Do you still think it’s great?

thanks,

I spent 4 years running IT at The National Judicial college. In that time we went through a ton of remotes and the best one (by far) was the Global Presenter by Interlink. I seem to recall that there was something about it being addressed so you could run another in a room nearby without any interference, although I can’t seem to find that info now. These are small enough to carry along, large enough that they fit nicely into your hand and they have a nice heft to them. We never had any problems in 2+ years of using them. They are a litlte pricey – over $150 but our faculty could walk right in and use them again and again.

I’ve been using the Kensington remote since the Fall semester and I total agree with your comment about it being the iPod of presentation remotes. In fact, I had it in my bag the day you visited my class. The only complaint that I would have about this product is that occasionally I attempt to put the usb dongle back in to the remote upside down and it has a tendancy to get stuck. But that would be mainly user error.

as I was the one who forced you to use the original Kensington, I’d better step into its defence ;-)

I use it all the time, and I’ve not had the problem. All I really use it for is forward and back, which I think is the standard mode – yes, you are right, I think it falls out of advanced mode if you’ve not used it for some minutes.

The Keyspan also works as a mouse (though, in reality, it is not much fun to use.)

I love th eidea of Sailing Clicker, but I’ve seen it fall over before, and I HATE fuss with my equipment while I’m presenting.

I’ll give the Kensington one a whirl soon. Always on the lookout for new toys

j

If, in the future, you get you get the “new keyboard” prompt when plugging in the USB dongle, go to /System/Library/CoreServices and rename KeyboardSetupAssistant.app something else. I’ve eradicated all of those pesky prompts on our presentation Macs that way.