Advertisement The is one of the best gadgets to come out in recent years. The low-cost dongle turns any TV into a smart TV, so you can watch YouTube or Netflix on the big screen while controlling it from the smartphone in your hand. But that’s not all that it does, there are plenty of other We're giving away a Google Chromecast, so read through our review, then join the competition to win! You can cast any movie, music, or photo from your Mac’s hard drive to the big screen, as well as use it to. It’s just a matter of knowing which apps and tools can do it.

What You Will Need • • A Google Chromecast: It doesn’t matter whether you have the original or The aptly named Chromecast 2.0 is Google's first major revision to the device since it was first released all the way back in July 2013. Java netbeans ide. What's new?, the functionality for Mac is the same. New users, learn If you own a brand new Chromecast but have no idea how to use it, let our easy-to-follow guide help you get started in mere minutes. • Any Mac computer: I haven’t tested it with This 'How to Hackintosh' guide outlines what you need to do in order to build a power PC Hackintosh.

This guide shows you the way., but it should work the same. • An active Wi-Fi connection: Make sure both the Chromecast and the Mac are connected to the same Wi-Fi network, and that neither is running a VPN. • Chrome and Chromecast extension: While it’s not needed for everything, it will help to have and its. How to Stream Movies from Mac to Chromecast Let’s start with movies, since that’s what the Chromecast excels at. With Internet-based movies, you can At just $18, the Chromecast is an unmistakably great way to make your TV 'smart', but it can feel a bit of a one-trick pony once the initial euphoria wears off. For your TV. But things are a little different for locally stored files.

You should check out two apps to do this. (Free) The best and simplest app to stream videos to Chromecast is Airflow.

The interface is so easy to use that you’ll master it in seconds. Just drag-and-drop or add your videos, choose the right Chromecast, and click play. Airflow is completely free, supports playlists, and plays a wide range of movie files with ease. You get preview thumbnails in the playback bar, so you can see exactly which part of the movie you’re skipping to. It includes hardware-accelerated transcoding, outstanding subtitle support, and supports surround sound.

Casting DVD to Chromecast for playback on TV can enrich the application of Chromecast and get video watching more convenient. But if you fail to cast DVD to Chromecast, that doesn't mean the file or machine has something wrong. More often, compatibility stands at the heart of the accident.

You can also customize the audio, video, and subtitles to get everything just the way you like it. (Free, In-App Purchases) AirFlow is missing a companion mobile app, and it doesn’t remember your last playback point. If those are important for you, check out, a browser-based app for Chrome. Videostream is a freemium app, which means some of its features are free, but you’ll have to pay for others. In the free version, you can’t make playlists or change the appearance of subtitles.

And well, it runs in Chrome, which Chrome is, for many people, the first thing installed on a new Macbook. It makes sense: in its early days Chrome gained a reputation for being lightweight and fast. How to Stream Music from Mac to Chromecast Your MacBook, like most laptops, kicks out a fairly low volume from its built-in speakers. We’ve talked about a few Macs are known for a lot of things, but great sound isn't one of them.

Here's what you can do to give your Mac's sound a boost., but using external speakers (or headphones) is almost always the best idea. If your TV’s connected speakers are better than what your Mac has, then it could makes sense to use that. As long as you have a Chromecast connected, you can stream your Mac’s audio to the TV. This means you can After the purchase of Beats last year, Apple has finally unleashed its streaming music service upon the world., but hear it all through the TV’s speakers (or a fancy surround sound system). Here’s what you need to do: • Download and install, which allows Mac apps to pass their audio to other apps. • Download (free). • Double-click the Soundcast.ZIP file to extract the contents.

• Drag-and-drop Soundcast.app to your Applications folder. • Double-click the Soundcast application to run it.

You will now see the Soundcast icon in your OS X menu bar. Click it to see the Cast to option in the drop-down menu. Choose the appropriate Chromecast and you’re good to go. Now, any audio from your Mac computer will be played through your TV’s speakers. So feel free to use any app — iTunes, Spotify, even YouTube in a browser.

Unfortunately, Soundcast does not support album art or lyrics, so you won’t get a cool display on your TV. How to Stream Photos from Mac to Chromecast Despite OS X having Photos for OS X has finally arrived, replacing iPhoto with an image management application that Mac users will actually want to use — but is there enough here to satisfy Aperture refugees? Or From email clients to system utilities, time savers to productivity boons; on this page you'll find the best Mac software used by MakeUseOf staff and readers alike., not one of them supports Chromecast. In fact, there is no Mac app that lets you stream photos to the TV using Chromecast. To do this, you’ll need to rely on a Chrome app called (free).