Hello Nancy: The issue may be the scanner? How do the prints look on your computer monitor? Canon and Epson are well known for their superior printers. But some of the better photos I've seen came from HP printers. Scanners are a whole world unto themselves! I own two that I use frequently, an HP (6300C and weights about 10# and takes up a lot of desk space) and a Canon (LiDE 80 / about 1" thick) that I put in my computer bag when I'm doing genealogy away from home. My next scanner will probably be a high end Epson. You are asking the right questions, but put the scanner in you list for review!! Cordially yours, Young Snodgrass, KC9OE Elkhart, Indiana young.snodgrass@verizon.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nancy Tollefson" <mamat@gvtel.com> To: <SENIOR-NEWBIE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2005 3:18 PM Subject: RE: printing photos > Hi, (not sure if this is where it should go......Also... contact me at my > home addy, > so's not to clog up list space!) > > First.... I have an HP computer, using XPHome, and a Canon i550 inkjet > printer (has 3 > separate color tanks, plus a black one) > > I have been trying to copy some old b/w photos. They tend to come out a > kind of > faded gray. I would like them to come out the way they print from the > negatives. > Setting it on b/w, is just too stark... you cannot see the details. > > I've about reached the conclusion that, that's what this printer is > capable of. > > So, I am thinking about getting a photo printer. I'm not too interested > in it doing > color (my canon does a pretty good job of that)...Or doing digital. I've > already got > the prints. I just want to copy them. > > If I can get such a thing, this is what I would like it to be able to do: > > 1---nice, sharp black and whites. > 2---prefer 3.5 x 5 inch pictures (both in the interest of "those are the > ones that > fit in my album" and that size prints 4 to a sheet of paper, easily) > 3---reasonable cost > 4---would like to either try it out, or see a b/w sample, so I'd know what > it could > do, **before** I > buy it... > > The most important thing to me, is a nice, sharp b/w. > > I don't care for this "grayish" effect... the photos look "faded". I've > been using a > program that prints 4 3.5 x 5 inch on a single sheet of paper, so it > doesn't waste > any paper. If I could get one like I described above, I'd be willing to > pay up to > $300.00 for it. And, I want to know what the b/w prints are like, before > I buy it. > > Thanks, much! > > NancyT > > ______________________________

Barry, Lance & Courtney, also suggested I try scanning them in on color and also printing them set on color! Sounds nuts, but it worked very well! I am gonna try your suggestion, too Thanks, MUCH!! PAX NancyT ----- Original Message ----- From: "Barry" <barry@yobunny.co.uk> To: <SENIOR-NEWBIE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2005 6:11 AM Subject: Re: [SR-NEWBIE] RE: printing photos Hello Nancy, Tuesday, July 26, 2005, 9:18:31 PM, you wrote: NT> I have been trying to copy some old b/w photos. They tend to come NT> out a kind of faded gray. I would like them to come out the way NT> they print from the negatives. Setting it on b/w, is just too NT> stark... you cannot see the details. If you are scanning these then it may be your scanner that's not up to the job - faded scans is one of the signs of the tube wearing out ! It's possible to compensate for this a little with the scanner settings but there's a limit to what you can do here and it depends on the scanner driver software. However, the best way of sharpening up those B/W prints ( no matter where you got them from ) is to load them into a graphics editing program ( Photoshop / Paintshop Pro / The Gimp .. etc ) and adjust the brightness / contrast. With a little bit of trial and error you'll be able to make the blacks deeper and whites whiter so that your Canon printer will be able to do a better job - any printer can only print what you send to it :-) HTH -- Best regards, Barry mailto:barry@yobunny.co.uk MicroSoft Free Zone running Xandros 2.0 Deluxe ==== SENIOR-NEWBIE Mailing List ==== To volunteer to do a lookup or to exchange lookups, go here: http://www.RAOGK.org ============================== Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx

----- Original Message ----- From: "Nancy Tollefson" <mamat@gvtel.com> To: <SENIOR-NEWBIE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2005 5:16 AM Subject: Re: [SR-NEWBIE] RE: printing photos > Barry, > > Lance & Courtney, also suggested I try scanning them in on color and also printing > them set on color! Sounds nuts, but it worked very well! > > I am gonna try your suggestion, too > > Thanks, MUCH!! > > PAX > NancyT It does work well. I was told about this at my neighborhood Kinko's (do it yourself print shop). But one other tip is that if they are sepia (brownish) toned, use the B&W setting, not color, because the contrast is better. May not work with all scanners, but it sure has worked well when I've tried it. Sharyn

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Not that anyone on this list would pirate an operating system, but maybe you know someone who has??? "Microsoft to require users to prove operating system software is legit before allowing XP add-ons." From: CNN Money http://tinyurl.com/9r9un

Hi, (not sure if this is where it should go......Also... contact me at my home addy, so's not to clog up list space!) First.... I have an HP computer, using XPHome, and a Canon i550 inkjet printer (has 3 separate color tanks, plus a black one) I have been trying to copy some old b/w photos. They tend to come out a kind of faded gray. I would like them to come out the way they print from the negatives. Setting it on b/w, is just too stark... you cannot see the details. I've about reached the conclusion that, that's what this printer is capable of. So, I am thinking about getting a photo printer. I'm not too interested in it doing color (my canon does a pretty good job of that)...Or doing digital. I've already got the prints. I just want to copy them. If I can get such a thing, this is what I would like it to be able to do: 1---nice, sharp black and whites. 2---prefer 3.5 x 5 inch pictures (both in the interest of "those are the ones that fit in my album" and that size prints 4 to a sheet of paper, easily) 3---reasonable cost 4---would like to either try it out, or see a b/w sample, so I'd know what it could do, **before** I buy it... The most important thing to me, is a nice, sharp b/w. I don't care for this "grayish" effect... the photos look "faded". I've been using a program that prints 4 3.5 x 5 inch on a single sheet of paper, so it doesn't waste any paper. If I could get one like I described above, I'd be willing to pay up to $300.00 for it. And, I want to know what the b/w prints are like, before I buy it. Thanks, much! NancyT

In Firefox go to View and click on Text size. It may be the same with other browsers. Eve > Good morning, > > Many thanks to Gerri and Eve for the welcome. > > Guess I'll get my feet wet by asking a question. Does anyone else have a > problem when going to a web site, of the print being huge? I have > downloaded > AOL 9.0 four times trying to get it to 'act right'. Seems that each time > it > gets worse. > > All the icons in my mailbox have black backgrounds, too. For a while > they > would change seemingly on their own. Now they just stay black the whole > time > I'm online. > > That's it for starters ... any help would be very much appreciated. > > Regards, > Gail > Vacaville, CA >

In a message dated 7/25/2005 4:29:14 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, ctompkins@cox.net writes: The changes below make XP look more like 98, Thank you Courtney! I've gone through and made the changes you suggested. I'll save your e-mail so later on I can 'undo' the changes if I want to. I think that's been part of my problem, too many clicks and not enough memory ... mine, not the computers'. Must fix dinner now, but looking forward to coming back to my new changes. I appreciate your suggestions, Gail

In a message dated 7/25/2005 5:39:16 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, evelynparry@wn.com.au writes: In Firefox go to View and click on Text size. It may be the same with other browsers. Eve Thank you Eve, I don't have Firefox ... at least not that I know of ... But I did go to the Internet Explorer Browser and found View and Text there and had five choices ... I tried the middle one and then one smaller and it seemed fine on that page. Not sure how it will work out on the web. I don't find the same View and Text in the regular AOL browser though. I guess one fix at a time will do it. I did upgrade to the latest AOL and that took care of a couple of problems. All my little icons no longer have black backgrounds ... yeah! I can read them now! I went from AOL 9.0 Security Edition SE version 4156.5012 to version 4184.2340. Thanks again for your suggestion, Gail

Hi Gail, Welcome aboard, I'm sure you'll love this list. I also recently got a new computer and went from 98 to XP. The changes below make XP look more like 98, so they let me get used to the new computer's other differences without having the whole operating system look different also. And you can always change them back later on when you get used to the other differences. Setup Windows Options Right Click on Start Button Properties Put a "dot" in Classic Start Menu Task Bar Tab Ö Keep Taskbar on Top Ö Show Quick Launch Ö Show Clock OK ----------------------------------- My Computer/C: Tools (menu at top), Folder Options General Tab: Use Windows Classic Open Each Folder in Same Window or Open Each Folder In different WIndow View Tab - near the bottom of the list Ö "Show Control Panel in My Computer" Courtney ----- Original Message ----- From: <DUNCHIGH@aol.com> > Hi, > > I just joined this list so thought I'd introduce myself. My name is > Gail, I > live in Vacaville, CA. > > I definitely qualify as a Senior, but am not exactly a Newbie to > computers, > just to this fairly new Sony with AOL 9.0 Optimized SE which seems to have > a > mind of it's own. I was doing just fine with AOL 8.0, but there are so > many > differences now. Of course I've also moved up from Windows 98 to Windows > XP. > > > I'm afraid there were too many changes all at once for this Senior. But > I > keep trying ... > > Regards, > Gail

Hi Lance. I've been too busy to check into the site you recommended, but I've saved it, and will do so ASAP. Thanks so much for your help. Grace in Georgia, USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lance" <lance.b.4u@gmail.com> To: "Grace Inman" <Grace@eufaula.rr.com> Cc: <SENIOR-NEWBIE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, July 23, 2005 9:52 PM Subject: Re: [SR-NEWBIE] Back Web Grace, you can get an understanding on this site of what BackWeb is and how you can remove it permanently: http://www.iamnotageek.com/a/359-p1.php Lance On 7/24/05, Grace Inman <Grace@eufaula.rr.com> wrote: > Hi listers. Did I read it here ... that it's OK to delete Back Web? When > I run SpyBot, it lists a bunch of Back Web stuff. I always thought it was > required to operate some of the Windows programs. So, is it OK to delete > all of them? And it won't foul up my PC? > Grace in Georgia, USA > In God we trust. > > > ==== SENIOR-NEWBIE Mailing List ==== > For Newbie help with computers and genealogy see: > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~besley/newbie.htm > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > > -- P. S. Check out Legacy Family Tree today! This full featured genealogy program can be downloaded FREE at http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Index.asp?mid=52583ii

Welcome Gail They are a great lot of people here and so very helpful. I'm sure you will love XP. It took me a couple of weeks as I like being stuck in a rut and 98 suited me fine:-). But I wouldn't go back to it now. Eve Western Australia. > Hi, > > I just joined this list so thought I'd introduce myself. My name is > Gail, I > live in Vacaville, CA. > > I definitely qualify as a Senior, but am not exactly a Newbie to > computers, > just to this fairly new Sony with AOL 9.0 Optimized SE which seems to have > a > mind of it's own. I was doing just fine with AOL 8.0, but there are so > many > differences now. Of course I've also moved up from Windows 98 to Windows > XP. > > > I'm afraid there were too many changes all at once for this Senior. But > I > keep trying ... > > Regards, > Gail > > >

Why do you need ActiveX enabled to access Google or Yahoo? I use Firefox which doesn't allow ActiveX (without a plugin) and I can access those sites. However, to enable ActiveX controls in IE these are the steps, but be very wary of having ActiveX enabled permanently: 1. Click on Tools menu 2. Click Internet Options 3. Click on the "Security" tab 4. Click on the "Custom Level..." button 5. Optimally you want to set the first five options under "ActiveX controls as follows (the three marked for "Enable or Prompt" must be set to one of those): * Download signed ActiveX: Enable or Prompt * Download unsigned ActiveX: Disable * Initialize and Script AxtiveX controls not marked as safe: Disable * Run ActiveX controls and plug-ins: Enable or Prompt * Script ActiveX controls marked safe for scripting: Enable or Prompt 6. Scroll down until you see the section labeled "Scripting" - set all 3 options under that section (Active Scripting, Allow paste operations via script, and Scripting of Java applets) to either "Enable" or "Prompt" 7. Click the "OK" button twice to save settings and close the Internet Options dialog box Whether that applies to IE when using AOL, I do not know as I have never had anything to do with AOL. You may have to contact them if you can. You can see a definition of ActiveX here (note the "risk" it refers to): http://www.pcwebopaedia.com/TERM/A/ActiveX_control.html Lance On 7/24/05, Jococity@aol.com <Jococity@aol.com> wrote: > Hello List, > > I am trying to find out how to enable "Active X" with the Internet Explorer > through AOL. I can't check mail with Google or Yahoo unless it is enabled and > I can't figure out how to do that. > > Thanks for any assistance! > > Peggy > www.geocities.com/ivorytowerinstitute/index.html > > > ==== SENIOR-NEWBIE Mailing List ==== > To search the archives for this list go here: > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > and type in SENIOR-NEWBIE > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > > -- P. S. Check out Legacy Family Tree today! This full featured genealogy program can be downloaded FREE at http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Index.asp?mid=52583ii

Grace, you can get an understanding on this site of what BackWeb is and how you can remove it permanently: http://www.iamnotageek.com/a/359-p1.php Lance On 7/24/05, Grace Inman <Grace@eufaula.rr.com> wrote: > Hi listers. Did I read it here ... that it's OK to delete Back Web? When I run SpyBot, it lists a bunch of Back Web stuff. I always thought it was required to operate some of the Windows programs. So, is it OK to delete all of them? And it won't foul up my PC? > Grace in Georgia, USA > In God we trust. > > > ==== SENIOR-NEWBIE Mailing List ==== > For Newbie help with computers and genealogy see: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~besley/newbie.htm > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > > -- P. S. Check out Legacy Family Tree today! This full featured genealogy program can be downloaded FREE at http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Index.asp?mid=52583ii

Good morning, Many thanks to Gerri and Eve for the welcome. Guess I'll get my feet wet by asking a question. Does anyone else have a problem when going to a web site, of the print being huge? I have downloaded AOL 9.0 four times trying to get it to 'act right'. Seems that each time it gets worse. All the icons in my mailbox have black backgrounds, too. For a while they would change seemingly on their own. Now they just stay black the whole time I'm online. That's it for starters ... any help would be very much appreciated. Regards, Gail Vacaville, CA

In a message dated 7/24/2005 4:59:40 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, evelynparry@wn.com.au writes: Welcome Gail They are a great lot of people here and so very helpful. I'm sure you will love XP. It took me a couple of weeks as I like being stuck in a rut and 98 suited me fine:-). But I wouldn't go back to it now. Eve Western Australia. > Hi, > > I just joined this list so thought I'd introduce myself. My name is > Gail, I > live in Vacaville, CA. > > I definitely qualify as a Senior, but am not exactly a Newbie to > computers, > just to this fairly new Sony with AOL 9.0 Optimized SE which seems to have > a > mind of it's own. I was doing just fine with AOL 8.0, but there are so > many > differences now. Of course I've also moved up from Windows 98 to Windows > XP. > > > I'm afraid there were too many changes all at once for this Senior. But > I > keep trying ... > > Regards, > Gail > Welcome Gail , glad to have you , this is a great group of people here ... and yes you have made a lot of changes all at one time... but hang in there , you will love it as soon as you are sure what you can do with it ... Also if you have questions, there is no dumb question, it is only dumb if you do not ask... someone is always willing to help .. I personally print the discussion that I think I will use now or in the future ... But your hands are not smacked if you ask a question that has been answered before and being new, everyone will help you gladly ... Gerri Mason OhiO

Hi, I just joined this list so thought I'd introduce myself. My name is Gail, I live in Vacaville, CA. I definitely qualify as a Senior, but am not exactly a Newbie to computers, just to this fairly new Sony with AOL 9.0 Optimized SE which seems to have a mind of it's own. I was doing just fine with AOL 8.0, but there are so many differences now. Of course I've also moved up from Windows 98 to Windows XP. I'm afraid there were too many changes all at once for this Senior. But I keep trying ... Regards, Gail

In a message dated 7/23/2005 11:08:52 PM Eastern Standard Time, lance.b.4u@gmail.com writes: Whether that applies to IE when using AOL, I do not know as I have never had anything to do with AOL. You may have to contact them if you can. --- It does apply--although I'm using AOL 9.0 SE and not AOL 8.0 as the poster is--I forget if 8.0 is the same or not. The only difference is that you access these settings while logged onto AOL by clicking on the SETTINGS icon in the AOL tool bar and then selecting Internet [web] options in the resulting index. Next click on Internet Explorer Settings and then select the Security tab and follow the instructions you listed. I'm not sure I'd want to be messing with the default Active X settings AOL has selected though--there are security issues involved as you noted. Joan

Hello List, I am trying to find out how to enable "Active X" with the Internet Explorer through AOL. I can't check mail with Google or Yahoo unless it is enabled and I can't figure out how to do that. Thanks for any assistance! Peggy www.geocities.com/ivorytowerinstitute/index.html

Hi listers. Did I read it here ... that it's OK to delete Back Web? When I run SpyBot, it lists a bunch of Back Web stuff. I always thought it was required to operate some of the Windows programs. So, is it OK to delete all of them? And it won't foul up my PC? Grace in Georgia, USA In God we trust.