So much for getting a new printer.

I did go back and by the Canon that I had seen yesterday, and that appeared to be compatible with my Mac.

How wrong I was!

This has been a six-hour torture episode. I have tried every configuration imaginable and cannot get this thing to work.

Finally I decided to call the Canon 24-hour service line. I shouldn’t have called them because they made me angry. All they were interested in were my name, phone number, address. What the heck did they need all this for? All I wanted was an answer as to why this printer wouldn’t work.

I refused to give them the address and told them that I just needed an answer, as I was going to return the product if things didn’t work out. So I asked if the model printer was compatible with my model of computer. They were so helpful – the answer was "Lady, read the box!"

I could have POUNDED this guy. I told him that the box didn’t give be specific enough information and I needed to speak to someone who might have some knowledge.

I was then put on hold – listening to some of the loudest most obnoxious music that I’ve ever been forced to listen to – for forty-five minutes.

And ultimately they were no help at all.

The next move was to call the Apple help line. Once again I was on hold for close to a half an hour. But the music was less obnoxious.

This woman was great. She had me hook up every printer I own and tried to see if we could get anything at all to operate. We were on the phone for about an hour.

Nothing works.

So tomorrow I have to go back and return what I bought. I’m very disappointed. I really would like to have a working printer.

The woman from Apple suggested that I just write (or call) HP or Canon tell them what system I have, and ask them to send me a list of any printers that they have that might be compatible.

I do think that this is a good idea. If then I can find a reasonable priced printer I’ll get one. If I can’t find one that will work what I might need to do is give up and buy a whole new system where everything comes together and I know that it will all work.

That of course would be a dilemma. I love using a Mac, but it’s so hard to find things that will work with them, and so many of the neat things that you can download for free online are only designed for PCs.

I’ll have to think about that. I hate to dish out that amount of cash. I’m actually beginning to have a few bucks in the bank, so I hate to tap into what little I’ve managed to save.

I hate computers.