Printing out pages – like, actual paper pages, that ultra un-geeky method of communication and data storage – is getting more and more pointless, expensive, and, thankfully, taboo. However, there are still people who like to print out info from websites and emails, and that often means a lot of time taken in reformatting and deleting data items to make the printout efficient. Or, more likely, it means a lot of wasted ink and pages because of junky formatting that is a time-consuming pain to fix.
If there is no “Printer Friendly Version” button to click, then GreenPrint’s free software might be the solution. The software does the reformatting for the user, so that efficient printing is fast, easy, and possible. Their goal is to save 100 million trees through extensive use of the program, hence why they've launched a free version.
The home edition available worldwide to users and nonprofits digitally reads and omits wasted pages that have useless text and images like URLs, banner ads, disclaimers, and the like – usually that last page that’s blank but for a URL and banner ad or redundant signatures from email strings. On top of saving trees, GreenPrint says the program can save as much as $90 and 1,400 wasted pages per year for the average user.
I’d rather people just stop using so much paper. But, if folks are going to print, then this is the greener way to do it, especially if it is combined with soy inks, recycled paper (including the clean side of already printed on paper), and some reservation about hitting the print button.
Via GoodCleanTech
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written by RickO, July 08, 2008
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written by Starr, July 08, 2008
4 months later, and I'm still trying to uninstall it. But it's still there.
Oh well.
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written by Ray, July 09, 2008
To me by far the best feature of this program is the ability to "print to" a PDF file. Now I can make archival copies using NO paper. I can have neatly filed PDF copies on my hard drive instead of a mountain of paper.
Hard disk space is really cheap now. Let's all save to PDF's instead of printing the information on pieces of dead tree.
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written by Robo, July 12, 2008
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written by Nidhi Mathson, October 20, 2008
1. Print only what you need - Sounds obvious right?
2. Measure twice, cut once - reduce the need for wasteful re-printing by detecting errors before the print job is executed.
3. Get your printing done on the go - Let your fingers do the walking, and use the internet to find the print shop that is closest to where your documents need to be.
4. Store and share your documents online - you can reach out to your road warriors to review a PowerPoint, or collaborate with your home office on a proposal without having to print and ship hard copies of the drafts.
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written by chad, March 19, 2013
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