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DIY wireless iTunes remote
When Apple first introduced Airport Express with Airtunes, the idea of listening to your iTunes library through your home stereo via a wireless connection sounded great. It wasn't long, however, before people began to see the potential flaw in this scenario. If your Mac and stereo aren't in the same room (or on the same floor), you've got to either be very sure about the playlist you've selected or expect to do some running back and forth. Eventually, the call went out for a remote control. While Apple hasn't yet responded, others have, including those crafty independent developers.Steven Massey has put one together using an Aeronix Zipit, which is a Linux-based device used for instant messanging, that he's calling iTRC. It's a two part solution, with a remote control application running on the Zipit and a server application that runs on the Mac, which relays messages between the Zipit and iTunes. Steven says he can play, pause, skip tracks, select new tracks, change playlists and more. After working some final bugs out, Steven plans to open source iTRC.
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narco said 3:43PM on 7-25-2005
Or, if you have a Treo 650, you can download a program called Salling Clicker. It is the most amazing thing in the world!
Not only can you control iTunes (browser by artists, by playlists, even view album artwork and all the info on your Treo), but you can also use the Treo's touchscreen to control the mouse on your Mac, control: Quicktime, VLC, iPhoto, EyeTV, DVD Player, Keynote... and many more. I had to pay $20, but I figured since I already dropped mad money on a Treo, the extra $20 wouldn't hurt.
It's all controlled by Bluetooth, so I haven't tested the range yet (since I live in a small studio apartment), but it works great when you're in bed and that one Bruce Springsteen song comes on that you liked as a kid, playing very loudly after listening to your soft and low post-punk stuff.
Fishes,
narco.
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iFelix said 3:15AM on 7-26-2005
I use a wireless iPAQ and VNC server software on the Mac and client on the iPAQ.
You wouldn't want to do anything else on the iPAQ in terms of remotely operating the Mac, but for controlling iTunes it works a treat.
It also has better range than Bluetooth.
I have also used Romeo on my phone and that was with Bluetooth.
http://www.irowan.com/romeo/
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AHM said 4:21PM on 7-25-2005
Any Palm with Bluetooth will work with the Salling Clicker, not just a T650. Any Tungsten, LifeDrive, or the Zire 72 will work. An old T|T with Salling Clicker makes for a great general Mac remote control.
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pocket said 9:26PM on 7-29-2005
narco,
Glad to see you are thoroughly enjoying your Treo. I knew you wouldn't regret it once you purchased it.
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Loren Thacker said 2:23PM on 8-10-2005
This isn't so much a "comment" as it is a "question".
I'm looking for help to have my HP iPAQ get an internet connection through my Apple Airport device using the iPAQ's wi-fi capabilities. This may sound like a simple question but if there was a group called "Techno-Ignoramuses Anonymous", I'd be a member.
I'm trying to find some help making that connection so that I can surf the web using my iPAQ (and not just my Mac laptop).
Thanks!
Loren
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