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Things missing for me on Linux: Logic Pro X (no Ardour doesn't cut it, sorry. I even subscribed for a while). Xcode (for iPhone/iPad development. KDevelop and

Things missing for me on Linux: Logic Pro X (no Ardour doesn't cut it, sorry. I even subscribed for a while). Xcode (for iPhone/iPad development. KDevelop and Geany or Nemiver, CodeBlocks etc. isn't going to cut it, sorry). Ability to AirPlay to my AppleTV 3rd gen. Does anyone know anything I can easily broadcast to from a video inside a web page? On Safari or Quicktime I just have to click the airplay icon. For reference, I write C++ for my dayjob and for fun (who doesn't??)

aphextron 10y ago
>Does anyone know anything I can easily broadcast to from a video inside a web page Chromecast is really cheap and works like a charm. I can mirror my desktop or web browser tabs.
TomMarius 10y ago
> Ability to AirPlay to my AppleTV 3rd gen. Does anyone know anything I can easily broadcast to from a video inside a web page? On Safari or Quicktime I just have to click the airplay icon. Chromecast would fit your needs, maybe?
Filligree 10y ago
> Xcode (for iPhone/iPad development. KDevelop and Geany or Nemiver, CodeBlocks etc. isn't going to cut it, sorry). For iPhone development I'm sure you need a mac, but if you want an IDE, look no further than IDEA. It's much better than Xcode in general, and does have a C++ plugin. (Of course.) > Ability to AirPlay to my AppleTV 3rd gen. Does anyone know anything I can easily broadcast to from a video inside a web page? On Safari or Quicktime I just have to click the airplay icon. Chromecast.
- gm-conspiracy 10y ago
  Can Chromecast work on a LAN without internet access?
  - ensignavenger 10y ago
    Good question looks like you need to set it up with internet access, but once setup it can be used offline: https://plus.google.com/109442369000699310200/posts/S1qjUECySvR https://plus.google.com/109442369000699310200/posts/S1qjUECy...
- chippy 10y ago
  > For iPhone development I'm sure you need a mac I'm wondering, can one use a VM?
  - richardwhiuk 10y ago
    Any VM running Mac OS X not running on a Mac is not supported, so effectively no.
  - nathan_f77 10y ago
    Yes, it is technically possible. Search for "hackintosh". However, there's no way to do it legally. It violates the Apple EULA. If you ever get in trouble and take it to court, Apple will probably win: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psystar_Corporation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psystar_Corporation
013 10y ago
I know Chromecast has been said a few times, but to expand a little. You can 'cast' you whole desktop of a specific chrome tab. Youtube videos and many streaming sites can cast directly to your TV. I currently use the VideoStream[0] extension to play local videos on my TV, but soon VLC should be able to do this. (It supposedly works in the beta releases, but it doesn't for me YMMV) Plex can cast directly to your TV. [0] - https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/videostream-for-google-ch/cnciopoikihiagdjbjpnocolokfelagl?hl=en https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/videostream-for-go...
- mcjiggerlog 10y ago
  I use Airflow[0] to cast local videos and it works extremely well. [0] - http://airflowapp.com/ http://airflowapp.com/
NTripleOne 10y ago
> I have locked myself into the apple ecosystem and I don't know how to get out
- therealmarv 10y ago
  exactly was I was thinking. This are all heavy Mac software things which are never supposed to run on a different OSes. Nobody should blame Linux for not supporting that.
  - 72deluxe 10y ago
    I wasn't blaming Linux for not supporting them - I am saying that encouraging a switch away from an OS when there is no replacement for applications I use daily is not a feasible recommendation. "Just switch to Linux" doesn't work when you can't do what you can currently do, that is all. And I say this having used Linux from 2.0.n (RedHat 5.2 - no, not RHEL, proper RedHat when KDE1 and GNOME1 were new and LinuxConf was still a tool that existed) branch for years and years until ~4 years ago when I got tired of reinstalling Fedora every other release. I'm not here just to bash Linux for fun - I was stating the issue.

aphextron 10y ago

>Does anyone know anything I can easily broadcast to from a video inside a web page Chromecast is really cheap and works like a charm. I can mirror my desktop or web browser tabs.

TomMarius 10y ago

> Ability to AirPlay to my AppleTV 3rd gen. Does anyone know anything I can easily broadcast to from a video inside a web page? On Safari or Quicktime I just have to click the airplay icon. Chromecast would fit your needs, maybe?

Filligree 10y ago

> Xcode (for iPhone/iPad development. KDevelop and Geany or Nemiver, CodeBlocks etc. isn't going to cut it, sorry). For iPhone development I'm sure you need a mac, but if you want an IDE, look no further than IDEA. It's much better than Xcode in general, and does have a C++ plugin. (Of course.) > Ability to AirPlay to my AppleTV 3rd gen. Does anyone know anything I can easily broadcast to from a video inside a web page? On Safari or Quicktime I just have to click the airplay icon. Chromecast.

gm-conspiracy 10y ago
Can Chromecast work on a LAN without internet access?
- ensignavenger 10y ago
  Good question looks like you need to set it up with internet access, but once setup it can be used offline: https://plus.google.com/109442369000699310200/posts/S1qjUECySvR https://plus.google.com/109442369000699310200/posts/S1qjUECy...
chippy 10y ago
> For iPhone development I'm sure you need a mac I'm wondering, can one use a VM?
- richardwhiuk 10y ago
  Any VM running Mac OS X not running on a Mac is not supported, so effectively no.
- nathan_f77 10y ago
  Yes, it is technically possible. Search for "hackintosh". However, there's no way to do it legally. It violates the Apple EULA. If you ever get in trouble and take it to court, Apple will probably win: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psystar_Corporation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psystar_Corporation

013 10y ago

I know Chromecast has been said a few times, but to expand a little. You can 'cast' you whole desktop of a specific chrome tab. Youtube videos and many streaming sites can cast directly to your TV. I currently use the VideoStream[0] extension to play local videos on my TV, but soon VLC should be able to do this. (It supposedly works in the beta releases, but it doesn't for me YMMV) Plex can cast directly to your TV. [0] - https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/videostream-for-google-ch/cnciopoikihiagdjbjpnocolokfelagl?hl=en https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/videostream-for-go...

mcjiggerlog 10y ago
I use Airflow[0] to cast local videos and it works extremely well. [0] - http://airflowapp.com/ http://airflowapp.com/

NTripleOne 10y ago

> I have locked myself into the apple ecosystem and I don't know how to get out

therealmarv 10y ago
exactly was I was thinking. This are all heavy Mac software things which are never supposed to run on a different OSes. Nobody should blame Linux for not supporting that.
- 72deluxe 10y ago
  I wasn't blaming Linux for not supporting them - I am saying that encouraging a switch away from an OS when there is no replacement for applications I use daily is not a feasible recommendation. "Just switch to Linux" doesn't work when you can't do what you can currently do, that is all. And I say this having used Linux from 2.0.n (RedHat 5.2 - no, not RHEL, proper RedHat when KDE1 and GNOME1 were new and LinuxConf was still a tool that existed) branch for years and years until ~4 years ago when I got tired of reinstalling Fedora every other release. I'm not here just to bash Linux for fun - I was stating the issue.