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Chapter 5 of “Take Control of Apple TV” Available

AirPlay doesn’t normally get a lot of attention, but it’s a core technology in the Apple ecosystem of devices, providing glue that links together your Mac, iPhone or iPad, and Apple TV. Anything you can view on a Mac or iOS device, you can send via AirPlay to your Apple TV. That might be audio or video from iTunes on your Mac, a video from your iPhone, or even a game that occupies the entire screen of your iPad. Even better, you can use AirPlay to send the audio from your Apple TV to AirPlay-capable speakers — no fancy home theater system necessary!

In Chapter 5, “Master AirPlay,” of “Take Control of Apple TV,” Josh Centers runs through how to use AirPlay from the Mac, from iOS devices, and from the Apple TV itself, along with special instructions on using AirPlay to send HTML5 videos viewed in Safari directly to the Apple TV without having to mirror the entire screen. Josh also explains how to protect your Apple TV from AirPlay jokers, just in case your neighbors might want to prank you with some unseemly video at the wrong moment.

As with Chapter 4, “Discover What’s on Offer,” Chapter 3, “Control Your Apple TV” and Chapter 2, “Set Up Your Apple TV,” this AirPlay chapter is available for free, but only to TidBITS members; everyone is welcome to read Chapter 1, “Introducing Apple TV,” to see what Josh plans to cover. Please leave comments — we’re already planning tweaks based on questions readers have asked! Everyone will be able to buy the full ebook in PDF, EPUB, and Mobipocket (Kindle) formats once
it’s complete, and TidBITS members can save 30 percent on this and all other Take Control titles.

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