[mythtv-users] New Mac Mini

[Scott Alfter]

On Tue, Jan 11, 2005 at 03:36:45PM -0800, Chuck Rice wrote:
> At 8:30 PM +0000 1/11/05, Eggert Thorlacius wrote:
> >On 11.1.2005, at 20:18, Curtis Stanford wrote:
> >>How does MythTV work on Mac OS X these days?
> >
> >Well, there seems to be a problem with running the 0.16 frontend on 
> >a wireless network (see my post from 3 days ago), but on Ethernet it 
> >works just fine.  You'll need the DVI -> S-Video adaptor and the 
> >Keyspan Remote (or a bluetooth keyboard) and you're set.
> 
> I would prefer to use the gyration remote keyboard and mouse.
> 
>    http://reviews.designtechnica.com/review1554.html
> 
> I have one and it is pretty nice, though a bit pricey. -Chuck-

I bought one of these when my previous IR keyboard/thumbpad died:

http://shop4.outpost.com/product/3583824

It works at a greater distance than the cheaper RF keyboards/mice. Switching
from a notebook-sized keyboard to a full-size 104-key keyboard is nice as
well (everything is in the right place, unlike with some recent Microsoft
and Logitech keyboards).  The optical mouse is small enough that you can use
it on the armrest of your favorite recliner. :-)

I haven't tried doing anything with the bundled presentation controller
(maybe it works with OpenOffice's presentation program as well as
PowerPoint), but the keyboard and mouse work fine with Linux.  (Make sure
you have USB HID support available before you connect it...I suppose that
would be a given on a Mac, but you probably aren't using it on x86
hardware.  The receiver dongle plugs into a USB port.)

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