Remote Control Your iTunes

I wouldn't do the Apache thing, using it to do this is like shooting a fly off your face with a magnum. I simply put together a java listener intercepting incoming http requests and interfacing with the iTunes COM object over a com bridge (a windows guy!). Okay, basically its an ultra small subset of the functionality of a webserver. However, the install is far easier for someone who doesn't know what they're doing, and works on any phone with an html browser and an internet connection. No java clients to run or any other such nonsense ... i can be reached at joe_rust2003@yahoo.com with any questions about details.

Alternately, Bluetooth phones + Romeo offer the ability to do the same thing with a lot fewer steps. I often listen to music streamed via AirTunes using my Sony-Ericsson T616 as the remote, one floor down, and the distance of my apartment away, from the iTunes library upstairs.

(sort of) along these same lines, I'm working on a TivoHME application (java applications which can publish media stuffs to Tivos and get events back from the Tivo) that remote controls iTunes as well. If you have a Tivo with the latest software, you can check it out at http://www.thepond.com/tivohme/iseeitunes

Sweet! The WAP on my phone is not working right now (FUCK VERIZON!), but using an emulator, it works great! I have to get this phone working, but so far, I know the server is up and running.