For you cheapos and po folks out there, you can now possibly have your cake and eat it, too.
I think there are quite a few people who havent parted with the cash for a Squeezebox, but still use Slimserver to manage their library, and then they play their files with SoftSqueeze. Of course one of the niceties of the Squeezebox is getting a remote so you dont have to keep running over to the computer to make selections. I began to wonder if there existed a remote control solution for SoftSqueeze. I had done a little research into PC-based remote controls, and yesterday, the ATI Remote Wonder II I settled upon arrived. We own a Squeezebox which resides in our living room, but in our guest room, weve got a Mac running SoftSqueeze. The Remote Wonder II came with a Windows driver and control panel in the box, but on ATIs web site, you can download Mac software for the device. From what I read, the Windows software for the remote is somewhat limited as it is geared toward their TV cards. ATI does not currently have any TV cards for the Mac, and so they decided in their generosity to create software for the Mac that allows you to completely customize every button on the remote. The documentation is sparse, but after an hour or so, I had buttons on the remote mapped to every one of SoftSqueezes buttons/keystrokes. They all work perfectly, even the press and hold actions like jumping to favorites by holding down number buttons. Im really very pleased with the results! The remote was less than $50 including shipping direct from ATI. Its an RF device so you dont have to worry about line of site. I said possibly have your cake and eat it because you need a Mac to take advantage of ATIs very flexible OS X control panel. PC users may not be able to get the thing working properly with SoftSqueeze. Now, all I need is glasses so that I can actually read SoftSqueezes window from across the room. -- jonheal Jon Heal says: Have a nice day! http://www.theheals.org/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ jonheal's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2133 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=28601 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
