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Comment by Jay B on [TIPS] Inkjet, Laser or All-In-One Printer? (September 23, 2023 11:44 PM)
My wife has an Epson EcoTank inkjet printer (I have a Samsung Laser printer, which I like greatly). My only complaint about the Epson is that it needs...
Comment by Ed Morris on [TIPS] Inkjet, Laser or All-In-One Printer? (September 23, 2023 09:17 PM)
I once had an Epson ink cartridge printer, but ran into the clogging problem because of not using it often enough. Now I have an HP Neverstop laser pr...
Comment by Kenneth H on [TIPS] Inkjet, Laser or All-In-One Printer? (September 23, 2023 06:47 PM)
I only have experience with HP and Epson. I have thrown out Epsons before they expired. My HP Office Jet Pro 6978 is the best. I have never had a seri...
Comment by Terry Hollett on [TIPS] Inkjet, Laser or All-In-One Printer? (September 23, 2023 11:49 AM)
About your ads. They look like small ads in gray boxes and the ads scroll up or down in these boxes depending on if you are scrolling up or down on th...
Comment by Terry Hollett on [TIPS] Inkjet, Laser or All-In-One Printer? (September 23, 2023 11:35 AM)
I have three inkjets, a Canon, and two HPs. The HP with the built-in wireless support is my main. Easier sharing over a network. As far as the ads, I ...
Comment by Bernie Crowley on [TIPS] Inkjet, Laser or All-In-One Printer? (September 23, 2023 09:24 AM)
Could not read the whole article due to ads covering the text....
Comment by Gary on [TIPS] Inkjet, Laser or All-In-One Printer? (September 23, 2023 05:29 AM)
Good article Bob. One problem: an H & R Block ad was covering part of it and I could not get rid of it. ...
Comment by Thomas on [TIPS] Inkjet, Laser or All-In-One Printer? (September 23, 2023 03:37 AM)
There is another option not mentioned in your article Bob. I use a Cannon Pixma G7065 hich I have had for some years. Before buying this unit, I have ...
Comment by Jou Baur on [TIPS] Inkjet, Laser or All-In-One Printer? (September 23, 2023 02:08 AM)
I'm upset you ignored the most important kind of printer: Epson EcoTank printers. You buy your ink in bottles, not those silly little cartridges, and...
Comment by Jeff on [TIPS] Inkjet, Laser or All-In-One Printer? (September 23, 2023 01:16 AM)
I wish you would discuss details of the new lines of inkjet printers that don't use cartridges with the print heads in the cartridge, but have tanks t...
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Today I have an answer to those who say “I would NEVER put my files out there on some cloud server... they're much safer on my hard drive!” If you're thinking about using cloud services like file storage, online backup, webmail and document sharing, you may wonder about the safety and security of cloud computing. The parade of high-profile data breaches in the past year may have some people worried. So are your files and sensitive data safe and secure in the cloud, or are they vulnerable to hackers, snoopers and other threats? Here's the scoop on cloud storage security...
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If you're thinking about using cloud services like file storage, online backup, webmail and document sharing, you may wonder about the safety and security of cloud computing. The parade of high-profile data breaches in the past year has some people worried about the security of cloud services. Are your files and sensitive data safe and secure in the cloud, or are they vulnerable to hackers, snoopers and other threats? Here's the scoop on cloud storage security...
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...[POOF] What if Google Disappeared?
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...Stashing Your Stuff Online?
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How does this sound to you, savvy mobile communications customer? A mobile smartphone that does talk, text, and web over WiFi for only $5/month? Or unlimited talk & text even without WiFi for $10 a month? Or talk, text and data for $25/month? Read on to learn how it's possible...
...Eight Free Cloud Services You Should Know About
Cloud computing is a simple, versatile concept. Just turn over your data and software needs to the experts up there in “the cloud” of the Internet. Let them worry about storing your data, keeping it secure, organizing it, and maintaining software that lets you manage it. Check out these different types of cloud services that offer convenience, productivity, security and even entertainment...
...Backup and Sync with SkyDrive
The latest version of Microsoft SkyDrive gives other cloud storage services a run for their money. SkyDrive offers the most free storage space of any major service, and has some compelling features. Here's what you need to know to get started with SkyDrive...
...Seven Free Cloud Services You Should Try
Cloud computing is a simple, versatile concept. Just turn over your data and software needs to the experts up there in “the cloud” of the Internet. Let them worry about storing your data, keeping it secure, organizing it, and maintaining software that lets you manage it. Check out these seven different types of cloud services...
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