Anne,
HP is about the only source for printers that will work directly from the ipad. Look for the eprint annotation as not all HP printers have this capability. I mentioned this before but when I was forced to replace my old trusty HP all-in-one that finally died, I went with an HP PhotoSmart 7510. It works great, has both a automatic document feeder and a flatbed scanner and uses separate cartridges for each ink color (cyan, magenta, yellow, black and photo black). It holds 150 sheets internally along with 20 sheets of 4X4 photo paper in addition to the plain paper and is eprint capable.
Yes, you can use your Verizon 4G iPad as a hot spot. Here is a link with good instructions on setting it up. I am going to have to wrap my head around the conflict between using the ipad as a hotspot and the need for a real WiFi network for AirPlay to work. You could always manually switch between the two networks which is easy on both the Mac and the iPad, but there may be a more elegant solution. Will advise after some research.
http://howto.cnet.com/8301-11310_39-57404629-285/how-to-use-your-new-ipad-as-a-hot-spot/
Hang in there as the new iphone that will likely release in Oct will be 4G LTE.
David T.
On Apr 19, 2012, at 7:38 PM, Anne Pearse Hocker wrote:
> I may need to digest all this great info over a day or two, David (still moving out, and a full day scheduled tomorrow), but yes, I am a Mac person, and have an iPod and a new iPad, but am still mulling over my phone upgrade since I use Verizon and they don't sell a 4G iPhone, yet.
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> One thing I was hoping for, and may be ignorant of, is a way to make the new iPad with Verizon a hot spot wifi, so I can use it in place of my dying MiFi card. I do like the security of a "secure" (such as it is) internet connection that can run my computers w/o being within some other network's umbrella.
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> Airplay may be the answer for my speaker situation. Thanks! I'm too tired to process a good response right now. I know I'm looking for a printer/all-in-one that will work off the iPad.
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> More tomorrow, probably later!
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> Anne
>
> On Apr 19, 2012, at 3:16 PM, David Tidmore wrote:
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> > Anne,
> > Don't know if you are an iPod person,but I do remember that you are a Mac person. The coolest solution is "Airplay" compatible speakers. You can use itunes running on your Mac, or an iPod/iPad or iPhone (Android with the right app) to stream to one or more of several recently introduced "AirPlay Compatible" speakers. These speakers connect over WIFI to iTunes/iPod/iPad/iPhone as the source of audio.
> >
> > You don't actually have to have connectivity to the internet, but rather just a WiFi local area network for iTunes on your Mac (PC version of iTunes will work with additional 3rd party software) or an iPod/iPad/iPhone to connect across to an Airplay compatible speaker. All you would need is an Apple Airport Express ( http://www.apple.com/airportexpress ) or some other WiFI router. The real upside is eliminating the need to carry all your CDs on the road. You just load them into iTunes and enjoy. You can easily create playlists from your itunes library.
> >
> > With over 5000 songs in my iTunes library, I am obviously hooked. It is so nice to not have to mess with physical media.
> >
> > Here is a link to the Apple Store as an example of some of the Airplay speaker offerings. ONLY those listed as AirPlay have the ability to wirelessly connect. Apple invented the Airplay technology but is licensing it to whoever wants to create compatible products. I look for this to get incorporated into a high end automobile in the near future. BTW, this list is NOT all inclusive. It is just what Apple is selling via the online Apple Store as well as the physical Apple Stores. If you search for Airplay speakers you may well find some additional choices that are even newer than what Apple is showing.
> >
> > http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/shop_ipod/ipod_accessories/speakers
> >
> > There is no easy way to retrofit the existing Airstream audio system to handle external inputs such as your TV. Doing so requires an additional module be added to the existing stereo head and then wires run to connect to the headphone jack or audio out on the TV. That said, most of the boombox speakers that I discussed above have inputs for external sources (wired). ANY of these would make a marked improvement in the sound quality of your TV.
> >
> > At the moment the only way to wirelessly stream your TV would be to connect the output from your TV (headset or audio out) to your Mac audio input and use AirFoil (a 3rd party Mac application) to stream it wirelessly to an AirPlay compatible speaker. Not perfectly elegant but very workable.
> >
> > BTW, you can have multiple Airplay compatible speakers playing at the same time and even from different sources (ie, you could be streaming music from an iPod/iPad/iPhone to one speaker and have the TV streaming via your Mac to another set. Lots of possibilities.
> >
> > Only real downside is while not astronomically priced, it will set you back several hundred bucks to get this all setup. As you planned to get an inverter to run your printer and computer when off the grid, the same inverter could power the Airport Express router (it is a low power consuming device).
> >
> > A number of the Airplay Compatible speakers also offer battery operation (ie portable) so that you could take your tunes outside and enjoy them under a shade tree. WiFi has a range of several hundred feet. You don't have to use an Apple product for the WiFi router but since you are already a Mac user, "they just work" is the best way to describe why to stick with Apple.
> >
> > The quality of these Airplay speakers will far surpass what you could achieve with an Airstream factory install and you can move the speakers to where you want them, inside or out.
> >
> > David T
> > On Apr 19, 2012, at 9:48 AM, Anne Pearse Hocker wrote:
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> >> 9) Wireless music speakers for the back bedroom? My coach didn't come with any speakers back here so before I try to wire some in, are there wireless solutions that would work, and is there a way to easily disconnect the front speakers at will and only use the back ones? The front ones are right over where the birds will be and I don't want to ruin their excellent hearing, or taste in Italian opera.
> >>
> >> 10) On the same vein, if my Airstream doesn't have a fancy AV system where the tv audio goes through the coach speakers, is there a way to easily retrofit that, or somehow get better audio from my under-sized tv/dvd player?
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> >> Anne
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