A common issue with most ink jet cartridges, mostly with Brother cartridges, is that the cartridge feels like it doesn’t want to snap into place. This issue may be caused from the plastic covering the ink hole, the plastic film over the hole where the ink comes out. Some times the plastic film over the ink hole is thicker than normal and when trying to press it into the printer the plastic won’t pierce like it normally would.
Next time your cartridge is not snapping into place, remove the cartridge and look to see if there is plastic covering the ink hole. Try breaking the plastic yourself with a pen or needle, and then reinsert it. Don’t worry about ink leaking out. Cartridges have mechanisms within them to prevent ink from leaking out unless inside of a printer.
Print on!
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We are so excited to announce the upcoming Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals coming your way! At
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If you see this post it means that BlogEngine.NET 2.0 is running and the hard part of creating your own blog is done. There is only a few things left to do.
Write Permissions
To be able to log in to the blog and writing posts, you need to enable write permissions on the App_Data folder. If you’re blog is hosted at a hosting provider, you can either log into your account’s admin page or call the support. You need write permissions on the App_Data folder because all posts, comments, and blog attachments are saved as XML files and placed in the App_Data folder.
If you wish to use a database to to store your blog data, we still encourage you to enable this write access for an images you may wish to store for your blog posts. If you are interested in using Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, SQL CE, or other databases, please see the BlogEngine wiki to get started.
Security
When you've got write permissions to the App_Data folder, you need to change the username and password. Find the sign-in link located either at the bottom or top of the page depending on your current theme and click it. Now enter "admin" in both the username and password fields and click the button. You will now see an admin menu appear. It has a link to the "Users" admin page. From there you can change the username and password. Passwords are hashed by default so if you lose your password, please see the BlogEngine wiki for information on recovery.
Configuration and Profile
Now that you have your blog secured, take a look through the settings and give your new blog a title. BlogEngine.NET 1.4 is set up to take full advantage of of many semantic formats and technologies such as FOAF, SIOC and APML. It means that the content stored in your BlogEngine.NET installation will be fully portable and auto-discoverable. Be sure to fill in your author profile to take better advantage of this.
Themes and Widgets
One last thing to consider is customizing the look of your blog. We have a few themes available right out of the box including two fully setup to use our new widget framework. The widget framework allows drop and drag placement on your side bar as well as editing and configuration right in the widget while you are logged in. Be sure to check out our home page for more theme choices and downloadable widgets to add to your blog.
Try Out New Features
BlogEngine now supports code syntax highlighting and HTML5 video out of the box. To add a video, click the "Insert video" button just above the post editor. Once your video is uploaded, use the following syntax to show it: [video src="be-sample.mp4"]. Make sure to add "video/mp4" as a MIME type to your IIS.
You can add formatted code by pressing the "Insert Code" button on the post editor toolbar. Here is a small sample:
// Hello1.cs
public class Hello1
{
public static void Main()
{
System.Console.WriteLine("Hello, World!");
}
}
On the web
You can find BlogEngine.NET on the official website. Here you'll find tutorials, documentation, tips and tricks and much more. The ongoing development of BlogEngine.NET can be followed at CodePlex where the daily builds will be published for anyone to download.
Good luck and happy writing.
The BlogEngine.NET team
It is so nice to get a new computer, but often with this gift, we inherit the task of loading an old printer, which we have no longer kept the drivers for. Printer drivers allow the operating system to communicate with and run the printer. You can find any driver you need on-line, if not through your operating system.
Select your printer brand below, then you can download the correct driver for your printer model and operating system.
ASSEMBLY – A Laser Printer is great to have, especially in an office. Know your printer, and know what you are purchasing. Some laser printers include an all-in-one drum and toner assembly, which can be easier to use if you run a smaller office. Most large office printers will use a separate drum cartridge, which will save you in the long run.
BREAKAGE – Learn to avoid breakage by following these simple steps:
Use the correct paper for your printer, make sure that it is intended for a Laser Printer to avoid jams and achieve the best print quality.
If you hear any weird noises, stop. Look for error lights and assure the toner is inserted correctly and has clicked into place.
CARTRIDGE - When running low on toner it is common to shake the cartridge, but do not take those office aggressions out on it, a light shake with no rocking is all that is needed.
If you encounter smears or streaks on your print out, you may need to replace the drum. If you print nothing but a blank page, you may need a new
toner cartridge.
If toner powder spills in your printer vacuum out or clean with a dry cloth before printing.
One last Acronym for you: R.T.M. – Read The Manual.
No birds and bees here, no octopus either. The ink that we use today bears little resemblance to octopus ink, or melanin. In this century ink has become much more sophisticated and synthetic.
Printer ink contains pigments or dyes added to a base usually made from petroleum oil, de-ionized water and glycol, a thick syrupy substance that helps the ink to stick together and mix.
Toner, the powder used in laser printer and copier cartridges, is a manufacturer specific combination of special polymers and pigment, compounded into a fine powder, improving resolution.
The exact mixtures vary by the manufacturer, and are considered quite proprietary, however all
ink cartridges come from the basis of a 1930
Ink jet cartridge patent, that we found very interesting.
Printing labels is a terrific use of your printer. By using your own printer to make labels, you save money and get more creative, custom designs while saving the time of hand writing.
If you have a large quantity of labels to print, it is nice to start with them in Excel. You will merge them into Word, which is where you can customize and print labels.
Set up your data in Excel then create a mail merge, after which you will need to save and close the Excel spreadsheet. Open a new Word document, then select and follow the steps of the Mail Merge Wizard. When it is time to select recipients you will use the Excel list you saved.
Labels can be printed not only for addressing envelopes, but also for books and binders, CD's and DVDs, files, dividers and so much more.
You can choose professional black, or any fun color
ink, choose from clear, white, silver or decorative labels and there are even many different fonts, including some nice handwriting fonts to really personalize your labels.
What kind of projects have you created with print your own labels?
Throughout August,
Clickinks.com will be giving fans, friends and followers a chance to win free ink and toner. Test your knowledge each Tuesday, with Clickinks Tuesday Trivia.
Follow
Clickinks.com on Facebook and
Clickinks Twitter (@Click_inks), and be prepared to win. Trivia questions will be posted at a randomly selected time each Tuesday and the first Facebook comment plus first Twitter @ reply will each win 1,000 Clickinks Loyalty Reward Points.
Open to residents of US and Canada. 1 Facebook winner and 1 Twitter winner will win each week. For every 1000 loyalty points accumulated you can redeem $10 off your next purchase at Clickinks.com. Contest runs through August 31, 2010.
What printer model do you use? Clickinks asked, and our customers answered. There are a lot of new and old
Epson Stylus inkjet printers out there, as well as numerous
HP printers.
Canon,
Kodak,
Lexmark and
Brother Multifunctions showed up, too. Kodak owners seem to like their printer for the great pictures and Brother owners seem to like their printers for everything else. And by quick observation, dude no one got a
Dell.
We offered 1 lucky winner from
Clickinks Facebook and
Clickinks Twitter fan pages replacement ink for their printer, and are so excited to announce the winners.
Jewel Nickolisen of Nebraska will receive her
Epson Stylus CX6600 ink and David O'Mara of Idaho will receive ink for his
Epson Stylus CX8400.
Thanks for playing, and follow along for more great chances to win your ink!
Home printers are nice to have at home, and ever so useful. Now that you are
Making the Most of your Home Printer, you may be questioning the quality of your printer.
Inkjet printers are nice to have if you are printing color photos once a week. If not, you may want to look into the benefits of a laser printer.
Buy in bulk. You know to save money on groceries and paper products by buying in larger quantities, but did you know that laser toner can also save you money? You will find the laser printer, as well as the toner cartridges, at a higher initial purchase price, but once you figure in the yield of a
toner cartridge versus inkjet, you will see the significant savings.
Longer lasting quality. To keep your inkjet from drying up, you need to print out all the colors once every week or so. If you are like me, daily printing is done in the office and the fun photos and useful coupons are printed as needed, which may not occur until the next holiday. Laser toner is a powder, it will not dry up and will be top quality whenever you print.
Large jobs. Not only can a laser printer wait longer until use, it is more productive at printing those large jobs when they do arise. Laser printers are recommended for offices and for anyone running heaving printing jobs.
Print Faster. In an office, or in a hurry? Laser printers print, well, at laser speed. Pardon the pun.
Quality text. While inkjets are superior for often printing photos, laser printers offer a superior text quality. You will want to look at what you print, as well as how often you print, when making the decision to switch to a Laser printer.