sounds neet. I take it a wilreless network is required though? but this does sound neat. On Oct 28, 2011, at 3:19 PM, Esther wrote:
> 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 hav e > 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/> <--- 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/>
