Learning to use my Chromebook good bad and ugly
Our old computer was new in 2008 according to the plate inside the case. It weight about 50 lbs and has wires running everywhere. It is currently running Windows 7 and has been updated a couple of times. We have resisted the pressure to get a new computer with Windows 10 with all it's attendant Mandatory upgrades that they charge you for . We have it connected to a Cannon 3100 series printer and it works well enough when the computer is in the mood to send it stuff.
My wife and I both got H&P Chrome book personal computers and I like mine for the most part. It won't put up Microsoft games easily but there are other ones to use. I like the Cribbage and Hearts games. That is the good, also I am writing this on it and can get pictures from my stupid phone and post them if I want to, also good. I can't find a good version of freecell though. That is the bad. There was also a learning curve which I did not enjoy that much. The ugly: I can not get the Chromebook and the Cannon printer to play nice together, or even speak to each other. I have tied them together with a special wire and they still stubbornly refuse to play. What is the magic spell or word that I don't have to make them behave.
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Do I dump the printer ? I consider this an option because , it was cheap ,and black ink for it has disappeared from the shelves and is even listed as out of stock from Cannon. I wonder what printer might be a good, cheap, reliable, easy to use choice. or is there some way to get it to work? That might be a moot point if there is no ink however.