remote control

Replace Your Mac Mini’s IR Receiver For Non-Apple Remotes

8:00AM Jason Fitzpatrick | If you’re using a Mac Mini as a media centre and want to use a non-Apple remote control with it, this tutorial can help you keep your Mini’s sleek form factor and avoid ugly IR receiver dongles. More »

Plex Updates With Apple Remote Fix For Snow Leopard

10:30PM Kevin Purdy | Ask anyone who runs the eye-catching Plex media centre on their Mac about Snow Leopard, and you might see them wince. A new update fixes that painful Apple Remote incompatibility and also improves audio for those without 5.1 sound systems. More »

TweetMyMac Remote Controls Your Mac Via Twitter

2:00AM Adam Pash | Mac OS X only: Inspired by previously mentioned TweetMyPC, free application TweetMyMac remote controls your Mac from anywhere you can access Twitter, allowing you to restart and shutdown your computer, take a screenshot, open a torrent and more. More »

Simulate Office Presence With Skype And VNC

6:30AM Gina Trapani | Former cubicle jockey Jonathon Wilson now works from home, but it’s almost exactly as if he’s at his desk at the office. In the comments of my recent article on working remotely, Jonathon explains his unconventional setup: More »

CrossLoop Remotely Controls Any Windows Or Mac PC

10:30AM Adam Pash | Windows/Mac OS X: Free remote desktop application CrossLoop has just released a Mac version, which means simple, cross-platform remote support and file sharing for your friends and family. More »

TweetMyPC Uses Twitter To Remote Control Your PC

11:30PM Jason Fitzpatrick | Windows only: We’ve shown you how to shut down your

Use Tinfoil To Boost Your Remote Control’s Range

11:00PM Kevin Purdy | We’ve seen the power of strategically placed tinfoil applied to Wi-Fi routers. Kip Kay, the man with boundless DIY enthusiasm, shows us how to apply tinfoil inside a remote control to boost its reach. More »

Application Access Server Remotely Launches Any Application

8:00AM Adam Pash | Windows only: Ever realised after you left the house that you forgot to start your BitTorrent client to finish the last of that big download? That wouldn’t be a big deal with Application Access Server. More »

TuneConnect Controls ITunes Playback From Any Computer In Your Home

2:30AM Adam Pash | Mac OS X only: Free, open-source application TuneConnect controls iTunes playback on any computer in your house from any other computer through an attractive interface focused on album art. More »

Synergy-Plus Controls Multiple Systems From A Single Keyboard & Mouse

1:00AM Kevin Purdy | Windows only: We always had a strong liking for controlling multiple computers with a single keyboard and mouse, and the concept’s still cool, but the software hasn’t updated in while. Synergy-Plus keeps the multi-control party going. As you can see in the screen above, Synergy-Plus offers much the same kind of multi-computer control as the Synergy2 download, but has been adding regular bug fixes and feature tweaks, whereas the original hasn’t seen an update since early 2006. Our setup guide should get anyone who wants to run separate systems on multiple monitors up and running, but the Synergy-Plus fork team has provided its setup guide for those looking for a comprehensive run-down. Synergy-Plus is a free download for Windows systems only; for the Mac and Linux computers you might be controlling, try SynergyKM (Mac OS X) and the platform-independent original on Linux (unless our readers have any more up-to-date suggestions for *nux systems?). Thanks, Tom! Synergy-Plus [Google Code] More »