Ask TUAW: Where do you put your Apple remote?

I really hope Apple reads these and makes a remote for the expresscard slot. There is already a BT rechargable mouse that fits in a PCMCIA slot. That sounds alot more complex than a remote. So it is feasible but maybe they are making us wait like they did for the BT mighty mouse. grr. My HP(work) laptop has a remote that lives in its expresscard/45 slot and pops out like toast in a toaster. It's very cool. I wish Apple would do this.

What happens when you lose your remote? How much does a new one cost?

Hey,

I modded my remote so I could wear it round my neck.
Check it out @ Instructables.com:

http://www.instructables.com/ex/i/CEB9FC3249031029AC23001143E7E506/

I keep mine between my cheeks. It's a nice safe place and the slim construction of the remote fits nice and tight without beeing too cumbersome when i sit down. I have to remember to take it out when i go for a dump but the fact is, it also reminds me to wash my hands before i leave. I just do my business and slip it right back inside. The gasses from my insides keep it sealed away from possible airborne viruses and bacteria and the smooth fleshy holster also keeps it from being scratched. I must admit it smells a bit when you actually use it but you get used to the smell after a while. My girlfriend finds it very sexy, she says it makes me more of a man to be able to do such things without being worried about what other people think. The other day, I blew a fart and my favorite podcast came on! I figured that if i lean to the left a bit the volume goes down and, to the right it goes back up (That's because i store it sideways instead of lengthwise..well, hope this information helped you all tackle your storage problems for yet another fine product from apple!

I keep my remote resting on the left speaker of my MBP when I'm at my desk and beside my bed when I am not. I use it to control iTunes, generally, and surprisingly enough it still functions from atop the speaker.

I have a theory as to how the IR beam manages to bounce of the screen and wrap around to the front of my 'book but it involves a shift in the earth's magnetic field and 30-40 computer-elves.

Ok, I'm sorry, but I have to comment on something non-remote related. All of you people are putting your remote in a DRAWER. "Draw" is something you do with a pen and pencil. "Drawer" is a place you store Apple remotes. I know, those pesky nouns and verbs always give me trouble too.

a hundred gold stars to whoever can rig their macbook pro to fit the "zapper" in their express slot

I don't have a remote, but if you taped a strong magnet to the underside of your desk or the backside of a hutch sitting on your desk, or a drawer face or something, that would be a convenient sticking point. You could even carve out a book and put the magnet in the binding or behind the cover.

why (if you have a MacBook) doesn't everyone just put the remote behind the screen when you are using the laptop but don't need the remote. I think it should hook on to the magnetic lid hatch through the cover. Like the picture except on the other side.

How do you adjust the volume? On second thought, I don't need to know... :P