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VPN Activator and Apple’s Bonjour over VPN

The VPN Activator is getting pretty stable now but the one thing that get me wanting for more is the fact that Apple’s Bonjour service advertisement does not work across a VPN.

I might have found a way to make this work.  I will start to work on a possible solution today and hope to [...]

VPN Activator v0.1 now available

I just completed what appear to be a functional VPN Activator application.  This is very early release and is more like a proof of concept.  There is no guaranty that it will work for you.  For now this release is probably only going to work on Snow Leopard 10.6.x.  So if you are curious and adventurous, if you want to help me shake out the bugs then this is for you.  You can do this by contributing in the Forum.

You can download version 0.1 right here.

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AirPrint Hacktivator v1.0 to v1.7 taken down

While working on my next project, VPN Hacktivator, I received an email from omm.com on behalf of Apple instructing me to take down the AirPrint Hacktivator pages.

Until version 1.7 of the application some 10.6.5 beta files where included in the application resource folder and where in some case used (without being really needed) by the application.

As [...]

aTV Flash (black) beta now available (Mac only for now)

It is finally here, aTV Flash (black) beta was just released.  There are multiple ways to get your hands on the fresh beta:

1. Existing aTV Flash users can download it for free

2. Pre-Order for aTV Flash (black) is now open at an introductory price of $19.95.  Once aTV Flash is out of beta the price will jump to $29.95

3. Registered beta users will soon receive an invitation with instructions on how to get a copy of the beta version.

What is included in this beta you ask?

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Steve Jobs: AirPlay Video Streaming Coming to Safari and Third-Party Apps in 2011

Mac Rumors:  Steve Jobs stated in an email reply that AirVideo Streaming is coming in 2011 for Safari and third-party applications.

This is a welcomed news as many where left wondering if Apple had plans to enable AirVideo for third-party applications through an Xcode update.

The current AirVideo API are private and can’t be used by non Apple developers.

Jailbreaking [...]

Cydia hack enables Airplay in all apps

A new hack for jailbroken iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch now allow AirVideo from all applications making use of the standard Apple iOS media player.

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AirPrint Hacktivator v1.7

I rewrote most of the hack part of AirPrint Hacktivator so that only one line need to be added to the apple.types file.

This ensure that no Apple files need to be re-distributed in AirPrint Hacktivator.  The end result should be the same as versions 1.0-1.6: printing from your 4.2.1+ iOS devices to an OSX 10.6.5 shared [...]

aTV flash for Apple TV2 update

fireCore just published some news regarding the development status of the aTV flash application for jailbroken Apple TV2.

The installer, and last.fm portion are ready for beta.  The new Apple TV2 iOS 4.2.1 will require some major ajustment but nothing too big.

The Couch Surfer is 80% there and is now able to play HTML5 video.  You can [...]

AirPlay over Apple’s AirVideo to Apple TV2 demo

This morning, after working out AirPlay video streaming details with Steven Troughton Smith, I decided to give Matej Knopp a call. His name may not ring a bell, but hes the developer of the awesome Air Video application. Air Video, which sells on the App Store for just three dollars, allows you to watch [...]

aTV Flash beta for Apple TV2 almost ready to be released

fire CORE, the companie behind aTV Flash for 1st gen Apple TV is about to release the 1st beta for the Apple TV2.

aTV Flash installer will communicates directly with the AppleTV (no wires or USB drives required) and allows aTV Flash (black) to be installed onto the AppleTV in just minutes. A windows version of the installer will be available at a later date.

Once installed additional apps (and updates) can be installed from the newly added ‘Maintenance’ item.

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