understanding windows. inkjet printers - 1 supposedly, there is a second method of getting ink out...
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Understanding
Windows
Inkjet printers - 1
• Supposedly, there is a second method of getting ink out of the nozzle.
• The first is to use a thermistor (or resistor) to heat up the ink to boiling temperature and thus forcing it out the nozzle.
• The second method uses pizeoelectrics to shake the ink out of the nozzle. Not sure who uses this method.
Inkjet Printers - 2
• Ink clogs in the nozzle area is the major failing of inkjets.
• Use them often, the longer they sit, the worse the output
• Newer inkjets will go through a (short) cleaning cycle each time they start up.
• Most inkjet software includes a Utilities section that contains cleaning and alignment functions.
Laser Printers
• Toner cartridges have a (shipping) protective tape covering between the toner and drum.
• If you forget to remove the tape, you will get blank pages from the printer.
Laptops
• The wisdom is that you should “calibrate” the battery every so often – maybe once a month.
• Charge the battery, disconnect the AC line, boot in Safe Mode and set the system to Always On.
• Clock how long the laptop runs before it shuts itself off due to low power.
• Over time, this run time will decrease until it is time to replace the battery.
POST
• POST checks out the basic hardware each time the system boots.
• If given a choice of options, the “correct” answer is: CPU, Memory and Video card.
• Selecting keyboard is incorrect; I guess because POST only looks for one and does not check keys for proper functioning.
Back to Windows
• Login screen. You could get away with “Cancel” in Win98, not with 2000 or XP
• Most systems don’t have a password on the Administrator account; often you can start up (in Safe Mode) and use that account to reset User password.
• There are UNIX boot CDs that will reset (blank) the Administrator password. Find them on the Internet.
Desktop
• Windows 2000 puts icons for My Computer, My Network Places, My Documents, Internet Explorer and Recycle Bin on the desktop.
• XP, in contrast, only puts Recycle Bin.• Use Display Properties to add additional
icons
Taskbar
• Start button, Quick Launch, Running Programs and System Tray (with clock)
• Start menu in 2000 is rather one-dimensional: just task areas
• Start menu in XP is more two-dimensional: Programs and task areas
General Rules of Clicking
• Click once (left) on menu item to use it• Left-click icon once to select it• Left-click icon twice to use it• Right-click anything to find Properties
option
Icons
• Programs (.exe files) bring along their own icon(s)
• Windows has a collection of icons available
• You get Window icon for unknown extensions
• Stored in the Registry
My Computer
• Icon on desktop in 2000; have to add it in XP or access it from the Start button
• Displays all the drives on the system (and scanners in XP)
• Right-click to get to Properties (and Device Manager)
• Last slide.
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