Presto! How to Email a Non-Techie
April 30, 2008
How many of you have parents or grandparents who just don’t, won’t or can’t learn the computer technology needed to connect them to email? Well HP, the tech giant has solved the problem with creation of the HP Printing Mailbox. It works with a service called Presto and allows you to send email, documents and photos from your camera and cellphone to a loved one who doesn’t do email.
Whatever you send comes out of the HP Mailbox at a scheduled time in a single sheet ready for the recipient to pick-up and read. Here’s a recent testimonial:
It is a remarkable product that lets anyone receive email and attached photos, or PDF documents without the hassle and expense of a computer or Internet connection. It’s easy to set up and simple to use. All you need is an existing phone line and electrical outlet. Now our whole family can send Mom email and photos that are transformed into beautiful, full-color printouts. Messages are printed automatically, so all she has to do is pick them up off of the Printing Mailbox, read and enjoy!
It sounds so user-friendly I almost want one myself. You can even subscribe to a variety of magazine articles at no extra charge that will be delivered at the specified time you program into the mailbox. And there’s not a lot of maintenance involved beyond the periodic ink cartridge and paper.
This could be a great gift for seniors or anyone else who’s a non-techie that you want to stay in touch with. The mailbox itself is around $150 and the Presto service about $10/month. Although this isn’t cheap, it’s a thoughtful gift from a tech-savvy family to a loved one. And consider that as Mother’s and Father’s Days roll around, this might be the gift the whole family can chip in on to bring a smile every day to the non-techie they love.
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