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  1. B

    Need help connecting Mac to windows printserver

    I'd like to connect my macbook to the the school print server, but i don't know how to get it to work. There is a guide on how to do in in windows with the steps being: Step 1 -open windows credentials Step 2 -enter address, username and password Step 3 -open explorer, go to the...
  2. Lizziejh

    Best printer?

    I'm looking for a recommendation for the best home printer, for both docs and photos, to air print from my Mac. Any suggestions gratefully received. Thanks
  3. Adamscomputerrepair

    Make a new printer work?

    I have a canon mg2900 printer. The driver is for 10.5.8 intel and up. I start the week with a G4 challenge in about 2 weeks. I'll definitely need a printer. Any ideas?
  4. CharlieJames91

    Printer presets & where to find them?

    Hello forums, I will keep it simple; I am installing a new printer for a group of Mac users. I want to edit the presets so that when they go to print (anything), by default I want the first preset to be double sided black and white by default. At the moment when they go to print, it is...
  5. tevion5

    Apple LaserWriter IINT - AppleTalk Perfection [Working At Last!]

    I was looking to get an old apple laser printer to compliment my Mac collection. I wanted one that would of course be connected via LocalTalk so I could use it with my 512Ke up to my G4 systems via the EtherTalk adapter. I was lucky to have found a mint condition LaserWriter IINT on eBay for...
  6. jparker402

    Help With HP Printer Please

    Have a new Macbook Air 13 with El Capitan and an old HP 6520 Photosmart Printer. Tried to print a photo with the Mac today for the first time, and could not figure out how to select the printer tray. Finally discovered that probably I need the appropriate printer driver, so I downloaded one...
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    Is Gutenprint safe to use?

    I have Canon MP-160 printer that doesn't work for Mac. A friend of mine got it working with this: http://gimp-print.sourceforge.net/MacOSX.php But I'd like another opinion - is that piece of software safe to install to Mac?
  8. IDMah

    Drivers for Dell v725w on Mac

    Anyone know what drivers to use for the Dell v725w on Mac? I think it's actually a lexmark??? Anyone got it working wirelessly? thanks!
  9. AppleDApp

    Officejet Plus 6500A E710n won't print correctly

    My printer an HP Officejet Plus 6500A E710n has stopped printing correctly. I have reset the printer changed the cartridge clean and aligned the printer head and rebooted. I can print in color but all the colours are off. I cannot print any black and white text. Any recommendations as for...
  10. E

    ?! Auto printer switching by application

    Hello, I would like to have a particular printer selected automatically based on the application I am printing from. This function seems so painfully obvious to me but I have found nothing regarding it for OSX. Any ideas? Apps? Scripts? Voodoo? Eddo
  11. raffikrikorian

    sharing a scanner over a network

    if i understand correctly, it seems like sharing a scanner over a network disappeared sometime before el capitan. so, given that, how are people sharing their scanners right now? i have a canon multi purpose USB scanner + printer. * are people sharing using USB sharing? how does that interplay...
  12. mtbdudex

    Does a photo quality inkjet printer exist with refillable cartridges?

    This thread is an offshoot of this thread/post: http://forums.macrumors.com/threads/what-printer-does-everyone-use.1951172/#post-22512375 If anyone knows of consumer usage photo quality inkjet printers with consumer refillable inkjet cartridges please post them here. Seems market demand would...
  13. NOV

    HP 840C Deskjet and iMac 2015 + El Capitan?

    Hi, yes I have this very old printer, yet as a I print around 25 sheets per year I try to hold out as long as possible with my trustworthy HP 840C Deskjet :) Now that my new iMac has arrived I seem to run out of luck. After doing the Migration Assistant from my MacPro I noticed there were two...
  14. Narada

    Please recommend a wireless printer to print from all devices?

    Hi all, I've been disappointed by so many printers in the past and have found it quite difficult to find a good quality wireless printer. Could you please recommend a good wireless/airprint (both?) printer that you are happy with? My requirements are that I must be able to co-locate the...