![]() ![]() ![]() This is much more convenient than some of the other solutions we tried, like PrintCentral or Printer Pro, both apps that add printing via iPad Apps with some less convenient workarounds to perform, or the failed attempt to bring networked printing to the iPad by PogoPlug. Printopia runs in the background and the user only notices it when opening up the System Preferences. So this might have been a printer driver issue and not a Printopia problem. After reinstalling our printer driver and then Printopia, it worked fine. We had a little trouble getting things set up at first. ![]() The other virtual printer will send the file to the Mac’s Dropbox folder if one exists. “Send to Mac” takes the content being printed on the iPad and sends it to the Mac with Printopia installed as either a JPG or PDF file. It shares any printer connect to that computer, either directly or through a networked printer, with the iPad. Printopia is an inexpensive application (only $9.95 with a 30 day free trial). If Ecamm Network, the company behind Printopia, can make it work, why can’t Apple? Printopia is software that runs on any Mac and makes AirPrint useful to the masses. With the release of iOS 4.2, AirPrint is now a standard feature of the iPad, but its usefulness is severely limited since only a few printers are supported. ![]()
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