Mac-Unfriendly Printer

If you are a Mac user who is looking for a job, and a programmer who needs to keep up with what's happening in the field and thus has to print out a lot of documentation, and who likes to be able to move around the house freely, then this Canon MP830 All-in-One printer probably isn't for you, despite assurances from the CompUsa Printer Guru wearing a light jacket with a Canon logo that "Canon was the best" when it comes to compatibility with Macintosh computers.

Despite the fact that it can plug into the wireless router with no problems at all, Macintosh users wishing to print out must plug their computers directly into the printer, unless they have a spare Mac that is being used as a server. Here's the mind-boggling fact: the previous incarnation didn't have this limitation, and of course it's discontinued.

To add insult to the injury, Mac users cannot use the fax when trying to fax from their computers.

Luckily, Hewlett Packard is not this dumb. HP OfficeJet 7310 does the job just as well.