air print

Having updated my ipad and iphone to 4.2 does any one know when the likes of me and other users with epson printers might get get air print working as i feel left out . many thanks .garry

iphone, iOS 4

Posted on Nov 25, 2010 11:03 AM

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Nov 25, 2010 11:35 AM in response to garry.blyth

Why don't you try the little box to the right near the top called 'search', or even just look at the thread headings here. Then you will see dozens of posts on this subject.
Still, a quick summary:
Apple dropped support for shared printers at the last minute.
If you want to print to your Epson, then you have 2 options
1) use one of the excellent 3rd party apps like 'Print n Share' or 'Printcentral', or
2) use an unofficial workaround - which can be easily found if you look - whether you are using OS X or Windows.

Nov 29, 2010 8:35 AM in response to igmackenzie

Do not use the links above to download airprint for windows, the software is hacked with a pretty nasty email spamming virus.

Although the airprint workaround in the previous post does work (Aside from the spam issue) there are problems with it. If you have to print something that is multiple pages, it only ever prints the last page of the series. This is probably why it was never released by Apple. If it is only one page and you do not mind spamming all your contacts constantly then it works.

I think this is a very bad implementation on Apples part for a much needed feature. There should be some way of printing to slightly older printers without having to buy new hardware. I hope a real solution comes soon.

Nov 29, 2010 6:39 PM in response to igmackenzie

I have scanned my computer for viruses and spyware of which it has none, I have also downloaded and installed AirPrint from two separate sites including the one above with the same results and that is every time I start the AirPrint service my aol email accept starts sending spam to all of my contacts. As long as the service is not running it stops. I have scanned the AirPrint files with my virus scanner and they come up clean but the fact of the matter is if the AirPrint service is running my computer starts spamming.

There is no other way to explain why that is happening other than there is a problem with the AirPrint software, I wouldnassume someone hack it. Maybe certain types of email accounts are unaffected but I can tell you with absolute certainty there is a problem with this software.

Maybe it was changed after you downloaded it? Not sure what version of the three files do you have?

Dec 3, 2010 3:02 PM in response to igmackenzie

I ran into the same infected software. The mediafire link on Jaxov has been removed and I downloaded from elpamsoft. AV scans from three different programs came up clean, but after install/reboot, desktop e-mail client tried to access the internet but was stopped by my firewall. The AV software context menu was corrupted also.

Wouldn't try to use this again unless the software is available from a reliable source.

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