154: Apple TV

David and Katie dive deep on the Apple TV and discuss how they use the Apple TV for work and play.

Thanks to MPU listener Jigar Talati for assistance with the shownotes this week!

David and Katie dive deep on the Apple TV and discuss how they use the Apple TV for work and play.

Thanks to MPU listener Jigar Talati for assistance with the shownotes this week!

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Links and Show Notes:

Links for this episode:

Apple TV - Apple Store (U.S.)
Apple TV gives you access to the best 1080p HD content — including blockbuster movies, your music and photos, and more — right on your widescreen TV. You can even play content from your iOS devices on your TV using AirPlay. Apple TV requires one HDMI cable

Roku Streaming Player
Apple TV Tech Specs (1st, 2nd, 3rd Generation)
Apple TV - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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An award-winning weekly show about geeky cultural topics in numerous media, including books, movies, TV, comics, and games.

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A meek and alienated little boy finds a stranded extraterrestrial. He has to find the courage to defy the authorities to help the alien return to its home planet.

Blu-ray Disc - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Apple - Support - iTunes
Apple - Apps - Remote
Put your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch in charge of the show.

K760 Wireless Solar Keyboard for Mac, iPad or iPhone - Logitech
Apple - Apple Wireless Keyboard - The thin, cable-free keyboard.
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TiVo
Can I Stream.It?
Search Netflix, Hulu, Google Play, iTunes, and more, for movies to stream instantly, rent, and buy.

Apple TV - Channels
Hulu | Watch TV. Watch Movies. | Online | Free
Netflix
Presenting Wirelessly with an Apple TV — MacSparky
Apple - Mac - AirPort Express
Apple - AirPlay — Play content from iOS devices on Apple TV.
QuickTip: Enable AirPlay Mirroring on iPhone or iPad — KatieFloyd.me
Reflector - AirPlay mirror your iPhone or iPad to any Mac or PC, wirelessly.
Kanex ATV Pro
AirPlay Mirroring for VGA Projector

Apple TV Hacks — Get more from your shiny box of joy
Plex - A Complete Media Solution
XBMC | Open Source Home Theatre Software
ScreenCastsOnline - SCOI0126 PlexConnect on Apple TV
Drobo 5N
Synology Network Attached Storage - NEW NAS Experience
Meet Xbox One - Xbox.com
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
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aisha tyler's site
Tuff-'N'-Tiny USB Drive
HFS Plus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
HFS Plus or HFS+ is a file system developed by Apple Inc. to replace their Hierarchical File System (HFS) as the primary file system used in Macintosh computers (or other systems running Mac OS).

exFAT - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
exFAT (Extended File Allocation Table) is a Microsoft file system optimized for flash drives.

File Allocation Table - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
File Allocation Table (FAT) is the name of a computer file system architecture and a family of industry standard file systems utilizing it.

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