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Why isnt the mac compatible with anything ? So annoying?

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semin28

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I cant use most cameras , printers , etc . I thought it was compatible with hp printers but when i hook the printer up , nothing comes up . Same with cameras ( cannon , Nikon , kodak , etc ) . Why is this ? Is my mac messed up or is the mac really not compatible with these things ?
Also It says my printer is offline . How do i get it online ? Thanks
 
Are you using Snow Leopard or Leopard? If you are not connected to the internet and using Snow Leopard then it cannot download the drivers your devices require.


I have never had any problems with any devices I plug into my mac.
 
miles01110 said:
Its compatible with almost everything if you download the necessary drivers. Maybe you could be more specific about the model of your printer and camera.
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Hp deskjet f4280 all in one printer . On my mac it used to say hp 1400 .But it used to work but now it doesn't . It doesn't recognize it anymore . IT says printer offline . Just like with most cameras I use .
 
semin28 said:
Hp deskjet f4280 all in one printer . On my mac it used to say hp 1400 .But it used to work but now it doesn't . It doesn't recognize it anymore . IT says printer offline . Just like with most cameras I use .
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I suspect the only thing your Mac isn't compatible with is any user who doesn't take the time to learn how to use it. As for the printer:
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/...8-1&lc=en&cc=us&os=219&product=3390949&dlc=en

If you calm down and take each issue one at a time, you'll find there are simple solutions to just about everything.
 
semin28 said:
Hp deskjet f4280 all in one printer . On my mac it used to say hp 1400 .But it used to work but now it doesn't . It doesn't recognize it anymore . IT says printer offline . Just like with most cameras I use .
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The printer/scanner works because I got one working a couple of weeks ago when I needed a scanner and found an old one of these lying around (this was on 10.5.8) however I couldnt figure out how to have it automatically name each new scanned file, eg most scanner software will do scan001, scan002 etc after you told it to use 'scan' as a prefix, but you had to type each file name in for every single scan. a real PITA. Maybe there is a solution for that but I didnt have time to work it out. Plus some unpleasant clunky HP software to drive it all. Very nasty, about 6 different apps some of which just seemed to start up another app !

For cameras, I never bother with the cable to camera method, I just use a cheap (it doesn't have to be cheap but mine is :) SD card reader and put the card in that, saves installing a different driver for each camera.
 
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