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Emergency Ink Refill Tip (fountain pen ink works for printers)

Kencbk — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 07:41:44 +0000

Just when you need your printer the most, then you realized that you ran out of ink specifically black ink, Arrrg… Ya, that is how I feel when printing on low ink scenarios. Usually I get my ink refilled for 90php($2) that’s without the rush, I have to wait for the next day to get it filled. But during urgent printing needs I’m force to spend 300php($6.8) on ink refill in the nearest shop. It was one of those day when I urgently needed ink extreme measures in getting my printer to spit ink again. Having a bottle of fountain ink (i used Parker quink black) in my desk I tried it out to my printer(HP Deskjet F380) I filled the cartridge from the top where I punctured a hole. Then i proceeded printing, how do you like that, it work like a charm. Not really the best ink for printing, but better than not being able to print. I tried it on bond paper it works great. Conclusion that fountain pen ink will work on inkjet printers and much more economical than standard refill. I think i would use this method for a long time.

Sunny morning… wow! a partial eclipse

Kencbk — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 13:14:31 +0000

partial eclipse

Philippines Partial Eclipse

Home telescope filtered shot, taken July 22, 2009; 10:42 AM

Earth Day April 22

Kencbk — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 11:02:41 +0000

It’s Earth Day!! Things to do on Earth Day: Hug a tree, plant trees, save power, conserve resources, cut down on carbon emission, and etc… I know you can think of more ways to save Earth.

Help Save the Earth!!

Earth Hour

Kencbk — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 05:38:05 +0000

Earth Hour
Created to take a stand against the greatest threat our planet has ever faced, Earth Hour uses the simple action of turning off the lights for one hour to deliver a powerful message about the need for action on global warming.

Beyond turning off your lights for one hour at 8pm March 29, 2008, there are lots of things you can do to make Earth Hour 2008 an even greater success.