Cool Concept of The Day

A water bridge in Germany.

Clever WoT Answers Indirect Reader Questions

"To this end, I’ve decided to directly answer some of the question indirectly posed to my blog by people who don’t know how to properly enter search terms. "

When the ink won't come out of your inkjet printer

Blotting/Prime If your cartridges have been in storage for extended time, not printing the same quality as before or not frequently used, may collect debris and require a process known as blotting to get them running like new. In addition, storing cartridges laying down or if they don't have a protective clip when they are not used tend to dry out the ink around the print head and the blotting technique works great to get them to print. Simply dap the cartridge on a warm, damp paper towel and then on a dry paper towel until the ink starts flow. You should be able to remove most of the debris and the ink will be drawn toward the print head. Try blotting before assuming the cartridge is defective.
If print problems occur: Perform up to three cleaning cycles and prime cycle (if applicable) using printer software.
If the cleaning cycles fail to produce quality print:Remove debris and dried ink from the printer's cartridge cradle with a damp cotton swab. Clean the electrical contacts in the printer cradle and on the replacement cartridge with a cotton swab moistened with distilled or filtered water only. (Do not wipe the nozzle plate) Reinstall the cartridge and perform the cleaning cycle.

Quote of the Day

"Civil disobedience is not our problem. Our problem is civil obedience. Our problem is that numbers of people all over the world have obeyed the dictates of the leaders of their government and have gone to war, and millions have been killed because of this obedience. ... Our problem is that people are obedient all over the world in the face of poverty and starvation and stupidity, and war, and cruelty. Our problem is that people are obedient while the jails are full of petty thieves, and all the while the grand thieves are running the country. That's our problem." - Howard Zinn