Office versions for mac. Compatible with Chromecast? High-quality requirements Low-quality requirements Notes / Links Windows Vista/7/8/10 (or higher) Works 2nd-generation Core i5 (2GHz+), 3rd/4th-generation Core i5 processor, or equivalent Core i3 or equivalent Learn more about your computer's CPU here. Mac OSX 10.7 (or higher) Works. Google, Amazon and Apple are battling for dominance in the living room. All three companies offer streaming technology, but when it comes to making a call.

Google's new Chromecast HDMI stick is a lot of things: it's a simple new way to bring internet video to your living room after the company stumbled with Google TV, it's a new platform for content creators like Netflix, and it's an interesting extension of Chrome as a platform beyond the browser itself. That's a lot of responsibility for a $35 dongle.

But the Chromecast's biggest challenge is serving as the start of a legitimate alternative to Apple's AirPlay, which has set the standard for quick and easy streaming from a mobile device to TVs and other devices for years. While rival technologies like DLNA and Miracast have tried and failed to compete with Apple's system, it appears Chromecast has a real chance, even if it's not all the way there yet. So how do they stack up? Let's take a look based on what we know so far. Buying in AirPlay is built into every iPhone and iPad, and works with most newer Macs as well. Using it for audio and video requires that you purchase a $99 Apple TV, or you can just wirelessly stream music to a number of 'Made for AirPlay' speakers and sound systems, which range in price. After several years on the market, AirPlay is well-established and understood: consumers know how to use it, and developers have been pushing the boundaries with games that take advantage of multiple screens.

Command option for mac into windows photoshop. Google is pricing the Chromecast aggressively at a mere $35. (Google says Google Cast, Chromecast's underlying technology, will also eventually be built-in to TVs as well — we'd assume Samsung is involved.) Once you've got the stick, you can send video to it from almost anywhere Chrome runs: an Android device, a Windows or Mac PC, even iOS devices. That's definitely more flexible than the AirPlay experience, but could offer compatibility headaches as well. User experience AirPlay on the Apple TV is a hybrid of the classic set-top box and streaming from your device: when you first power on an Apple TV, you're greeted with a friendly iOS-powered user interface with easy-to-understand menus and navigation, and you can control the entire thing from the bundled traditional remote without ever touching a smartphone. But open up an AirPlay app on your iOS device, and it's just two taps to wipe all that away and stream video directly from your iPhone or iPad, with all the playback controls remaining on your touchscreen. It's the best of both worlds: a fully-functional set top box and a complete local streaming solution.