Do you ever feel like getting something printed is a fight? Maybe, it actually is. Do you think your computer and printer have these discussions?
Internal Debate
by Streeter Seidell at Collegehumor.com
Computer: Monitor, display this document, ok?
Monitor: No prob, boss.
Computer: OK, now it looks like Mouse is moving around so, Monitor, will you move the pointer icon accordingly?
Monitor: Anything you ask, boss.
Computer: Great, great. OK, Mouse, where are you going now?
Mouse: Over to the icon panel, sir.
Computer: Hmm, Let me know if he clicks anything, OK?
Mouse: Of course.
Keyboard: Sir, he's pressed control and P simultaneously.
Monitor: Oh God, here we go.
Computer: i>sighs Printer, are you there?
Printer: No.
Computer: Please, Printer. I know you're there.
Printer: NO! I'm not here! Leave me alone!
Computer: Jesus. OK look, you really ne…
Mouse: Sir, he's clicked on the printer icon.
Computer: Printer, now you have to print it twice.
Printer: NO! NO! NO! I don't want to! I hate you! I hate printing! I'm turning off!
Computer: Printer, you know you can't turn yourself off. Just print the document twice and we'll leave you alone.
Printer: NO! That's what you always say! I hate you! I'm out of ink!
Computer: You're not out of in…
Printer: I'M OUT OF INK!
Computer: span style="font-style: italic;">Sighs Monitor, please show a low ink level alert.
Monitor: But sir, he has plen…
Computer: Just do it, damn it!
Monitor: Yes sir.
Keyboard: AHHH! He's hitting me!
Computer: Stay calm, he'll stop soon. Stay calm, old friend.
Keyboard: He's pressing everything. Oh god, I don't know, he's just pressing everything!
Computer: PRINTER! Are you happy now?! Do you see what you've done?!
Printer: HA! that's what you get for trying to get me to do work. Next time he…hey…HEY! He's trying to open me! HELP! HELP! Oh my god! He's torn out my cartridge! HELP! Please! ERROR!
Monitor: Sir, maybe we should help him?
Computer: No. He did this to himself.
The printer can save you alot of money, and give you a great resource, when educating and entertaining the little ones. You can print coloring pages, worksheets and more!
We found Free BOB Book Printables! These are absolutely great for teaching the little ones to read.
Information to teach kids why they have the day off on January 21st, and entertain them while at home with free printables on Martin Luther King.
You can keep the kids entertained on any rainy day with Crayola's printable games and coloring pages.
The printer really does come in handy, instead of purchasing all of these activities. Let us know if you have found any other great printables.
With the start of the New Year we all become focused on making resolutions and turning over a new leaf. This is why we would like you to write a poem on ‘new beginnings’.
The competition is open to applicants of all ages, whether you are a budding or experienced writer, we want your poems!
It can be written in any style, as long as it’s no more than 45 lines and must be your own work.
The winner will receive $100 worth of Amazon vouchers, to spend on whatever you wish!
To enter, email feedback@clickinks.com by midnight EST on February 11, 2013.
Guidelines:
• Poetry theme: New Beginnings
• Open to everyone worldwide
• No entry fee
• Must be the original work of the entrant
• No more than 45 lines
• Poems must be in English
• Deadline: 12:00 am on Monday, February 11, 2013
Now we don’t want to sound all ‘bah humbug’, but the holiday season is a time when you let your guard down a bit. There are a few more glasses of sherry than usual, there’s goodwill all around and a sense of celebration that makes you more vulnerable than usual. Here are our top tips for looking after your safety, your valuables, your home and your health over the festive period.
On the town
When you’re out celebrating try to make sure you do the following:
- Choose busy routes with good lighting when you’re walking
- Never take your car on a night out when you’ll be drinking – leave the keys at home
- Only use registered taxi firms and keep a number in your purse or wallet at all times
- Wear your bag with the strap across your body
- Know how you’re going to get home at the end of the night.
On your own turf
Home Alone got one thing right; crooks love Christmas. Make sure you take the following steps to stop your gifts from going walkabout:
- Store your presents away from windows and out of view from the street
- Make sure your burglar alarm and outside lighting is in good working order
- Mark any new items with your postcode or take a note of the serial or model number
- Don’t keep your keys near the front door; persistent thieves have been known to hook them out through the letterbox.
One the road
Keep yourself and your wheels out of trouble this year by making sure you:
- Never leave your car unattended while it’s defrosting
- Always keeping your doors and windows locked
- Make sure you keep valuables out of sight, or better still out of your car
- Watch your speed; Christmas roads call for vigilance due to ice patches and over-the-limit drivers.
Final word:
Have a great Christmas! From everyone at Clickinks.com
Christmas is coming, and with it many expenses, but do it yourself crafts make the holiday special, and save you money. You already have the ink, use card stock or colored paper if you have it, otherwise your regular paper will work great, and save you a trip to the store when Santa arrives with more gifts than tags. We found some lovely Free Printable Gift Tags
For the little ones looking for that special gift from the Jolly man, we found an easy to use Letter to Santa Printable
And for that special home made gift, made with love, you can adhere these seasonal tags to Hershey's kisses! What a sweet idea! The Christmas Hershey's Kiss Printables include 11 design's and are a great gift for anyone on your list!
What home made gifts do you like to give? Let us know in the comments!
With our increasingly fast computers, VPN technology and the beloved cloud, many more employees can work from home than ever before. Working at home is not just for the stay at home mom any more. You often see cases of contractors, small business owners and other professionals telecommuting, leaving them in their home office the majority of the year.
With working from home comes a new breed of challenges, keeping paper and ink stocked, and distractions down may top the list.
Here are some tips that may help you.
Go to work
You must physically act as if you are going to work, to get yourself in the proper mind set. Take a morning shower, get dressed, even if not in suit and tie just get out of those flannel pajamas, and go to an office area in your home, designated as where you have no television, children or other distractions.
Leave work
This sounds easier than it is, set a closing time and stick to it. You need to leave the office and walk away, for the good of yourself and your family. Keep the distinction so you don’t get burned out, and so you are willing to enter the office again on Monday morning.
Set office rules
Your mother-in-law may think it is ok to call on you, neighbors may think it is ok to pop over and kids may think it is ok to run into the office. Expectations need to be set with other during office hours, whether it looks like it or not, when you are in the office area, you are at work.
Network
Contractors and small business owners should be getting out in the community and networking at least once a week, talk to others, learn what’s new in your field, and hopefully gain more business in the process.
If you are an employee, speak to a co-worker every day, find out the need to know information, and even make a little small talk.
The best advice for working from home is to treat the job, hours, focus, and office conditions the same as you would if you were in the office, without the high cost of fuel.
Do you ever work from home? Share with us your best advice!
When it comes to using your printer to keep your little ones entertained, you can’t go far wrong with colouring-in sheets. Halloween is a great opportunity for a little print and colour-in session, whether you opt for haunted houses, Draculas or zombie bunnies for your own little monsters to decorate.
But did you know your printer has a lot more potential for keeping kids entertained - especially during the exciting Halloween holiday season? Below you’ll find ten printable ideas for Halloween fun, which your children are bound to go batty for!
Simply print out this countdown calendar and pop it on the wall, then use a marker to count down to the spookiest day of the year. This is an easy way to build excitement and should help younger children to get to grips with numbers.
We’re all familiar with pin the tail on the donkey, but this fun printable version gives that party favourite a Halloween twist. Simply print out the friendly-looking black cat and stick it on the wall - or better yet on a pin board - with some blue tack. Then print the matching tails and attach a drawing pin to each. It’ll be down to the blindfolded children to find the right place for the tails!
For an extra bit of fun why not surround the picture of the cat with balloons, which will pop with a bang when your little ones miss completely? You can print out the cat itself here and the matching tails for pinning here.
A grown-up will be required to help younger children to cut out these masks but they can then be coloured in with pens, pencils or paints and made to look really festive. You may want to back them on durable card if your children are keen to wear the masks - they can then be secured with ribbon, string or elastic - ready for a good trick or treat session!
Your kids might not be up to The Times Crossword yet, so why not ease them in with these child-friendly Halloween versions? There are a few difficulty levels to choose from including the super-tricky one. As such they could be a great way to keep children amused while you enjoy a little me-time…
Mazes are great ways to keep children entertained and can be fantastic brain-training exercises too. You can encourage your children to attempt them in pencil in case they take a wrong turn, though an alternative could be to print out a few copies for failed attempts. For competitive types you might even want to make completing the maze a race! We’ve found this playful pumpkin maze and this spooky skull maze for them to try.
If your little monsters are keen to get their little monster friends round for a Halloween party you’ll be needing some suitably spooky invites. This printable Halloween party invite is nice and colourful and has lots of space for all the details. Encourage your children to fill them in themselves to get some good handwriting practice in.
Being cooped up on a rainy afternoon can drive little ones crazy, so having a word-search lined up can be a lifesaver. To give some added motivation why not challenge your children to find all the words within a certain amount of time - and award a prize for any who manage it? This selection of Halloween-themed word-searches comes with different levels of difficulty, enabling you to select the right one for your child’s age and ability…
No Halloween is complete without a well-lit pumpkin or two. Make yours extra decorative and super-spooky with these printable patterns. Once they’re printed you can trace them onto the pumpkin and cut out the shapes, though obviously smaller children will need a hand with the cutting part.
If pumpkin carving seems a little too ambitious for you and your brood, why not try an alternative use for stencils? These basic Halloween stencils can be printed and cut out for decorating all sorts. For example, you can use them with temporary glass paint to decorate the windows of your home. Or alternatively you can print them onto more durable card and cut them out for use decorating cupcakes with icing sugar or cocoa powder!
Even if you don’t have time for fancy dress this Halloween, there’s no need for your children to miss out entirely. These adorably designed paper dolls can be cut out using child-friendly scissors, to deliver lots of dressing-up fun. There are boy and girl designs to choose from, and each comes with cute little accessories - such as lantern trick or treat baskets, pirate eye patches and fairy wings!
When it comes to using your printer to keep your little ones entertained, you can’t go far wrong with colouring-in sheets. Halloween is a great opportunity for a little print and colour-in session, whether you opt for haunted houses, Draculas or zombie bunnies for your own little monsters to decorate.
But did you know your printer has a lot more potential for keeping kids entertained - especially during the exciting Halloween holiday season? Below you’ll find ten printable ideas for Halloween fun, which your children are bound to go batty for!
Simply print out this countdown calendar and pop it on the wall, then use a marker to count down to the spookiest day of the year. This is an easy way to build excitement and should help younger children to get to grips with numbers.
We’re all familiar with pin the tail on the donkey, but this fun printable version gives that party favourite a Halloween twist. Simply print out the friendly-looking black cat and stick it on the wall - or better yet on a pin board - with some blue tack. Then print the matching tails and attach a drawing pin to each. It’ll be down to the blindfolded children to find the right place for the tails!
For an extra bit of fun why not surround the picture of the cat with balloons, which will pop with a bang when your little ones miss completely? You can print out the cat itself here and the matching tails for pinning here.
A grown-up will be required to help younger children to cut out these masks but they can then be coloured in with pens, pencils or paints and made to look really festive. You may want to back them on durable card if your children are keen to wear the masks - they can then be secured with ribbon, string or elastic - ready for a good trick or treat session!
Your kids might not be up to The Times Crossword yet, so why not ease them in with these child-friendly Halloween versions? There are a few difficulty levels to choose from including the super-tricky one. As such they could be a great way to keep children amused while you enjoy a little me-time…
Mazes are great ways to keep children entertained and can be fantastic brain-training exercises too. You can encourage your children to attempt them in pencil in case they take a wrong turn, though an alternative could be to print out a few copies for failed attempts. For competitive types you might even want to make completing the maze a race! We’ve found this playful pumpkin maze and this spooky skull maze for them to try.
If your little monsters are keen to get their little monster friends round for a Halloween party you’ll be needing some suitably spooky invites. This printable Halloween party invite is nice and colourful and has lots of space for all the details. Encourage your children to fill them in themselves to get some good handwriting practice in.
Being cooped up on a rainy afternoon can drive little ones crazy, so having a word-search lined up can be a lifesaver. To give some added motivation why not challenge your children to find all the words within a certain amount of time - and award a prize for any who manage it? This selection of Halloween-themed word-searches comes with different levels of difficulty, enabling you to select the right one for your child’s age and ability…
No Halloween is complete without a well-lit pumpkin or two. Make yours extra decorative and super-spooky with these printable patterns. Once they’re printed you can trace them onto the pumpkin and cut out the shapes, though obviously smaller children will need a hand with the cutting part.
If pumpkin carving seems a little too ambitious for you and your brood, why not try an alternative use for stencils? These basic Halloween stencils can be printed and cut out for decorating all sorts. For example, you can use them with temporary glass paint to decorate the windows of your home. Or alternatively you can print them onto more durable card and cut them out for use decorating cupcakes with icing sugar or cocoa powder!
Even if you don’t have time for fancy dress this Halloween, there’s no need for your children to miss out entirely. These adorably designed paper dolls can be cut out using child-friendly scissors, to deliver lots of dressing-up fun. There are boy and girl designs to choose from, and each comes with cute little accessories - such as lantern trick or treat baskets, pirate eye patches and fairy wings!
When it comes to using your printer to keep your little ones entertained, you can’t go far wrong with colouring-in sheets. Halloween is a great opportunity for a little print and colour-in session, whether you opt for haunted houses, Draculas or zombie bunnies for your own little monsters to decorate.
But did you know your printer has a lot more potential for keeping kids entertained - especially during the exciting Halloween holiday season? Below you’ll find ten printable ideas for Halloween fun, which your children are bound to go batty for!
Simply print out this countdown calendar and pop it on the wall, then use a marker to count down to the spookiest day of the year. This is an easy way to build excitement and should help younger children to get to grips with numbers.
We’re all familiar with pin the tail on the donkey, but this fun printable version gives that party favourite a Halloween twist. Simply print out the friendly-looking black cat and stick it on the wall - or better yet on a pin board - with some blue tack. Then print the matching tails and attach a drawing pin to each. It’ll be down to the blindfolded children to find the right place for the tails!
For an extra bit of fun why not surround the picture of the cat with balloons, which will pop with a bang when your little ones miss completely? You can print out the cat itself here and the matching tails for pinning here.
A grown-up will be required to help younger children to cut out these masks but they can then be coloured in with pens, pencils or paints and made to look really festive. You may want to back them on durable card if your children are keen to wear the masks - they can then be secured with ribbon, string or elastic - ready for a good trick or treat session!
Your kids might not be up to The Times Crossword yet, so why not ease them in with these child-friendly Halloween versions? There are a few difficulty levels to choose from including the super-tricky one. As such they could be a great way to keep children amused while you enjoy a little me-time…
Mazes are great ways to keep children entertained and can be fantastic brain-training exercises too. You can encourage your children to attempt them in pencil in case they take a wrong turn, though an alternative could be to print out a few copies for failed attempts. For competitive types you might even want to make completing the maze a race! We’ve found this playful pumpkin maze and this spooky skull maze for them to try.
If your little monsters are keen to get their little monster friends round for a Halloween party you’ll be needing some suitably spooky invites. This printable Halloween party invite is nice and colourful and has lots of space for all the details. Encourage your children to fill them in themselves to get some good handwriting practice in.
Being cooped up on a rainy afternoon can drive little ones crazy, so having a word-search lined up can be a lifesaver. To give some added motivation why not challenge your children to find all the words within a certain amount of time - and award a prize for any who manage it? This selection of Halloween-themed word-searches comes with different levels of difficulty, enabling you to select the right one for your child’s age and ability…
No Halloween is complete without a well-lit pumpkin or two. Make yours extra decorative and super-spooky with these printable patterns. Once they’re printed you can trace them onto the pumpkin and cut out the shapes, though obviously smaller children will need a hand with the cutting part.
If pumpkin carving seems a little too ambitious for you and your brood, why not try an alternative use for stencils? These basic Halloween stencils can be printed and cut out for decorating all sorts. For example, you can use them with temporary glass paint to decorate the windows of your home. Or alternatively you can print them onto more durable card and cut them out for use decorating cupcakes with icing sugar or cocoa powder!
Even if you don’t have time for fancy dress this Halloween, there’s no need for your children to miss out entirely. These adorably designed paper dolls can be cut out using child-friendly scissors, to deliver lots of dressing-up fun. There are boy and girl designs to choose from, and each comes with cute little accessories - such as lantern trick or treat baskets, pirate eye patches and fairy wings!
Choosing a printer requires a lot of consideration as it can be costly to keep replacing a printer. You need to consider the purpose for the printer; the type of paper it will use; the amount of colour; budget; availability of ink cartridges/toners; speed and size.
Printers for College students
You would need a printer that is suitable for printing out your assignments, forms, notes, projects, research papers, photographs and maybe T-shirt transfers for t-shirts to wear on a night out with your friends.
Recommendations for your printer:
The most ideal type of printer for a college student is one that is simple and cheap as most college students are on a budget. If you are mainly printing paper, you should opt for a monochrome laser printer as they are more economical since the running costs are lower than an inkjet printer. However, avoid colour laser printers as they tend to be expensive especially if you are on a budget.
If you are working on projects where you would need to use a lot of colour, an inkjet printer would be more ideal especially a basic model which does not have unnecessary features such as scanning and Wi-Fi connection. A simple model will save you money and will not affect your printing quality.
Examples: Lexmark Impact, S305 Kodak ESP C310, HP Laser Jet Pro M1212nf (all-in-one printer)
Home Office Printing
Your ideal printer would be one that is suitable to print documents, newsletters, home-made posters, children’s projects or photos. You may not print very often however you would like a printer that is multipurpose and affordable.
Recommendations for your printer:
For a home office, it can be recommended that an inkjet printer would be the most appropriate as it is multipurpose from printing sharp image photographs to printing t-shirt transfers and various craft items. You can also purchase an all-in-one printer which contains a photocopier and scanner as well as the printer itself which is useful especially if you have a small space to keep your printer. There are some printers which would cost less than £85 therefore look around before making a final purchase.
Examples: Canon Pixma MX870, Kodak ESP 9250, HP DeskJet 1000
Printers for The Photographer
In order to get photos which are lab-quality photos, you would need a printer that can print in high resolution which can capture the range and depth of colour in your photographs.
Recommendations for your printer
To give you great prints, the most suitable printer would be a photo printer. Most photo printers are able to directly connect to your camera (PictBridge) and print a variety of sizes. Other types of printers which would be suitable are inkjet printers which could give you excellent quality photos and texts plus accept variety types of paper. However, ink cartridges do not last long thus supply costs are high plus they print slower than laser printers. Laser printers are unsuitable for printing photos as they produce poor photo quality and are not made for using with glossy photo stock.
Apart from the printer, you should also invest in quality photographic paper for the best results.
Examples: Canon Selphy CP780 which is a compact photo printer with a PictBridge
LCD Screens where you can preview and edit photos to make your images stand out like HP Photosmart A826
Multiple paper trays e.g. Canon Pixma MP630 enable you to switch from standard A4 text paper to 6x4-inch photo paper without changing printer settings or paper type.
All- in- one
Apart from printing, an all-in-one can copy, scan and fax. These are suitable if you have limited amount of space and are less expensive than buying many individual devices.
Recommendations for your printer
All-in-one inkjet printers are the most popular for the home as they are able to perform the different functions mentioned. They tend to be bulky therefore ensure that you adequate space on your desk before purchasing one.
All-in-one laser printers are suitable for the offices than homes as they can be bulky and expensive to purchase initially however in the long run, their running costs are lower than an inkjet printer.
Examples: Epson Stylus NX430 Small-in-One All-in-One (inkjet printer), HP LaserJet Pro 100 colour MFP M175a Colour Laser - Printer / copier / scanner (laser printer)
Final Word
Before going out to purchase the printer, you should consider the brand where you could look at product reviews of the printers from different websites and perhaps recommendations from your friends.
If you buy a printer online, you have the customer’s right to return the product within 7 days after delivery if it’s damaged. Sometimes, it is advisable to go to a physical store to buy your printer as it is easier to return if you are not completely satisfied with the product.
Finally, decide whether to get an inkjet or a laser model, and a plain printer or an all-in-one and where you will be using it.