Tuesday, January 09, 2018
Print file
After I got through with the stupid two-layer transfer between computers, the printer began making an awful noise. Sounded like a busted gear, ratcheting every time the carriage moved back and forth. I don't have much luck with printers, but just for completeness I opened up the back flap that lets you remove stuck paper.
The problem was IMMEDIATELY obvious:
Most graphics programs have a Print-File option on the menu, but this isn't what they mean!
How did it get there? After a bit of thought, this must be it....
I normally keep this box of miscellaneous desktop stuff above the computer.
Papers needed for quick reference, cables, USB drives for backup, two or three fingernail files to occupy my hands during long load times or whatever. Things I need to grab immediately and thoughtlessly.
But how did one of the files get into the printer?
During the transfers, I had two computers stacked on the spot where the box normally fits, and
the box was on top of the printer. I must have tossed the file toward the box and missed, bouncing the file into the printer's tray instead.
Maybe this is the first time I've succeeded in solving a printer problem? Remains to be seen.
And of course, this is yet another yakshave.
A wildly unlikely problem that WOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED if I hadn't started down the stupid path of replacing a mostly functional Win 7 computer with a mostly fucked Win 10 computer. At least this stupid problem was easy to solve.
Most graphics programs have a Print-File option on the menu, but this isn't what they mean!
How did it get there? After a bit of thought, this must be it....
I normally keep this box of miscellaneous desktop stuff above the computer.
Papers needed for quick reference, cables, USB drives for backup, two or three fingernail files to occupy my hands during long load times or whatever. Things I need to grab immediately and thoughtlessly.
But how did one of the files get into the printer?
During the transfers, I had two computers stacked on the spot where the box normally fits, and
the box was on top of the printer. I must have tossed the file toward the box and missed, bouncing the file into the printer's tray instead.
Maybe this is the first time I've succeeded in solving a printer problem? Remains to be seen.
And of course, this is yet another yakshave.
A wildly unlikely problem that WOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED if I hadn't started down the stupid path of replacing a mostly functional Win 7 computer with a mostly fucked Win 10 computer. At least this stupid problem was easy to solve.Labels: Zero Problems
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