Wednesday, May 30, 2007
ML-1740 toner refill
A few years back I bought a laser printer. A Samsung ML-1740. I think after rebates ( back when I used such disgusting things ) it ended up costing either $40 or $70. The big catch was that it only came with a 50% filled toner cartridge.
Last week I needed to print out some very dark camera tracking markers. Considering that our tonor has been pretty much run out for months.. It didn't go to well. I decided to see what all the fuss was about with tonor refills. I went to ebay and typed in ML-1740 toner refill. Bam.. $15 shipped and I get 3 bottles. A few days later I have my bottles.
I had figured that Samsung would make it a hassle to refill, but apparently not. You just pop a cap off the side and fill it up. It took 3 minutes.
It actually worked. Crazy.
Apparently you can only refill it twice because there is some sort of contaminant collection area that gets filled up, but still. WAY WAY cheaper than buying a new cartridge.
Last week I needed to print out some very dark camera tracking markers. Considering that our tonor has been pretty much run out for months.. It didn't go to well. I decided to see what all the fuss was about with tonor refills. I went to ebay and typed in ML-1740 toner refill. Bam.. $15 shipped and I get 3 bottles. A few days later I have my bottles.
I had figured that Samsung would make it a hassle to refill, but apparently not. You just pop a cap off the side and fill it up. It took 3 minutes.
It actually worked. Crazy.
Apparently you can only refill it twice because there is some sort of contaminant collection area that gets filled up, but still. WAY WAY cheaper than buying a new cartridge.
Tuesday, May 29, 2007
Choosing a language
I decided to make a lightweight prototyping app to help speed along development of my current task. The engine is just too big to move quickly enough for my taste. I should of done this awhile ago, but considering our fire situation, now seemed like a good time.
What I have so far is all C++, but I was thinking today that maybe it doesn't make sense to be in C++. The idea being.. If this is going to be a prototyping app it should be done in a language that gives me the most development benefits/speed.
My first thought was C++/CLI. I very much enjoy the language. It was pretty obvious that C++/CLI was a bastard child compared to C#, but I had hope. Recently I read that Microsoft was planning on a change of direction with their C++ focus. Their new direction for C++ was to concentrate on C++ standards. Bah.. Microsoft is a large enough company that they can do more than one thing at once.
Ok.. C++/CLI was out.
Maybe C#? When Microsoft announced the news about C++, they also announced that C# was the favored child of .NET development. This itself was pretty obvious over the years too. The problem is that while I think C# is a nice language.. I like C++/CLI more. A lot more.
I guess I have another major .NET decision to make while I'm at it.. WinForms2 or WPF.. hmm.
What I have so far is all C++, but I was thinking today that maybe it doesn't make sense to be in C++. The idea being.. If this is going to be a prototyping app it should be done in a language that gives me the most development benefits/speed.
My first thought was C++/CLI. I very much enjoy the language. It was pretty obvious that C++/CLI was a bastard child compared to C#, but I had hope. Recently I read that Microsoft was planning on a change of direction with their C++ focus. Their new direction for C++ was to concentrate on C++ standards. Bah.. Microsoft is a large enough company that they can do more than one thing at once.
Ok.. C++/CLI was out.
Maybe C#? When Microsoft announced the news about C++, they also announced that C# was the favored child of .NET development. This itself was pretty obvious over the years too. The problem is that while I think C# is a nice language.. I like C++/CLI more. A lot more.
I guess I have another major .NET decision to make while I'm at it.. WinForms2 or WPF.. hmm.
Sunday, May 27, 2007
So lazy with the blogging software
I have not been able to bring myself to working on my blog software. It takes way more time than I am willing to spend right now so.. I'm gonna be lazy with it and try out blogger for awhile. I'm not sure what I'll move the old stuff over to blogger or not. Maybe now I'll actually start posting more.
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