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Learn how different printer types for office use match daily business needs, printing volume, cost efficiency, and workplace productivity.
https://itstechfy.blogspot.com/2026/05/how-different-printer-types-fit-everyday-office-needs.html
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Those pesky printers!
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Dieser vermaledeite Drucker! -
Anyone need help setting up their SPARCprinter? #sunmicrosystems #sparc #printer #ephemera
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Today I came across a weird #printer problem. From #Debian #Linux I could print to the #Canon PIXMA printer in simplex or #duplex.
BUT, in duplex mode it would print a side, eject the paper, re-load the paper, then eject it again without printing anything on it, and then start the second page on a separate sheet of paper.
This happened from my PC and a separate one using the stock #IPP driver in #CUPS
Annoyingly it works perfectly in Windows...
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#PrintingPress #Press #Machine #Ink #Mechanism #YouTube #Video #Historical #History #Printer #PrintingMachine #Machine #Machines #Technology What a fantastic machine, and in many respects it’s one of the most important ever created…
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#Inkjet #cartridges suck and should be banned! Finally got some more paper for my #printer today but then the #cyan cartridge runs out of #ink, so I put in a new cartridge and guess what? The new one doesn’t work at all despite the printer saying the cartridge is full of ink. Like, I tried everything to fix it including reinserting the cartridge, doing the #nozzle check, cleaning the heads, performing a head realignment, restarting the printer, updating the #firmware, printing a cyan purge test page, none of that worked. The last two options I can think of are
1. Try using an official #Epson cartridge, since we’ve been using aftermarket cartridges for a while since the official ones are way #overpriced, but the aftermarket ones have been working fine up until now and if it doesn’t work, then that’s money on an #expensive Epson cartridge wasted.
Or
2. Just get rid of this #capitalist cartridge printer and buy a #tank one, because I’m done with printer companies locking us into #proprietary cartridges. I wanna be able to use whatever ink we buy without having crappy #DRM. Plus this printer is now 10 years old anyways, it’s lasted surprisingly long and has outlasted very other printer we had, but this problem as well as the constant need to realign the heads to stop lines from going through the ink are signs it’s time to upgrade to a tank printer.I hope one day the governments of the world ban inkjet cartridges, because they are horrible for the #environment and are just here to keep prices up.
Pics attached of the #nozzles in case anyone can see what’s gone wrong, but I highly doubt there is anything that can be seen.
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#Inkjet #cartridges suck and should be banned! Finally got some more paper for my #printer today but then the #cyan cartridge runs out of #ink, so I put in a new cartridge and guess what? The new one doesn’t work at all despite the printer saying the cartridge is full of ink. Like, I tried everything to fix it including reinserting the cartridge, doing the #nozzle check, cleaning the heads, performing a head realignment, restarting the printer, updating the #firmware, printing a cyan purge test page, none of that worked. The last two options I can think of are
1. Try using an official #Epson cartridge, since we’ve been using aftermarket cartridges for a while since the official ones are way #overpriced, but the aftermarket ones have been working fine up until now and if it doesn’t work, then that’s money on an #expensive Epson cartridge wasted.
Or
2. Just get rid of this #capitalist cartridge printer and buy a #tank one, because I’m done with printer companies locking us into #proprietary cartridges. I wanna be able to use whatever ink we buy without having crappy #DRM. Plus this printer is now 10 years old anyways, it’s lasted surprisingly long and has outlasted very other printer we had, but this problem as well as the constant need to realign the heads to stop lines from going through the ink are signs it’s time to upgrade to a tank printer.I hope one day the governments of the world ban inkjet cartridges, because they are horrible for the #environment and are just here to keep prices up.
Pics attached of the #nozzles in case anyone can see what’s gone wrong, but I highly doubt there is anything that can be seen.
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#Inkjet #cartridges suck and should be banned! Finally got some more paper for my #printer today but then the #cyan cartridge runs out of #ink, so I put in a new cartridge and guess what? The new one doesn’t work at all despite the printer saying the cartridge is full of ink. Like, I tried everything to fix it including reinserting the cartridge, doing the #nozzle check, cleaning the heads, performing a head realignment, restarting the printer, updating the #firmware, printing a cyan purge test page, none of that worked. The last two options I can think of are
1. Try using an official #Epson cartridge, since we’ve been using aftermarket cartridges for a while since the official ones are way #overpriced, but the aftermarket ones have been working fine up until now and if it doesn’t work, then that’s money on an #expensive Epson cartridge wasted.
Or
2. Just get rid of this #capitalist cartridge printer and buy a #tank one, because I’m done with printer companies locking us into #proprietary cartridges. I wanna be able to use whatever ink we buy without having crappy #DRM. Plus this printer is now 10 years old anyways, it’s lasted surprisingly long and has outlasted very other printer we had, but this problem as well as the constant need to realign the heads to stop lines from going through the ink are signs it’s time to upgrade to a tank printer.I hope one day the governments of the world ban inkjet cartridges, because they are horrible for the #environment and are just here to keep prices up.
Pics attached of the #nozzles in case anyone can see what’s gone wrong, but I highly doubt there is anything that can be seen.
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#Inkjet #cartridges suck and should be banned! Finally got some more paper for my #printer today but then the #cyan cartridge runs out of #ink, so I put in a new cartridge and guess what? The new one doesn’t work at all despite the printer saying the cartridge is full of ink. Like, I tried everything to fix it including reinserting the cartridge, doing the #nozzle check, cleaning the heads, performing a head realignment, restarting the printer, updating the #firmware, printing a cyan purge test page, none of that worked. The last two options I can think of are
1. Try using an official #Epson cartridge, since we’ve been using aftermarket cartridges for a while since the official ones are way #overpriced, but the aftermarket ones have been working fine up until now and if it doesn’t work, then that’s money on an #expensive Epson cartridge wasted.
Or
2. Just get rid of this #capitalist cartridge printer and buy a #tank one, because I’m done with printer companies locking us into #proprietary cartridges. I wanna be able to use whatever ink we buy without having crappy #DRM. Plus this printer is now 10 years old anyways, it’s lasted surprisingly long and has outlasted very other printer we had, but this problem as well as the constant need to realign the heads to stop lines from going through the ink are signs it’s time to upgrade to a tank printer.I hope one day the governments of the world ban inkjet cartridges, because they are horrible for the #environment and are just here to keep prices up.
Pics attached of the #nozzles in case anyone can see what’s gone wrong, but I highly doubt there is anything that can be seen.
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Network #Printing workflow:
1)Download #PDF2)Save PDF in the directory you want it to reside3)Open PDF in your favorite reader4)Hit Ctrl-P5)Wait for #Printer to show up6)Look at printer7)Wait8)Tap on printer's screen9)Wait10)Power off printer11)Wait12)Wait13)Wait14)Various imprecations...15)Power on printer16)Wait17)Wait18)Forget what you were doing and scroll #Fedi notifications19)Remember, and go back to your PDF reader program20)Hit Ctrl-P21)Wait22)Hit enter23)Wait24)Wait25)Whirrrrrrr...! -
We ran Doom on a 40 year old printer controller (Agfa Compugraphic 9000PS) [video]
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More details:
- The printer is a Brother HL-L5100DN series.
- I did the configuration of the "Location" in the printer's Web UI (not in CUPS).
- The #LinuxMint printer app only responded with "server-error-internal-error"
- But in the CUPS Web UI I got a proper error message regarding the umlaut.So the error might very well be in the Brother software, not in CUPS.
To be on the safe side, I still reported the bug to the CUPS team:
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🖨️
My new printer stopped working under #LinuxMint the other day. Re-adding it resulted in a general error message.
Finally found the solution:
In the printer's "location" field, I had specified "Mein Büro" ("My office" in German). And Cups does not like umlauts in that field. 😶
After removing the "ü", the printer worked.
Maybe this information will be helpful to someone, at some point. 🙂
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Anyone seen a laser printer that decides to fade off the end of pages? My Brother printer does that for maybe 1 page in 5.
It has plenty toner, the drum is clean, as is the corona wire. It's not a driver thing. I'm using good quality paper. I'm going to have to take this to The Printer Wizard, I just know it
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Anyone seen a laser printer that decides to fade off the end of pages? My Brother printer does that for maybe 1 page in 5.
It has plenty toner, the drum is clean, as is the corona wire. It's not a driver thing. I'm using good quality paper. I'm going to have to take this to The Printer Wizard, I just know it
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Anyone seen a laser printer that decides to fade off the end of pages? My Brother printer does that for maybe 1 page in 5.
It has plenty toner, the drum is clean, as is the corona wire. It's not a driver thing. I'm using good quality paper. I'm going to have to take this to The Printer Wizard, I just know it
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Anyone seen a laser printer that decides to fade off the end of pages? My Brother printer does that for maybe 1 page in 5.
It has plenty toner, the drum is clean, as is the corona wire. It's not a driver thing. I'm using good quality paper. I'm going to have to take this to The Printer Wizard, I just know it
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Anyone seen a laser printer that decides to fade off the end of pages? My Brother printer does that for maybe 1 page in 5.
It has plenty toner, the drum is clean, as is the corona wire. It's not a driver thing. I'm using good quality paper. I'm going to have to take this to The Printer Wizard, I just know it
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Polaroid Hi-Print 3×3 Photo Printer Doubles as a Frame https://petapixel.com/2026/04/07/polaroid-hi-print-3x3-photo-printer-doubles-as-a-frame/ #Equipment #highprint #polaroid #instant #printer #square #News #3x3
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♊ Gemini (May 21 – June 20)
Mercury is in retrograde, and so is your duplex binding.
The stars indicate a period of transformation is upon you.
Specifically, your documents are duplexed in landscape when they should be portrait, and the cosmos have aligned to clip your bottom lines. This is not a coincidence. It is A4.
Mid-month brings an unexpected lpoptions revelation.
lpoptions -o media=Letter \
-o sides=two-sided-long-edge \
-o cpi=12 \
-o lpi=7 \
-o page-left=54 \
-o page-top=54 \
-o page-right=0 \
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Quelqu'un ici aurait des nouvelles du projet Open Printer de Open Tools ?
#impression #imprimante #openprinter #openprinting #openhardware #projet #printing #printer
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Got smol SSD drive (250GB) and restarted #LinuxMint experiment (old #desktop was laggy using spinning rust) - this is actually now a usable PC!
Office #printer once again detected by #CUPS with driverless install, built in software handled printing a large graphics-intensive PDF well.
Both #Firefox and #Edge running without problems (only reason I have Edge on here is to test how well it works with if #MS365)
Only minor drawback is #Dropbox #Linux client wants to download entire Dropbox to the hard drive (which will fill it up very quickly), it doesn't have the "save hard drive space" functionality on #Windows
This would now be good enough to use as backup PC for general (non technical) office staff (many use web MS365 apps a lot more than desktop these days!)
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Hey #Ubuntu, nice work on the printer test page. It is informative and usefully colorful without being busy and garish!
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Holy WTF, HP? The entire *printer* barely cost that much when I first bought it a few years ago.
Funnily enough, have ordered alternative non-HP ink instead. I can afford a whole new printer if need be (and to get away from HP with their evil "subscription" imposition mentality, would quite like the excuse to jump, tbh).
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@neotoy The #commercial world also *knows this* as #ink makers and #printer #manufacturers to #lure people or find ways to reduce #longevity of #machines #selling #cheap directly or indirectly - it's rather a planned and increasingly "clever" by design "eco-system"...
#Artificialdemand
#DefectivebyDesign
#DarkPattern
#DesignLife
#DefectivebyDesign
#EchoChamber
#Enshittification
#Freemium
#PlannedObsolescence
#RightToRepair – Legal right and movement
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This notification on Fedora Workstation is pretty annoying. It pops up every 5 minutes even though it already discovered the Printer on the network before. How can I fix it?
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Bought an Epson EcoTank L3250 today. After installing the correct drivers on Fedora, it works well. Wi-Fi support is disappointing though - it only connects reliably when WPA2/WPA3 are disabled on the router. I haven’t set up VLANs yet, so for now USB is the only usable option.
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#TechIsShitDispatch
I ordered two remanufactured toner cartridges for my #HP #printer. These are Staples-branded cartridges and the #Staples website claims they're compatible.
Today I tried to use them and the printer rejected them: bad chip.
It's bullshit that HP is still pulling this cartridge lock crap.
It's bullshit that Staples lied about the compatibility.
It's bullshit that because of these my printer is out of toner and the earliest I can get replacement cartridges is in three days.
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#TechIsShitDispatch
I ordered two remanufactured toner cartridges for my #HP #printer. These are Staples-branded cartridges and the #Staples website claims they're compatible.
Today I tried to use them and the printer rejected them: bad chip.
It's bullshit that HP is still pulling this cartridge lock crap.
It's bullshit that Staples lied about the compatibility.
It's bullshit that because of these my printer is out of toner and the earliest I can get replacement cartridges is in three days.
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#TechIsShitDispatch
I ordered two remanufactured toner cartridges for my #HP #printer. These are Staples-branded cartridges and the #Staples website claims they're compatible.
Today I tried to use them and the printer rejected them: bad chip.
It's bullshit that HP is still pulling this cartridge lock crap.
It's bullshit that Staples lied about the compatibility.
It's bullshit that because of these my printer is out of toner and the earliest I can get replacement cartridges is in three days.
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#TechIsShitDispatch
I ordered two remanufactured toner cartridges for my #HP #printer. These are Staples-branded cartridges and the #Staples website claims they're compatible.
Today I tried to use them and the printer rejected them: bad chip.
It's bullshit that HP is still pulling this cartridge lock crap.
It's bullshit that Staples lied about the compatibility.
It's bullshit that because of these my printer is out of toner and the earliest I can get replacement cartridges is in three days.
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#TechIsShitDispatch
I ordered two remanufactured toner cartridges for my #HP #printer. These are Staples-branded cartridges and the #Staples website claims they're compatible.
Today I tried to use them and the printer rejected them: bad chip.
It's bullshit that HP is still pulling this cartridge lock crap.
It's bullshit that Staples lied about the compatibility.
It's bullshit that because of these my printer is out of toner and the earliest I can get replacement cartridges is in three days.
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Convincing my wife the 3D printer was worth it (Part 2) #3dprinting #3dprinted #diy
https://youtube.com/shorts/Qmr3shZTt4Q?si=c7ozVUkdm-6cL8Mf
> Why does a $1,000 stroller not have a cup holder??? I designed a custom 3D-printed solution to fit a massive Owala water bottle (and my McDonald's Diet Coke)...
FINALLY, someone put a 3D Printer to good use and solve a real world problem instead of just producing more plastic waste. 😃
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Via #LLRX @psuPete Recommends Weekly highlights on #cybersecurity issues, 1/24/26 5 highlights from this week: #AI Fools Itself: Top #Chatbots Don’t Recognize AI-Generated #Videos; #FBI #WashingtonPost Investigation Shows How Your #Printer Can Snitch on You; #SCOTUS to Hear Case on 'Geofence’ #Warrants; Confusion and fear send people to #Reddit for #cybersecurity advice; and AI-Powered #Surveillance in #Schools. #privacy #law #legalresearch #cybercrime #lawenforcement https://www.llrx.com/2026/01/pete-recommends-weekly-highlights-on-cyber-security-issues-january-24-2026/
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Ebay item sold: semi pro Printer Epson Workforce wf-2630 (like new with factory seals)
#ebay #itemsold #shooping #shop #epson #printer #proprinter #epsonworkforce #sell #tech #epsonprinter #office ##officetools #ebayitem #ebaysold -
@debacle Or do it like us did if you have the physical space:
Buy a used office #copymachine on the 2nd hand market for maybe 300€. Add 100-150€ to rent a truck to get it to your home.
Ours is: #KonicaMinolta #Bizhub C224e https://kmbs.konicaminolta.us/products/predecessor-products/bizhub-c224e/ but you may get Konica Minolta machines also under the brand "Develop": https://www.konicaminolta.eu/eu-en/news/develop-brand-identity-refresh
Those https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multifunction_Printer offer awesome features, reliability, stability, proper document loader, A3 size scanning and printing, color, ... and are very easy to maintain with astonishing cheap supply. A fresh load of toner lasts for 50.000 pages or so. Basically endlessly for a typical household.
Make sure to disconnect it from power supply when not needed as it is consuming too much IMO. I do it via Shelly Plug S + HomeAssistant integration.
HTH
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Added pack of books ,pack of portuguese stamps ,Belkin printer cable 1,8m ,updated price of sealed portuguese coin to sell online. Old hotel Duna key room resend to original buyer (last tuesday) ,cataloging new coins for sell via android app.
#coins #oldcoins #shooping #onlineshop #shop #selling #sell #books #stamps #printer #olx #ebay #tasks #homechores #chores #hometasks #hotelkey #oldkey #roomkey -
Added pack of books ,pack of portuguese stamps ,Belkin printer cable 1,8m ,updated price of sealed portuguese coin to sell online. Old hotel Duna key room resend to original buyer (last tuesday) ,cataloging new coins for sell via android app.
#coins #oldcoins #shooping #onlineshop #shop #selling #sell #books #stamps #printer #olx #ebay #tasks #homechores #chores #hometasks #hotelkey #oldkey #roomkey -
Added pack of books ,pack of portuguese stamps ,Belkin printer cable 1,8m ,updated price of sealed portuguese coin to sell online. Old hotel Duna key room resend to original buyer (last tuesday) ,cataloging new coins for sell via android app.
#coins #oldcoins #shooping #onlineshop #shop #selling #sell #books #stamps #printer #olx #ebay #tasks #homechores #chores #hometasks #hotelkey #oldkey #roomkey -
Added pack of books ,pack of portuguese stamps ,Belkin printer cable 1,8m ,updated price of sealed portuguese coin to sell online. Old hotel Duna key room resend to original buyer (last tuesday) ,cataloging new coins for sell via android app.
#coins #oldcoins #shooping #onlineshop #shop #selling #sell #books #stamps #printer #olx #ebay #tasks #homechores #chores #hometasks #hotelkey #oldkey #roomkey -
Added pack of books ,pack of portuguese stamps ,Belkin printer cable 1,8m ,updated price of sealed portuguese coin to sell online. Old hotel Duna key room resend to original buyer (last tuesday) ,cataloging new coins for sell via android app.
#coins #oldcoins #shooping #onlineshop #shop #selling #sell #books #stamps #printer #olx #ebay #tasks #homechores #chores #hometasks #hotelkey #oldkey #roomkey -
@instance-toot.wales @Walrus @wales @Dewines 🧵 2/2 #ThePembrokePapers What I will need is hands on assistance in establishing a fully integrated office system. #Internet (#VPN) #website I possess one #iMac, two #laptops, #printer and two #mobiles. I do not need another #PembrokePromise lol. Timeline is 6 - 8 weeks. Assistance needs to be physically hands on. I am not a robot, neither do I support #AI Striktly old skule Support #independent_media #print #papers xPalky ✊ 🇪🇺 😎
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Share Your Commodore Peripherals #TindieBlog #C64 #VIC20 #IEC #DiskDrive #Printer 1541
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Printed myself a 68xx #reference guide and put it in a binder. It'll be nice having a paper reference while I'm working on the Time Machine #Pinball #disassembly effort.
I've really been enjoying having a color #printer of my very own, and I'm especially happy about the fact that I haven't even put a visible dent in the ink tank fill indicators from the first fillup. The #EcoTank was pricey, but not having to be skimpy on ink usage is worth it.
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Build a printer that paints a single dot, one by one inch maybe, entirely by GPS, with restoring this art as its entire purpose. Attach the printer under many cars. It should only do one dot a pass on rhe street so the painting should never be noticed.
Never noticed.
The BLACK LIVES MATTER should fade in, over a long time.
