I'm impressed with many facets of the new ATV, but I continue to be surprised at how basic the Home Sharing streaming interface is compared to, say, a Windows Media Center Extender like my Xbox 360.
Apple does not seem to have put much thought into utilizing the dimensions of a widescreen monitor nor does the Apple TV allow much customization of the view--that I can find, anyway.
For instance, I had my photos sorted into folders by year (2010, 2009, etc.) and then subfolders for each import/event (Christmas, vacation, etc.). So just two levels--but the ATV will not recognize a two-tiered folder structure like this.
So I dumped all of my subfolders into one folder. Now, these folders do appear on the ATV, but in one long, alphabetized list. Is there any way to resort this list? By date, perhaps, so that the most recent pictures are at the top?
Also, is there any way to view albums in the music section by album artist?
Apple does not seem to have put much thought into utilizing the dimensions of a widescreen monitor nor does the Apple TV allow much customization of the view--that I can find, anyway.
For instance, I had my photos sorted into folders by year (2010, 2009, etc.) and then subfolders for each import/event (Christmas, vacation, etc.). So just two levels--but the ATV will not recognize a two-tiered folder structure like this.
So I dumped all of my subfolders into one folder. Now, these folders do appear on the ATV, but in one long, alphabetized list. Is there any way to resort this list? By date, perhaps, so that the most recent pictures are at the top?
Also, is there any way to view albums in the music section by album artist?
TV stream from the iPhoto application. It seems like iPhoto is the natural partner for the