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Since: Dec 20, 2007
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(Msg. 1) Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2008 12:09 pm
Post subject: Apple remote questions
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Can the Apple remote control volume and next/previous track in VLC,
iTunes, Real Player, Quicktime Pro, etc? If not, is there another
remote with a receiver that can (plugged in to USB I guess)?
With screens getting bigger and bigger, allowing for multi person
watching of movies, the remote's usefulness becomes more needed. Once
30"+ screens are more of the norm, even more so. |
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Since: Nov 21, 2004
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(Msg. 2) Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2008 2:32 pm
Post subject: Re: Apple remote questions [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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In article , The New
guy wrote:
> Can the Apple remote control volume and next/previous track in VLC,
> iTunes, Real Player, Quicktime Pro, etc? If not, is there another
> remote with a receiver that can (plugged in to USB I guess)?
>
> With screens getting bigger and bigger, allowing for multi person
> watching of movies, the remote's usefulness becomes more needed. Once
> 30"+ screens are more of the norm, even more so.
New Guy, take a look at Remote Buddy (see VersionTracker). Remote Buddy
is an application with an optional driver. It can map gestures on the
remote (eg, press vs. press/hold) to any key and specify different
mappings for different applications, works with any application and
supports some remotes other than Apple's.
It has pre-configured behaviors for some applications, and these can be
further tweeked.
I think it's fab.
-- Sally
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Since: May 01, 2007
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(Msg. 3) Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2008 7:50 pm
Post subject: Re: Apple remote questions [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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The New guy wrote:
> Can the Apple remote control volume and next/previous track in VLC,
> iTunes, Real Player, Quicktime Pro, etc? If not, is there another
> remote with a receiver that can (plugged in to USB I guess)?
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> With screens getting bigger and bigger, allowing for multi person
> watching of movies, the remote's usefulness becomes more needed. Once
> 30"+ screens are more of the norm, even more so.
It works in apple's apps, I think it won't work unless the author
specifically makes it so. just tried in VLC and it doesn't work there.
Andy >> Stay informed about: Apple remote questions |
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(Msg. 4) Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2008 8:52 pm
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Sally Shears wrote:
> In article , The New
> guy wrote:
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> > Can the Apple remote control volume and next/previous track in VLC,
> > iTunes, Real Player, Quicktime Pro, etc? If not, is there another
> > remote with a receiver that can (plugged in to USB I guess)?
> >
> > With screens getting bigger and bigger, allowing for multi person
> > watching of movies, the remote's usefulness becomes more needed. Once
> > 30"+ screens are more of the norm, even more so.
>
> New Guy, take a look at Remote Buddy (see VersionTracker). Remote Buddy
> is an application with an optional driver. It can map gestures on the
> remote (eg, press vs. press/hold) to any key and specify different
> mappings for different applications, works with any application and
> supports some remotes other than Apple's.
>
> It has pre-configured behaviors for some applications, and these can be
> further tweeked.
>
> I think it's fab.
That sounds interesting! I must admit it never ocurred to me that such
an app may exist.
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(Msg. 5) Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2008 9:58 pm
Post subject: Re: Apple remote questions [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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On Wed, 27 Feb 2008 12:09:21 -0600, The New guy wrote
(in article ):
> Can the Apple remote control volume and next/previous track in VLC,
> iTunes, Real Player, Quicktime Pro, etc? If not, is there another
> remote with a receiver that can (plugged in to USB I guess)?
Well, if you have a bluetooth Mac and a bluetooth phone or palm, you can
always use Salling Clicker (though I'm not sure about RealPlayer).
http://www.salling.com
-- Verne >> Stay informed about: Apple remote questions |
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Since: Nov 07, 2003
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(Msg. 6) Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2008 12:40 pm
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In article ,
Verne Arase wrote:
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> if you have a bluetooth Mac and a bluetooth phone or palm, you can
> always use Salling Clicker (though I'm not sure about RealPlayer).
With an iPhone or iPod touch, you can do a lot with iPhone Remote:
<http://code.google.com/p/telekinesis/>. There are a few more such apps:
<http://www.macupdate.com/search.php?arch=all&os=macosx&keywords=iphone+r
emote>
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Sander Tekelenburg, <http://www.euronet.nl/~tekelenb/>
Mac user: "Macs only have 40 viruses, tops!"
PC user: "SEE! Not even the virus writers support Macs!" >> Stay informed about: Apple remote questions |
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(Msg. 7) Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2008 7:16 pm
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On 2008-02-27 13:09:21 -0500, The New guy said:
> Can the Apple remote control volume and next/previous track in VLC,
> iTunes, Real Player, Quicktime Pro, etc? If not, is there another
> remote with a receiver that can (plugged in to USB I guess)?
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> With screens getting bigger and bigger, allowing for multi person
> watching of movies, the remote's usefulness becomes more needed. Once
> 30"+ screens are more of the norm, even more so.
Keyspan has a collection of remotes.
<http://www.keyspan.com/products/homepage.2.productList.Remotes.spml>
The last two seem the most versatile. >> Stay informed about: Apple remote questions |
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