[Ham-Mac] Dashboard Widgets

[N1OFZ]

Dick,

I have a Photosmart 1215.  It uses the same 2.5.5 driver.  I'll be 
upgrading to Tiger on Monday (seems my pre-order copy) did not make it 
for delivery on Friday.  I'll let you know how it works.  Apple knocked 
$15 off the cost because of the delay :)  While I really like my 
Photosmart it is a pain in the butt.  For instance I have an Airport 
Extreme and the only HP printers that don't work with the Extreme's 
print server are the Photosmart line and the All in One multifunctions. 
  And of course there was the 10.3 driver debacle that you referenced.

On another note, my wife's company bought her a Brother (MFC-5840CN) 
color multifunction (printer, scanner, copier, fax) for when she works 
from home.  I also has the CF/MD/etc reader built in like my 1215.  I 
plugged it into my network (printer has built in Ethernet) and 
instantly all my machines saw it through Rendezvous!  Even across the 
802.11 networks.  It prints images as well as the Photosmart.  It also 
has separate ink cartridges for each color, which is nicer than having 
to replace the whole cartridge because one color is out.  Oh and the 
price?  $199.  Might want to think about upgrading printers soon!  My 
Photosmart collects more dust now than anything.  If Tiger does not 
work with the existing driver, it's going into storage.

As for Dashboard Widgets, I'm really excited to see what they can do.  
There were some comments about them being useless because they hide 
when there is an active application.  This is not true, it may be the 
default but a widget can be configured to float instead.

Looking forward to reporting back next week,

Dana
N1OFZ


On May 1, 2005, at 10:14 AM, Dick Kriss, AA5VU wrote:

> Stan,
>
> What version HP driver are you using?  Go to Application/Utilities and 
> open
> the Print Center.  Mine currently shows "hp photosmart" and when I 
> click on
> the Get Info button it shows the version as 2.5.5.
>
> Something tells me your HP Deskjet uses a different 
> driver....something like
> version 2.7.  My concern is Tiger may not work with the hp photosmart 
> 2.5.5.
> driver that is the ONLY driver HP says will work with my printer.
>
> Still looking for a report from someone using 10.4 and a hp photosmart 
> 1115
> printer.
>
> Dick, AA5VU