As you can see below, Printopia found my HP Color LaserJet printer. Click on the 'Install Printopia' and the software will be installed into your Mac System Preferences.Īfter you install, the System Prefs will open. After you download the software and unzip it you see the Printopia window. Installing Printopia could not be easier. If you are running '' with Printopia you can print PDF and JPG files directly to the Mac's DropBox folder. Printopia also includes the ability to 'Send to Mac', which is like 'virtual printing' (saving on paper) which will save a PDF or JPG file directly to your Mac. If your Mac can see a printer, Printopia can connect to it, including printers connected to your Mac via USB, connected to a wireless router, AirPort, Time Capsule, and network printers. The big advantage of Printopia is that it will enable you to print from any qualifying iOS mobile device (iOS 4.2 or higher) to any printer that your Mac can print to. Printopia also comes with a very simply way of uninstalling if need be. Printopia runs independently from printer sharing, and does not modify the Mac or iOS operating system in any way. But with Printopia this is not what happens. At first I was a little wary of installing any software that might somehow change my Mac's OS. Printopia is not an iOS app it does not install on your mobile device it installs on your Mac. My $900.00 HP Color LaserJet works perfectly and I'm not about to junk it and run out and buy a HP e-Printer.įortunately I found a very simply solution to my dilemma, Printopia. As I have HP Color LaserJet 2550n, ethernet network printer, this would mean that I'm out of luck. (Sadly, 'Notes' can not take advantage of AirPrint).Ī troubling aspect of the new iOS 4.2 is that AirPrint can only work with the new HP e-Print Printers. We have been told that as some of the third party apps are updated for 'multi-tasking', they will be able to utilize AirPrint as well. The Apps that are currently supported by AirPrint are Apple's Mail, Safari and Photo app, as well as iWork apps, Pages, Numbers and Keynote. One of the highly anticipated new features is "AirPrint" which works over WiFi. Recently Apple shipped iOS 4.2 for the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad.
System requirements: 10.5 and higher, Intel and PPC Macs. Printopia for Mac - $9.95 - Demo available.
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