Ink on your face

Here's your free computer tip of the day:

Notice how ink-jet printers seem to cost almost nothing? You can get an entry level one for $30 and a nice all-in-one for less than $75. Why you ask? Because they gouge your eyes out with the cost of ink. My new Epson CX8400 came with HALF-FULL ink cartridges, that lasted less than 100 pages of printing. New cartridges are from Epson are $19.99 each. Unless....

There are a couple options for getting new ink for your printer:

1) Buy the name-brand stuff and eat nothing but rice for the following month
2) Buy the gray-market stuff (Amazon) that is "compatible"
3) Or refill your cartridges using a syringe (you can buy kits online, or stores like Walgreens will do it for you).

Methods 2 & 3 will save you a bunch of money. Another tip - if you only print black and white you should consider a Laser Jet Printer. Their toner often gives you more pages than ink-jet printers.

If you have an ink-jet and only want to print black and white, you can adjust the default settings to do so, or switch out the micro-chips on the ink cartridges. Place the color micro-chip on a new black cartridge and BAM, you're printing in B&W in no time....