The Best Free Software of 2010

Get what you DON'T pay for: Here are 196 programs that cost nothing but will make your computing life richer—all while keeping your wallet fat.

By Eric Griffith
March 30, 2010
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Printing

154. GreenPrint World
http://www.printgreener.com
Windows
Stop printing out wasted "ghost pages" with useless info and page flotsam. GreenPrint World offers a free utility that ties in with the Windows print dialog to stop the excess, saving you money in paper and ink (thus saving the world to boot). You can avoid advertising by paying $29, but the free version works just fine.
• Read PCMag's review of GreenPrint World.

155. PrinterShare
http://www.printershare.com
Windows | Mac | Mobile
Install PrinterShare on a PC with attached printer. Have all your friends and family do the same. Then you can print to any of them, anytime (if the PC is connect to the Internet), and everyone you know can print to your personal printer as well. All you or they need is the PrinterShare ID of the printer in question to send the job. Even iPhones and Android-based phones can print this way.

156. Xerox Mobile Express Driver
http://www.office.xerox.com/software-solutions/mobile-printer-driver/enus.html
Windows
Don't download multiple drivers for every printer you encounter in your travels. Xerox offer this freebie to let you print to any PostScript device you find on any network, not just those from Xerox. It even lets you know what devices are online.

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