Hi Cara, I just wanted to add that there are some native functions that the Apple Remote can do -- such as control Windows Media Player and iTunes under Boot Camp -- that don't require third party apps. The most up-to-date source of information I've found of what the Apple Remote can do is in the wikipedia entry at:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Remote A summary of the features that I thought might be most interesting to list readers at the time of posting (December 9, 2007) is given in: http://www.mail-archive.com/discuss%40macvisionaries.com/msg24480.html This is a summary extraction from the Widipedia entry at that time, but includes things like the ability to control functions under Boot Camp that aren't mentioned in the: http://gnuhaus.com/iblog/archives/000200.html link you first posted (which appears to be Mac OS X specific). Sorry I didn't post back on this earlier, but I haven't been following these threads that closely. Cheers, Esther On June 17, 2008, at 01:18AM, Cara Quinn wrote: > Hey All, -just a quickie update on uses of the Apple remote. One >thing I'd forgotten to mention before, is that you can also control >the system volume of your Mac via the up / down areas of the >directional ring. This is of course, when you're not controlling a >menu in Front Row. :) > > I've also found three apps which allow the user to configure the >remote; these are: > >• iRed Light - http://www.filewell.com/iRedLite/ > >• Remote Buddy - >http://www.iospirit.com/index.php?mode=view&obj_type=infogroup&obj_id=24&o_infogroup_objcode=infogroup-23&sid=2605336G71b9692c5a164970 > >• Sofa Control - http://gravityapps.com/sofacontrol/overview/ > > I'm not sure if these will work with VO at this point… > > > > Lastly, you can read more about the out-of-the-box uses of the >Apple remote at: > >http://gnuhaus.com/iblog/archives/000200.html > > Enjoy! > >Smiles, > >Cara :) > >--- >View my Online Portfolio at: >http://www.onemodelplace.com/CaraQuinn > > > >
