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Comment on Full Featured, Ultralight Video Conferencing Kit by admin

admin — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 15:08:58 +0000

My iPad mirroring to and Apple TV works well when both are connected to a mobile broadband network MiFi device in the U.S. on Verizon’s network. I’ve used the same setup you describe to give presentations!

It should work just fine.

Andy

Comment on Full Featured, Ultralight Video Conferencing Kit by Dave Marshall

Dave Marshall — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 15:00:39 +0000

Hi again Andy
Thanks for your prompt response.
I note you say that both the ipad and the Apple TV have to be on the same WiFi network. That’s where my concerns lie because they’re on a Mi Fi Network Mobile Broadband network, not traditional Wi Fi which will allow mirroring. Here’s hoping – I’ll let you know in a week or so and get a pic to you when my first successful event is under my belt. Sad thing was, the guy I got in on a visit to my local Apple shop had never heard of MiFi and neither has the customer service girl at the on-line major projector company I emailed!

Cheers
Dave Marshall – Glasgow -Scotland

Comment on Full Featured, Ultralight Video Conferencing Kit by admin

admin — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 12:53:57 +0000

It should work.

Here’s my 5-point check list for you:

1. Make sure your MiFi device has a decent signal
2. Connect the Apple TV to the projector via HDMI cable
3. Configure the Apple TV settings to connect to the Internet via wireless to your MiFi
4. Configure your iPad 3 to connect to the Internet via your MiFi
5. Turn on Mirroring on the iPad 3.

The important thing is that the Apple TV and iPad 3 need to be on the same WiFi network and able to “see” each other.

(In many hotels, for example, even though the devices are on the same network, the wireless network is setup to maximize security so the two devices cannot “see” each other. Generally, MiFi devices allow this. If you run into issues, look at the Firewall settings in the MiFi configuration.)

Hope that helps. If it works, post a picture of the event somewhere online and let me know!

Thanks for reading!

Andy Wolber

Comment on Full Featured, Ultralight Video Conferencing Kit by Dave Marshall

Dave Marshall — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 09:11:12 +0000

Hi Andy
I Googled -’mirroring with MiFi on iPad and your March 2012 page appeared – I hope you can help me?
I’m currently setting up a not-for-profit volunteer group here in the west of Scotland where I plan to visit groups of older people at various locations in our area to offer interactive on-line presentations each lasting about an hour.
Here’s the idea – I mingle with my audience of from 5 – 20 people with my wi fi only, i Pad (3) hopefully using a mobile broadband internet connection from my unlocked Hauwei MiFi. (Unlocked, allows me to also use another network’s data sim if reception on 3 is not good at a particular venue). This should allow me to place the MiFi up to 30 or so feet away,near a window, for example, where I can get the best signal in bad reception areas without moving away from my audience. My plan is to connect Apple TV (also logged on to my MiFi) to connect to a projector through an HDMI lead. My aim is to mirror my iPad screen to the projector (with audio of course) in response to the interests of my audience and allow them it watch it on the big screen.. But will it work?
I know that MiFi allows up to 5 users to connect to broadband but as you will be aware this might work in a family home for example where each member has a direct on-line connection but does it also mean that the mifi will see my ipad and Apple tv as two units on a local network, which I understand is required to access mirroring?
Before I lay out £500 plus, I’m getting a loan of a projector to try the kit next week. Although present network wireless projectors apparently don’t handle video well (I’ll be using youTube quite regularly),should I go for a network projector which is more likely to be ‘futureproof’, on the basis that I will just use HDMI in the meantime?
I see you comment about the current lack of ‘mirroring’ projectors. Manufacturers must surely have plans to bring these to market soon?
Albeit, your application is video conferencing, it appears that, to some extent, we faced the same problem. I’d welcome you views as to whether my plan will actually work?
Sorry it’s such a long explanation – Im into gadgets but with a limited knowledge of ‘networking’ – hopefully if this works, my Apple tV will be plug and play?
Hope you can help, Andy, thanks for your time.

Cheers
Dave Marshall (66) Glasgow Scotland.

Comment on Farewell to Good Hardware by Ken

Ken — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 11:01:49 +0000

We usually get about 5 years of life out of most systems, desktops we can squeeze a little more, but that is only for regular user systems. I have servers and old desktops (definitely not laptops) that I have repurposed multiple times. My oldest Dell server is going on 11 years, and had it’s role reassigned 3 times. First it was our Exchange server, then it was a backup/development SQL server, now it is a Linux-based web server.

Our oldest desktops are running as secondary DHCP servers, and a UPS shipping station, all purchased before I joined the company 11 years ago, so they are likely 12+ yrs old. And they are all Dell systems. They just keep chugging away!

Comment on Sharing My Work: Teaching Paperless, Year 2 by Jason

Jason — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 00:52:10 +0000

How about using WordPress the way we used Posterous? That is, students would blog on WordPress each week instead of posting on posterous.

Comment on Useful Resources by admin

admin — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 19:44:33 +0000

Try http://www.docs.com, where you login with your Facebook account and can create and share Word, Office and PowerPoint documents.

Andy

Comment on Useful Resources by Carolyn Pfeiffer

Carolyn Pfeiffer — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 16:54:54 +0000

Andy,
In you workshop yesterday you talked about putting a word document on facebook. I do not have that in my notes and cannot find it in the handout. Could you tell me again where to start?

Carolyn Pfeiffer