If we ever do become a paperless society, Houdah Software’s ACTPrinter apps for Mac, iPhone and iPod Touch are likely to be among the solutions credited with helping to get there.
With a Mac running OS X Tiger or Leopard and an Airport/WiFi card installed, ACTPrinter Mac (a free DOWNLOAD) works in concert with ACTPrinter 1.1 ($1.99 for iPhone or iPod Touch) allowing you to “print” from any application which uses the standard “Print” dialog. On the Mac you simply “Print to iPhone” and documents (emails, web pages, letters, and more) are sent wirelessly to your iPhone. With this app, documents have finally become mobile.
Aside from being a handy way to store important papers on your mobile device, one of ACTPrinter’s most effective uses stems from the fact that bar codes embedded in documents can now be scanned directly from the touch screen.
The US Transportation Security Administration is currently testing a pilot program at 13 US airports, with the intention of standardizing the electronic boarding pass nationwide in about a year.
Follow after the jump for a list of the participating airports and airlines, and for a full list of features included in the latest ACTPrinter 1.1 update.
Continental Airlines passengers can use the electronic boarding pass at Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH), Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA), Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR), Logan International Airport (BOS), Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS), San Antonio International Airport (SAT), Cleveland Hopkins Airport (CLE) and LaGuardia Airport (LGA).
Northwest Airlines passengers can use electronic boarding passes at Indianapolis International Airport (IND) and Detroit.
Delta Airlines passengers can use electronic boarding passes at LaGuardia Airport (LGA) in New York and Minneapolis–œSt. Paul.
Alaska Airlines is piloting this program at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA).
American Airlines is piloting this program at Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD), John Wayne Airport (SNA) and LAX.
ACTPrinter 1.1 Features include:
* The ability to send out printouts as emails. Documents are delivered as PDF attachements.
* Improved zoom feature and a full-screen landscape mode.
* Rename printouts within ACTPrinter 1.1.
* Delete printouts that are no longer needed with a simple swipe.
* Print from any Mac application to iPhone or iPod Touch
* Integration with Mac OS X PDF Services
* Easy setup. PDF service is installed on first launch of ACTPrinter Mac
* Mac and iPhone pair seamlessly using Bonjour ZeroConf
* Portrait and landscape viewing. Pinch zoom
* Compatible with Tiger and Leopard
