Sometimes you come across a file you want to download but all you’ve got is your smartphone. Perhaps it’s a standard file, perhaps it’s a torrent. Whatever the case may be, you can use your mobile to tell your home computer to do the work for you. Here’s how. More »
Tablet Remote is an Android app that allows you to manipulate an Android phone or tablet with another Android-powered device. While it’s a useful app for those using their tablets as ghetto media players, the fact you can do anything with the device makes it handy for other situations as well. More »
Hi Lifehacker, I use the in-built “play-to” feature of Windows 7 to stream music from my laptop to a little Roku unit I have hooked up to my hi-fi.Is there anything available for Android which would allow me to control this “play to” feature from my phone? I guess I’m looking for a Windows Media Player controller app, but one that supports the play-to feature. Other solutions welcome, of course. Thanks, Fed Up Getting Off My Couch More »
Android: YouTube Remote is a free remote control tool that links the full-screen experience of YouTube Leanback with the convenience of having a touch-screen remot and playlist builder on your Android device. More »
newVideoPlayer( {"type":"video","player":"http://www.youtube.com/v/KTcISVU4Nf4&hl=en&fs=1&hd=1","customParams":[] ,"width":570,"height":360,"ratio":0.615,"flashData":"","embedName":null,"objectId":null,"noEmbed":false,"source":"youtube","wrap":true,"agegate":false} );
Mac OS X: HomeControl is a free, customisable web app that lets you control your Mac from your iOS device, giving you free reign over your machine from the palm of your hand. More »
newVideoPlayer( {"type":"video","player":"http://www.youtube.com/v/KTcISVU4Nf4&hl=en&fs=1&hd=1","customParams":[] ,"width":570,"height":360,"ratio":0.615,"flashData":"","embedName":null,"objectId":null,"noEmbed":false,"source":"youtube","wrap":true,"agegate":false} );
Mac only: Inspired by our previous post on remote Mac muting, Brett Terpstra created a remote server package and iOS-friendly web app that allows for remotely controlling your Mac’s volume, iTunes functions and even launch applications from anywhere. More »
