Apple Remote

I have a mac pro - bought last christmas. I want to buy the apple remote to control music and films etc while lying in bed. Would i need front row in order to do this? or can i just buy the remote and away i go?

Thanks

Joe

I don't think you can use the remote with the Mac Pro

I don't think you can use it with the Mac Pro either. It doesn't have the little thing that accepts the signals from the remote.

you can however just buy a 3rd party remote and use a third party software. a really nice remote software that supports a lot of 3rd party remote controls is remote buddy. I put a review of it on my blog if ur interested but this one is just great. you can even use your iphone or ipod touch as a remote to take total control over your mac.

thanks guys for your help. ill look at your blog now kuchiki. thanks!

Any recommended 3rd party remte i could use? Im based in the UK btw

on second thoughts (sorry to double post) i have the nokia n95 and my mac pro has the bluetooth module. any way i can use the n95 as a control?

http://www.iospirit.com/index.php?m...de=infogroup-23&o1_infogroup_objcode=html-115

here is a list of supported hardware by remote buddy.
unfortunately the Nokia is not listed.
maybe there is another software (mira) that supports your mobile.

joe.morgan said:

on second thoughts (sorry to double post) i have the nokia n95 and my mac pro has the bluetooth module. any way i can use the n95 as a control?

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check out sailing clicker. That might be able to do it.

thanks again kuchiki - i see apple remote is on there but i dont have IR so i am going to have to go for a bluetooth or USB based unit?

stretch - i found this on google. looks pretty sweet but went to install it and it was un able to install for whatever reason. looking to get an iphone soon anyways so that might solve all my problems

thanks again

J

I think the griffin airclick usb might be interesting...since it is usb and apparently supported fully by remote buddy.
on the mira homepage (http://twistedmelon.com/mira/) you can even purchase a package (app + hardware) but I honestly think that application wise remote buddy is more userfriendly.
the IR thingy looks interesting for mac pro user though.
(http://twistedmelon.com/mira/hardware.html)

as far as i know you cannot use the remote with a mac pro.

does it have front row on it ?

press - command - esc - to find out.

the mantra IR unit looks pretty good. Might look into getting that with the apple remote and remote buddy. thanks for your help guys

joe.morgan said:

the mantra IR unit looks pretty good. Might look into getting that with the apple remote and remote buddy. thanks for your help guys

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you're very welcome...
just a side note if you really consider buying remote buddy and the accessories for it (apple remote, mantra ir)...I am having a x/mas giveaway starting in december where I giveaway stuff to my readers and a remote buddy license is probably one of the 4 giveaway articles. so if you can wait you might be the lucky one

why thank you again. I have to wait til i get paid anyways so might as well wait a little longer. ill keep my eyes open

sorry to re-open this. I have front row with leopard now. Do i just need an IR unit and the remote or do i need the mira software aswell or can i just use front row? Or maybe i should buy remotebuddy? The only thing i really need it for is for when i plug my LCD into the computer i want to lay in bed and control music and movies and thats about it and i love the interface of front row but if remote buddy or mira is a better app ill go for them

Kind Regards,

Joe

actually you won't need the extra software just for listening to music or watch a few dvds.
I am not so sure if you can use frontrow with 3rd party software but actually you should be able to.

thanks kuchiki, so a remote and IR receiver and ill be set to remote control my mac via front row.

Merry Christmas