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Tuesday's Tip of the Week: How to Troubleshoot Airplay from a Mac

9/29/2015

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Apple TVs are awesome, but they don't always work the way we want them to.  I have found that Airplay works best when you are not mirroring, but air playing the video or music by itself.  However, Mirroring your display is a great thing to do, and it works well most of the time.  But what do you do if it doesn't work?

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1. Reset the Apple TV

It is really simple to reboot your Apple TV with your remote.  Simply hold the down button and menu button for 6 seconds (or until the light starts blinking rapidly) and release. The Apple TV will reboot

2. Reset your Airplay

There are a couple of steps you can take to reset your connection with the Apple TV.  First, try turning off your wifi and turning it back on.  If that doesn't work, open Terminal and type in sudo killall coreaudiod and press enter.  It will ask for your account password.  Type in your password and press enter.  This will reset Airplay on your computer.

What do you do if that doesn't work?

The above steps will work 90% of the time.  This is also assuming that you have checked cables, and that your network is working. It's helpful to ensure that your Apple TV is connected to the same network your Mac is connected to.  And finally, on occasion, it is necessary to reboot your computer.
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Tech Hint of the Week: writing and editing documents

3/9/2015

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So I have been thinking a lot about some of the hints I should share with you. Some of it could be a specific app review, or a tip on how to do something better with your phone or tablet. Today, I would like to share some of the apps that can help you become a pro at writing or editing documents on a mobile device.

This hint is largely balanced towards the iOS versions as those are the ones I'm most familiar with. However, I am confident that some of these things will be helpful for you Android users out there.


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Microsoft Word is a great app, and Microsoft has been doing some awesome things for the iOS apps.

I have been impressed with what I've seen so far with Word for iPhone. It appears to have more layout options than the Word Online does. It even has templates that includes a wide variety of choices: brochures, resumes, newsletters, and more!

They also have the whole office suite available for iOS and android. 

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Let us not forget about Apple's iWork suite, which they've practically given away to people buying new devices.

I have been impressed with Apple's iWork suite for some time. There are quite a few things that I prefer to do on Pages or Keynote or Numbers that I used to do exclusively on Microsoft Office. 

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And finally, I would like to add to the list Google Docs. I doubt that much needs to be said about this one. It works with the Google Drive app to allow editing of your documents. Certainly better than using Safari. 
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