Activities You Can Do this Vegan Month

We often hear the phrase, "you are what you eat". Well, is it true? It may not literally point the idea out but it does imply one fact, and that is to be fit and healthy, one must eat good food. This whole month of November, the world will be observing World Vegan Month. It is basically an annual event which starts at November 1, otherwise known as the World Vegan Day, commemorating the day in which the word "vegan" was created and The Vegan Society established.

Vegan or veganism is embracing the concept of abstaining from the use of any animal products, particularly when it comes to diet. In the standard vegan diet, the absence of any kind of meat including dairy products such as eggs, butter and cheese is found. One of the simple things you may do this Vegan Month is to simply include one vegan dish on your daily menu, whether it's for breakfast, lunch or dinner. Vegan dishes don't taste bad as what people mostly connote. I, for a fact, a self-declared carnivorous, loves to eat Mushroom Burger. Mushroom like tofu has the same distinct taste you can find in meat. There are other vegan dishes such as Vegetarian Bean and Barley Vegetable Soup, Vegetarian Tofu "Fish" Sticks and Apricot Pasta Salad.

How to Create Your Own Halloween Card

According to Care2.com, Halloween is the eight largest card-sending occasion in which there are over 28 million Halloween cards sent all over the world each year. But why don't you try making your own Halloween card this year? For one thing, creating your own card makes it more special, saves money and lets you apply your own design. But how will you do your own Halloween card if you think you're not creative enough to cut and paste art papers or scrapbook design in a decorated paper? Well, you don't need to fret with the help of a reliable computer, installed with Microsoft Office Publisher and a printer; you sure can make your own.

First, you have to locate and open the Microsoft Office Publisher program at the taskbar. Once it is running, you hover your mouse over its left on the New Publication Task Pane, click Publications for Print. After that a list of selections will appear, click Greeting Cards then select Holidays. Several card designs will then appear on the larger space beside the task pane. Scroll down and find Holiday Greeting Cards, there you will find Halloween designed cards. When you have chosen the card you want for your layout, double click it to open its window.

Creepy Facts About Halloween!

Ole Hallow's eve is creeping near, causing a frantic thrill on everyone's veins and goosebumps on their skin. Are you ready for it? Halloween is the second most celebrated holiday next to Christmas. You can actually see that every time October strikes in, the crafted Jack O' Lantern in the streets, the spider webs displayed in the countless backyards, people in every age wearing costumes especially of Dracula, and parking lot showing horror and thriller movies.

I, for myself, is a fan of Halloween. And if you're as much ready as I am in Halloween then better rummage the attic for some old clothes you can use for Halloween parties and while you're at it, let me share you some Halloween Creepy Facts that would be a great conversation-starter during a party.

• Creepy Halloween Fact #1 - Orange and black are Halloween colors because orange is associated with the Fall harvest and black is associated with darkness and death.
• Creepy Halloween Fact #2 - The carving of jack-o'-lanterns originated from the tradition of carving the faces of lost souls into hollowed out pumpkins and turnips. A candle was placed inside the carvings making the faces glow. The Halloween lanterns were placed on doorsteps to ward off evil spirits.
• Creepy Halloween Fact #3 - The ancient Celts thought that spirits and ghosts roamed the countryside on Halloween night. They began wearing masks and costumes to avoid being recognized as human.

Eco-Friendly Toners, What's the Real Deal?

Recycled toners image from TonerGreen Blog

Eco-friendly toner or toner cartridges are becoming increasingly popular over the past years, providing users with another alternative cartridge aside from the OEMs (original equipment manufacturers). So how did they got the term "eco-friendly cartridges", well, these cartridges to start first are recycled. Unlike compatible toner cartridges or OEM cartridges, these printer consumables aren't entirely built from scratch, they are used OEM parts that are refurbished and tested several times to make sure they perform at their best and deliver the same output and page yield as new toner cartridges do.

And so what's the real deal about them?

Though eco-friendly toner cartridges may cause some printer user's eyebrows to raise and question their quality, these toner cartridges are expertly built by professional technicians to ensure that they meet the highest standards in the printing industry set by OEM toner cartridges. They are first sorted empty toner cartridges, checked and inspected them for dents and problems then choose the best to be recycled and used again. Other components that are damaged are then replaced with  recycled parts from OEM toner cartridges then are cleaned and assembled, refurbished and be filled with new toner powder. After that they undergo to several quality tests to guarantee their quality.

Get 10% Off on Orders $100 or More with TonerGreen Special Promo!

Printers are helpful devices we often use to produce tangible copies of our documents, files and images digitally stored in our computers, laptops or tablet PCs. But one problem users have with these printers is how expensive their consumables are, especially those toner cartridges used in laser printers. There are even times these printer consumables cost more than a single printer unit. Good thing though that some online printer supplies retailer like TonerGreen offers discounts and promos that lets online shoppers save on their purchase of printer consumables.

TonerGreen is an eco-friendly online retailer of printer supplies and products which has been envisioned to be a major source of specialty products that contribute to energy conservation, sustainability, and environmental responsibility. Their main product line includes remanufactured printer cartridges that are U.S.-made and are quality tested to deliver the same printing page capacity and printing output as OEM branded cartridges.

And this month, TonerGreen is offering a special sale to all printer users out there, planning to buy ink cartridges or toner cartridges compatible to printer under brands names HP, Brother, Canon, Dell, Lexmark and Xerox. TonerGreen's Special Sale gives customers a 10% discount off on toner or ink orders $100 or more. For shoppers to take advantage of this promo, all they have to do is paste or type coupon code "10TG2012" at the designated box found in the check out page. As always, orders amounting $50 or more is qualify for free-shipping.

TonerGreen Special Sale is not valid on OEM products and cannot be combined with other coupon codes. This promo ends on October 21 so hurry up!

TonerGreen's remanufactured toner cartridges and remanufactured ink cartridges are expertly refurbished by professional technicians and are ensured to pass the highest standards set by the imaging solution industry over its products. What's more is all TonerGreen's products are covered with 2-Year Warranty to give their customers the assurance that they can return any cartridges with problems and the online retailer will automatically ship new replacements to their way.

Abstract Art Created Through Inkjet Printer

Inkjet printers have always been popular when it comes to producing lab-quality digital photos stored in our personal computers and laptops but one artist was able to use it in creating a work of art. Campbell Laird, an award-winning modern contemporary artist based on Venice, created his piece by using a single vector shape which is printed multiple times at the same sheet of paper, resulting into a thousand swirls of lines and curves with different colors overlapping each other.

"I have very little idea of how the art will turn out," Laird explains. "It just grows organically with each new pass." According to TheVerge.com, "Each piece represents 5-7 hours of work, and as Laird notes, the process can take its toll on your printer — in his case that means "thousands of dollars of damage." The price we pay for art."

Why Should You Recycle Toner Cartridges?

According to reports, there are approximately 375 million toner cartridges that end up in our landfills every year. This calculation just shows that there are perhaps 11 toner cartridges thrown in a trash bin every second. This rate wouldn't be that alarming if only these toner cartridges are as biodegradable as a piece of paper but they're not. A single toner cartridge is composed of non-biodegradable materials such as plastic, metal, foam and toner that it takes barely 1,000 years for that cartridge to decompose.

And believe or not, if you put those 375 million cartridges end to end, you can circle the Earth three times over. Now, that is alarming! Tossing those toner cartridges over the bin may be more damaging as you thought it could be. In one toner cartridge, 3 quartz of oil is burned and used for its production. But if you will sum up the total of the oil used in one toner cartridge including its materials and transport then one toner cartridge is approximately made up of one gallon of oil.

Here's an infographic to let you further understand the scenario:

TonerGreen Takes the Social Media Networks!

TonerGreen is one of the leading providers of environmental-responsible printing solutions that contribute to energy conservation and sustainability. Its main product line includes U.S.-made remanufactured toner cartridges and remanufactured ink cartridges that are ideal compatible to printers under popular brands like Hewlett-Packard, Brother, Canon, Epson, Dell and Okidata. Recently, TonerGreen also extended its products by remanufacturing Lexmark toner cartridges and Xerox toner cartridges that are offered at the most affordable prices.

TonerGreen is also known for offering discounts and deals to its customers through its coupon codes and promotions found in its TonerGreen Coupon Page. This is because TonerGreen prioritize its customers' satisfaction over low-cost and cutbacks but don't take that easily, TonerGreen products may come at a lower price but its quality is comparable to OEM-branded cartridges. This is because quality is strictly imposed every step of the remanufacturing process until their products are either picked up by customers or shipped to their address.

Here's a short presentation that shows what happens behind the scene at TonerGreen:

The Xerox Phaser 3250 Laser Printer Series

Xerox Phaser 3250 Laser Printer Series

Xerox Office has been one of the leading manufacturers of laser printers in the market since the beginning of time. In fact, the technology known as "xerography" which is used in every laser printers and copiers was invented and patented by Chester Floyd Carlson who works at the company. Since then, the name "Xerox" has become popular in terms of producing laser printing machines and copiers in the printing industry.

One of the astounding lines of printers under the Xerox brand is the Xerox Phaser printers. The Xerox Phaser is consisted of color and monochrome printers that features the 2400 FinePoint technology, allowing them to print an image quality equivalent to 2400dpi (dots per inch) resolution through a 600 dpi image technology. In fact, one of the most popular or rather best-selling Xerox monochrome laser printers fall under this line, the Xerox Phaser 3250 Series.

The Xerox Phaser 3250 Series is composed of two laser monochrome laser printers, the Xerox Phaser 3250/D and the Xerox Phaser 3250/DN which both offer a fast printing speed of up to 30 ppm (pages per minute) and a first-page-out-time less than 9 seconds. Although these black-and-white laser printers may be small in size, their monthly duty cycle can reach up to 30,000 pages, making them capable of printing large volume of documents with ease.

What is Xerox e-Concierge?

Didn't you know that Xerox has a program makes ordering supplies for your printers with just a few clicks in your desktop possible? This program is called Xerox e-Concierge. It is considered as the quickest and easiest way to order your printer supplies whether it's for a Xerox Printer, HP, Samsung, Lexmark or Brother. How? It's because the Xerox e-Concierge makes the navigation easier for you that you don't have to memorize the part numbers of your cartridges compatible to printers. It is powered by Xerox e-Concierge Supplies Assistant which gathers all the consuming details and delivers the information in one place and that's in your desktop.

Here's a short video describing what and how Xerox e-Concierge works:

"The eConcierge powered by Xerox Supplies Assistant uses the power of the cloud to vastly simplify every aspect of ordering printer supplies—for Xerox and other leading brands. It's easy to use, super convenient, and includes a printer service reward for Xerox printers and select multifunction printers."
- Xerox Office Solutions

Recycling Toner and Ink Cartridges, and Receive Cash

Already have a pile of empty cartridges stack in your garage or hiding at the corner of your working desk? I bet the first thing will come to your mind is to get rid of them by throwing them at the nearest waste box you can possibly find but wait! You may not know these but you can earn some money with those empty cartridges.

"But how can you earn money with these used printer cartridges?" you may ask?

This is possible through the Recycling Program offered by third-party manufacturers and even OEM manufacturers. TonerGreen.com, an environment-conscious printer supplies retailer, has a recycling program which allows printer users to take their used or empty toner and ink cartridges to them to be recycled and help in conserving the use of our natural resources. The best part is in exchange for your empty printer cartridges, TonerGreen will give you points, credits or money. TonerGreen issue credit or checks for OEM laser toner cartridges and ink cartridges, either newly-used OEM or remanufactured, excluding compatible after-market products. Recycled cartridges with a total value of $20 or more receive a check while a total value less than $20 is only eligible for store credit.

Save 10% on Your Printer Supplies this Autumn with TonerGreen's Fall Sale

Autumn is here and you know what that means, Halloween and Thanksgiving is surely on its way. And as the  wind breeze starting to chill and the autumn leaves begins to fall down from the treetops in shades of yellow, orange and brown, it won't be long before the holidays come and make you busy. That's why if you're happening to plan stacking up on your printer supplies before the busy months starts then this could only be your luck because TonerGreen.com is starting off the autumn season with their annual Fall Sale.

TonerGreen's Fall Sale allows customers to have a 10% off on all their inks and toner orders by using coupon code FALL2012 at the checkout page to automatically receive the discount. Aside from that, orders $50 and above qualifies for free-shipping.

So how do you use TonerGreen coupon codes? Here are the steps:

1. Pick the toner cartridges or ink cartridges you need by navigating around TonerGreen's main website. They have an extensive line of remanufactured printer cartridges for laser printers, inkjet printers and MFCs under famous brand names like Brother, Canon, Dell, HP, Lexmark, Sharp and Xerox.
2. After choosing the printer cartridges you need, you can now proceed to the checkout page and fill up the questions. In the same page, you will see a designated box for coupon codes. Type or copy and paste the coupon code "FALL2012" in the box then proceed to the next step.

The Remanufacturing Process of Toner Cartridges

You perhaps have often heard the term "remanufacturing" or "recycling" toner cartridges and inkjet cartridges a lot in this blog. But how does these third-party companies recycle these printer cartridges and ensure that their quality can pass the qualifications set by OEM-branded cartridges? If you're curious to the processes that involves in re-manufacturing cartridges, here is TonerGreen 10 Step Remanufacturing Process.

TONERGREEN'S 10-STEP REMANUFACTURING PROCESS FOR TONER CARTRIDGES

1. Inspection of raw materials - Once the empty cartridges arrived in TonerGreen's facility, all of them are individually inspected for any dents, scratches or any signs that wouldn't qualify them to undergo the recycling process. Each components are also inspected for conformity to industry standards.
2. Recycling cartridge components - When the toner cartridge is no longer of use but its parts are still use-able, its disassembled and recycled in order to be used again.
3. Splitting - The empty toner cartridges are then reassembled and split using custom splitting equipment to preserve the integrity of the cartridge.
4. Cleaning toner cartridges - The toner cartridges are then thoroughly clean with cleaning solution to remove any residue or toner particles from the components. If the cartridge is using recycled parts, the parts are individually cleaned, as well.
5. Digital auto-filling - After its cleaning process, the toner cartridges are then filled with premium toners that are technically matched to the OPCs (drum) for optimal yields and printer performance.

Installing Your Lexmark T650 Toner Cartridge Chip

"I've got a new compatible toner cartridge for my Lexmark printer but it doesn't recognize it, it doesn't work," I was once asked by a printer user. Perhaps for those who own a Lexmark laser printer, there's a great chance they have experienced the same problem. And we know there's nothing's more irritating than buying an expensive toner cartridge just to be disappointed in the end that it doesn't work. But before you bawl out your irritation at the seller, you might want first to make sure that the problem really lies in the toner cartridge rather than its chip. 

Yes, most of Lexmark laser printers comes with smart chips. These smart chips are the ones that indicate the level of your toner and when it depletes, it what tells your printer's processor to send a message to your computer that you're already out of toner. However, even after you replace the empty toner cartridge with a new one, the smart chip doesn't reset itself and maintains the same information as before therefore not recognizing the new filled toner you had just installed. But you don't have to fret, there are ways on how to tweak it. All you have to do is to install a new smart chip on your Lexmark printer.

Here's a quick video tutorial on how to install a smart chip on a Lexmark T650 toner cartridge for Lexmark printers Lexmark T650DN, T650DTN, T650N, T652DN, T652DTN, T652N, T654DN, T654DTN, T654N, T656DNE.