Thinking back to what computing was like 20 or 30 years ago and compare it with today is mind-boggling! When I read Rick Broida's MacWorld blog today about printing from the iPhone and iPad at http://www.macworld.com/article/2020470/print-to-dropbox-evernote-or-an-actual-printer-from-your-iphone-or-ipad.html it reminded me of how printing options have changed since the release of the iPad and the recent iPhones. Because I can create, edit, and print from the iPhone and iPad, I often do not need to carry a laptop. There are a couple of printing options:
- ePrint printer that provides printing using WiFi or email
- Print apps
As Broida's blog noted above, a print app that costs $19.95 is much less than replacing a printer with an ePrint printer. I believe that HP (Hewlett Packard) is still the only printer that provides ePrint services. When you purchase an ePrint printer you can print using WiFi on a local network system. You click on the Send To icon on the mobile device, select the available printer, and print.
ePrint printers allow you to print using email. Each printer has a unique email address. Enter the email address, message, and click the send button. This feature will print most any kind of documents that is attached to the email.
Broida's blog discussed the FingerPrint app. One of the commenters for his blog mentioned Printopia. Both apps cost $19.95. We can expect new options for printing from mobile devices in the future. It is an amazing difference from the dot matrix printers of the past.
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