HT1600 APPLE TV AND MY MACBOOK

When I purchased Apple TV I thought that it would also allow me to project what I had on showing on my computer onto my tv or projector via Apple TV but I cannot figure out how to do this, was I wrong or am I missing something?

you can't
it's not supported unless you
1. wait for mtn lion the next osx upgrade
2. use http://airparrot.com/

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