Hi Mark, where do you find the headset replacements... I've gone through one pair and stolen my fiance's from her iphone:). On 2010-06-03, at 1:17 PM, M. Taylor wrote:
> The following was posted to the Candle Shore BLOG: > > TIP: The Best Way to Shove That MacBook Pro In Your Ear! > > Hello Everyone, > > As a low vision Windows 7 and Mac Snow Leopard user, I access computers via > a screen reader (JAWS) for Windows 7 and (VoiceOver) for Mac Snow Leopard. > > I also happen to be a very satisfied user of iPhone 3GS. > > Included with the iPhone 3GS, at the time of purchase, is a very nice set of > Apple branded stereo earphones with inline 3-button remote control and > microphone. This included headset can be used to remotely control iPhone > 3GS volume level, dialing feature, and iPod App. > > Since the release of iPhone 3GS, I have damaged the microphone on at least > three sets of these headsets by various sundry accidents including getting > the microphone wet. > > The other day, while opening yet another pair of Apple iPhone 3GS earphones, > I decided to attach the older pair to my MacBook Pro. > > What do you think I discovered? You're right! The inline remote control > acts just like it does on my iPhone 3GS; that is, the volume buttons work to > change the volume level of the MacBook Pro and the middle button will open > iTunes. When iTunes is playing media, the headset inline remote control > functions to navigate the playback just as it does on the iPhone 3GS. > > As a bonus, even when running Windows 7 in VM Ware's Fusion, the inline > remote volume buttons continue to function normally. > > So, go ahead and shove that iPhone 3GS 3-button inline remote control > headset with Microphone, attached to your MacBook Pro, in your ear. > > Enjoy, > > Mark > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
