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Google Cloud Print

• nickpinkston 16y ago
  Very interesting, I've always printed next-to-nothing, but when I do in a pinch I get charged an arm and a leg for it. I'd totally use this, and think that adding scanning/faxing might be handy as well later on. Shameless plug: my startup, CloudFab.com, is very close to the same thing as this but with 3D printing.
  • panarky 16y ago
    Cloud Print should be live in Chrome version 9.0.597.1 and newer. You'll need to be on the Chrome 'dev' channel (not beta or stable). Go to 'Preferences' (or 'Options' if you're on Windows), click on 'Under the Hood', and scroll to the bottom of the dialog to enable Cloud Print and print a test page.
• btucker 16y ago
  If this starts to get traction, I think the printer manufacturers are going to be all over it. It will make for a great reason for people to buy a new printer. Here's hoping some will provide the functionality in a free firmware update for already network attached printers.
  • snprbob86 16y ago
    Printer manufactures make the majority of their money on ink, not hardware. I expect that the roll out of this will be relatively gradual, as with any hardware.