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Semi-related, but if you want to print a lot of pics, it's probably just worth it to buy a printer. I just bought this one: http://www.amazon.com/Canon-PRO-100-Professional-Inkjet-Prin... and I'm pretty happy with it. It supports Apple's AirPrint so you can print from iPhone/iPad on your local LAN/WiFi. Good quality prints and a bunch of rebates on this one if you dig around.

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You're suggesting he buy a printer and print the photos, then address and stuff envelopes himself instead of using the service he found (lob.com)? I can't see that being cost- or time-effective.

Unless I have a high-volume business need for a printer I will never own one again. They are space hogs and money pits. Ink/toner is outrageous, buying paper in small quantities is expensive, and the consumer grade printers are slow and flimsy. The few times a year I actually need to print something I just go to kinkos or break the rules and print it at work. Maybe I'll look at using lob.com or a service like it though.

How about you just press a button on your phone and 30 seconds later hand a photo to somebody? There's immediate value in that for me, and I personally would rather do that than use a service (which I did do for years with the online vendors, and I had a crappy experience with all of them).

Plus I can tweak the print in Photoshop before and print direct from there. Each has it's place.

Don't see how this is at all related to the post.

connect-the-dots. it's not one of the harder puzzles.

this app prints photos and mails them to someone else...

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