Prattling Before the Pratfall

The blog has outlasted my Canon all-in-one inkjet printer. The printhead, that was never changed, has died.

The error says it’s the wrong printhead, but it’s a dead head. I’ll spare telling you everything I tried, both official from Canon and unofficial from users.

What gets me is the error prevents scanning, and I could live with it for now as just a scanner. My Samsung ML-1710 laser printer, that’s even older than the Canon, continues to chug along, and I have a spare toner cartridge for it.

Duplex printing is a must for a replacement. Consumer Reports had me leaning in the direction of getting an Epson EcoTank. This expertly produced video clinched it.

The least expensive model, the EP-2980, is good enough for my purposes. I’ll get the EP-2985 variation that comes with an extra bottle of black ink and costs ten bucks less at BJ’s than the EP-2980 does at Best Buy.

https://www.bjs.com/product/epson-ecotank-et-2985-wireless-all-in-one-color-supertank-printer/3000000000005988775/

This was the final scan I made on the MP600.

When I first got on the Internet from home in early 1994, its best use was for learning about the Internet. Similarly, for now, AI software’s best use is for writing software.

I’ll be interested in seeing how “vibe coding” affects WordPress. It seems to have the potential to render the platform obsolete.