Re: Tech Talk

[Tribrid Vampire]

You'll need to run the windows upgrade assistant on her computer. You'll have to buy it twice if you want it on more than one computer.

Also, if you bought a Windows 7 laptop or desktop without the past 4 months, you can fill this form up and get windows 8 pro for only $14.99.
http://www.windowsupgradeoffer.com/en-CA

[Sharlee]

Crap ... we bought her laptop in June.

No big deal ... $39 is really cheap and it will be worth it.

[Tribrid Vampire]

June still works. If you fill out this form they'll send you a promo code to get Windows 8 for $14.99.
http://www.windowsupgradeoffer.com/en-CA

You must purchase a qualifying Windows 7 PC between 2 June 2012 and 31 January 2013 to be eligible for this offer.

[Sharlee]

Yay! I'll definitely do that this weekend!

[Tribrid Vampire]

My stupid Brother printer won't print in grayscale despite that I have a full black cartridge. Why? Cause one of the color cartridges ran out. Luckily I found a solution and amazingly, it worked. What a stupid printer.

It

[Blue Frost]

So on the cartridge the electrical tape ? I didn't know it had a window

[Tribrid Vampire]

It's not really a window. The guy described it as window. It's more like a hook. I put electrical tape over the hook(this is for Brother printers, might or might not work for other types of cartridges for other printers) and the printer now says cyan is full, even though there's no ink.

[Blue Frost]

I have a canon that does that, the black will be full, but the color runs out, and it don't want to work.
i wet it one time to get it to work, but it didn't last but one page.

[Tribrid Vampire]

Hmm, might work for Canon cartridges too.

Trick that sensor! Almost every printer has a sensor on the side where the cartridge is inserted that tells the printer to stop printing after toner gets to a certain level. These levels are often way off, though, and copiers and printers can chug out more prints without any print quality issues. Simply cover up this sensor with a piece of masking or electrical tape and you'll be able to keep printing away.

Read more: How to Extend the Life of a Toner Cartridge | eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/how_4523547_extend- ... z2Bggb0Qo2

[Blue Frost]

I may try that next time I need one, I use black more than color anyway.

[Blue Frost]

I need a new video card for my computer so I can have duel monitors, not sure what to get .
I have a gateway desktop DX 4860

[Tribrid Vampire]

Just pick up a 500w power supply and the card you want and it'll work. Is this a new desktop?

I really want the Google Nexus 7 tablet. It'll be perfect for ebooks.

[Blue Frost]

No it's not new, it's my main computer I use . I just want duel monitors so I'm not so limited in what I'm doing like clicking back, and fourth between screens, and watching stuff while posting.

[Ryanissimo]

Windows 8 upgrade is only $40 ... that's actually quite a good deal.

http://money.cnn.com/2012/07/03/technol ... htm?iid=EL

[Blue Frost]

Thats nice, but it never should have cost so much to begin with as many issues they have, and security risk.
I'm not sure if I would like the new style, Ill have to look at one first, the Beta test one wasn't like that at all.

[Ryanissimo]

I'm still using XP ... I'm happy with it but wouldn't be totally against trying something different.

[Blue Frost]

I like what I have till it's dead I am looking into upgrading my graphics card, and power supply.

[Sharlee]

What's the point of having dual monitors?

[Blue Frost]

I can be in two places at once
Also like being on this forum I can watch videos, and find more . Or be on two forums,

[Ryanissimo]

What's the point of having dual monitors?

You can compare two different shoes, side-by-side.