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All your printing needs are easier with Epson WorkForce 600

November 21, 2008 By

I cannot tell you how sad my old printer was. I think it was made sometime in the 1990s, and when it printed something, it made a noise that said “put me out of my misery already”.  So when Jennifer from The Mom Salon asked me if I’d like to review an Epson WorkForce 600, to keep, I just about fell off the couch.  The WorkForce 600 is like five things in one- it can print, copy, scan, print photos, and send faxes. Totally awesome!

The printer can be hooked up using regular power cords and cables, or connected to a home or business network, or set up for wireless access. My husband hooked ours up to our home network, and it was really fast and easy. He said, and I quote, “the driver even installed on the server without issue”. Which is Server Engineer speak for IT WAS FAST AND EASY. He also installed the included software on our server so that the printer could be accessed from any of the computers connected to our network.

The price on the Epson WorkForce 600 is a very reasonable $199.99. I’m sure you could do some browsing and find it for less, even. And it comes with all of this:

  • Epson WorkForce 600 All-in-One
  • One 97 Extra High-capacity Black Ink cartridges (T097120)
  • One 69 Cyan Ink cartridge (T069220)
  • One 69 Magenta Ink cartridge (T069320)
  • One 69 Yellow Ink cartridge (T069420)
  • Documentation
  • CD-ROM containing drivers and software (Windows® and Macintosh®)
  • Telephone cord
  • Ethernet cable (CAT-5)
  • Power cable
  • USB cable not included

I haven’t had a chance to do any color text or photo printing yet, it’s on my ginormous list of things to do, but as soon as I do, I’ll post it so you can see how it looks. The printer supports pretty much every type of paper including matte, glossy, and scrapbook, so you could really make some cool holiday stuff like photos of your kids, greeting cards, even calendars. If you need a new printer or just want to upgrade to one that is lightening fast yet uses less power and ink than old printers, check out the Epson WorkForce 600!

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Holiday Gift Guide-Win a Huru Humi prize pack!

November 9, 2008 By

This giveaway is closed. Congratulations to the winners, Janet and Elizabeth M. !

One of the hottest electronic toys for this holiday season is sure to be the fun interactive HURU HUMI toys. Pronounced like this- who are you, who am I-Huru Humis are meant for ages ten and up, although Nathan is nine and I think really a child as young as four could easily learn how to use the toys. Each Huru Humi has its own name, personality, interests, and activities. We got Chloe, who is an “investigative reporter” and runs her own webzine, and we also got Jake, a football player who believes in teamwork and doing his best every day. Hurus also have removable hair and outfits so you can swap between them, although Jake would look pretty weird in Chloe’s dress :P

Each Huru is preprogrammed with a series of phrases, and you get a sheet that shows the phrases and how the Hurus will respond to voice commands. For example, saying “tell me a joke” will prompt your Huru to tell you a knock knock joke. Saying “Let’s play a game” to Jake prompts him to playing a staring game with you, which Nathan thinks is hilarious. And, not only do Huru Humis talk to you, if you place them facing each other, they talk to each other! Huru Humi toys have a retail price of $29.99 and can be purchased at Walmart, Target, Kmart and Toys R Us.

GIVEAWAY: I’ve got two Huru Humi prize packs to give away! Each will have one randomly selected Huru Humi and a black t-shirt with a white Huru Humi logo. The winners can choose the size of their t-shirt: child large, adult small, adult medium, and adult large.

For One Entry, visit the Huru Humi website and browse around. Come back here and tell me one thing you learned from visiting the site.

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If you already subscribe or have me blogrolled, let me know in one comment (I know who you are!). This Huru Humi prize pack giveaway is open to U.S. entrants only, and ends on Monday, November 17th at 9:00 AM EST. I will contact the two winners by email for their full names and mailing addresses, so please make sure you leave a valid email address with your entry. Good luck everybody!

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Win prizes in the “Decrypt and Drive” contest

October 21, 2008 By

PKWARE, the inventor of the .zip standard, is giving away a non-commercial use license of SecureZIP Express and the opportunity to win great prizes in the new “Decrypt and Drive” contest! With SecureZIP Express you can compress/decompress and encrypt files that you store or send. Compressing files is a great way to save storage space, especially on thumb drives and CD’s, and we all have files we should be securing! The software also includes a digital certificate so you can exchange files securely with others without using passwords. Only the person the file was encrypted for can open it when you use a digital certificate.

The software is fully licensed for non-commercial use and has no toolbars or spyware! For years, PKWARE has given free .zip software away and wants as many users as possible to receive the benefits of SecureZIP. PKWARE is also giving away great prizes including a Honda scooter, bicycles, Wii games, gas cards, and more! Visit www.DecryptandDrive.com to play the game daily and/or download the free software. You need to have SecureZIP, and the digital certificate it installs, on the computer you play the game from. You can also get SecureZIP Express at www.securezip.com Good luck! Hope you win something cool!

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