Peachpit published 'The Apple TV Pocket Guide'

Peachpit released The Apple TV Pocket Guide, the essential companion to the popular Apple TV set-top box. This handy guide steers you through how to:

• Connect your Apple TV to your television and home network
  
• Navigate your way around the Apple TV menus and use the Apple Remote
  
• Move content from your iTunes Library to the Apple TV
  
• Stream content from a friend's computer to your TV
  
• Watch movies and TV shows, view photos, and listen to songs and podcasts
  
• Create high-quality movies from DVDs you own to play on the Apple TV
  
• Convert your own home movies for showing on the big screen
  
• View high-definition content on your HDTV TV using the Apple TV
  
• Create custom slideshows that go beyond Apple TV's built-in options
  
• Fix common problems and learn what to do if you can't fix them yourself

The Apple TV Pocket Guide (Peachpit, ISBN: 0-321-51021-6, 160 pages, US $14.99) is by Jeff Carlson. Jeff Carlson is the author of all editions of the iMovie: Visual QuickStart Guide and Making a Movie with iMovie and iDVD: Visual QuickProject Guide. He divides his time between his Seattle Web design company, Never Enough Coffee Creations, and writing for publications such as Macworld, I.D., and HOW Magazine. He is also the managing editor of the weekly electronic newsletter TidBITS, which covers Macintosh and Internet issues. [Bill Fox]