They run around $179. On Jan 31, 2012, at 11:44 AM, David Hilbert Poehlman wrote: > http://www.apple.com > > On Jan 31, 2012, at 2:21 PM, Mark Gilland wrote: > > How much is an Apple Airport router? > > Would it benefit my mom and I any over our Linksys cisco WRT54G V4 router? We > have about an equal amount of Microsoft devices as well as Apple devices on > the network. Let's see... we have one of the older Kendles, 2 windows based > laptops one on XP, one on Windows 7, an HP Photo Smart 4780C Pritner which is > interfacing via WiFi to my Mac running Lion, one IPod Touch 4G, an IPhone 4, > not the 4S, my macbook, my Apple TV, and a T-Mobile Motorola Charm Android > 2.1 phone. > > I'm just not sure if it would be more suitable to look at the Apple router to > replace this Linksys, as actually this WRT54G is fairly old, admitedly. > Nothing's wrong with it, I just wonder if there're any benefits of one over > the other. > > Chris. > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Henrichsen" <pfhj2000@xxxxxxxxx> > To: <mac4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2012 2:10 PM > Subject: [mac4theblind] Re: Just as a FYI > > > Got the new router firmware. > But it sure threw me for a few minutes until I figured out how to get to > things. I haven't used the IOS app that much to be familiar with it. So, when > I upgraded and couldn't figure out how to get to anything, it really baffled > me for a few minutes until I just pressed enter on one of the items as a whim > and sure enough, there were the items I expected. > Also, I have seen an article which states that the new firmware makes it > possible to get to files on an external storage device connected to the > router via the cloud. However, the article is vague about how this is > accomplished. > In the previous firmware, there was something that one could set up called > back to my mac. One would leave their mac on and could then get to their > files from another mac remotely. > is this the same or different? How does one get to the files via the cloud > from another computer or device like the iPhone or iPad? > If one uses a windows machine remotely, how does one get to the files on the > storage device? > > On Jan 31, 2012, at 10:50 AM, John Panarese wrote: > >> For those of you interested, Apple updated the Airport Utility to 6.0 for >> Lion and 5.5 for Snow Leopard, and also did so for the firmware for all 3 of >> their routers, the Airport Express, Airport Extreme and Time Capsule. >> >> As a note of interest, the interface for the Airport Utility has changed to >> resemble the one that can be found in the iOS Airport Utility App, which is >> free. >> >> The nice thing from the VoiceOver user's perspective is the interface is >> completely accessible. When you, for example, see the image for your >> router, it will tell you if it is working properly and what color light is >> being shown on the device. I really must commend Apple for making sure that >> the utility can be used by the blind, and you should check it out if you own >> any of the devices. >> >> >> Take Care >> >> John D. 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