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From: George Kerby on 3 Jul 2010 11:33



On 7/2/10 10:30 PM, in article
dorayme-9857B1.13303203072010(a)news.albasani.net, "dorayme"
<dorayme(a)optusnet.com.au> wrote:

> In article <4c2dd75d$0$4805$ba624c82(a)nntp02.dk.telia.net>,
> Erik Richard S�rensen <NOSPAM(a)NOSPAM.dk> wrote:
>
>> dorayme wrote:
>>> My printer seems lonely, not sure what to do? It keeps wanting to
>>> interact with me, it thinks of things to say and requires my
>>> attention constantly? Do I know it is low in ink? Press OK if so.
>>> Do I want a printout of the status of the ink, press yes if so,
>>> no otherwise. It seems happy if I say no and shuts up, so it
>>> isn't trying to sell me anything. I am frightened of what it
>>> might next ask. I don't feel any particular way about it, if you
>>> know what I mean.
>>>
>>> I just think it craves attention (how different it is from me).
>>> Should I get out other printers I have in crates and boxes and
>>> put them on the desk next to it for company? Will it be happy
>>> then? The other printers are of a different generation, will this
>>> be a problem? One old printer, an Apple laser is very terse, it
>>> just prints and in quality but is of few words, will its
>>> grandfatherly presence be sufficient for the lonely new printer?
>>>
>>> Or will I put other printers there as well? Will it look down on
>>> the old fashioned and not very classy Apple stylewriter printers,
>>> will there be friction, arrogance (it prints ten times better and
>>> might know it)?
>>>
>>> Is there a better usenet group for this problem?
>>
>> Well dorayme - that poor, poor lonely printer... Have you caressed it
>> the last hours.:-)? - You know - such a poor lonely printer needs lots
>> and lots of care, so please don't let it down...
>>
>> Anyway... The problem seems to me that your printer is a HP 3-in-1 or a
>> DeskJet series. I've had and seen this probme on many, many HP models
>> through the years - mostly on OS X 10.4.x but for some newer models also
>> on 10.5.x.
>>
>> The only cure I've found for those careseeking poor 'babies' is to
>> remove the things that makes it so painful for the printer - i.e. just
>> delete the preferences from the prefs from username/library/preferences,
>> reboot the computer and then press the reset button on the printer (if
>> present, some models have, some haven't such a button) or reset it from
>> inside the appropriate printertool.
>>
>> Another good thing to make these poor fellars think you really are
>> caring is to take out each ink cartridge and clean up the nozzles with a
>> fluffy-free cloth with a bit of isopropylene on and then put the
>> cartridges back again.
>>
>> Cheers, Erik Richard
>
> Thank you Richard, I will do these things if other measures fail.
> I have put a little cheese and biscuits next to it and a small
> cognac. I notice some of the cheese is gone...
>
> The downside of these so called smart printers (yes, it is an HP
> Photosmart) is that they are very robotically active. I shudder
> to instruct it to print the occasional one sheet because I know
> it is going to make a big deal of it - like it does not get out
> much - and ostentatiously and clickety clacketyily lets the whole
> world know how many checks it is making.

My HP D7560 is a finicky little snit, now that I think about it.

I think I will name it "Lindsay"...

From: Thomas R. Kettler on 3 Jul 2010 12:20
In article <C854C28E.490A7%ghost_topper(a)hotmail.com>,
George Kerby <ghost_topper(a)hotmail.com> wrote:

> My HP D7560 is a finicky little snit, now that I think about it.
>
> I think I will name it "Lindsay"...

I can see it now. "Printer Rehab with Dr. Drew: When Good Printers Go
Bad."

That's what happens when parents let printers stay out late and hang out
with their friends from the bad side and have no respect for the
hard-earned ink their parents had to buy for them.
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From: David on 3 Jul 2010 20:28
In article <dorayme-E37AC6.15192702072010(a)news.albasani.net>,
dorayme <dorayme(a)optusnet.com.au> wrote:

> My printer seems lonely, not sure what to do? It keeps wanting to
> interact with me, it thinks of things to say and requires my
> attention constantly? Do I know it is low in ink? Press OK if so.
> Do I want a printout of the status of the ink, press yes if so,
> no otherwise. It seems happy if I say no and shuts up, so it
> isn't trying to sell me anything. I am frightened of what it
> might next ask. I don't feel any particular way about it, if you
> know what I mean.
>
> I just think it craves attention (how different it is from me).
> Should I get out other printers I have in crates and boxes and
> put them on the desk next to it for company? Will it be happy
> then? The other printers are of a different generation, will this
> be a problem? One old printer, an Apple laser is very terse, it
> just prints and in quality but is of few words, will its
> grandfatherly presence be sufficient for the lonely new printer?
>
> Or will I put other printers there as well? Will it look down on
> the old fashioned and not very classy Apple stylewriter printers,
> will there be friction, arrogance (it prints ten times better and
> might know it)?
>
> Is there a better usenet group for this problem?

Well if you dont do something soon for that poor little lonely thing you
are going to be reported to the RSPCA (Royal Society for Printer Care
and Advancement)
From: dorayme on 3 Jul 2010 21:13
In article <paul.nospam-1CC5BB.14152703072010(a)pbook.sture.ch>,
Paul Sture <paul.nospam(a)sture.ch> wrote:

> In article <dorayme-9857B1.13303203072010(a)news.albasani.net>,
> dorayme <dorayme(a)optusnet.com.au> wrote:
>
> > The downside of these so called smart printers (yes, it is an HP
> > Photosmart) is that they are very robotically active. I shudder
> > to instruct it to print the occasional one sheet because I know
> > it is going to make a big deal of it - like it does not get out
> > much - and ostentatiously and clickety clacketyily lets the whole
> > world know how many checks it is making.
>
> I was very glad to retire a small Canon inkjet in favour of a Brother
> all in one job for precisely this reason. It really did fart around
> before printing.
>
> The large HP printer at work goes through the same sort of performance.
> I print to another printer just outside the office door when I remember
> to.

I should have paid a little extra and got the wireless version of
my photsmart so it could be out of thereach of my axe.

I have two perfectly good no fuss Apple Personal Laser 4/600
printers that would do me fine if I could use them on my G4
without the need to go via a network with an old 7300 (as I did
for years with the help of some Apple supplied bridging
softfware). I don't want to do this any more.

The main problem is the 4/600 gets its information via a local
talk connection that is not supported on the G4 QS 2002. I
suppose it would be out of the question to home-make a special
convertor cable.

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dorayme
From: dorayme on 3 Jul 2010 21:16
In article <i0nfcd$3b7$2(a)news.eternal-september.org>,
Wes Groleau <Groleau+news(a)FreeShell.org> wrote:

> On 07-02-2010 23:30, dorayme wrote:
> > I have put a little cheese and biscuits next to it and a small
> > cognac. I notice some of the cheese is gone...
>
> Then you probably need to clean your mouse.

hmmm... The tethered Pro one buttoner is clean (thought the cord
is unusually straight and stretched) but I did notice some sticky
bits inside the wireless bluetooth one I use with a Macbook. I
won't do this again.

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dorayme
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