AirPrint Activator 2.0b8: OS X Lion compatible

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AirPrint Activator 2.0b8: OS X Lion compatible

6 April 2011 7,792 views 6 Comments

AirPrint technology, which allows users to wirelessly print to any compatible (i.e. HP) printer, is cool. However, in its infinite wisdom, Apple only officially supports HP printers and only recent models at that. AirPrint Activator gets around that restriction and its free.

AirPrint Activator v2.0b8 (142.8KB) automates the process of setting a non-HP printer and is compatible with all current versions of the Mac operating system — OSX Lion (10.7 beta), OSX Snow Leopard (10.6) and OSX Leopard (10.5).

Recent AirPrint Activator changes include:

• Fixed a bug that would turn off AirPrint during logoff… not very good. AirPrint will now properly start after a logoff/login operation.
• Added the ability to customize the text prefix in front of the printer name
• Changed the application folder existence check routing in case a folder get deleted.
• Fixed an issue for new Mac account that miss some required directories
• Added a verification routine to prevent two users from running AirPrint Activator on one Mac
• Added some error message regarding failure to activate AirPrint

See also:
— Can my Mac run OS X Lion?
— New in OS X Lion: QuickTime 10.1
— New in OS X Lion: Text Edit
— New in OS X Lion: About This Mac
— New in OS X Lion: Mail 5

AirPrint Activator is the automagical way to make most if not all Mac printers compatible with AirPrint. You can also get the job down manually.

6 Comments »

New in OS X Lion: Mail 5 | FairerPlatform said:

[...] See also: — New in OS X Lion: About This Mac — New in OS X Lion: About This Mac — AirPrint Activator 2.0b8: OS X Lion compatible [...]

# 10 April 2011 at 8:30 pm

New in OS X Lion: About This Mac | FairerPlatform said:

[...] See also: — New in OS X Lion: About This Mac — New in OS X Lion: About This Mac — AirPrint Activator 2.0b8: OS X Lion compatible [...]

# 10 April 2011 at 8:34 pm

Can my Mac run OS X Lion? | FairerPlatform said:

[...] See also: — New in OS X Lion: TextEdit — New in OS X Lion: About This Mac — New in OS X Lion: Mail 5 — AirPrint Activator 2.0b8: OS X Lion compatible [...]

# 20 April 2011 at 8:04 pm

New in OS X Lion: Preview | FairerPlatform said:

[...] — Can my Mac run OS X Lion — New in OS X Lion: QuickTime 10.1 — New in OS X Lion: TextEdit — New in OS X Lion: About This Mac — New in OS X Lion: Mail 5 — AirPrint Activator 2.0b8: OS X Lion compatible [...]

# 22 April 2011 at 12:47 am

Going on a Lion hunt [OS X 10.7 ready apps] | FairerPlatform said:

[...] AirPrint Activator 2.x: Adds the files needed to make almost any third-party printer AirPrint compatible. [...]

# 6 July 2011 at 12:02 am

orenfromshawnee said:

I have a HPM1217nfwMFP printer. It is connected to a Dell desk computer with operating system ver 7 but will accept printing from my laptop wirelessly without that computer being turned on. I can not get my iPad or iPhone 3G to print to this printer wirelessly. I actually have 3 computers, Dell with operating system Ver 7, a Dell with operating system Ver XP Prof. and a HP laptop with operating system XP. How do I get the printer to communicate with my iPhone and iPad? I have updated the software on both iPhone and iPad with no luck.

orenlecompte@hotmail.com

# 28 August 2011 at 1:58 pm