December 17, 2012

Can not select Airport Express remote speakers

I have a first generation Airport Express which works flawlessly with iPad and iPhone. But when I try to select remote speakers from iTunes it deselects the tickbox as soon as I click on it. Usually osx restart helps, but it only lasts until I switch network or loose connectivity to wifi. Expressively inconvenient I have to say. I’m not alone, but it doesn’t mean that there is a straightforward answer out there. Read more

November 2, 2012

Never ever buy a movie from iTunes

Now this is getting ridiculous. When you buy a movie from iTunes you cannot watch this on your external screen. Yes, seriously. You can not plug in your second monitor, or your 1000$ 30" Apple Cinema Display, drag your iTunes window to that screen and hit play. It just won’t work. And apparently it’s due to a thing called High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP). Something fancy that Apple added to all Macbook and Macbook Pro’s made after 2008. Read more

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