The EPSON Artisan 837 looks to be a good printer for daily home use, especially for Apple computer owners. Epson is a brand that is recommended by many photographers out there. They do have higher end printers for the professional, but for families that want to print their photos and hand them around, this is [...]]]>

The EPSON Artisan 837 looks to be a good printer for daily home use, especially for Apple computer owners. Epson is a brand that is recommended by many photographers out there. They do have higher end printers for the professional, but for families that want to print their photos and hand them around, this is excellent.

It does AirPrint, which is a terrific way to print from your iOS devices (iPhones, iPod Touches, and iPads). It connects to a wireless network easily. It works with OS X Lion (make sure you download the driver from http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/support/supportLion.jsp as prescribed). The prints are beautiful. I bought the Epson brand glossy paper in letter size and 4X6.

It also has a big, easy to follow control panel and slots for camera cards.

All in all I’m glad to find this printer. The only drawbacks I can find so far are the cost of the ink (not surprising of course), a paper tray that is a little flimsy, and it might be a little big.

For the most part this seems to be a fine printer with a design that is appealing to the eye and functional  as well. A fine addition to any family.

The following email is [...]]]> Recently a user forwarded an email to me that appears to be a phishing scam. The term phishing refers to the practice of trying to get information from people by tricking them with emails and websites that usually appear to be a reputable company, such as in this case Skype.

The following email is what they received (with the links X’d out):

“New Version Of Skype Has Been Released

This is to notify that new updates have been released for Skype.

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

Following are major new features :

* Up to 5-way group video call.
* Redesigned calling experience.
* Improved video snapshots gallery.
* Improved browser plugins performance on some websites.
* Reduced false positives on browser plugin phone number recognition.
* New presence icons.
* Improved handling of calling attempts made when the user has run out of credit.
* Improved access to sharing functionality

To download the latest version , go to : 

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

Start downloading the update right now and let us know what you think about it.

We’re working on making Skype better all the time !

Talk soon,

The people at Skype”

The user happened to be just trying to do a conference call and when they saw this email, and almost fell for it. Luckily they forwarded it to me for verification first. How can we tell when something is a scam like this? Here are some indications that are clues. These are not hard and fast rules, but good indications it is a scam:

1. It doesn’t come from an email that has the actual domain “skype.com” It is actually something with the word “skype” in it, but it’s a different domain.

2. The links that are presented are not actual skype.com links either. They may be domains with the word skype in them, but they are not skype.com. Often the links don’t show the link at all, it’s just a text link like “click here.”

3.  This email has no graphics in it. Usually big companies use graphics when they send out a piece of advertising. They often have fancy advertising departments that make the emails look pretty and professional. This one was not.

4. The email has a link and then if you are unfortunate enough to fall for clicking on it, the site you go to requires that you fill out some information. The address of the site does not end in “skype.com”

If you see an email like this and are intrigued, you should probably just go to your search engine and go directly to the Skype site and see if there is indeed a new version of Skype with these features. Or contact them directly and ask. Then you will be sure to be talking to the actual company.

Now it can be very easy to fall for these things. I have fallen for them. If you do fall for one and realize it after you have put in your username and password of a legitimate service into an illegitimate website, you will have to change your password on the actual site immediately, then call that service and alert them. If, God forbid, you put your credit card information into this site, you should cancel your credit card and have them issue you a new one.

I hope this helps!

Supportus Maximus is now offering very fast reliable broadband in Los Angeles. We are very pleased to be working with the company Fireline Broadband because they are longtime trusted friends. One of the owners of the company, Dave Hendry,  has often worked with Supportus Maximus Owner, Joel Marshall, over a span of about a [...]]]>

Supportus Maximus is now offering very fast reliable broadband in Los Angeles. We are very pleased to be working with the company Fireline Broadband because they are longtime trusted friends. One of the owners of the company, Dave Hendry,  has often worked with Supportus Maximus Owner, Joel Marshall, over a span of about a decade. We know that Dave and his staff know their stuff and are dedicated to providing reliable fast internet that installs in a very short amount of time and is available even where other providers cannot go.

Due to their innovation in in wireless broadband, we can bring you screaming fast upload and download even in remote locations in the Los Angeles area. With upload and download speeds from 3Mbps all the way up to an incredible 1.6 Gbps! That means that it’s great for offices, VOIP Phones, and also for media companies that need to share large files quickly, sometimes on location.

Call 310-592-5848 and we will set you up right away, so you can stop waisting time waiting for things to upload and download.

The driver that I downloaded from HP did not help me install it wirelessly. It was supposed to but there was something called the HP Firmware downloader that opened [...]]]> I had a client with an HP P1102w Printer today that I needed to get on the wireless network so they could print from their laptop.

The driver that I downloaded from HP did not help me install it wirelessly. It was supposed to but there was something called the HP Firmware downloader that opened on the dock with the default application icon and then did nothing.

This video helped me make it happen after that. Essentially you need to be plugged in via USB and then do what they do in this video. This will help you get it on the wireless network for good.

Otherwise, this seems like a fine LaserJet printer. HP seems to be asleep at the wheel when it comes to the Mac drivers though. No pun intended.