Guys My HPs work fine on Bonjour?
Colin On 27 February 2016 at 07:55, <imaclist@googlegroups.com> wrote: > imaclist@googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/forum/?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email#!forum/imaclist/topics> > Google > Groups > <https://groups.google.com/forum/?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email/#!overview> > <https://groups.google.com/forum/?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email/#!overview> > Topic digest > View all topics > <https://groups.google.com/forum/?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email#!forum/imaclist/topics> > > - HP printer driver update problem <#1300608955_group_thread_0> - 6 > Updates > - Digest for imaclist@googlegroups.com - 2 updates in 1 topic > <#1300608955_group_thread_1> - 1 Update > > HP printer driver update problem > <http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist/t/8f6c4ba1cfd2f4eb?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email> > Bob Whiton <m...@rswhiton.com>: Feb 26 09:51AM -0500 > > > > I have often observed such problems. It seems software and " the helpers > " are geared to break your system no matter what. > > Sometimes it is our fault, we overlooked something simple or we did not > understand an instruction page which was written in China before being > translated into 6 other languages before it was translated into English > from a Serbian version. > > > It is the industry's way of saying you are not spending enough money > fast enough. > > Actually, HP was surprisingly helpful with this, and I even got to talk to > a service rep on the phone. It turns out that HP hasn’t issued a driver > update for this printer since 2006. This update was all Apple. > > And then there was iOS 9, but that’s another rant. > > Bob > "W.Adrian D'Alessio" <fluxstrin...@gmail.com>: Feb 26 10:08AM -0500 > > Apple was hoping to sell you something. > > > Adrian D'Alessio aka; Fluxstringer > fluxstrin...@gmail.com > http://www.flickr.com/photos/fluxstreamcommunication/ > http://www.facebook.com/FluxStringer > https://www.youtube.com/user/fluxstringer > http://www.linkedin.com/in/fluxstreamcommunications > > > > > > > "W.Adrian D'Alessio" <fluxstrin...@gmail.com>: Feb 26 10:10AM -0500 > > In the old days version tracker had 3rd party printer programs for Mac. > > Version tracker is now CNET. You could look at their downloads. > Maybe there is something there to help. > > > Adrian D'Alessio aka; Fluxstringer > fluxstrin...@gmail.com > http://www.flickr.com/photos/fluxstreamcommunication/ > http://www.facebook.com/FluxStringer > https://www.youtube.com/user/fluxstringer > http://www.linkedin.com/in/fluxstreamcommunications > > > > > > > On Fri, Feb 26, 2016 at 10:08 AM, W.Adrian D'Alessio < > fluxstrin...@gmail.com > sasse <douglas...@yahoo.com>: Feb 26 03:11PM > > Robert let me know if you ever get it working. i have same printer setting > here(neat little guy) was going to put it on odroid machine (MB same as RPI > but 4× power)douglas...@yahoo.com > > Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android > > On Fri, Feb 26, 2016 at 8:51, Bob Whiton<m...@rswhiton.com> wrote: > > > I have often observed such problems. It seems software and " the helpers > " are geared to break your system no matter what. > > Sometimes it is our fault, we overlooked something simple or we did not > understand an instruction page which was written in China before being > translated into 6 other languages before it was translated into English > from a Serbian version. > > > It is the industry's way of saying you are not spending enough money > fast enough. > > Actually, HP was surprisingly helpful with this, and I even got to talk to > a service rep on the phone. It turns out that HP hasn’t issued a driver > update for this printer since 2006. This update was all Apple. > > And then there was iOS 9, but that’s another rant. > > Bob > > -- > -- > You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a > group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. > The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our > netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml > To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com > To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "iMac Group" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > "Bruce Johnson" <john...@pharmacy.arizona.edu>: Feb 26 04:22PM > > > On Feb 26, 2016, at 7:51 AM, Bob Whiton <m...@rswhiton.com> wrote: > > >> It is the industry's way of saying you are not spending enough money > fast enough. > > > Actually, HP was surprisingly helpful with this, and I even got to talk > to a service rep on the phone. It turns out that HP hasn’t issued a driver > update for this printer since 2006. This update was all Apple. > > All that Apple does is package the vendor-supplied drivers into a single > driver bundle, so if HP hasn’t updated the driver since 2006, the driver in > the newly supplied Apple package should not have changed (if it was > included at all). Apple’s web page for the driver update SHOULD list all > the printers included in the package. > > However, if HP hasn’t updated the driver in ten years, that means the > printer is > 10 years old; it might be time to send it to that farm upstate > where it can play with all the other old printers :-/ or just use it with > your old computer. > > > > -- > Bruce Johnson > University of Arizona > College of Pharmacy > Information Technology Group > > Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs > Bob Whiton <m...@rswhiton.com>: Feb 26 11:40AM -0500 > > > > All that Apple does is package the vendor-supplied drivers into a single > driver bundle, so if HP hasn’t updated the driver since 2006, the driver in > the newly supplied Apple package should not have changed (if it was > included at all). Apple’s web page for the driver update SHOULD list all > the printers included in the package. > > Should not have, but did. That’s the mystery. > > > However, if HP hasn’t updated the driver in ten years, that means the > printer is > 10 years old; it might be time to send it to that farm upstate > where it can play with all the other old printers :-/ or just use it with > your old computer. > > Actually, it’s my older computer that won’t print properly. My newer > laptop hasn’t been updated, so that will have to be my photo printer, which > is annoying, since it is much easier to edit photos on the old iMac with > the 24 in screen. > > Apple is making life as difficult as possible for those of us who don’t > want to buy all new stuff every year or two. If you update software, you’re > hosed. If you don’t update software, you’re incompatible or vulnerable. And > every new Apple hardware design is something I like less than the previous > version - I really do want an optical drive, and to be able to open up, > repair, and upgrade my computer. > > Bob > Back to top <#1300608955_digest_top> > Digest for imaclist@googlegroups.com - 2 updates in 1 topic > <http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist/t/f676a0c0e2301485?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email> > Stuart Saunders <stuar...@gmail.com>: Feb 26 03:43PM +0700 > > For a few years here in Asia we have been fortunate to have the Epson L > series printers - these have factory ink tanks, so you just refill from > bottles. > > They are becoming available around the rest of the world now - worth a > looksee - I am on my first A4 (L355) (2 years to go through 1st set of > inks) and third A3+ (L1800) (Commercial printing, not kind to it -) > > Ink works out very economical, and as you refill before empty, you never > get air in the lines or printhead. > > Back to top <#1300608955_digest_top> > You received this digest because you're subscribed to updates for this > group. 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