[Reblogged] 2010/2011 Wishlist
Re-posting this from the old blog, dated 25th May, 2010. It’s great to see so many items on the list becoming a reality. Still waiting for iTunes.com though…
Re-posting this from the old blog, dated 25th May, 2010. It’s great to see so many items on the list becoming a reality. Still waiting for iTunes.com though…
Since purchasing the new Apple TV, my old grey Apple TV has been collecting dust on a shelf in my office. With the new model retailing for $99 / €119, there’s not much point in trying to sell it (especially with the lack of updates for it).
Currently, I’m streaming my media to the new ATV from iTunes on my MacBook Pro. All of the content is on a network drive, so the only reason for needing the MBP is for the iTunes library / Home Sharing features.
Seeing as the old ATV is a low-power, Intel-based Mac, I figured I’d have a go at installing Leopard on it and using it as a media server for the new ATV to stream from. That way, I can move all of the video-related tasks to a dedicated machine, which frees up my MBP for other tasks. It also means that the iTunes library will still be accessible when my MBP is offline or out of the house.
For those of you who are following me on Twitter, you’ve no doubt heard me bitching and moaning about the App Store’s “broken” reviews system.
I’m going to file a bug report on this and if you have a developer account, I would suggest that you do the same. I’ll post the radar number here once I’ve done so.
[UPDATE: radar numbers are listed next to the problem names below]
To sum up my Twitter rantings, I have two main gripes with how user-feedback is implemented on the store:
Seeing as the new Apple TV has just been released and is winging its way to lucky TV addicts around the globe, it’s only a matter of time before this question crops up again.
The Apple TV is a lovely device, but content selection outside of the USA stinks. In some cases, it’s non-existent. So, let’s show you how to set up an account, which will let you get the most entertainment out of your new toy…
I tweeted a while back that I was working on some scripts which would help automate the process of batch-importing .avi video files in iTunes for use on my Apple TV. Some folks asked how they could set it up for themselves.
At the time, I was using a couple of Automator scripts, which were triggered by folder actions. They worked, but not very well, so I never posted them online.
Since then, however, I’ve found a much simpler way of converting & importing using an Elgato Turbo.264 HD dongle and a copy of VideoDrive.
