Re: wild idea?

2010-01-06 Thread erik burggraaf
Hi Mary, I bought an exceptionally nice one of these devices for my brother for christmas. It was $15 on Ebay. Best, erik burggraaf A+ certified technician and user support consultant. Phone: 888-255-5194 Email: e...@erik-burggraaf.com On 2010-01-05, at 2:03 PM, Mary Otten wrote: > Hi folks,

Re: wild idea?

2010-01-06 Thread Chris Hofstader
Also, if you find yourself getting out of range for the keyboard, their are non-Blue Tooth RF keyboards that will work any where in your house or yard unless you own some massive plantation. cdh On Jan 5, 2010, at 5:35 PM, Cara Quinn wrote: > Hi Mary, well it looks like peeps have already sug

Re: wild idea?

2010-01-05 Thread Mary Otten
Thanks for all the ideas. I think airfoil looks interesting, although its not the cheapest way to go. Oddly enough, my stereo has no fm tuner, the old one I had having broken, and commercial programming being so devoid of meaningful content that I never replaced it. So I suppose the transmitter

Re: wild idea?

2010-01-05 Thread Cara Quinn
Hi Mary, well it looks like peeps have already suggested the bluetooth headset idea, but have you considered a simple FM transmitter? You can find very low-cost transmitters that should have no trouble transmitting from room to room, so you could send all your sound from your mini to a ster

Re: wild idea?

2010-01-05 Thread Chris Hofstader
There are also wireless computer speakers. On Jan 5, 2010, at 2:18 PM, Mary Otten wrote: > Hi Chris, > Yes, I know about wireless headphones. I worked using headphones for 8 hours > a day for 30 years, so I try to avoid them when possible. It could be > a cheap way to find out just how far the

Re: wild idea?

2010-01-05 Thread Scott Howell
Well you certainly could use a bluetooth headset, which would work reasonably well if your not to far from the source. You also could for about $100 purchase an AirPort Express and purchase a program such as Airfoil from Rogue Omeeba and stream audio to a stereo etc. wirelessly. Now it has been

Re: wild idea?

2010-01-05 Thread Chris Blouch
For about $300 you could go with this which starts with a 1km antenna but you can get optional antennas for up to 30km range. http://www.aircable.net/industrial-male.html Of course you might have to do a little dev work to get it set up since it's not a turnkey system. CB Chris Hofstader wr

Re: wild idea?

2010-01-05 Thread Mary Otten
Hi Chris, Yes, I know about wireless headphones. I worked using headphones for 8 hours a day for 30 years, so I try to avoid them when possible. It could be a cheap way to find out just how far the keyboard will work reliably, though. 30 feet might do what I want. Mary-- You received this mes

Re: wild idea?

2010-01-05 Thread Chris Hofstader
Wireless headphones are available at BestBuy etc. for a pretty little money. Your keyboard, though, only has about 30 feet of range and I'm uncertain about Blue Tooth boosters. On Jan 5, 2010, at 2:03 PM, Mary Otten wrote: > Hi folks, > When I bought my Mac mini recently, I purchased a bluetoo

wild idea?

2010-01-05 Thread Mary Otten
Hi folks, When I bought my Mac mini recently, I purchased a bluetooth keyboard with it, because it was the best keyboard they had in the store, in terms of the over all feel etc. Its nice not being tied to a desk, but it would be really cool if it would be possible to take this keyboard into ano