I got a "new" printer at the dump last year...Now, let me stop right there and explain something for those of you who did not grow up in New England, because apparently, we're weird like this. Our "dumps" are now called "transfer stations" is where we can bring our trash, recycling and most have some form of a "swap shop". It's a place for unwanted things, working but no longer needed, can possibly find a useful home with someone else instead of just being put in the landfill. It's great!
Last year, I got a sandbox with cover for Joseph, sand toys, a slide, a printer, a bike (for Joseph), and iHome. My mom once found a Kitchen Aid Mixer that was better than hers!
So, the printer didn't have cables or ink. Fortunately, our cables from our current printer worked with it. It turned on, etc. We had JUST purchased this multi-multi pack of cartridges for our current printer. So, we decided to let that run out and then get some ink for the "new" one and make sure it printed, and then use that as our main printer. It's a better model than our old one. BUT, our old one is better than my Mom's. Her printer is just a printer, whereas our current one is a printer/scanner/copier and very compact! It would be a perfect fit in my mom's desk and she'd have a scanner again! Win win! So (yup, I said it again), we FINALLY were getting close to using up our ink and I was able to find some cheap to make sure that the new printer actually PRINTS. I got them yesterday and got it all set up and sure enough, it prints!!! After much research, I am still fighting to get the thing to be accessed remotely through our modem/router. This will make it MUCH easier to share the printer with Jon so we don't have to torture our poor wire by switching it from one desk to another.
The "new" one
I just e-mailed my brother for help...hopefully he can!
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