Hi All, I just got today's MacUpdate promo app, AirServer. This is an interesting app because it lets you use iOS apps that support AirPlay and direct the output to your Mac. With the iOS 5 update that splits off the sound of VoiceOver, and also improves the responsiveness of streaming, this capability has become more interesting. One of the intriguing comments on the MacUpdate web site was from someone who was using this app to stream to on an old G4 PowerPC running OS X 10.4 Tiger, and getting high quality of sound. If this feature sounds like Rogue Amoeba's AirFoil Speakers, it's because it is similar; both applications use Apple's underlying AirPlay and AirTunes design. AirFoil had more features than earlier versions of AirServer, but this was recently re-written, and for $5.59 seemed worth a try. So far, I like this. Instances where this is useful include when you'd like to use better speakers on the content. Also, AirPlay streams video and images, so I used this to have someone check my image-taking with the camera for OCR by sending shots from the camera roll to a Mac on the same network.
I haven't played very long with this, so there may still be some hiccups. One thing is that this program doesn't have a trial demo. On the other hand, the price was low enough and the review comments sufficiently positive to warrant a trial. I think the $5.59 price is only good for about five and a half more hours. (Sorry, I've been interrupted numerous times in composing this post.) Full price is $7.99, and after today there will still be a partial discount of $6.79 for the new two weeks. Here's the link to the mupromo page: http://www.mupromo.com/deal/1668/5801/airserver Once again, for new users, there is a one-time CAPTCHA to negotiate in setting up your MacUpdate account for the first time. After that, you can just access the account for records of your purchases, serial numbers and receipts. If someone else tries this app, it would be good to hear some more feedback. Don't try streaming pre-iOS 5 if you want to have VoiceOver cleanly separated. Cheers, Esther <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to [email protected] You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> or at the public Mail Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free! Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting the list website at: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/>
