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How do you make presentations with the Air?

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b738

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I was trying to pair the apple remote with my air 2013 but i found out that apple has stopped including the IR so we can't use it for the presentations. So i am looking for a reliable remote that uses another communication method such as bluetooth. I dont want to be inserting in the usb an IR receiver because i don't want external accesories plugged to my laptop.

So, do you use some kind of bluetooth remote? Thanks!
 
Ulenspiegel

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Dweez

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Ulenspiegel said:
I use a Logitech Wireless R400 Presenter with a Windows based Laptop for my lectures. (It is perfect, but it's not what you need).
What concerns your question. This is a BT presenter:http://www.kensington.com/us/us/449...bluetooth®-presenter-laser-stylus#.VJvuZ7gCAA
The reviews on the Internet are mixed. Main problems indicated were loss of connection.
If you have an iOS device, you have another option: http://support.apple.com/en-us/ht3325
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I use the same remote and M$ Office for Mac with my MBA and it works as expected. It does use a USB dongle, so per your "no external accessories" it's probably not going to suite your needs.
 
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b738

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I am going to make the presentation with prezi probably, but i have found an app in the app store that lets you move through the slides of prezi, but the problem is that I am going to have only a network of a university so im not sure if I'm going to be able to use my iphone as a remote.

I think bluetooth ones are not reliable because there are many experiences with loss of connection... nothing desirable while you are presenting!

thank you apple for not thinking about this.
 
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Ulenspiegel said:
Absolutely true. Bluetooth is unreliable and it can be unpleasent during a presentation/lecture especially if you like to walk to the audience (like I do).
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then what do you do? keynote+iphone?

im going to try prezi, its amazing what you can do with it
 
Ulenspiegel

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b738 said:
then what do you do? keynote+iphone?

im going to try prezi, its amazing what you can do with it
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Where I present/make lectures a PC/Laptop (Windows based) is provided. I bring only my USB stick (I use solely MS Office, in this respect Power Point) and my presenter (Logitech Wireless R400).

Prezi is great. I agree. (Hungarians :))

P.S.: MacBook - MS Office for Mac (Power Point) - Logitech Presenter - VGA Adapter - Projector
 
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brentmore

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Here's another vote for logitech - but for me it's the R800. It works right out of the box.
 
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