{"id":5968,"date":"2013-09-16T14:37:54","date_gmt":"2013-09-16T14:37:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/178.62.14.192\/?p=5968"},"modified":"2013-09-16T14:37:54","modified_gmt":"2013-09-16T14:37:54","slug":"two-ways-to-use-your-raspberrypi-as-a-printer-server","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=5968","title":{"rendered":"Two ways to use your #RaspberryPi as a printer server"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bartbania.com\/index.php\/cups-raspberry-printer\/?utm_source=feedly\"><img src='\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/dot_matrix_obsoleteblog1.jpg' alt='CUPS Your Printer with Raspberry or Any Other Linux Machine : The Unwritten Words' \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The main reason I got into Raspberry Pi in the first place was to solve the problem of access to the printer in my office (not pictured above!) from computers throughout the house. 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