lorin schultz

applesauce007 said:

[...] I bet the Apple TV app will be the platform of choice to watch them all because of it's ease of use and SIRI AI integration.

It might be if it WORKED, but it doesn't. That tends to diminish its appeal.

I use Apple's own Homeshare feature to serve up movies and TV shows to the TVs around the house. Siri and the TV Search app both completely ignore it.

For example, the iTunes Store sells only the first two seasons of the old sitcom Barney Miller, so I bought the complete series on DVD and ripped it. If I ask Siri to play that show, all I get is an offer to buy those first two seasons on iTunes. It does not recognize that I already own the entire series, and that there's a Mac in the living room dedicated to making it available for playback.

The same thing happens with Netflix. Try using your TV to search for Stranger Things, Ozark, or The Kominski Method. It doesn't work.

chasm said:

As noted above, the absolute best way to avoid any sort of Mac malware is to: (snip)

Thanks chasm! That’s helpful.

mdriftmeyer said:

lorin schultz said:

With so much high-quality sever space a its disposal, why does Apple content take so damn long to load? When I select the TV Shows or Movies app on my Apple TV, it typically takes 5-10 seconds to bring up my content, sometimes as much as 20-30 seconds. I then experience the same delay when I select a specific title. What gives? I have 600MB internet, and Netflix and Prime begin playing almost immediately, so the issue is clearly related to how Apple serves content.

Might want to ask the Satellite and Cable operators about that.

That would make sense it other online delivery methods exhibited similar behaviour, but as I mentioned, Netflix and Prime don't have that delay.

Thank you for the warning.

Unfortunately, while I'm sure the description of methods described in the article is useful to code warriors, I have no idea what any of it means. What is adware and how do I protect myself from it? How do I avoid opening the back doors described in the article?

bigpics said

[...] But it certainly seems like a design oversight which could be an option implementable in software (I would think at least).

Maybe it is.

One blogger who posted an overview of various wireless mics suitable for podcasting casually mentioned that some video capture apps don't support them. That's all it said, so I don't know if that was an indication that they WILL work with certain software or just that they didn't work with whatever he was using. It might be a sign that it's worth perusing the iOS App Store for something that will work for your application. Or it might be a futile effort. Maybe try calling Apple Support and ask.