Wireless Is GREAT

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This is too cool- I've settled into my "papercraft"
room to clean it up, and thanx to wireless gizmos, here
I am. Just amazes me still. Plus, with the laptop, I can
find, d/l, and print graphics to make my cards and stuff!
The newest HP printer is so light that I can tote it
everywhere, and it uses a USB interface, too! Yep, this is
just totally bitchin'.
It's gonna be real hard to make me work at my desktop
now. But I'll *play* on it.

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> This is too cool- I've settled into my "papercraft"
> room to clean it up,
>> ^,,^< Miracle, a lifetime [LD], DkAngel


Oopie doodle. Dumbass me forgot not to
carry anything heavy............

<slaps self in middle of forehead. Hard>

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">^,,^<" <miracle@spamcop.net> wrote in message
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> This is too cool- I've settled into my "papercraft"
> room to clean it up, and thanx to wireless gizmos, here
> I am. Just amazes me still. Plus, with the laptop, I can
> find, d/l, and print graphics to make my cards and stuff!
> The newest HP printer is so light that I can tote it
> everywhere, and it uses a USB interface, too! Yep, this is
> just totally bitchin'.
> It's gonna be real hard to make me work at my desktop
> now. But I'll *play* on it.
>
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my sister loves her bluetooth dongle.

 

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> my sister loves her bluetooth dongle.

These guys love her dongle, too!

http://www.gizmodo.com/archives/bluesniper-rifle-and-more-fun-bluetooth-
exploits-019037.php

http://www.tomsnetworking.com/Sections-article106.php

 

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>^,,^< wrote:
> The newest HP printer is so light that I can tote it
> everywhere, and it uses a USB interface, too! Yep, this is
> just totally bitchin'.

Which printer did you get?

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>^,,^< Miracle wrote:
> See, my old HP 722C got to the point where I winced
> visibly when I had to buy ink. So I'm in Staples, and the 5150
> was only $20 more than the two ink cartridges I needed.
> Nobrainer there, as it takes less expensive cartridges. In
> fact, it takes the same ones that Ross' all-in-one monster unit
> takes, so we can get those bulk packs at Sam's Club.

Yeah, ink. Me, I'm gonna buy me a Canon MP130, soonish. It's an
all-in-one doohickey, and it's at the cheap bracket of the market.

Why Canon? Well, good reputation for optical stuff, and the ink is
cheap. About 6 euros for an ink tank (10ml, not 19ml like the HP ones,
though).

HP isn't too bad, especially since you can get other-brand cartridges
for 'em.

Lexmark is popular over here because it's cheap equipment. Then people
go bust on the ink. I could get a fully equipped, new-in-box Lexmark
all-in-one for about 10 euros more than just the two cartridges.

Anyone have any good reasons not to go for a Canon all-in-one?

 

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On Thu, 07 Apr 2005 01:22:32 +0200, Frank van Schie
<frankNOSPAM@email.it> wrote:

> >^,,^< Miracle wrote:
>> See, my old HP 722C got to the point where I winced
>> visibly when I had to buy ink. So I'm in Staples, and the 5150
>> was only $20 more than the two ink cartridges I needed.
>> Nobrainer there, as it takes less expensive cartridges. In
>> fact, it takes the same ones that Ross' all-in-one monster unit
>> takes, so we can get those bulk packs at Sam's Club.
>
>Yeah, ink. Me, I'm gonna buy me a Canon MP130, soonish. It's an
>all-in-one doohickey, and it's at the cheap bracket of the market.
>
>Why Canon? Well, good reputation for optical stuff, and the ink is
>cheap. About 6 euros for an ink tank (10ml, not 19ml like the HP ones,
>though).
>
>HP isn't too bad, especially since you can get other-brand cartridges
>for 'em.
>
>Lexmark is popular over here because it's cheap equipment. Then people
>go bust on the ink. I could get a fully equipped, new-in-box Lexmark
>all-in-one for about 10 euros more than just the two cartridges.
>
>Anyone have any good reasons not to go for a Canon all-in-one?

None that I can think of.

I try to go laser for monotone prints and save color ink for special
prints that actually NEED color. The bulk of my black and white
printload is done on a cheap Samsung ML-1750 and I have an inkjet for
the actual color stuff.

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"Frank van Schie" <frankNOSPAM@email.it> wrote in message
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> >^,,^< Miracle wrote:
>> See, my old HP 722C got to the point where I winced
>> visibly when I had to buy ink. So I'm in Staples, and the 5150
>> was only $20 more than the two ink cartridges I needed.
>> Nobrainer there, as it takes less expensive cartridges. In
>> fact, it takes the same ones that Ross' all-in-one monster unit
>> takes, so we can get those bulk packs at Sam's Club.
>
> Yeah, ink. Me, I'm gonna buy me a Canon MP130, soonish. It's an all-in-one
> doohickey, and it's at the cheap bracket of the market.
>
> Why Canon? Well, good reputation for optical stuff, and the ink is cheap.
> About 6 euros for an ink tank (10ml, not 19ml like the HP ones, though).
>
> HP isn't too bad, especially since you can get other-brand cartridges for
> 'em.
>
> Lexmark is popular over here because it's cheap equipment. Then people go
> bust on the ink. I could get a fully equipped, new-in-box Lexmark
> all-in-one for about 10 euros more than just the two cartridges.
>
> Anyone have any good reasons not to go for a Canon all-in-one?

Canon is always my printer of choice, for exactly the reason you state,
affordable ink. I shop ink refills and then find the printer to match. :^)
Ink can definitely be the expensive end. I love the separate ink tanks in
Canon's because they are incredibly easy to buy refill kits for and fill
yourself. My current is an i550 that I snatched for less than $100 and it
does amazingly nice photos on photo paper too.

Quixote

 

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>^,,^< Miracle wrote:
> See, my old HP 722C got to the point where I winced
> visibly when I had to buy ink. So I'm in Staples, and the 5150
> was only $20 more than the two ink cartridges I needed.

Well, yeah. How do you think they make money? Printer manufacturers have
begun using the same sales formula that razor manufacturers have used
for years. Sell the product for dirt cheap and make the money on the
consumables.

<snip a lot of work>

I never bother with the Setup. Just go to the Printers folder, choose
Add Printer, then point it to the CD. The driver will install that way.
At least, it will if it's a decent driver.

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Smeghead wrote:

> I try to go laser for monotone prints and save color ink for special
> prints that actually NEED color. The bulk of my black and white
> printload is done on a cheap Samsung ML-1750 and I have an inkjet for
> the actual color stuff.

Good advice. Laser printers are generally much less expensive per print.
Sure, the toner is costs a lot more than an inkjet cartridge, but it
lasts so much longer that it costs less in the long run. Plus, unlike an
inkjet, if you rarely use the printer, the toner doesn't dry up.

I do most of my printing on my Minolta Color PageWorks/L, but only
because my Samsung ML-5000A isn't hooked up. Since I hooked up a second
computer for my son, there's no place to put the thing. Plus, I recently
reinstalled Windows, thanks to a hard drive failure (literally 8 days
after the warranty went out), so I have to dig up the driver I tweaked
to get it to (barely) work under XP.

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Troy wrote:
>> ^,,^< Miracle wrote:
>> See, my old HP 722C got to the point where I winced
>> visibly when I had to buy ink. So I'm in Staples, and the 5150
>> was only $20 more than the two ink cartridges I needed.
>
> Well, yeah. How do you think they make money? Printer manufacturers
> have begun using the same sales formula that razor manufacturers have
> used for years. Sell the product for dirt cheap and make the money on
> the consumables.
>
> <snip a lot of work>
>
> I never bother with the Setup. Just go to the Printers folder, choose
> Add Printer, then point it to the CD. The driver will install that
> way. At least, it will if it's a decent driver.


That's why I self-elevated myself to a bonafied Propeller Head-
I tried that also. Got an error message that said the software I needed
wasn't there. I also tried folders and subfolders on the CD with no luck.

Now, I wonder if that CD is borked? But if so, why did the copy I
put on my HD work?

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On Thu, 07 Apr 2005 05:31:24 GMT, Troy <gimmespam@yahoo.com> wrote:

>Smeghead wrote:
>
>> I try to go laser for monotone prints and save color ink for special
>> prints that actually NEED color. The bulk of my black and white
>> printload is done on a cheap Samsung ML-1750 and I have an inkjet for
>> the actual color stuff.
>
>Good advice. Laser printers are generally much less expensive per print.
>Sure, the toner is costs a lot more than an inkjet cartridge, but it
>lasts so much longer that it costs less in the long run. Plus, unlike an
>inkjet, if you rarely use the printer, the toner doesn't dry up.

Exactly. The initial cost of the toner/drum cartridge is really only
slightly more expensive, but the per-print cost is a lot lower
compared to inkjet.

I mean, a new Samsung toner is $60-ish on the cheap. But your typical
HP inktanks are like $40 for the two tanks.

I do just enough color printing to keep the heads from caking over,
but the bulk output is B&W, so that's a simple drop down selection for
the color inkjet since the laser is my default.

>I do most of my printing on my Minolta Color PageWorks/L, but only
>because my Samsung ML-5000A isn't hooked up. Since I hooked up a second
>computer for my son, there's no place to put the thing. Plus, I recently
>reinstalled Windows, thanks to a hard drive failure (literally 8 days
>after the warranty went out), so I have to dig up the driver I tweaked
>to get it to (barely) work under XP.

My wife is pricing large format (24") Designjets to go with her vinyl
plotter. I told her it would be a great idea to get it, that way I
could do custom vinyl case wraps!

When / if we ever get it, I'll post a link for my freshly graphic'd
tower, sleak with its Tribes montage graphics.

Hey, if anyone here would like some custom graphics for their case,
let me know. I'll use the feedback here to convince my wife that there
is a market for really spiffy graphics (Particularly TRIBES graphics)
on computer cases!

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Smeghead's last words before the Sword of Azrial plunged through his body
were:
> When / if we ever get it, I'll post a link for my freshly graphic'd
> tower, sleak with its Tribes montage graphics.
> Hey, if anyone here would like some custom graphics for their case,
> let me know. I'll use the feedback here to convince my wife that there
> is a market for really spiffy graphics (Particularly TRIBES graphics)
> on computer cases!

Smeg, how are ya doing this? I am thinking about getting a vinyl plotter
for doing decals and such. Advice from someone already doing it would be
much appreciated.

 

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"Smeghead" <tribesfan@hotmail.com> wrote in
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> http://ali_gator_baby.tripod.com/myjunk/images/case.htm

Nice. I copied the link to the MA Graphics forum. Expect some drool on your
web server.

 

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On Fri, 08 Apr 2005 21:07:32 -0500, ScratchMonkey
<scratchmonkey.blacklist@sewingwitch.com> wrote:

>"Smeghead" <tribesfan@hotmail.com> wrote in
>news8jb51p6i9e4ve0k03l0es7inpdbmu2rcr@4ax.com:
>
>> http://ali_gator_baby.tripod.com/myjunk/images/case.htm
>
>Nice. I copied the link to the MA Graphics forum. Expect some drool on your
>web server.

Cool. If anyone should be interested over at MA'ers, let me know and
I'll pass it on to my wife who is balancing and mulling some choices
on which piece of equipment she would like to acquire next.

I'm pushing for the large format printer.

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"Smeghead" <tribesfan@hotmail.com> wrote in
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> Cool. If anyone should be interested over at MA'ers, let me know and
> I'll pass it on to my wife who is balancing and mulling some choices
> on which piece of equipment she would like to acquire next.

Check this out:

http://matureasskickers.net/wbb2/thread.php?threadid=2099

 

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Smeghead's last words before the Sword of Azrial plunged through his body
were:
> Works very well for stenciling. And sandblast masking for etched wood
> signs.

I used to do alot of glass etching with my sandblasting cabinet, so I know
how it is for that (although then, I hand cut the stencils). Plus this is
a way for me to use all those vector images I've been making for
years.

 

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On Sat, 09 Apr 2005 14:39:54 -0500, ScratchMonkey
<ScratchMonkey.blacklist@sewingwitch.com> wrote:

>"Smeghead" <tribesfan@hotmail.com> wrote in
>news:1hje51t07evkf65er96h6ekbeu02qgg82k@4ax.com:
>
>> Cool. If anyone should be interested over at MA'ers, let me know and
>> I'll pass it on to my wife who is balancing and mulling some choices
>> on which piece of equipment she would like to acquire next.
>
>Check this out:
>
>http://matureasskickers.net/wbb2/thread.php?threadid=2099

That's pretty cool. I like the way he outlined the process in pictures
for everyone so they could get a visual grip on what he's doing.

But even then, there was evident confusion. Your summation of the
process was spot on. Each individual letter is free standing, and it's
the transfer tape that keeps all the little bits in place during
application.

It works like this:

1. Solid sheet/roll of vinyl film on waxed backing.
2. Plotter precisely makes cuts into the vinyl without cutting the
backing.
3. Excess non-viable vinyl is "weeded" out, leaving only the lettering
or image on the waxed backing.
4. A low-tack transfer tape is applied over the lettering or image and
squeegied down so it makes full contact with every little piece of the
vinyl.
5. The surface the decal will be applied to should be cleaned with
glass cleaner to make sure no oils are dirt are present.
6. You then remove the waxed backing from the decal. What you have now
is the transfer tape with all the decal bits still attached and in the
proper place.
7. Carefully center and place the decal where desired. I like to start
on the right and work my way left, that way I avoid bubbles under the
film.
8. Before removing the transfer tape, use a stiff-edged item (I use an
actual plastic squeegee), a credit card works perfectly well. Make
sure that every letter or piece of graphic has made full contact by
going over and over it with the card or squeegee.
9. Start removing the transfer tape slowly and carefully from one
corner. Pulling back almost at an 180° angle, and about 45° from
corner to corner. The reason you do that is if you have vertical text
or lines in the decal, it's less likely to pull the vinyl off the
surface you've just applied it too.

Now, should something start to lift off, just give the tape some slack
and go over it with the card / squeegee some more on that particular
spot and it'll usually stick and you can continue pulling the
application tape off carefully.

The adhesive on the vinyl is more aggressive than the adhesive on the
transfer tape, so things very seldomly go awry if your surface is
cleaned well.

And, Scratch, your question about "dry application only" was a good
one in that forum. I know some people who take a slightly soapy water
approach to application. They'll use a spray bottle to wet the area
they want to apply to and then float the decal to exactly where they
want. Once in place, just squeegee the decal down tight.

I've never used that technique yet, but some people swear by it. I've
only done dry transfer.

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Randy Graham <ragmanx@spamex.com> wrote in
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> Oh yeah! Can I get a graphic of Miracle on my case?

/me ponders how to group that sentence:

.... a [graphic of Miracle] on my case

or

.... a graphic of [Miracle on my case]

 

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On Mon, 11 Apr 2005 17:54:06 -0500, ScratchMonkey
<ScratchMonkey.blacklist@sewingwitch.com> wrote:

>Randy Graham <ragmanx@spamex.com> wrote in
>news:443l519dsmvfroq6dbel9ond988b3re8m6@4ax.com:
>
>> Oh yeah! Can I get a graphic of Miracle on my case?
>
>/me ponders how to group that sentence:
>
>... a [graphic of Miracle] on my case
>
>or
>
>... a graphic of [Miracle on my case]

Ha! I didn't read it like the latter originally. Totally different
mental image, Scratch!

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"Smeghead" <tribesfan@hotmail.com> wrote in
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> Ha! I didn't read it like the latter originally. Totally different
> mental image, Scratch!

I'm taking notes from Randy's posts.

 

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Smeghead wrote:
> On 8 Apr 2005 18:04:13 GMT, ">^,,^< Miracle" <miracle@spamcop.net>
> wrote:
>
>> Smeghead wrote:
>>> There's really no limit. Flames, cats, a wife's disappointed scowl
>>> that you're spending more time with Tribes than you are with her...
>>> or is that just me?
>>
>>
>> Oh no, I remember the scowls *I* got when the match ran late
>> and dinner had to wait! And on practice nights, when I'd have rather
>> stayed online with the other Long Dongles than eat. LOL
>
> Misery loves company! I'm in good company.


Me too!!!!

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Smeghead wrote, snipped muchly:
> And, Scratch, your question about "dry application only" was a good
> one in that forum. I know some people who take a slightly soapy water
> approach to application. They'll use a spray bottle to wet the area
> they want to apply to and then float the decal to exactly where they
> want. Once in place, just squeegee the decal down tight.
>
> I've never used that technique yet, but some people swear by it. I've
> only done dry transfer.


I would have thought that the vinyl for decals would be much thinner
than the vinyl for the wraps, going by my experiences with those damn
things I used to get with model cars. Oh, and now fingernails. They make
some neat decals for long nails now.

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On 12 Apr 2005 06:38:28 GMT, ">^,,^< Miracle" <miracle@spamcop.net>
wrote:

>Smeghead wrote, snipped muchly:
>> And, Scratch, your question about "dry application only" was a good
>> one in that forum. I know some people who take a slightly soapy water
>> approach to application. They'll use a spray bottle to wet the area
>> they want to apply to and then float the decal to exactly where they
>> want. Once in place, just squeegee the decal down tight.
>>
>> I've never used that technique yet, but some people swear by it. I've
>> only done dry transfer.
>
>
> I would have thought that the vinyl for decals would be much thinner
>than the vinyl for the wraps, going by my experiences with those damn
>things I used to get with model cars. Oh, and now fingernails. They make
>some neat decals for long nails now.

Nah. You can touch the edges and feel its height. It wasn't until my
wife bought her plotter that I started to realize just how many vinyl
signs are in use around us. Hardly anything is hand-painted lettering
anymore.

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Smeghead wrote:
> On 12 Apr 2005 06:38:28 GMT, ">^,,^< Miracle" <miracle@spamcop.net>
> wrote:
>> I would have thought that the vinyl for decals would be much
>> thinner than the vinyl for the wraps, going by my experiences with
>> those damn things I used to get with model cars. Oh, and now
>> fingernails. They make some neat decals for long nails now.
>
> Nah. You can touch the edges and feel its height. It wasn't until my
> wife bought her plotter that I started to realize just how many vinyl
> signs are in use around us. Hardly anything is hand-painted lettering
> anymore.


Well I'll be doggonned. Back when I was living with the ex-boyfriend,
he once worked as a sign maker, using big machines to make stuff for
trucks, vans, etc. that needed the place of business on the door or side.
I still have some scrap pieces of vinyl that he used- they're really thick.
That was about 1991 or 1992, so the vinyl material must be thinner
than it was then. Cool! Because the stuff he used then would have been
a lousy choice for decals- I can't see it adhering very well, for very long.

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