On Thu, Jan 26, 2012 at 06:06:55PM -0800, John Jason Jordan wrote: > I need one that will work with Windows computers at PSU using MS > Powerpoint and with Linux using Libreoffice Impress. Beyond those > requirements, cheap is a good thing. Also where to buy cheaply is a > plus. (I already checked Free Geek, but they have none in stock.) > > Recommendations? Makes/models known to work with Linux?
The USB clickers I'm familiar with act like they are keys on the keyboard. The same keys codes drive slides in both Powerpoint and Impress. So almost all clickers should work out of the box. The few that are weird will all work with Powerpoint, while Impress may require some preference configuration. Probably not, though. Assume any remote is either completely compatable, or compatable after 5 minutes of one-time tweaks to Impress. Far more important is range and ease of use. More buttons is not better. You want to focus on your talk, not on your fancy clicker, so forward/back is usually all you need. A built in laser can be handy, as long as you don't get it confused with forward and back. I have a fancy four button plus laser remote, since my own presentation tool (http://server-sky.com/wydiwys) can do hierarchical navigation with the third button. But after accidentally punching into nav mode too many times, It is better to just use the laptop keyboard and mouse for that. You want a clicker that uses AAA batteries, not coin cells. You should be able to buy replacement batteries at a 7-11. There are probably bluetooth clickers by now. Associating bluetooth is too time consuming. Stick with USB. The little USB dongle might get left behind, so small is not as important as whether you can tie a flag with a "return to John Jordan" message on it. So, read the reviews, and worry about range and ergonomics, not compatability so much. If you can wait for it to arrive, I'd see what people like at Newegg and buy there. Newegg tends to have smarter customer reviews than Amazon, and the prices are often better. Keith -- Keith Lofstrom [email protected] Voice (503)-520-1993 KLIC --- Keith Lofstrom Integrated Circuits --- "Your Ideas in Silicon" Design Contracting in Bipolar and CMOS - Analog, Digital, and Scan ICs _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
