How is your home set up?

So I just bought my first Mac system (black Macbook) this weekend and I'm quicklt getting addicted to the lifestyle. I've been back to the Apple Store twice to get more stuff. I've got a couple of Airport express' coming tomorrow for streaming music to my stereo and for wireless printing.

I was just wondering how people have set up their homes with Apple products. I'm interested in any set up and curious to see how creative some people have gotten.

I have some AirPort express units.. one to stream music from my Mac's throughout the house.. another is set to a printer to print wireless on the network.

I also have a PS3 set up to stream music... and most importantly movies on the network to be viewed on the big screen.

Congrats on your MacBook and welcome to the forums.

4 Macs and 1 PC networked via my Airport Base Station, 1 Mac wired via Ethernet to the same AP Base Station (it's the one desktop near an Ethernet outlet in the house). 1 APEx to stream music to my Stereo in my Garage and 1 for wireless printing (but I need a new printer).

i have the macbook listed under my avatar
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it lives in a nice cabinet in my living room with m wife's 15" hp pavillion
they are both running wireless through a linksys G router along with my PS3.

Um, its not all mac stuff, but

Linksys wired to a desktop and a xbox 360. And wireless to iPhone, MacBook, and another 360

Take a look here: Official Setup Thread

A MacBook Pro (mine), my wife has an HP laptop, a Dell Media Center PC for general use, my 4 year old has my old Dell laptop for games, and a Linux box for testing. Time Capsule for backups, storage, and wireless printing, and a PS3 for Blu-Ray, gaming and DLNA certified media center.

So, to answer the question, I have a Mac with a Time Capsule, waiting to get the use out of the media Center to replace it with an iMac and then I'm sure my wife will want a MacBook to replace her HP.

MacBook Pro for me, pieced-together PC for my husband (not sure of the specs). Netgear 802.11g wireless router, and five Airport Expresses hooked up to either stereo systems or speakers in the following rooms: living room, master bedroom, guest room, computer room, and garage. My computer connects wirelessly to the network, his does not have wireless capability so is connected via Ethernet to the wireless router. We both have iTunes on our computers that are set to stream to any AX or combination thereof. Would love to get Time Capsule, but already have a 500GB external HD so not ready to lay out the money just yet.

RiDE said:

I have some AirPort express units.. one to stream music from my Mac's throughout the house.. another is set to a printer to print wireless on the network.

I also have a PS3 set up to stream music... and most importantly movies on the network to be viewed on the big screen.

Congrats on your MacBook and welcome to the forums.

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RIDE, how are you streaming to your PS3? I've installed Nullriver's media server but can't get it to work. I've got a macbook, macbook pro and an airport express. But for some reason the PS3 can't see the MB or MBP.

Thanks!

Tim

old xp portable and have its optical audio goto a creative ddts-100 decoder for 5.1 sound.
i have a craigslist g wireless for the macbook pro use, skype phone. another older b router for a panasonic network camera.

in the basement
-file server
-smoothwall front end
-orange side server, apache, ftp, haxial

2 MBPs, 2 Dells laptops, 3 Desktops, Xbox 360, a 500GB Hard drive, all on one Linksys wireless G router(but not all are running at the same time) . I have another D-Link, but I don't use it because it is hidden from any computer unless you have like 3 passwords, it's a pain to use (mainly because you can't save the passwords and the name).

Well I'm only 16 and my home setup consists of:

Sharper Image iOmega iPod speakers
Motorola modem, linksys router, logitech mx revo charger
tube tv, on top of that is my powerbook g3 displaying www.onlineclock.net and is set to never sleep.


in my closet:
my imac setup


Unrealistic, never gonna happen dream setup:
house like this:
http://www.bizbuzzmedia.com/Admin/ImageGallery/BizBuzzMedia/Adam Tinworth/06April/Penthouse-36.jpg

media center like this:
http://decluttered.com/ErikBuehler1.jpg

office like this:
http://www.glennwolsey.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/04/251984817_4e5a022930_o.jpg

wife like this:
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/167/482589362_aa67cec479_m.jpg

I have... an iMac and an iPod. Only two Apple products I have... but they're connected to a HP C4180 All-In-One Printer and a Panasonic 5-disc stereo with a super woofer and surround sound. Although the surround sound speakers are sitting on top of my stereo.

Montie Da Champ said:

Well I'm only 16 and my home setup consists of:

Sharper Image iOmega iPod speakers
Motorola modem, linksys router, logitech mx revo charger
tube tv, on top of that is my powerbook g3 displaying www.onlineclock.net and is set to never sleep.


in my closet:
my imac setup


Unrealistic, never gonna happen dream setup:
house like this:
http://www.bizbuzzmedia.com/Admin/ImageGallery/BizBuzzMedia/Adam Tinworth/06April/Penthouse-36.jpg

media center like this:
http://decluttered.com/ErikBuehler1.jpg

office like this:
http://www.glennwolsey.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/04/251984817_4e5a022930_o.jpg

wife like this:
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/167/482589362_aa67cec479_m.jpg

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Cant we dream?

Yes. we can dream, or we can go deep into debt!

hm.

I just want a studio apartment, but that's going to require saving up some money first.

Maybe in a year or two.

$450 a month doesn't sound like much until you tack on cable, internet, cell phone, gas, renter's insurance, car insurance, and food. Then that 450 a month turns into $1000 a month that I really don't have.

:/

One day though. One day soon.

Montie...Lol...

As for my set up...I have an intel Imac on my desk in my home office. I have it wired to the desk so my cats do not lose one of nine lives knocking it over...Lol. I also have on the desk an 80GB iPod, a 32GB touch, & iPod Nano2GB. My new 2.4 Macbook & hubby's pc lap top in the living room in cases. Upstairs my daughter has her pc desk top in her cave as I call it amongst the clutter. I have a 17" eMac in a spare room up there.

MBP spanning with my 37" LCD. 360 and wii sit underneath. Everything is hooked up to my surround sound as well. I love it!

Montie Da Champ said:

Well I'm only 16 and my home setup consists of:

Sharper Image iOmega iPod speakers
Motorola modem, linksys router, logitech mx revo charger
tube tv, on top of that is my powerbook g3 displaying www.onlineclock.net and is set to never sleep.


in my closet:
my imac setup


Unrealistic, never gonna happen dream setup:
house like this:
http://www.bizbuzzmedia.com/Admin/ImageGallery/BizBuzzMedia/Adam Tinworth/06April/Penthouse-36.jpg

media center like this:
http://decluttered.com/ErikBuehler1.jpg

office like this:
http://www.glennwolsey.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/04/251984817_4e5a022930_o.jpg

wife like this:
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/167/482589362_aa67cec479_m.jpg

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you wouldn't happen to know whose office that is do you? It seams a little overly "appletized" to just be anybody's set up. Looks great though!

PowerBookG4 said:

you wouldn't happen to know whose office that is do you? It seams a little overly "appletized" to just be anybody's set up. Looks great though!

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It's mine, do you really think I went overboard with Apple stuff? J/K;D