11/9/2022 0 Comments Printopia vs fingerprint![]() ![]() MacOS uses Perl, Python, AppleScript, and Automator and you can write scripts in all of these. More macOS tricks 42 Astoundingly Useful Scripts and Automations for the Macintosh ![]() I switched it “On” and was immediately able to print from the iPad. In fact, it never asked for anything except to be turned on: I installed it, it brought up the Preference Pane with the big “Off/On” toggle set to “Off”. PRINTOPIA VS FINGERPRINT INSTALLHowever, as far as I can tell all handyPrint installs is a Preference Pane, and it is smart enough to install it locally to the current account rather than try to muck up the entire system. I was thus prepared to cancel at the first request for the admin password if it turned out that handyPrint was one of those other printing solutions that muck with the OS. Printopia runs independently from printer sharing, and does not modify your Mac or iOS operating system in any way.” I was a little leery of handyPrint at first, because the Printopia site says that one of its features is “No Need To Modify Your Operating System” and explains this feature as “Beware of printing solutions that re-configure your Mac’s printing system. 1 However, handyPrint 2 is much less expensive: you’re asked to donate whatever you think it’s worth to you, a minimum of $1.00. FingerPrint also costs $20 and doesn’t have the same following Printopia has. This is not going to be an in-depth review of them while Printopia appears to be the favorite of professional reviewers, it also costs $20, which seemed a bit steep just to broker between the iMac and AirPrint. I came up with three options: Printopia, FingerPrint, and handyPrint. Obviously, I was going to have to no matter what since I had no other options, but I finally decided to search for options to fix this in the future. I really did not want to have to get out of bed and go log into the iMac just to print this out. PRINTOPIA VS FINGERPRINT MOVIEI finally ran into a reason this morning: a local movie theater that does reservations and sends the tickets by email but wants a printout at the booth. But if I’m looking at something on the iPad, why would I need to print? I print because I need to carry the printout somewhere I can’t bring my computer. The iPad is a futuristic device: among its many other features, it’s a portable paper library. I’ve owned it for almost two years now and while I’ve occasionally thought it might be nice to print, I’ve never felt the need even so much as to do a Google search on AirPrint software for the Mac. I almost never need to print from the iPad. The handyPrint Preference Pane automatically lists connected printers all you have to do is turn it on. ![]()
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