Monthly Archives: October 2011

Learning art while learning craft

Posted on October 31, 2011 by Jim

A few weeks ago, someone remarked in the negative about the shortage of CPA workshops centered on developing artistic abilities. (Note to self: maybe there should be a future blog post analyzing why the people who help the most complain … Continue reading →

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iPhone 4s OOBE — part 2

Posted on October 30, 2011 by Jim

There is not much to say about settling in with the iPhone 4s. It’s an iPhone, like most of the other iPhones, except faster. The big difference is Siri, and, since you probably read about her other places, I’m not … Continue reading →

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IPhone 4s OOBE – part 1

Posted on October 28, 2011 by Jim

The FedEx guy handed me the package at 11 o’clock. Not a very big box, but whatever was in it was much smaller than the container, and was rattling around. I opened it up. iPhone, check. Belkin neoprene case, check. … Continue reading →

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iPhone 4s OOBE — the preface

Posted on October 28, 2011 by Jim

Shortly after Apple’s announcement of the iPhone 4s, I got an e-mail from Verizon. It said that, although my Droid X has eight months to go on its contract, I could buy my way out of the rest of my … Continue reading →

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Further thoughts on the Epson 4540

Posted on October 22, 2011 by Jim

When I did a nozzle test, I was surprised to find that there are four sets of black nozzles, and one set each for cyan, magenta, and yellow. It looks like the printer is optimized for black-and-white (as opposed to … Continue reading →

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Epson WP4540 OOBE

Posted on October 11, 2011 by Jim

The printer arrived in a very large box, but the container was much smaller than that of a high-function laser printer. It was also much lighter. Unpacking and hardware set up was pretty simple: snap a few parts together and … Continue reading →

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Cutting the laser printer cord

Posted on October 10, 2011 by Jim

For 25 years, I’ve always had a laser printer at my disposal. I got my first one, the original Hewlett-Packard LaserJet, in 1984. I was handling the technical integration between Rolm and IBM at the time, and I was writing … Continue reading →

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