[20:47] <philipballew> What is a good wireless presentation tool to use for Ubuntu?
[20:50] <akk> The hardware slide-advancer thingies? I really like my Logitech.
[20:51] <akk> It's not as small as some, but works very well and goes forever on batteries.
[20:52] <philipballew> ah, yeah. As long as it works without problems I guess.
[20:52] <akk> Fortunately most presenters appear to the computer as a generic wireless keyboard, so most should work without any driver issues.
[20:53] <akk> You can get really cheap and tiny ones on ebay, and I've thought about getting one as a backup
[20:54] <akk> but if you use a laser with a tiny coin battery it's not going to last very long.
[20:54] <akk> With my Logitech, I think I bought it in 2007, put two AAA batteries in it then, and they're still going.
[21:02] <philipballew> akk, thats really a good value then
[21:06] <philipballew> So basically any will work as well since it sees t as a keyboard
[21:09] <akk> Generally yes. There may be some outliers that need a driver, but I've never actually heard of anyone hitting that.
[21:10] <akk> I wrote up what mine did when I got it, because I couldn't find anyone writing about the issue: http://shallowsky.com/linux/remote-presenter.html
[21:10] <darthrobot> Title: [Logitech Remote Presenter on Linux]
[21:13] <grantbow> pleia2 blogged about one that I also purchased. http://www.amazon.com/Keyspan-PR-EZ1-Presenter-Presentation-Wireless/dp/B000BFFXO2
[21:13] <darthrobot> Title: [Amazon.com: Keyspan by Tripp Lite PR-EZ1 Easy Presenter Presentation Remote Wireless with Laser: Electronics]
[21:13] <akk> It might be that those volume control buttons send XF86AudioRaise/LowerVolume or something. I didn't know about those keys when I wrote that.
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