The Red Ferret Journal Top 5 Products of the Year 2006: No. 3 – PrinterAnywhere. Sometimes the best ideas are the simplest ones, even if the technology is super clever. This little software program lets you print your document on any printer in the world which is connected to the Internet via a computer running another instance of PrinterAnywhere. You can also share your home printer, so that friends and family can print documents or photos directly on your machine from wherever they are located.

The remote printer looks like just another printer in your application, even if it’s a remote unit sitting in a cave in Tashkent. So in Word, for example, you simply select the remote printer from the Print menu and send the document off instantly. It’s an excellent idea, beautifully implemented and best yet, it’s free to download and use.