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iPad as Apple TV Remote

One of the best (if not THE best) features of the new Apple TV actually involves the iPad (or iPhone and iPod Touch). Apple TV can utilize the ...

How to disable Apple TV remote from interfering with iMac?

I have an apple tv and iMac in the same room. The apple tv remote keeps interfering with the iMac. How can I disable the apple tv remote on the iMac?


System Preferences > Security.

Apple TV: for those with money to burn

I’m lucky enough to own a Samsung Smart TV. I bought it because I believe in converged devices: I want to watch TV and hop in and out of the web and my apps seamlessly. That is our TV experience of the future. Samsung got that right with its Android-based TV OS and is streaks ahead of the competition.

Unfortunately Samsung got it right in concept only: the execution of that vision leaves much to be desired, meaning I never used the TV’s so-called Smart OS. It’s slow and clunky, and does silly things like perform automatic updates when you are about to load an app that make you sit for minutes before you access it. I’m over it, I don’t use it. While I may be an early technology adopter, I’m not your guinea pig, thanks.

Apple Tv Remote - Bookshelf

Apple TV For Dummies
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Apple TV For Dummies

The answer is simple . . . put a sticker on the bottom of your Apple TV's remote. (I know, my ... A word of explanation: Pairing your Apple Remote ensures that your Apple TV responds only to the buttons you're pressing on that specific remote.


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Apple TV vs. Roku vs. Nexus Q: Media streamers compared
Apple TV vs. Roku vs. Nexus Q: Media streamers compared puts it head-to-head our favorite tried-and-true stalwarts, the Apple TV and the Roku. Roku uses a dedicated remote control (or Android and iOS smartphone apps, if you prefer) to operate the minimalistic interface -- a series of onscreen tiles

iOS 6 Beta Allows Reordering of Icons on Apple TV
iOS 6 Beta Allows Reordering of Icons on Apple TV hide unused icons on the Apple TV menu. On the current Apple TV software, holding the Select button for several seconds puts the device to sleep, and it is unclear whether this functionality is being discontinued or reassigned to a different remote