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Now that you've taken these steps, the AirPlay instructions fill the entire screen when dis-
played, making it easier for everyone to see them (
Figure 97
).
Figure 97:
With no background photos or other distractions, Conference
Room Display mode clearly communicates to users how to AirPlay their
content to the Apple TV.
Talk the Big Talk
Whatifyoucouldhaveanyoneintheworldspeaktoyouraudiencefacetoface?WithAirPlay
mirroring and a free app, you can! Your two best bets for a free app are FaceTime, which is
built into every recent Mac and iOS device, and Skype, which is the gold standard for video
conferencing and is available for free as
Skype for iOS
,
Skype for Mac
,
and
Skype for Win-
dows
for person-to-person use.
To put more people—up to ten—onto your screen, check out
Google Hangouts
instead.
A couple of quick tips:
• If your virtual attendee is presenting to a boisterous classroom, it's a good idea
to mute the sound on your end if the talk isn't meant to be interactive.
• ConnecttheAppleTVtotheInternetviaEthernet,inordertominimizelatency.
Browse the Web on Apple TV
Whatifyou'regivingapresentationfromyouriPhoneoriPadandsuddenlydecidethatyou'd
like to show the audience a Web page? The
AirWeb
app ($1.99) makes it easy to browse the
Web on the Apple TV.
EnableAirPlayMirroring(see
AirPlayfromiOS
)
andlaunchAirWeb.AWebbrowserappears
on your TV with an onscreen cursor. Control the cursor with the gray area in the app, which
actsasatrackpad. Theappacceptsanumberofgestureswhicharelistedonscreen.Youcan
use two fingers to scroll, pinch to zoom, and press the screen and tilt the device to scroll.
