I'm a gadget freak. I love shiny things with buttons that go beep. For some time, I've thought it would be cool to wire (or unwire) up the house so that all of our music - maybe even photos and movies, too - lives on one computer in such a way that I can stream it around the house.
A couple of weeks ago, Lifehacker (one of my favorites geekery blogs) posted instructions on how to use an iPhone or iPod Touch as a multi-room music remote. Great post, but I don't have an iPhone or iPod Touch (but God, I want one!). But what I do have is a Macbook, a WiFi network, and a smartphone funning a program called Salling Clicker, which lets a phone act like - you guessed it - a WiFi remote control. All I was missing was an Airport Express.
Until yesterday, when the one I bought on eBay showed up. I haven't gotten everything hooked up yet, but once I do, I should be able to stream the music from my computer to my stereo, or even better, to the radio in my bedroom. If all works well, I may even get a couple more Airport Express units to hook up a couple of other rooms, and maybe even set up a wireless print server. I'll post an update later....
Anyone still wondering whether I'm a geek?
Update: It works!
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