About the Author

author photo

I'm Michelle Cox -- the owner of Lipstick to Crayons. I’m also a Mom to three kids (a teen, tween and toddler), a professional writer (www.michellemcox.com) and a blogger (www.fromthemom.com). And I love to save money (and help you do the same) via frugal deals and steals, coupons and other thrifty practices. My freelance writing business allows me to enjoy the great balance of being a stay-at-home/work-at-home mom, while also making time for blogging, running (ran the Chicago Marathon twice) some amateur photography and scrapbooking. I’m a St. Louis native, although I have lived outside of the city and the state. A few of my passions are amateur photography, scrapbooking and attending kids' sporting events.

See All Posts by This Author

Learn to use HP A626 Photosmart Printer & Photobook in 40 seconds

December 11th, 2007 • Related • Filed Under

Why tell you how easy and fun the HP A626 Photosmart Compact Printer and Photobooks are when I can show you? Here’s a video to show you how to use the printer and Photobooks in 40 seconds.

Pros of the HP A626 Photosmart Compact Printer:

  • Easy to set up and use
  • Add creative touches with the color touch screen
  • Remove red eye, enhance images, and make yourself look thinner
  • Entertains older kids (Mine had a blast drawing mustaches on photos of me)
  • Easy to view and navigate menus
  • Prints directly from a memory card or a PC
  • Small and portable
  • Print photos in a flash
  • Prints very nice quality photos
  • Affordable
  • Includes introductory ink cartridge and paper

Cons of the HP A626 Photosmart Compact Printer

  • USB cable for printing from a PC needs to be purchased separately
  • Cannot save photos
  • When creating an album a different photo than what’s in album cannot be used for the cover page (or I just couldn’t figure out how to change it)
  • Photos print darker than on screen

I was impressed with the quality of the photos and the Photobooks are very nice. A photobook is a quick and easy personal gift to give. I created a 5×7 Photobook in under an hour. Editing software and glossy photo paper is included with the Photobooks. The higher quality Vivera ink and the glossy HP paper create better quality photos that the standard inks and photo papers. The editing software is perfect for the novice scrapbooker or to create a quick Photobook. The clipart and layouts are very nice with many to choose from. What I didn’t like is that I was limited on what customization I could do on my Photobook.

Overall the printer and Photobooks are well worth the money. I love how light and portable the printer is and I plan on bringing it to my daughter’s next dance competition so we can print photos on the spot.

*You can receive 20% off Photo Books at the HP store
*Check Sunday circulars for specials on the printer itself – various retailers are running them

Thank you Parent Bloggers Network for the opportunity to review the HP printer and Photobooks!

Popularity: unranked [?]

Welcome back!

Posts like this

There Are 3 Responses So Far. »

  1. #1 Lisa on December 12, 2007:

    Oh MY GOSH that is the COOLEST! LOVE your YouTube review!

  2. #2 Susan Getgood on December 20, 2007:

    The PBN reviews campaign for the HP Photo Books and the Photosmart printer was part of a larger project I did for the Photo Books launch this fall. I am just now catching up with all the reviews from the past week, and I have to give you the prize for hands-down, the best review I’ve seen (literally) so far.

  3. #3 Susan Getgood on December 20, 2007:

    One more thing — I had the same problem with not being able to adjust the first picture the way I wanted. I just made a second photo book with with just the one picture I wanted. Et voila!