I have just returned to the Mac world after many years away, and am not current on the OS. I got an iPod Touch & Mac Mini at a Black Friday sale with the intention of using the Mini as a music file server for my audio system, and controlling the Mini with the iPod Touch. I understand that screen sharing, perhaps in conjunction with an iPod app, is one way the iPod can control the Mac. I don't yet have any Mac compatible peripherals, and don't know whether I need any, which leads to 2 questions:
1) Can I do the initial setup of the Mac Mini via remote control by the iPod Touch without any conventional peripherals (i.e. monitor, mouse, keyboard) connected to the Mini? I suspect there is a "bootstrapping" problem here, where setup that cannot be done with the iPod alone is needed to establish screen sharing (or whatever other OS facility or setting I use for remote control). If this is the only problem, I could use a friend's peripherals for the initial setup.
2) Once the Mini & iPod have been set up, can I then use the iPod Touch to control the Mini without the need to have Mac compatible peripherals? In other words, can I get the Mini into a screen sharing mode (or other remotely controlled mode) that will automatically be activated at startup, so that all I need in the future is the iPod to control it?
If the answer to both questions is no, I will presumably need to get peripherals. Either way, any advice on which app or OS facility to use for remote control would be greatly appreciated.
1) Can I do the initial setup of the Mac Mini via remote control by the iPod Touch without any conventional peripherals (i.e. monitor, mouse, keyboard) connected to the Mini? I suspect there is a "bootstrapping" problem here, where setup that cannot be done with the iPod alone is needed to establish screen sharing (or whatever other OS facility or setting I use for remote control). If this is the only problem, I could use a friend's peripherals for the initial setup.
2) Once the Mini & iPod have been set up, can I then use the iPod Touch to control the Mini without the need to have Mac compatible peripherals? In other words, can I get the Mini into a screen sharing mode (or other remotely controlled mode) that will automatically be activated at startup, so that all I need in the future is the iPod to control it?
If the answer to both questions is no, I will presumably need to get peripherals. Either way, any advice on which app or OS facility to use for remote control would be greatly appreciated.