> Brother has screwed me 3 times now, one on a Fax/Scanner/Printer that was >> known to have bad Print Heads, they extended the Warranty for 3 months, > mine >> went after 18 months. Said they would allow me $20 credit on a new >> Brother > 4 >> in 1. I told her, Why would I buy another Brother Product, send me the > $20, >> and I'll go buy an Epson.;-) >> >> So this Laser printer is another Brother Product, but won't feel too > bad >> doing some fancy footwork in the 23rd month. >> >> -Ed- >> >> >> Tel-Tek Electronics >> Ontario-Canada >> >> teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Al Gutz" <alg@xxxxxxxxxxx> >> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> Sent: Saturday, August 20, 2005 10:21 PM >> Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Printing Envelopes >> >> >> > Just learned that things must be going very well over in your world. >> > Last week a new laptop and now a new laser printer. You are moving >> > right >> > up there with the better people. >> > >> > Al G >> > >> > Tel-Tek Electronics wrote: >> >> Ok...Paul and all...got it working....Prints OK, but crinkles my >> >> Envelopes a >> >> bit, but I will figure it out. >> >> >> >> Thanks All. >> >> Hope someone else learned something. >> >> >> >> -Ed- >> >> Tel-Tek Electronics >> >> Ontario-Canada >> >> >> >> teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> >> From: "Paul Westcott" <westcott@xxxxxxx> >> >> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> >> Sent: Saturday, August 20, 2005 7:57 PM >> >> Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Printing Envelopes >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>Ed, >> >>>Microsoft word will make envelopes for you. >> >>>Open Word, click on file,new,letter and faxes, then envelope wizard. >> >>>Paul Westcott >> >>>Kingsway Electronics >> >>>Sudbury,Ontario >> >>>Canada >> >>>westcott@xxxxxxx >> >>>----- Original Message ----- >> >>>From: "Ed Gaidies" <teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx> >> >>>To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> >>>Sent: Saturday, August 20, 2005 6:22 PM >> >>>Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Printing Envelopes >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>>>Any time I tried that in the past, always put the address on top of >> >>>>the envelope. There must be a Template for this. I'll check Microsoft >> >>>>Word. >> >>>> >> >>>>-Ed- >> >>>>Tel-Tek Electronics >> >>>>Ontario-Canada >> >>>>teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx >> >>>> >> >>>>teltek@xxxxxxxxx >> >>>> >> >>>>"Learn from past mistakes.Or you are bound to repeat them" >> >>>> >> >>>>On Aug 20, 2005, at 3:13 PM, Hoyt's TV wrote: >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>>>Just choose envelopes and type in what you want. >> >>>>> >> >>>>>Russ Hoyt >> >>>>>Hoyt's TV >> >>>>>Exeter, NH >> >>>>> >> >>>>> >> >>>>>----- Original Message ----- >> >>>>>From: "Tel-Tek Electronics" <teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx> >> >>>>>To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> >>>>>Sent: Saturday, August 20, 2005 1:12 PM >> >>>>>Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Printing Envelopes >> >>>>> >> >>>>> >> >>>>> >> >>>>> >> >>>>>>Al; >> >>>>>>I'm not writing a letter, just want to print an address on a >> >>>>>>Business size >> >>>>>>Envelope. >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>>-Ed- >> >>>>>>Tel-Tek Electronics >> >>>>>>Ontario-Canada >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>>teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx >> >>>>>>----- Original Message ----- >> >>>>>>From: "AL LEATHERMAN" <alleathe@xxxxxxxxxxx> >> >>>>>>To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> >>>>>>Sent: Saturday, August 20, 2005 1:05 PM >> >>>>>>Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Printing Envelopes >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>>>I use word.Its easy if your letter had the proper form,just >> >>>>>>>prints the >> >>>>>>>return address on my envelope .You can use tools and >> >>>>>>>envelopes,and type >> >>>>>>> >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>>the >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>>>address,works on my Lexmark. >> >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>Al Leatherman >> >>>>>>>224 RT. 46 >> >>>>>>>Mine Hill, NJ 07803 >> >>>>>>>973-361-5796 >> >>>>>>>WWW.ALS-TV.NET >> >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>----- Original Message ----- >> >>>>>>>From: "Tel-Tek Electronics" <teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx> >> >>>>>>>To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> >>>>>>>Sent: Saturday, August 20, 2005 12:42 PM >> >>>>>>>Subject: [TechAssist] Printing Envelopes >> >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>This is not a Tech problem, but being the weekend decided to >> >>>>>>>>post here, >> >>>>>>>>since some may have run into this. >> >>>>>>>>I went out and bought a Brother Laser Printer yesterday, HL-2040 >> >>>>>>>>for >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>>$100 >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>Canadian. >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>Worked great for what I need for printing Invoices, pdf >> >>>>>>>>circuits, etc. >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>Now...does anyone know the steps of Printing envelopes, do I >> >>>>>>>>need to >> >>>>>>>>use >> >>>>>>>>Microsoft Word, or some other software to address an envelope. >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>This Printer has the tray and a Manual feed, so I thought it >> >>>>>>>>would be >> >>>>>>>>easier to just send an envelope through the printer, than print > the >> >>>>>>>>address to a sheet of paper, cut out the address and tape it on > the >> >>>>>>>>envelope. >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>Anyone using their printer to print envelopes? >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>Thanks. >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>-Ed- >> >>>>>>>>Tel-Tek Electronics >> >>>>>>>>Ontario-Canada >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>-------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >>>>>>>------ >> >>>>>>> >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>>--- >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>This Email List is Public. 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