Hi!
I reinstalled Windows 10 onto my system, I've been using Windows 10 for
12 months, was having problems that were getting too difficult to fix
easily so decided to completely reinstall which wasn't a difficult task
in itself.
So now I have Windows 10 up and running again so now to the annoying
bit, reinstalling all that software.
I won't be reinstalling iTunes and that's not because of iTunes itself
which is a nice piece of software but I myself have no need for iTunes
these days, more important in the audio side of things was the VLC Media
Player and - given I do a lot of streaming - the excellent Airfoil for
Windows App.
If you have some Bluetooth or AirPlay device about and you wish to
stream to them then Airfoil is truly a most useful tool you should
consider and I did say Bluetooth devices so I'll talk about the shortly.
The accessibility of Airfoil has come quite a long way since I started
using the Windows version, you can use the tab key to move between the
various panels of the software, for example each AirPlay device will
have its own panel where you can turn transmission of a stream on and
off, adjust the volume of the output and so on. The buttons aren't
labeled but they'ear easy enough to work out.
The bigger problem is entering one's licence key, it can be done but
you'll most likely need to use the JAWS Cursor or WE Cursor to find
where the information should be entered.
So what can you stream using Airfoil? Pretty much anything that exists
on your computer, capture an Applications audio for example or capture
the output of a sound device or TV Tuner.
So now to Bluetooth and the ability to handle Bluetooth is a recent
addition to the capabilities of Airfoil
If you have a computer which is capable of streaming to Bluetooth
devices you can pair your devices and have Airfoil transmit to them
independent of your computers speech and other sound.
You can also define "Groups", you might like to put say two different
devices into a group and transmit straight to the group rather than
connect each device independently, saves a lot of time.
- Airfoil For Windows Dane Trethowan
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