This Much I Know – » 5.1 surround sound playback on Mac (and maybe Apple TV)
QuickTime doesn’t come with an [tag]AC-3[/tag] codec by default. There is an open-source QuickTime component available, called A52Codec, which enables QuickTime to open, import and export AC-3 audio. (It does this using a free AC-3 library called liba52.) A52Codec provides [...]
Playing 5.1 audio from a MacBook
September 25th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Geek
Tags: Discrete Channels·File Conversion·Free Ac·Front Row·Home Theatre·Import And Export·Itunes·Mac Apple·Mac Dvd Player·Mac Mini·Macbook·Movie Files·Optical Output·Player Application·Quicktime Player·Sound Playback·Vlc
MacBook Air unexpectedly logs out
September 18th, 2008 · No Comments · Geek
When I leave my MacBook Air overnight to say do a Time Capsule, I see that it will log itself out unexpectedly and automatically. Kind of wierd, my MacBook Pro doesn’t do that. Some users are having the same issue with the Mac Mini and the only real diagnosis is:
Apple – Support – Discussions – [...]
Tags: Instabilities·Mac Mini·Minor Ailments·Real Diagnosis·Software Crash·Support Discussions·Time Capsule·Type Utilities·Wierd
The perfect home theater system using Macbook’s
September 14th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Geek
Been experimenting with the Macbook’s as a way to drive a home theater. it is actually quite awesome what you can do assuming you really want something easy to use. Here is what I’ve found:
MacBook Pro’s has DVI and can convert to VGA. With older televisions (like my 10 year old Mitsubishi 73903) that have [...]
Tags: Channel Stereo·Dvds·Dvi To Hdmi Cable·Front Row·Heaven·Home Theater System·Input And Output·Keyboard Mouse·Letterboxing·Mac Implementation·Mac Mini·Macbook·Mini Plug·Mitsubishi·Optical Input·Pcm·Perfect Home·Sasy·Screen Feature·Support Apple·Televisions·Toslink Cable·Vga To Component·Vga To Component Converter