The Apple Genius thread

[Jimmy Boy]

Is there one ? If so can someone post. a link ? If not can we start one here ?

All things I Pad, I Phone and Mac related I Deffo need help with the new pad I have just about Sussed I tunes but want remote access to the home comp,I am also thinking of of an Apple TV box to stream content over WI Fi..all advice welcome
J

 

[Sparky Ninja]

If you are planning on access to home computer I use Splashtop, but they've recently updated it and I think it's now free to connect on you LAN but something likes £6 per month or whatever to access remotely.

I've not looked into alternative methods yet.

 

[Steven Brooks]

Hello to one and all,

Apple TV is a tiny entertainment powerhouse that plays the content you love from iTunes, Netflix, Hulu Plus, YouTube, and your favorite sports leagues on your widescreen TV. In up to 1080p HD. Just plug it in and discover a whole world of movies, TV shows, photos, music, and more. You’re gonna need a better couch.


Thanks and Regards,
Steven Brooks
https://www.opticalprobe.net/en/index.html

 

[Jimmy Boy]

I had thought of getting the Apple box so I can stream from Sky Go movies to the telly
J

 

[Adam]

I had thought of getting the Apple box so I can stream from Sky Go movies to the telly
J

Do not buy for that purpose.

Sky Go only allows you to stream the audio, not video.

 

[Jimmy Boy]

Do not buy for that purpose.

Sky Go only allows you to stream the audio, not video.

Really oh bum..So what can I stream to my HD telly and from what sources ?

ATB J

 

[MarkieSparkie]

Yep, Adams spot on mate audio only from Sky Go. There is a pirate hack doing the rounds on the black sites for the Sky Go box which will allow video, but I believe the Sky Go box 'phones home' telling Sky the default settings have been altered, so not advisable.

 

[Mark_Burgess]

I have parallels installed on my macbook and I have the parallels app on the ipad, I can then access anything on the mac through the ipad, that is both anything on the mac OS and Windows 7 that is installed.

A fun game to play is when the wife is on the mac, sit next to her on the ipad, fire up parallels on ipad then take control of the cursor, each time she goes to move it to a web page or something, move it back before she clicks on it. Trust me, it is funny.

 

[Mark_Burgess]

I have not got apple TV yet, it is on the list to buy, once the lastest apple tv has a jailbreak available.

 

[Fnorton]

Hello,

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[stef]

Is there one ? If so can someone post. a link ? If not can we start one here ?

All things I Pad, I Phone and Mac related I Deffo need help with the new pad I have just about Sussed I tunes but want remote access to the home comp,I am also thinking of of an Apple TV box to stream content over WI Fi..all advice welcome
J

To access your home computer with the IPad you need to install the file browser app, works brill for me, even grants access to NAS drives etc.

 

[Jimmy Boy]

To access your home computer with the IPad you need to install the file browser app, works brill for me, even grants access to NAS drives etc.

From the App Store ? there may be many have you a providers name please ?

J

 

[stef]

From the App Store ? there may be many have you a providers name please ?

J

Yes, I got mine from the Apple shop, was £1.99 made by Stratopherix, just search for File Browser, that is their brand name not a common utility.

 

[Jimmy Boy]

eKit Camera/TV/Memory Card Connection Kit - all iPads and iPhone 4S/4

Advice please on data transfer, I am relatively new to data transfer ability on Apple products, I was under the impression that most types of files had to be uploaded via the store to then be synced with the Pad to transfer them, but I see connectors like the one in the link, and would like to know if you can import files and what types via these devices ?
Thanks J

 

[Geordie Spark]

The Apple Genius just has to be Sir Isaac Newton who after a falling apple landed on his head discovered gravity & lots of other technical things. :biggrinjester:

 

[Silly Sausage]

It should be called the 'Ouch'

 

[electric will]

I brought the Apple TV, if that's what you mean, not a bad but if kit for 99 quid, good for watching films and stuff from iTunes but that works out a bit expensive, Netflix is ok but a lot of old stuff on it.
Good for YouTube, like I said its ok for the money but a bit limited.

 

[Silly Sausage]

Just use Vuze for your 'illegal' downloads.
Everyone else does.
I've got most of my music now off there, having already paid once or twice for the vinyl and CD versions.

 

[Marvo]

Just use Vuze for your 'illegal' downloads.
Everyone else does.
I've got most of my music now off there, having already paid once or twice for the vinyl and CD versions.

If you own the music it might be legal (depending on local laws) to download an electronic version as a back-up under 'fair use' or 'AHRA' laws. The problem with using vuse is that bittorrent sharing means you're also indiscriminately uploading to others whilst you're downloading which is usually illegal. It's also worth noting that using the bittorrent protocol your ipaddress is out there for all to see unless you're using a secure VPN. Again depending on local laws it might be better to use a direct download site such as mediafire/rapidshare.

 

[Silly Sausage]

I've no idea what the law stands on this subject.
I've been at it now for getting on 10 years. Not heavy usage. The occasional film, it's not that much different from taping off the TV really. I'll just hide in the over whelming number of users excuse!

There has just been a recent case of a load of downloaders getting sued?