Version 2.1b4 is now available for download.

Changes:

1. New option to automatically restart the daemon every 10 minutes. This might come handy for users that are experiencing sporadic printers drop from the list. To activate the feature go to “Advanced Settings” and select “Activate Daemon Restart” as shown below:

2. [...]]]> http://netputing.com/2011/12/06/airprint-activator-v2-1b4/ On the iPhone 4S launch date just a couple of weeks ago, 9to5 broke the news that developer Steven Troughton-Smith had successfully ported the Siri user-interface and some of the underlying code from the iPhone 4S onto the iPhone 4. Now, Troughton-Smith has followed up with Chpwn to get the server fully working on an iPhone [...]]]> http://netputing.com/2011/10/30/siri-on-iphone-4-is-indeed-possible/ Nest is a revolutionary new thermostat for your home.  This thermostat is good looking (I mean, really slick) and will learn as you make temperature adjustments.

Nest also learns through an array of sensors to help optimize the temperature adjustments of your home:

Nest is also WiFi connected to the internet where it [...]]]> http://netputing.com/2011/10/25/nest-the-ipod-generation-home-thermostat/ http://netputing.com/2011/10/05/steve-jobs-1955-2011/ v2.1b1 (September 5 2011):

- new design to be firewall friendly. Simply add the aparedir helper application located in the helper folder to the allowed applications in the Firewall)

- fix an issue with firewall detection on non Lion systems

To run this new version simply drop the AirPrintActivator folder in the Applications folder and run it.

Grab your copy from [...]]]> http://netputing.com/2011/09/05/airprint-activator-v2-1b1/ Quick note about the new release of AirPrint Activator 2.0b16.

This new release changes the following:

v2.0b16 (August 13 2011):

- newly compiled under XCode 4.1.1

- added a new warning window that let you know if the OSX Firewall is on and what consequence this might have on APA2

If AirPrint Activator is working fine for you then no need [...]]]> http://netputing.com/2011/08/13/airprint-activator-v2-0b16/ I was checking if the new Nuance voices part of OSX Lion where still unavailable… to my surprise the Karen voice started downloading… Is Apple preparing for the release of Lion soon… maybe as soon as tomorrow… as some have speculated based on the new Apple Store 2.0 large download size…

This would be another possible sign [...]]]> http://netputing.com/2011/05/21/osx-lion-nuance-now-available-for-download/ UPDATE 2:

Just to clarify something.  Some site are wrongfully reporting that those voices where added by Apple in Lion’s preview 3.  This is not true.  The voice samples where there with the 1st preview. I did NOT discovered the voices. Those where found way back when Preview 1 was released. What I discovered today is that [...]]]> http://netputing.com/2011/05/14/osx-lion-will-use-nuance-voices/ Here is a small update to AirPrint Activator.  This new version fix a bug with long printer names that would exceed the maximum Bonjour name length resulting in a failure to advertise the printers.

As usual you can grab a copy from the main AirPrint [...]]]> http://netputing.com/2011/05/14/airprint-activator-apa-v2-0b15/ Short post about the release of AirPrint Activator (APA) v2.0b13.

What is new in this release?

1st official release with PPC support.  I fired up an old version of xCode and compiled a Universal binary based on a 10.5 SDK.  Hopefully this should make APA available for PPC machine running 10.5.