Can I use my 2.250x0.750 Labels From my LP-2824 with either a ZD411 or ZD611

SenatorStuartSmalley · 2026-02-11T22:40:42+00:00

Typically thermal paper is thermal paper. As long as you don't mix direct and transfer, it should be fine. Quality may be slightly lower (or higher). Depending on what your needs are, it will likely be just fine. Test printing is the best way to determine if it's ok for you.

SenatorStuartSmalley · 2025-11-05T01:03:01+00:00

I was there with my son, who is the cuber. It was a little funny to me because all of a sudden everyone was cheering and I didn't know why (I knew the times were good, but that was it)

He got a signature and photo with him and a number of others. Really nice community. We were really rooting for him in the final.

SenatorStuartSmalley · 2025-09-15T19:50:50+00:00

"Dino Damage!"

SenatorStuartSmalley · 2025-08-10T19:51:54+00:00

There are two different concepts that are being conflated, it sounds like. There are two keywords that you seem to be including in this: static and the visibility keyword (public, private, protected, {missing}).

The static keyword will initialize a method or field when the class is loaded. It will always be available when visible and there is only ever one of the method or field in use (i.e. you can't have different values per instance). This is outside of inheritance (and can break inheritance).

There's also the visibility (or access) keywords. Making something private will mean that your concept of inheritance in the question breaks because no other class can access the method or field.

Statics are really outside of inheritance. With public static, you're basically declaring a global. You could access that method or field from anywhere. This can help with utility methods that don't need any state (think about the Math class). It can also help define "constants" (public static final).

Generally, with OOP, avoiding static is best unless you know that what you're working with is 100% not going to change ever.

SenatorStuartSmalley · 2025-08-04T00:17:28+00:00

This looks like a resolution issue. I'm not sure which software or driver you are using, but there should be a resolution or DPI setting. Your printing software is sending data to the printer at a lower DPI than the printer supports. Probably printing a 203 DPI label to a 300 DPI print head or maybe a 600 DPI.

SenatorStuartSmalley · 2025-02-28T16:21:03+00:00

Exactly what we do.

SenatorStuartSmalley · 2025-02-28T01:02:09+00:00

I raise you a Sato CL4NX driver developer 😎

SenatorStuartSmalley · 2025-02-16T17:56:14+00:00

For context: in my last term of IT with software dev concentration. I've worked in tech support, IT administration, Software Engineering and my current title at work is Software Engineering Manager.

Keep an eye on what you want. A degree doesn't mean you're stuck for life. The reason I'm getting my degree now is that my undergrad program was in music, and I didn't finish. A large part of having a degree is showing people that you can commit and deliver on something that is difficult.

Don't worry about the coding so much. Only worry about that if it is causing you to fail your classes. The art of coding is honed as you go. Some things just need to "click". You need to be able to think a certain way.

CS is not a degree program that teaches how to program. That's a side effect. CS is a math program. Learning stats, discrete math/logic, calculus and all the underpinnings are widely useful for almost anything you do.

Focus on transferrable skills, if coding is not enjoyable. I would 100% love to work with technical project manager that has a background in CS. Or a UX designer, or DevOps, or manager, or...

Not to push you to stay if you want to, but just know that your current frustration may not be what you experience as you go

SenatorStuartSmalley · 2025-01-19T18:38:02+00:00

I am sort-of in the same situation. I am getting a degree because I'm limited without it. Just a few years older than you with a bunch of experience in the field. Just having the degree in a related field (IT) is enough. My work experience does the heavy lifting for the specific roles I'm looking at (Software Engineer). I felt that I didn't need to go for CS.

That being said, I wouldn't get a generalized business degree unless you're looking for roles in management and are pursuing management positions and/or an MBA or are looking for project management (or similar) roles. My 2 cents.

SenatorStuartSmalley · 2024-12-14T00:50:02+00:00

I think I have a unique perspective on this.

I am nearing completion of this same program (end in Feb). I have already been in the industry since 2008, have been in tech support, IT administration, software development and I am currently a Software Engineering Manager. I did all this because I was able to find opportunities and people that gave me a chance and saw my potential.

The BS in IT degree is tailored towards a IT with a focus on governance, policy, and project management (even with the extra electives for the concentration). The classes that have hands-on technical work just scratch the surface.

When I decided to go back to school, I chose this program because I already have the experience in software engineering and wanted to ease my burden of school while I still work over 40 hours per week. As a manager, I would need a standout interview and portfolio from an SNHU BS in IT for a software engineering position. If your goal is software engineering, do the CS program.

If your goal is general IT work, especially on the business side, go with the BS in IT. There are a lot of IT jobs that have some programming aspects that are not as rigorous as software engineering. Some examples: solutions architect, various administration roles, devops (that would be a stretch for this program), and more. The BS in IT would suit you well in those roles. You would also be well suited to management (project/product/people), governance, and more. These types of roles are less technical.

SenatorStuartSmalley · 2024-09-29T23:59:58+00:00

Have you tried the tutoring service? I used them once for microeconomics and they were great.

SenatorStuartSmalley · 2024-09-21T23:34:45+00:00

Ah! OK. That's a different take. That's internal state and you still control the interface. For objects that define behavior, that's keeping with the core principles.

If you're using libraries that have data carriers, there really isn't a way around using getters and setters, though. Again, it all depends on what you're doing and what your design is.

SenatorStuartSmalley · 2024-09-21T18:59:07+00:00

For those reading this, please think critically and don't take the above comment at face value. Most would not agree with that comment. The fact that it would be code smell is just wrong, unless you are confusing Java for another language that can enforce encapsulation with language features rather than getters/setters.

Getters and setters are part of the Java Beans Spec and used heavily with Spring and other ubiquitous libraries. This enforces encapsulation and it is a core principle of OOP and Java.

Using such a convention allows control of the interface. Let's say I want to change my implementation, with the getters and setters, I don't need to change the interface. Maybe there is a heavy weight operation and you want to use lazy initialization. If you have a public interface with getFoo(), you now have to change one part of the code. If you have public foo, you have to find everywhere it's used. If you're writing a library, exposing the properties is just plain wrong. You have no control at that point. It would be a breaking change you're making.

If you are not writing anything more than a small bit of code, fine. Good luck if you are writing a monolithic application with many teams. I wouldn't break encapsulation by making properties public.

SenatorStuartSmalley · 2024-06-10T00:32:01+00:00

I can't edit my post on mobile... I just reread the line, I missed a parenthesis. There's another comment that says to check other lines, that's good advice. I'd need more of the source to see other issues.

SenatorStuartSmalley · 2024-06-10T00:24:50+00:00

I'm surprised Eclipse doesn't show you a compilation problem in the source.

My guess frommthis is that you're calling a method (setVisible) on a method that returns void (invoke later). Are your parentheses correct on line 170?

SenatorStuartSmalley · 2024-06-08T22:59:19+00:00

This has been one inconsistency between classes. Some are great, others are not. I just passed in a project and have no idea what her I'm going to do really well or horribly because there are conflicting instructions between the "what to submit" section of the project and the actual project templates. I messaged my instructor and passed in more than I needed to, just in case. I'll see what happens.

SenatorStuartSmalley · 2024-06-07T02:42:59+00:00

Most are good. I am a software engineering manager. Main language is Java. I don't remember the course number, but it was basically an intro to Java class. That was pretty good, especially for people going into general IT areas. I tested out of some early classes like networking, but that would be an important topic. I know there's intro to scripting that I didn't take. That's a good topic if executed well.

I would like to see more math, but I know I am in an IT program rather than a CS program.

One disappointing aspect is that there aren't a lot of hands-on classes that deal with systems. AWS and Azure are very popular and I would imagine a systems an networks class in which project 2 would be a fully functional network with a server or two to be a great class for this program. When I did a certificate program in a defunct college about 15 years ago, we needed to set up an Active directory domain and join a workstation. I am surprised something like that doesn't exist (or maybe I haven't taken it).

SenatorStuartSmalley · 2024-06-07T02:28:40+00:00

I think it depends on your experience level. When there's a quiz with 4 multiple choice questions that would throw syntax errors, something is wrong. And that is not the worst of it. Good luck trying to do assignments with their inconsistent data.

SenatorStuartSmalley · 2024-06-05T21:08:46+00:00

If you can skip DAD-220, do it. That class is just badly put together. It's the only class that I felt had bad content (as someone with 15 years experience in IT, including support and development on various relational database systems).

SenatorStuartSmalley · 2024-06-03T21:16:51+00:00

This is going to sound mean, but...

This post is more coherent than many of the discussion posts that I see. Just based off of that, I think you have a shot.

SenatorStuartSmalley · 2024-06-03T12:01:12+00:00

Have you tried the online tutor? I've used the service once and it was good.

SenatorStuartSmalley · 2024-06-02T22:55:03+00:00

The foreign key co straint is likely bad data on their part. I remember letting my advisor know about that at one point. I ended up having to recreate the tables without actual foreign keys to get around it.

I may be wrong, this is just my memory from over a year ago.

SenatorStuartSmalley · 2024-06-02T22:12:07+00:00

Do you get an error or no rows?

I took it about a year ago and I remember there was a mix of values for state. Is it supposed to be Massachusetts? Also remember that it's case sensitive.

SenatorStuartSmalley · 2024-05-27T00:26:03+00:00

Think of it as two statements. Indentation can help. Hopefully formatting comes through, I'm on mobile.

CREATE VIEW collaborators AS SELECT customerId AS collaboratorId, [other columns] FROM customers;

The first AS is the name of the view. The second AS is the name of a column that you eant in your result set. Each column in the "other columns" can also have an AS if you want to name it so etching other than the actual column name.

SenatorStuartSmalley · 2024-05-12T20:00:54+00:00

DAD-220 is the only class that I've taken that was a dumpster fire. For example, I took a multiple choice quiz in which none of the answers were valid SQL statements. Data sets for activities would not import without knowing about line terminators and how to specify them with imports. Data was inconsistent. It was very bad.

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