Hi Scott,
Ok, because someone has to, I'm going to explain why this isn't Green,
and what to do instead.
Scott on Clear wrote:
Hi there: From time to time we get sent large documents that we hate to
print out because of the paper use involved and on the other hand it can
be such a pain reading the whole document on screen (long live books)
Get a cheap old laptop, or a decent new one, install GNU/Linux on it,
tow it out into the garden with (either a wireless connection or)
extension cables like I have, and start living & learning online: from a
comfortable, sunny armchair you can get all your reading done
enjoyably and sustainably :)
This assumes we can persuade society to strip the wastage (including
excess pulp print media) out of the economy, so that there is enough
power for us to transition to 'the paperless office' at last - growing
renewable energy sources only, on rationalised production and
distribution systems.
Relying on the services of corporate giants for anything is _not_ the
way we'll save humanity's environment from suicidal depredation.
I stumbled on some software that has helped me out. It is called Fine
Print and allows for multiple pages on one page and easy double siding.
There is a free version available which just prints out Fine Print on
the bottom of all pages.
Have a look here if interested.
http://www.fineprint.com/products/fineprint/index.html
I liked it so much I actually purchased the software.
Your money is better spent donating to a Free Open-Source Software
(FOSS) project, for the benefit of everyone instead of a private
software house.
This isn’t a commission sale or anything like it. Just thought it might
help some of you out there.
Fair enough, it possibly does, but not in the long run; mostly it helps
the Microsoft (Certified) user support monopoly.
So sayeth Green Party policy.
Scott
I have CC'd this post to our local Linux Users Group http://clug.org.nz
because a) the print-size issue came up on the mail-list there
yesterday, & b) this is where people can look to for assistance when
they take the plunge and migrate to FOSS, in taking responsibilty for
their own electronic communications and technical education.
Kind regards,
--
Rik Tindall, InfoHelp Services <http://www.infohelp.co.nz> on:
Ubuntu GNU/Linux 5.10 free OS, 2.6.12-9-686 kernel, GNOME 2.12.1 desktop
OpenOffice.org 1.9.129 suite, Mozilla 1.7.12 browser + Firefox 1.0.7
Thunderbird 1.0.7 email, Gedit 2.12.1 web editor, gFTP 2.0.18 file xfer
