Just to be clear, I have an apple remote that came with my IMac, I also got one with my Macbooks and bought the same remotes for my macbook pros. I see no way to connect anything to them. No way to attach an adaptor.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Alex Jurgensen" <[email protected]> To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS X by theblind" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, December 14, 2008 12:20 PM Subject: Re: Apple remote was Re: Airport express questions HI, IT IS THE STANDARD APPLE REMOTE. YOU HAVE TO BUY THIS ADAPTER. THANKS FOR LISTENING, ALEX, On 14-Dec-08, at 4:21 AM, David Poehlman wrote: > what remote is this? I see no way to connect the one I have to > anything. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Alex Jurgensen" <[email protected]> > To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS > X by > theblind" <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, December 13, 2008 10:14 PM > Subject: Apple remote was Re: Airport express questions > > > Hi, > > There is a usb adapter that connects the Apple remote to a usb port, > for use as Ester said or for a non-intel Mac. > > How do you set up proxy sta? > > Thanks for listening, > Alex, > > > On 13-Dec-08, at 11:49 AM, Esther wrote: > >> Hi Scott, >> >> I'll append a few comments to Woody's reply >> On Dec 13, 2008, at 8:24 AM, Woody Jackson wrote: >> >>> >>> On Dec 13, 2008, at 10:06 AM, Scott Rutkowski wrote: >>>> >>>> Firstly does the airport express recieve it's power via a plugg >>>> pack which you plugg in to the wall outlet near your stereo to >>>> recieve power? >>> >>> It is the power brick itself, the express is about 4 inch by 4 inch >>> and about an inch thick. >> >> Esther: The AirPort Express is just slightly larger than the power >> adapters for the MacBook and MacBook Pro. It has the same kind of >> plug attachment that you can insert directly into an outlet. You >> also used to be able to get a small desktop stand like the Griffin >> AirBase, which basically allowed you to pull the plug off and slide >> the AirPort Express into a holder that supported it at a 45 degree >> angle, so that it just socketed into a regular mains power connector >> at the base. I think these have been recently discontinued, because >> I picked up a few of these at $4.95 a while ago. These just make it >> easier to access the AE and its ports, and also, since the wireless >> signal broadcasts from the side away from the plug, gives better >> signal strength than plugging it into a plug at ground level. >> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>> >>>> Secondly once you have used the airport utility to configure the >>>> device, I assume you simply use the remote speakers option in >>>> iTunes and the music you select in iTunes simply streams over your >>>> network to the airport express which is located near your stereo? >>> >>> Yes. once the express is on the network when you launch itunes >>> there will be a new pop up menu in the lower right area of the >>> itunes browser that you could select as many "airtunes" express >>> connected speakers you desire. With the addition of a software >>> called Air Foil you could stream any audio from your computer >>> >> Esther: Yes, you can assign a name for each location that you have >> an AirPort Express. It's also possible to extend the range of your >> AirPort network by adding on additional AirPort Express units. >> Actually, I've read that in the new AirPort Express with Draft N >> connectivity there's a new option for extending any wireless >> network. (This isn't the case with the older model AirPort Express >> that I have; in order to extend wireless networks through WDS, you >> had to use compatible wireless network hardware, which generally >> meant another AirPort device). Excerpt from "Take Control of Your >> 802.11n AirPort Network", section on AirPort Express extras: >> >> <begin quote> >> CONNECT TO ANY BASE STATION >> The AirPort Express with Draft N contains a special, lightly docu- >> mented mode that allows it to connect wirelessly to any Wi-Fi >> network, >> not just other Apple base stations, and share the connection it >> creates >> via Ethernet. This mode, called ProxySTA by Apple but >> not mentioned under that name in Apple’s documentation, is handy >> for using the Express N in circumstances where you can’t control how >> the network works. >> >> Music streaming and printer sharing: These functions work >> no differently with ProxySTA than they do when you use them with >> Wireless Distribution System (WDS) or connect the base station via >> Ethernet to the rest of a network. >> >> With ProxySTA, Ethernet clients—computers connected directly or >> multiple computers connected via an Ethernet switch—must obtain a >> DHCP address through a passthrough connection on the network that >> the Express has joined. >> >> <snip> instructions for setting up ProxySTA mode >> <end quote> >> >>> >>>> >>>> Also there's no way to somehow use the iMac remote to control >>>> iTunes out near the stereo is there? >>> >>> You could not control the speakers beyond volume issues. >> Esther: You could control iTunes using a Keyspan Express Remote at >> the AirPort Express (AE) location. The AE has a USB port so you >> could connect up remote printer sharing. (This is actually somewhat >> limited, because while you get the printer functions shared through >> the wireless network, you typically don't get the additional >> features supported in shared mode if you have an all-in-one printer >> that also does scanning, copying, or faxing). If you're just using >> this for music streaming you can plug in the receiver for an >> Infrared Remote, like the Keyspan unit. >> >>> >>> >>> >>>> >>>> The stereo is about 20 metres away in another room. >>>> There would be no way of using a macbook to control the iTunes >>>> library on the iMac to which the airport express is connected >>>> would there? >>> >>> The airport express is connected to the network not a computer. >>> iTunes allows the sharing of libraries on other computers, all >>> computers can take turns using airtunes. >> Esther: Actually, there should probably be other ways to control >> this wirelessly, apart from the Keyspan Remote solution. Apple's >> App Store made available a free "Remote" app that allows any iPod >> Touch or iPhone to control iTunes wirelessly through any playlists >> in your library. So it should be possible to get other devices that >> will similarly control iTunes through the wireless network. >> >>> >>> >>>> >>>> I am thinking the macbook could be near the airport express and >>>> the music would stream via the macbook and this would also work. >>>> Is there any kind of lag or any brake up while the music is being >>>> streamed via airport express? >>> >>> All computers should be on your local area network. All computers >>> should have access to airtunes. Connected is connected. Streaming >>> of audio should be fine if your network is healthy. >>>> >>> >> >> Esther: I've heard this works really well. The cases where there >> may be some audio dropouts all seem to be instances where people are >> using external drives hooked up for PC sharing as well, and where >> the music has been added to the iTunes library, but where iTunes is >> not allowed to manage or organize the library, or to keep it in the >> default area, so that the music can be easily controlled by other >> music player applications. Even then, skips or dropouts only seem >> to occur when the music libraries get large. >> >> Also, as previously mentioned, AirFoil ($25 from Rogue Amoeba), >> allows you stream other types of audio through your AirPort Express >> network, and even some video streaming. I don't know how this >> affects iTunes streaming performance. >> >> >>> Woody >>> >> >> Cheers, >> >> Esther > > > > >
