Stay in tune with the 21st century!

"Thanks so much for the review on the iPad2. My husband and I are seriously thinking of purchasing one very soon, and have researched and read many articles on the subject. Your information answered many of the questions we had and reaffirms our decision to get one "whether we need it or not" to stay in tune with the 21st century. Looking forward to seeing you again at an RV Rally" - Nancy & Mike

Fantastic newsletter!! Such good information about those cheap ink cartridges

"Fantastic newsletter!!  Such good information about those cheap ink cartridges.  I loved your story about the storage unit (I'm not showing it to my husband) because we have a storage unit stacked and packed to the ceiling. Ha!  Being 68 years old, I keep thinking at some point we will have to stop RVing and move into an apt. and I didn't want to start from scratch.  I sure hope you got a good price for your Corvette - that would hurt to have to give it up." - Joyce

Keep up the good work

"Enjoyed our article on using cheap ink and thought I'd share some of my experiences with non HP cartridges.  I've been refilling HP 56 & 57 cartridges for my HP 1300 all in one for a number of years until they physically wear out.  The printer shows no ill effects. I tried "compatible" cartridges which printed OK but didn't provide sufficient print production.

  Two years ago I bought a HP 3210 all in one and have had nothing but trouble with the paper handling mechanism starting a year after the purchase (due to bad rollers which HP would do absolutely nothing about).  I have managed to make my own repairs and it works fairly well.

  

The printer is an "ink hog" and I bought refillable ink cartridges with auto resetting chips from bestEZbuy.com (one of many sources online) with 100 ml of each ink color for less than $30 and they work just fine.  While the ink levels don't show on the printer or computer display the cartridges are transparent and I get a much more accurate reading by lifting the lid and looking at the cartridges.   I still use HP Advanced photo paper and can tell no difference in the print quality. I can't vouch for the ink's resistance to fading since I've only been using it a couple months. I've done professional photography for for more than 50 years and I am "picky" about quality.  I print hundreds of 4 X 6 and other size photos  plus about 1,000 greeting cards and note cards annually.  

  And, for what its worth, I don't think much of HP's Vivera ink and supposed archive quality even on their HP Advanced papers.  They fade much too soon unless you keep them out of the light.

  Keep up the good work." - Clarence