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- completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress; “get ready”; “she is ready to resign”; “the bridge is ready to …<\/li>\n
- mentally disposed; “he was ready to believe her”<\/li>\n
- cook: prepare for eating by applying heat; “Cook me dinner, please”; “can you make me an omelette?”; “fix breakfast for the guests, please”<\/li>\n
- made suitable and available for immediate use; “dinner is ready”<\/li>\n
- fix: make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc; “Get the children ready for school!”; “prepare for war”; “I was fixing to leave town after I paid the hotel bill”<\/li>\n
- poised for action; “their guns were at the ready”<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
What do I mean? \u00c2\u00a0Well, I just purchased a Epson Workforce 310 printer, and look…
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<\/a> It’s Wireless ready… \u00c2\u00a0I should just be able to use it on a wireless network…<\/p>\nNope. \u00c2\u00a0Evidently, if you plug the ethernet into a wireless router, or wireless bridge, or some form of wireless based network, then the printer is now considered wireless ready…<\/p>\n
Is it just me, or is this a new low for trick advertising? \u00c2\u00a0Oh don’t get me wrong, I’ll be keeping the printer, but I dislike this “clever” bit of advertising. \u00c2\u00a0It just means that next time, I’ll think twice before purchasing an Epson.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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