With six days to go until Halloween, we at Ink N Toner UK hope you are getting ready to be a part of the spooky season! We have a number of great ideas for our readers as to what you could possibly do for Halloween, but before all that we want to give you, a little history lesson in case you don’t fully know what Halloween is supposed to represent.

Halloween, also known as All Hallows Eve is a celebration observed in many countries annually on October 31^st. Traditionally it is a time dedicated to remembering the dead, including saints, martyrs and the all faithful departed.

Halloween activities usually include carving pumpkins into Jack o Lanterns, lighting bonfire, apple bobbing, attending Halloween costume parties and of course trick-or-treating! For Christians observances of all hallows eve, including attending church services and lighting candles on graves of the dead, remain popular to this day.

So you must be thinking, what can I do to celebrate? Well Ink N Toner UK is here to help! We have great ideas to help you. We also even have ways to use paper to help you boost the spook factor this Halloween!

Create paper masks

There’s a hell of a lot that you can do with just coloured paper, some glue and some scissors! If you don’t feel like any of the regular masks like scream, or Jason from Friday the 13^th is ticking your spooky tastes, try making your own, it’s fun for the kids and gives your creative freedom over your costumes!

Create trick-or-treat baskets

You could even attempt to make your own trick-or-treat baskets to put your sweets in. Depending on your creative choices, you could easily make them as colourful and spooky as you would like! You can even use the inks you buy from us to print out patterns you could use on those baskets

Halloween costumes

Of course, in Halloween you get the chance to wear whatever you want without being judged. So go ahead, go all out! You could be spooky monsters like Frankenstein or the mummy, to movie characters like the ones above!

So from us at Ink N Toner UK have a fantastically scary Halloween! We hope you get treated more than you get tricked!

Today is National Spreadsheet day! And InkNTonerUK are celebrating!

A holiday that is more likely going to appeal to IT Techheads than the general public, Spreadsheet Day commemorates the date that VisiCalc, the first spreadsheets program for PC’s, was released (October 17^th 1979). Since its beginning, Spreadsheet Day has become a day where we celebrate advantages and aggravations of working with spreadsheet software.

Celebrating spreadsheet day

It is all to do with recognizing how ubiquitous spreadsheets are for all of us in the modern day and age as well as how much it helps us get by in our work settings daily, without spreadsheets, compiling lists or making calculations at work for massive amounts of products or lists would be a complete drudgery to do. Every business uses them to manage their books, and data for everything including names and phone numbers of members and much more.

Why Spreadsheets are useful.

It is useful for anyone to try to learn how to make/use a spreadsheet. It can be very useful for day-to-day life, not just business. For example, being a parent and planning day-to-day events in your head can normally be very difficult. Why not use spreadsheets to help you? You can easily map out shopping and to-do lists for you and the family. You could even make a spreadsheet calendar for the year. The possibilities are endless!

You can use the inks you buy from InknTonerUK to print out whatever you decide to make with your spreadsheets. We have many great priced inks, original or compatible, you will be sure to find the best prices for your inks. From us at InkNTonerUK, have a great spreadsheet day!

It’s October which means for you art heads its Inktober! These 31 days enable everyone and anyone to let their creative juices flow, and at Ink N Toner UK, we want to tell you all there is to know!

What is Inktober?

Inktober is a month long art challenge created by artist Jake Parker. It focuses on improving skill and developing positive drawing habits. Every day for the month of October, anyone participating in the Inktober challenge creates an ink drawing and posts it online. Remember to use the hashtags #inktober and #inktober2018 if you want your art appreciated by everyone.

Everyday a new word in a list of prompts are given, for example todays prompt is “spell”. This prompt can be interpreted in many different ways; you could choose to do calligraphy with this, or maybe go down the harry potter route of the word. There is so much you can do with each prompt and the possibilities are endless!

Inktober rules.

1) Make a drawing in ink (you can do a pencil under-drawing if you want).

2) Post it*

3) Hashtag it with #inktober and #inktober2018

4) Repeat

Note: you can do it daily, or go the half-marathon route and post every other day, or just do the 5K and post once a week. Whatever you decide, just be consistent with it. Inktober is about growing, improving, and forming positive habits, so the more consistent you are the better.

Does it have to be Ink or can I draw digitally?

Initially, the challenge of Inktober was focused on traditional inking. Although learning how to ink digitally is a skill separate from traditional inking it is no less valid. If you want to improve your digital inking skills, then doing Inktober digitally is a great way to challenge yourself. Just be cool to those who want to use traditional inks. In addition, traditional inkers, be cool to those who are trying to improve with their digital inking.

You can use the ink you buy from us to print out the list of prompts. As well as any digital work you have done, as well as that, you can use them to scan your drawings so you can post then online on your social media.

So from us at Ink N Toner UK happy drawing and have an even better October, especially with Halloween on the way.

Happy World Tourism Day!

On the 27^th of September the world comes together to celebrate world tourism day. With each year coming with a new theme. This year the theme is “Tourism and the Digital Transformation”, this is a unique opportunity for us to raise awareness on the potential contribution that digital technology has and will make to sustainable tourism development.

Its purpose is to foster awareness among the international community of the importance of tourism and its social, cultural, political and economic value. The event seeks to address global challenges outlined in the United Nations Millennium Development Goals and to highlight the contribution the tourism sector can make in reaching these goals.

The timing of World Tourism Day is particularly appropriate in that it comes at the end of the high season in the northern hemisphere and the beginning of the season in the southern hemisphere, when tourism is on the minds of millions of people worldwide.

At Ink N Toner UK, we want to help to celebrate this occasion by giving you ideas on what you can do!

Print your own logos.

The WTD logo and banner are also online and can be downloaded for the web and printing. Feel free to upload the logo on your website, linking back to the World Tourism Day page. you could also use the logo to make your own WTD-themed materials, such as t-shirts, stickers, posters etc. You can get all the ink you need from us at https://www.inkntoneruk.co.uk/.

Saving energy.

If you are a traveler, simple steps such as switching off the lights in your hotel rooms and unplugging appliances when not in use can make a huge difference. Save energy and water by taking a shower instead of a bath, or choosing not to have your bed linen and towels changed every day.

Taking a trip.

What better way to celebrate WTD than enjoying being a tourist yourself? Whether it is around the world or within your own country, with your family or your classmates, read the Global Code of Ethics for Tourism before you go to make sure your trip is as sustainable and responsible as possible.

On previous WTDs, a number of destinations and sites have offered free entry or special discounts to the public, so look out for special offers!

From us at Ink N Toner UK, happy world tourism day!

At Ink N Toner UK, we understand that an awful lot of you will occasionally run into difficulties when using your printers. From updates, restricting what kind of inks you may use to tips and tricks to help you navigate your printers various functions. While these can be found on the troubleshooting section of our site, there are other things that we have not included that should be talked about. So today, we want to talk about what you should do when your printer’s print head requires cleaning.

First, we want to explain the reasons why a print head will need cleaning:

• Lack of printing – If the printer sits around for long periods of time the ink can dry inside the print head and result in clogged nozzles. If you want to avoid this make sure you use your printer once in a while so it doesn’t clog up at all
• Not changing cartridges when prompted by the printer – this is also a leading cause of print head clogs. If you’re printing for too long on a near empty cartridge, you will start introducing air into the print head, which in turn helps dry any remaining ink inside the product and results in clogged nozzles. It is a no brainer really, when your ink runs too low change it for a fresh one, we have many inks for you to buy from us at https://www.inkntoneruk.co.uk/ !
• Using low-grade generic cartridges – low-grade cartridges with the wrong ink viscosity can also quickly clog the print head. Make sure that you purchase your non-genuine cartridges from a reputable source. Like Ink N Toner UK for example! We make sure we use the best quality in our compatible inks, so you will not be disappointed.
• Dirty or faulty purge pump or pads – If your printer has very dirty pads on the purge pump then the printer will be unable to effectively run cleaning cycles. During the automatic cleaning cycles that your printer does periodically, large amounts of ink are sucked through the print head and out into the waste pad. This helps to clear any dried ink or residue that may cause print head blockage. If either the pump is faulty or the pads very dirty then little cleaning occurs and blockage is highly likely.
• Cartridges not breathing correctly. It sounds odd to say on paper but cartridges require the removal of the breather tape. This is so the ink can freely pass through into the print head. If one or more cartridges don’t have the breather tape fully removed, problems may arise. For example, the ink will not flow properly from the cartridge and into the print head.

So how do you clean a print head?

• To successfully clean a print head manually you’ll need some basic supplies. Gather a bottle of water and a lint-free cloth or a paper towel.
• Make sure the printer is off and unplugged to prevent damage to the device and yourself.
• Open the printer, locate the cartridges and remove these.
• Remove the tray the cartridges sit in – this is the print head unit. It will have several holes in the bottom.
• Some printer models, like HP, will have the head on the cartridge. If this is the case, it won’t have a tray to clean. So, move onto step 5 and 6.
• Lightly dampen the cloth with water.
• Gently brush this over the foil, electrical contact area with the damp cloth until no new ink shows up on the cloth. Remove all dried ink debris from the print head contacts, edge and ramps. Make sure you clean the electrical contacts inside the printer as well.
• If you’ve removed the print head unit, soak in a bowl of shallow water for around five minutes. This will loosen any dried ink. Dab the unit on a paper towel to remove any ink and moisture. Make sure it is completely dry before inserting back into the printer.

After everything is cleaned and back in place, perform a nozzle check to see the quality of the printing.

So now you know! We hope we have helped in your printer cleaning endeavors.

We at Ink N Toner UK are happy to announce to our customers that we now have PGI-580XXL Compatible and CLI-581XXL Compatible Ink cartridges available to order now at Ink N Toner UK. These compatible cartridges are the extra high capacity (high yield) which means that they would last much longer than the high capacity and the standard capacity versions. And more importantly, they are filled to the maximum capacity so they would last much longer. So, the cartridges that are available to order with free UK delivery and VAT included with the price are:

• Premium Compatible Canon CLI-581BKXXL Black Extra High Capacity Ink Cartridge (1998C001)
• Premium Compatible Canon CLI-581CXXL Cyan Extra High Capacity Ink Cartridge (1995C001)
• Premium Compatible Canon CLI-581MXXL Magenta Extra High Capacity Ink Cartridge (1996C001)
• Premium Compatible Canon CLI-581YXXL Yellow Extra High Capacity Ink Cartridge (1997C001)
• Premium Compatible Canon PGI-580PGBKXXL Pigment Black Extra High Capacity Ink Cartridge (1970C001)
• Premium Compatible Canon CLI-581PBXXL Photo Blue Extra High Capacity Ink Cartridge (1999C001)

So, they are the Non-Original ink cartridges that are made to fit into your Canon printer. All these 6 cartridges will fit into the following machines:

• Canon TS8150 Pixma
• Canon TS8151 Pixma
• Canon TS8152 Pixma
• Canon TS9150 Pixma
• Canon TS9155 Pixma

There are also machines that do not take the photo-blue ink cartridge but takes the rest of the cartridges. For example, Pigment black, black, cyan, magenta and yellow.

Those printers are:

• Canon TR7550 Pixma
• Canon TS6150 Pixma
• Canon TS6151 Pixma

Firstly, to save you money, we have two multipacks set up, one with the photo blue, and one without the photo blue. Therefore, you may order the right one for your printer. Please note that these two multipacks can be available by clicking on the below links:

• Premium Compatible Canon PGI-580XXL / CLI-581XXL PGBK, C, M, Y, K Multipack Extra High Capacity Ink Cartridges (1970C001/ 1998C001/ 1995C001/ 1996C001/ 1997C001)

• Premium Compatible Canon PGI-580XXL / CLI-581XXL Multipack Set Of 6 Extra High Capacity Ink Cartridges (1970C001/ 1998C001/ 1995C001/ 1996C001/ 1997C001/ 1999C001)

For those who only print black and white documents or have additionally run out of black really quickly, Ink N Toner UK offers you the compatible (Non-Original) twin packs of the black, and they can be ordered here.

Premium Compatible Canon CLI-581BKXXL Black Twin Pack Extra High Capacity Ink Cartridges (1998C001)

Premium Compatible Canon PGI-580PGBKXXL Pigment Black Twin Pack Extra High Capacity Ink Cartridges (1970C001)

Our compatible cartridges will last as long as the original and the print quality is exceptional and matches the original cartridges quality.

At a five percent page coverage, our cartridges will last like the original, and here are the page yield figures that you could expect to print:

• 1 x extra high capacity black CLI-581BKXXL ink cartridge – 4,590 pages
• 1 x extra high capacity cyan CLI-581CXXL ink cartridge – 830 pages
• 1 x extra high capacity magenta CLI-581MXXL ink cartridge – 747 pages
• 1 x extra high capacity yellow CLI-581YXXL ink cartridge – 830 pages
• 1 x extra high capacity pigment black PGI-580PGBKXXL ink cartridge – 600 pages
• 1 x extra high capacity photo blue CLI-581PBXXL ink cartridge – 9,140 pages

As an introductory offer, these compatible cartridges are offered at such a low price , that it’s a must-buy product and we advise that you place your order soon as initial stocks are low and there is a very high demand for these particular range of cartridges as many people do not want to purchase the high price of the original cartridges. However, if you do wish to place an order for the genuine cartridges, you can do so by clicking the two links below for the multipacks:

• Original Canon PGI-580XXL / CLI-581XXL PGBK, C, M, Y, K Multipack Extra High Capacity Ink Cartridges (1970C001 / 1998C005)

• Original Canon PGI-580XXL / CLI-581XXL Multipack Set Of 6 Extra High Capacity Ink Cartridges (1970C001 / 1998C005 / 1999C001)

For more options for your printer, like if you want to buy the singles rather than the pack, we advise that you go to the list view on your printer by using our quick search and type in the model number of your printer, and selecting your printer (rather than the product itself) which would take you straight to the list view of your printer.

Today we at Ink N Toner UK are doing a different type of blog today. Sometimes we know our customers may not always know what the best printers are, we get it, and there are loads of printers to go through. Therefore, we want to help you by narrowing down to a top three of what we think are the best printers nowadays. Without further ado, here are the top 3 printers!

1. Canon PIXMA TS9150

If you are looking for a great all-round printer, which does not skimp on print quality for your photographs, then we won’t be disappointed by what the PIXMA TS9150, Canon’s flagship printer, has to offer. While it is certainly more expensive than some of the cheap two in one printers you can pick up, it is not a bad price for something, which produces high quality prints, especially if you only need to print at A4 or below.

2. Epson WorkForce Pro WF-4630

The WorkForce Pro WF-4630 is a solid printer for small businesses and workgroups given its fast print speeds, solid print qualities and remote printing and scanning capabilities. Using the larger XL print cartridges, the WF-4630 delivers economical print costs that rival laser printers.

3. Canon Pixma TS8050

Great for the traveling professional or someone who needs a small printer for occasional use, printing photos or using the scanner function. It’s a bit pricey to buy and run, but the flexibility and quality of the printouts is excellent.

Contact Us

If you wish to contact us about anything, you can visit our store or see our Contact Us page here. You can also call our number or get in touch with us on our Social Media Accounts. All links and information will be provided at the end of this Blog Post.

We hope this Blog post was useful to you and we encourage you to come back every Friday, when we post new content on our Blog!

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Address: 61 East Barnet Road, Barnet, EN4 8RN

Tel: 020 8216 5571

Its been a weird summer holiday this year in 2018, but at the same time its been the most enjoyable (for some) we were blessed with scorching temperatures and even greater occasions, things like The Muller 2018 games, religious occasions such as Eid, and also recently the great Reading and Leeds festival! What ever summer has been for you, we at Ink N Toner UK hope you have had a great one! We can’t wait for next years’ summer holidays!

But now once again we’ll have to say goodbye to the summer and summer holidays and welcome in the autumn months which also means-to those of you who are students especially- that its time to buckle under and begin work for the new academic year! This will inevitably mean you will need things like stationary, books, bags, uniforms, And Ink of course!

This week we will have a 10% off of all compatible ink products(expires 7th of September), meaning it will be easier for you to stock up on those inks you will need to print all that coursework and homework assignments with!

As well as that, think about looking at our memory storage range, where we have USBs and Memory SD cards, and Portable Hard Drives. For all your essay storage needs! And don’t think we are forgetting the adults, all our deals and low low prices still apply to you! and you can even lower them further if you use the points you accrue with us!

So we hope you’ve had a great summer! Now the real grind begins!

If you wish to contact us about anything, you can visit our store or see our Contact Us page here. You can also call our number or get in touch with us on our Social Media Accounts. All links and information will be provided at the end of this Blog Post.

We hope this Blog post was useful to you. We encourage you to come back every Friday, when we post new content on our Blog!

Our social media accounts: Twitter | Facebook @Inkntoneruk

Address: 61 East Barnet Road, Barnet, EN4 8RN

Tel: 020 8216 5571

It’s Tuesday the 21^st of August and this year, it means that it is Eid! For Muslims across the globe, this means today marks the end of the month long fast of Ramadan and the start of a great feast that can last up to three whole days in some countries! Many Muslims also use this holiday period to attend communal prayers, listen to a khutba (sermon) and give out charity in the form of food. At InknTonerUK we want to make sure our customers have the best Eid possible. Therefore, we want to give you some suggestions as to what you food you can make/try during Eid.

Red Meat

Most Muslims will consume red meat in some capacity, usually lamb, goat or cow. The animal will be divided into three parts, with one part given to the poor, one shared out amongst relatives and the final third cooked and eaten by the family. The meat is often roasted, barbecued or cooked in a curry.

Maqluba

This traditional dish is popular in Middle Eastern countries. It consists of fried vegetables, meat (usually chicken, turkey or lamb) and rice cooked together in a pot. The mixture is then flipped upside down to serve as a large savoury cake.

Rice and Couscous

From chicken biryani with saffron and sultanas to apricot-spiked couscous, grain dishes are an essential part of an Eid al-Adha celebration and often served to accompany the stews, tagine and curries.

Bolani

In Afghanistan, Bolani is a popular food during Eid. It consists of flatbread stuffed with an array of fillings, from potatoes to green pepper, and is usually baked or fried to create a thin crust, before being served with yoghurt. Afghanistan Eid celebrations additionally tend to be quite child-focused, and the whole family can enjoy bolani.

You could also use the inks you buy from us to print out your own Eid related printables.

Have a Great Eid from us at InknTonerUK

HP have released a new firmware update for their printers. This means that any cartridges manufactured before April last year may not be compatible with the HP Deskjet 2600 series, Deskjet ink advantage 2600, 5000, and 5200, HP Envy 5000 series, HP Officejet 5200  series printers made after may the 1^st 2018, although the new cartridges will work with both old and new printers.

This will also pose a risk of locking out any compatible cartridges we sell, as they will be in the “old” category.

If you want to continue, using your compatible cartridges for the above models is to make sure you do not accept the update when it appears on your printer another thing you can do is set your printer so it does not automatically load updates onto your printer. If you want to look at this in more detail, you can find our troubleshooting guide on our website.

HP’s guidance in finding out if cartridges are the updated model, or the old model with the same number, is to look for a line above the list of compatible printers on the side of the cartridge’s packaging, with the line signifying the updated cartridges.

You may want to check out the warranty end date printed on the cartridge itself against a list on HP’s website, to determine the status of the cartridge.

Contact Us

If you wish to contact us about anything, you can visit our store or see our Contact Us page here. You can also call our number or get in touch with us on our Social Media Accounts. Please note that all links and information will be provided at the end of this Blog Post.

We hope this Blog post was useful to you and we encourage you to come back every Friday, when we post new content on our Blog!

Our social media accounts: Twitter | Facebook @Inkntoneruk

Address: 61 East Barnet Road, Barnet, EN4 8RN

Tel: 020 8216 5571