Have you ever been first?

I woke up Saturday around 6:00 am thinking about a computer supplies cross reference project that has to be done this weekend. So what is the first thing I did.... Check my email. (Big Mistake). After reading about 50 junk emails, I came across on of my Google alerts about a new product. So curiosity got to me, so I had to check it out.

Now out of respect for your security, I won't mention the URL, but soon as I visited the site, my computer started acting funny. Virus warnings go off, Windows Defender going off, pop-up advertisements, pop-unders, an advertisments for Domino's Pizza and access to my computer becomes limited.

I feel victim to this link and website. A Virus is now on my computer system. "Thanks Google" for directing me to this site.

Tensions were running high through the household, especially for a Saturday. Later on the evening I decided to take on the virus on my computer. WRONG.....After tinckering with McAfee and other virus protection programs, NOTHING but frustration. My computer was still acting like crap.

So I decided to call McAfee to see if they could help. I purchased the Platnium package which a techincal support rep remove the virues. Could this be the solution?

After talking to the tech rep at McAfee for three hours, he told me at 9:30 pm "Looks like you are the first one with this virus and we just got notified of this virus five minutes ago. We will have to call you back in 24 to 48 hours for a solution."

By the way, the name of the virus is "clicker.winfree2" virus. The clicker.winfree2 virus is nasty. It will shut down your network connections, disable all of your virus dection software and overload your computer. Basically the clicker.winfree2 virus is nasty.

But at least I know Domino's is part of cheap virus advertising.

Hello - Pizza Hut!

Soon as I get this fixed I will post a link to the clicker.winfree2 virus solution.

Update:

Fixed - five hours later on the phone with McAfee it is fixed - What a relief. Now is the time to back-up. So when was the last time you backed up your system?

I found this cool "One Touch 500GB back-up system" by Calvary. It is a 500GB USB back-up device, and best yet, less than $90.00. Well worth the money.

New Okidata C830 Series Color Laser Printers

OKI Printing Solutions announced some new tabloid color laser printers. The new C830 Series of color printers feature wide-format printing capabilities (up to 52" banners), enhanced media flexibility, high-performance color and mono print speeds.

The Okidata C830 Series is available in three models:
Okidata C830n – 62431601 - Retail price of $2,199
Okidata C830dn – 62431603 - Retail price of $2,429
Okidata C830dtn - 62431605 - Retail price of $2,739

The C830 Series includes three models configured to deliver different levels of productivity:
C830n - Basic network capabilities is standard
C830dn - Duplex and network capabilities standard
C830dtn - Duplex, network capabilities and extra 530-sheet paper tray standard

Print speeds of 30 ppm in color and 32 ppm in monochrome

• Supports media weights up to 220 grams
• Expandable to three paper trays
• Maximum paper capacity of 1,460 sheets

Get your spec sheets for the Okidata C830 series here.

Supplies for these new machines are the following:

Toner Cartridges

• Okidata C830 Series, 44059112, Black Toner Cartridge, Type C14, 8,000 Page Yield
• Okidata C830 Series, 44059111, Cyan Toner Cartridge, Type C14, 8,000 Page Yield
• Okidata C830 Series, 44059110, Magenta Toner Cartridge, Type C14, 8,000 Page Yield
• Okidata C830 Series, 44059109, Yellow Toner Cartridge, Type C14, 8,000 Page Yield

Drum Units

• Okidata C830 Series, Black Drum Unit, 44064016
• Okidata C830 Series, Cyan Drum Unit, 44064015
• Okidata C830 Series, Magenta Drum Unit, 44064014
• Okidata C830 Series, Yellow Drum Unit, 44064013

Extending the Life of a Projector Lamp

These are simple and common sense tips to extend the life of a projector lamp.

During the use of a Projector
Keep the projector air filters clean. Clogged filters and/ or vents will not vent heat properly, and can cause the projector lamp to overheat and fail.

Do not place anything on top of the projector or in front of the intake or exhaust vents. This will cause the lamp to overheat and fail.

Some projectors now offer "low lamp" or "economy mode" options. Use them whenever possible. These options have been developed to extend lamp life.

Turning off a projector
Do not unplug the projector until the lamp has properly cooled. After the projector has been shut off, the fan will remain on for about 5 minutes. This aids in cooling the lamp evenly and completely and decreases the chance of early lamp failure.

Hot projector lamps are very fragile. Only move the projector after the lamp has completely cooled. The shock and vibration while in travel to a hot projector lamp may cause the lamp filament or the bulb itself to break.

Do not turn the projector on and off frequently during presentations. Each time the projector is switched on, the inrush of power causes stress on the lamp filament. Try to minimize on/ off cycles.


Replacing a Projector Lamp
Handle the lamp with gloves. Oils and deposits from hands and fingers can cause hot spots, which may result in early projector lamp failure.

When you replace the lamp housing, make sure the new housing is seated completely. Apply pressure at the base of the housing until it is completely secure.

Do Strategic Relationships Payoff?

In a recent press release from the The Recycler, Mitsubishi has acquire Future Graphics Imaging Corporation.

Hmmm...

Color Printer Supplies the same as Monochrome?

I remember the days when selling the Canon SX toner cartridge and Hewlett Packard 9225A toners was the hottest printer supply to sell.

One of the basic reasons that so many of these toner cartridges were sold, was what the Canon SX Engine was a workhorse of a printer. The second reason, it was one of the first monochrome laser printers priced below $1,000 and perfect for the typical business office. It was the perfect laser printer for business and desktop publishing printing and had better resolution than inkjet printing.

Now move forward to 2008, Color Laser Printers. Color laser printers are some of the hottest printers in production now, and for the manufacture than can get the cost of the supplies down to the cost of monochrome supplies they most likely will be the winner in the Color Laser Printer market. After reading an article from 2007, Jim Rise, the vice president of the Solid Ink Business Unit, thoughtfully said, “Could we price color prints at the same price as black & white prints?”

It is a simple goal.

Will Xerox hit the market first?

What other printer manufacture have this simple goal?

New Epson Projectors Showing Up in Distribution

Epson announced in June that they were releasing four new projectors. Now that it late October, we are now starting to see these new projectors hit the distribution channels.

• Epson Powerlite 1720 - V11H269020
• Epson Powerlite 1725 - V11H268020
• Epson Powerlite 1730W - V11H271020
• Epson Powerlite 1735W - V11H270020

Supplies & Accessories Epson Projectors

• Replacement Lamp - V13H010L48
• Air Filter - V13H134A19

New Muratec MFP's, MX Series

Quick features of the New Muratec MFX-C2500 Professional Edition

• Color and monochrome output at up to 25 pages-per-minute.
• Standard 50-sheet reversing automatic document feeder,
• Duplex printing.
• High-speed Ethernet connection and 33.6 Kbps fax modem
• Both PCL6 and PostScript 3 support is standard
• 80 GB hard drive
• 250-sheet paper tray
• Optional 500-sheet paper tray

MSRP for the MFX-C2500 PE is $3995.

Muratec Supplies for the MFX-C2500 PE

The black toner cartridge (TS2500K) is rated at 5,500 impressions @ 5% page coverage, while the cyan (TS2500C), magenta (TS2500M) and yellow (TS2500Y) imaging cartridges are rated at 5,000 impressions @ 5% page coverage.

Press release from Muratec

Lowest Price for a Wireless Printer

I am a big fan of the wireless printer, especially printing from my laptop. So we have searched for one of the cheapest out there. We found the Lexmark X4650 for $69.99 with free shipping at buy.com this week only.

Specs for the Lexmark X4650 are the following:
Wireless

• Built-in 802.11b/g wireless printing. Compatible with 802.11n.
• High-quality printing from virtually anywhere in your home over a secure wireless network (1)
• Share the Lexmark X4650 wirelessly among multiple computers
• Easy, guided setup with Lexmark installation software
• Connect with 802.11b/g wireless network and wireless computer or with USB cable

Print

• Up to 25 ppm black and 18 ppm color printing
• Superior quality printing up to 4800x1200 dpi print resolution
• PrecisionSense™ technology detects type of paper being used to determine print resolution automatically
• Automatic cartridge alignment ensures optimal printing

Copy

• 1-touch, PC-free copying (color or black)
• Reduction / enlargement capacity from 25% - 400%
• 1-99 copies
• Borderless copying in popular photo sizes

Scan

• Flatbed scanner easily handles thick books, reports and more
• 36-bit color scanner depth; 12-bit grayscale
• Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software allows you to easily scan hard copy text documents into a soft copy format
• Preserve important documents with direct to PDF scanning

Photo Printing

• Print directly from digital memory cards slots, PictBridge™ compatible digital cameras or USB flash drive
• Select photos to print via scan back proof-sheet for PC-free printing
• Brilliant, 6-color printing with optional photo cartridge
• Print borderless photos in popular sizes
• Apply photo effects: sepia, antique gray, antique brown, black & white

Software Suite

• Lexmark Service Centre simplifies printer troubleshooting
• Lexmark Productivity Studio Software makes it easy to scan, crop, rotate and resize photos, plus 1-touch color fix and red eye reduction
• Lexmark Toolbar, with Picnik™ photo editing and Scheduled Print, makes Internet printing easy!
• Lexmark Productivity Suite makes creative and school projects easy

Sharp Frontier Series

Looks like Sharp will be getting into the MFP game. Sharp USA with their recent press release announce the following models.

MX-C311
MX-C401

These new A4 MFP's (Multi-function Printers) MX-C311, MX-C401, and all Frontier models with the MX designation, will be available exclusively via authorized Sharp dealers and direct sales.

To see the specs of these new machines, visit their press release or download the spec sheet of these machines.

Lexmark C540n, C543dn, C544 models

• Prints up to 25 ppm in color and monochrome
• Up to 1200 x 1200 dpi color printing.
• Enhanced toner and Pantone calibration.
• Versatile media handling with multipurpose feeder.
• Optional input drawer to load up to 900 sheets.
• Eco-Mode reduces power consumption.

Supplies for the following Models

Lexmark C540A1KG, Black Toner Cartridge, 1K Yield

Lexmark C540A1CG, Cyan Toner Cartridge, 1K Yield

Lexmark C540A1MG, Magenta Toner Cartridge, 1K Yield

Lexmark C540A1YG, Yellow Toner Cartridge, 1K Yield

Lexmark C540H1CG, Cyan Toner Cartridge, 2K Yield

Lexmark C540H1MG, Magenta Toner Cartridge, 2K Yield

Lexmark C540H1YG, Yellow Toner Cartridge, 2K Yield

Lexmark C544X1CG, Cyan Toner Cartridge, 4K Yield

Lexmark C544X1MG, Magenta Toner Cartridge, 4K Yield

Lexmark C544X1YG, Yellow Toner Cartridge, 4K Yield

Model	Reorder Number
C540 N	26A0001
C543 DN	26B0001
C544 N	26C0051
C544 DN	26C0001
C544 DTN	26C0101
C544 DW	26C0151