Monday, December 12, 2011

Printing in the Clouds

A couple of weeks ago we provided you an Intro video to "Cloud Computing", see:   http://computimenews.blogspot.com/2011/10/intro-to-cloud-computing-what-exactly.html

Printer manufacturers, like Toshiba, are now offering cloud based printing.  What is that???

In a Toshiba blog article written by Joe Contreras, "Why you will love Cloud Printing", cloud based printing is broken down for all us lowly based people not in the clouds, yet.....

One of the biggest challenges of using mobile devices for business is when you need to print a document. How many times have you wanted to print a boarding pass or needed to print some hand-outs for a presentation when you are on the road?

Trying to do this from your smart phone or tablet is hard, because these devices don’t have native print drivers. Even doing it from your laptop is tough. If you are at a hotel and want to print at their business center, you need to figure out the printer model and install a driver. Even if you find the right driver, you may not configure it properly and you still can’t print. You have the same problem if you are at a remote location inside your company.

Using cloud printing or mobile printing can solve this problem. The basis of cloud printing is that you don’t have to install a print driver. That makes it ideal for smart phones and tablets, but also simplifies your life when using a laptop. Here’s how it works.  READ MORE

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