Climate & Nature...

I first wrote about GreenPrint World -- a great computer program that helps you reduce the amount of paper and ink you use in your computer printer -- several months ago, but a little voice told me it was time to write about it again. And that voice was right. Because now, for the first time, GreenPrint World is available for Macs.

GreenPrint World is free for PC users (or $29 for a premium version that does not display advertising), and $29 for Mac users (you can also get a free 30-day trial). Each version of the program analyzes your print job, then lets you decide what elements to print and which ones to skip (say, photographs, or the legal disclaimers at the bottom of a web page). It keeps track of how many pages you don't print, allowing you to "track your impact" (how much paper you have used, or how much ink you have saved) and monitor your overall printing habits.

You can also use GreenPrint World to generate PDFs of any document, allowing you to keep a digital copy of a web page instead of printing it at all.

According to GreenPrint Technologies LLC, "GreenPrint saves the average user over $90 and 1,400 wasted pages per year and allows enterprises to quantify the ecological and cost-saving benefits that result from using the software."

There's one more new thing -- the GreenPrint EverGreen font, which has been designed to use less space and ink while not sacrificing readability. Says the company, "Compared with common fonts such as Arial, Times New Roman and Helvetica, EverGreen reduces paper use by 15-20%." The EverGreen font costs $10 and works for PCs or Macs.

Businesses looking to save money on their printing expenses can also purchase enterprise editions of the software.  

What are you waiting for? Give it a try today!