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Saturday, 22 January 2011

  • Best Printers For iPad

    Recently, updates to Apple's iOS4 operating system have enabled direct wireless printers for iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch models. Wireless
    printing from the insanely popular Apple tablet is here thanks to the latest
    round of AirPrint compatible printers that are now available from
    Hewlett-Packard. While initially a weak point of the Apple iPad, these HP
    printers are an important step to better print capabilities that will mature
    over time.

     

    AirPrint printing is 100% wireless thanks to auto-discovery of available
    print devices on the local network. Much like Bonjour enabled devices, the
    iPad automatically locates, connects and prints to an AirPrint capable
    printer of your choosing. AirPrint technology works with Safari, Mail,
    Photos, iWork, PDFs in iBooks, and in third-party apps with built-in
    printing needs.

     

    Unfortunately, control of orientation, layout, page range, and other Page
    Setup functions of AirPrint are still very limited. Hopefully more 3rd-party
    printer manufacturers will. support universal AirPrint technology in their
    wireless printers for iPad and other iOS4 Apple handhelds. Until then,
    currently only specific models of HP AirPrint capable printers are today's
    best option for hassle-free iOS prints.

     

    Sadly, Apple doesn't yet support AirPrint features in its PC and Mac
    compatible wireless AirPort base stations. However some clever Mac programs
    and iOS4 apps and software
    hacks can allow limited iPad printing by what they call "Bridging". These
    apps allow your Apple gadget to bridge through a Mac computer that's live on
    the network to any shared printer its set up to print to.

Thursday, 23 September 2010

  • Printers Compatible With Mac

    Long ago, Apple computer pursued a lot of proprietary, unusual printer interface connectors that limited printer choice. But Apple's aggressive embrace of industry standards has enabled downright ease of finding printers compatible with Mac computers. It's no longer much of an issue for printing software drivers either: OSX Leopard and Tiger now bundle hundreds upon hundreds of OS X printer drivers from every major manufacturer for literally installer-free setup of printers.
    The biggest challenge may simply be finding a printer you can live with. Ease of use, ink costs and quality of output should determine the best Mac printer solution -- Whether it's an inkjet, multi-function All-In-One, or any of the ever more compact and affordable Mac compatible color lasers. Lasers continue to deliver Mac printing at the lowest cost per-page. However, photography enthusiasts will find inkjet photo printers for Mac combined with quality photo papers to yield the best results.

    For business printing on the road, HP and Canon continue to offer lightweight battery-powered portable MacBook printer options ideal for Apple laptop users who are mobile.

    Apple's adoption of USB, Ethernet, Bluetooth and wireless WiFi printer connectivity standards has rendered the notion of 'Mac compatible'. These days, simply stay current with Mac OS X and any printer driver updates and nearly plug and play printing is the least of your concerns.

Monday, 23 August 2010

  • SEM and SEO Toolbar Extensions for Safari 5

    Someone had to do it: Do more than just kick out a blog post or two about the SEO potential of Apple's new Safari 5 and it's Extensions feature. Safari using web masters have been at a disadvantage when it comes to Search Engine Optimization (SEO)  Internet Search Engine Marketing (SEM) and Social Media Optimization (SMO) tools on the most widely used Mac browser. Many of site owners were forced to use Mac FireFox on occasion to really get all the power and tools we needed.
    Well, that's changing as Mac Gizmo Guy sets out to track all the new SEO related buttons, toolbars and Extensions for Safari 5 as new add-ons roll out. A dedicated page on www.seo-tools.com is in progress, tracking this new opportunity for Apple computer using website owners to leverage the power we've lacked until now. Stay tuned as the Safari 5 SEO Extensions page get's fleshed-out and I dig in and unearth the best SEM - SMO - SEO Safari power tools we've longed for.

Thursday, 19 August 2010

  • Apple Mac Compatible Article Submission Program for OS X

    For Mac website owners leveraging the power of Article Marketing - you know manual article submission is a slow, painful hell. And while outsourcing submissions can be fairly economical - you pretty much lose ALL control over the process once you submit your project - and may find yourself scrambling to modify and fix stuff when they're still in a 'Pending' status at one article directory after another before they go live.
    I recently discovered a FREE app: Article submission software for Mac OSX that runs on Adobe's AIR cross-platform code. ArticleSubmissionHelper - ASH is a godsend, letting you register, import your articles, spin titles and content to your liking - then helps you either step-through submits - or autosubmits to the article directory list for you. Either way, ASH helps ease the pain of submission - while retaining control of the process. A good thing for all Mac article marketers!

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