Do note, however, that no Apple remote will work with your MacBook, including the remote that shipped with it.
Now your Apple TV remote will talk to your Apple TV while ignoring your MacBook. Step 4: Click the Advanced button in the lower-right corner, check the box for Disable remote control infrared receiver, and click OK. Step 3: Click the lock in the lower-left corner in order to make the Advanced button active then enter your system password, and click Unlock. Step 1: Open System Preferences via the Apple menu.
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For this tutorial, I should note my MacBook Pro is running Mac OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.2). Click the Computer Settings button on the right. Put a check mark next to Screen Sharing on the left. If necessary, click the lock at bottom left and enter your password to make changes. Click on Sharing in the Internet & Wireless group. Thankfully, there is an easy way to sever this connection. On the machine you wish to remotely connect to: Go to System Preferences in the Apple menu at top left. Specifically, the play/pause button would begin playing music in iTunes, while the up and down buttons would adjust volume. So, last night I got to setting up my Apple TV and quickly discovered that its remote was communicating with my MacBook Pro. From what I've heard about this show, it merits being Netflixed on an HDTV rather than a laptop or a tablet. Of the big TV dramas in recent memory, for example, I have watched "Lost" and "The Sopranos" in their entirety, but I have caught only a half a season of "Mad Men," only three-plus seasons of "The Wire," and nary an episode of "Breaking Bad."įor the singular purpose of watching Walter White's meth adventures on a big screen, this week I purchased an Apple TV.
There are gaps in my TV consumption history.