Put some use to the remote that shipped with your MacBook!
July 24th, 2007 by smoove
Do you really use the remote that came with your MacBook?
When i opened the package of my MacBook and saw the remote, my first thought was “an iPod?”… After a moment of confusion i identified it as a remote.
After playing with the MacBook a bit i tried out the remote, used it to watch a DVD, then put it somewhere on my shelf because i had no use for it - i’m fine with using the keyboard for watching DVDs because after all i sit right in front of it anyway.
That’s how it was until i found out about IoSpirit’s Remote Buddy!
This tool allows you to maximize the use of the MacBook’s remote, you can remote control nearly every application you want using this great tool.
You can even move the cursor using the remote!
Your presentations at work will look much more professional if you walk around freely while talking to the audience, without having to walk to your MacBook every few moments to change slides.
Here is a list of supported applications and features from the developers website:
| Behaviour | Functionality |
| Accessibility | Zoom in/out, invert screen colors, control screen contrast, navigate menu bar and Dock. |
| Acrobat® Pro | Go to first/last/previous/next page, zoom +/-/fit, rotate, full screen on/off |
| Adobe® Reader® | Go to first/last/previous/next page, zoom +/-/fit, rotate, full screen on/off |
| AirFoil | Play/Pause, Volume +/-, Select source, Previous/next speaker. Many thanks to Rogue Amoeba! |
| AlchemyTV DVR | Channel +/-, Last channel, Jump backward/forward/to the start/end, Next input, Volume +/-, Mute, Play/Pause, Record on/off, Snapshot, Original/half/quarter/double size |
| AOL® Radio | Volume +/-, Preset 1-5, Play / Pause, Stop, Login/Logout, Mute |
| Aperture™ | Start / Play / Pause / End slide show, next / previous slide. |
| Audio Hijack | Previous/next session, start/stop hijacking, start/stop recording, mute on/off |
| Awaken | Previous/Next track, Start sleeptimer, Stop alarm / timer, Cancel alarm, snooze |
| Camino® | Previous/next page, previous/next tab, page up/down, increase/decrease font size, close window/tab |
| Coverflow™ | Next album, previous album, select album, toggle fullscreen, bring to front, toggle auto tracking, jump to current album, next track, previous track |
| Delicious Library | Navigation through the collection, toggling presented info |
| Democracy Player | Play / Pause, stop, next/previous Video, fullscreen on/off |
| DivX Player | Actual/double/maximum size, fullscreen on/off, desktop background mode, play/pause, volume +/-, rewind, fast forward, frame forward/backward, quarter/half/double/normal speed |
| DVDpedia | Toggle view, full screen mode, navigation through collection |
| DVD Player | Control volume, play/pause, navigate in menus, fast forward, rewind, previous/next chapter, go to main menu |
| Exposé® | Current app windows, all windows, move focus left/right/up/down, Dashboard on/off |
| EyeTV 2 | Select recordings and TV stations, control volume, play/pause, fast forward, rewind, toggle full screen mode, seamless integration with the full screen menu introduced with EyeTV 2.3. |
| FireAnt | Play, Play new episodes, next/previous video, toggle fullscreen |
| FlexTime | Previous/next activity, reset routine, start / pause frontmost activity, select routine |
| Flock | Tab-/page-/window-navigation, font size, scrolling |
| Firefox® | Previous/next page, previous/next tab, page up/down, increase/decrease font size, close window/tab |
| FrontRow | Seamless switching between Front Row and Remote Buddy. Additional Quick Exit feature to quickly leave the menus structure of Front Row. |
| GarageBand™ | Start recording with countdown, jump to start, jump to end, start/stop recording, rewind, forward, play/pause |
| Google™ Earth | Navigation, zoom, selection of locations |
| Google™ Video Player | Play/Pause, jump to beginning/end, rewind, fast forward, jump to beginning / end, toggle fullscreen, increase/decrease volume, mute on/off |
| GraphicConverter v5.9.1+ | Zoom in/out, Play/Pause, Step forward/backward, Quit or start/continue slideshow. |
| iCab | Tab-/page-/window-navigation, font size, scrolling |
| iPhoto™ | Start/stop/pause/resume slideshow, jump to next/previous slide, select album. |
| iTunes® | Control volume, play/pause, rewind, fast forward, bring iTunes to front, navigate active playlist, speak currently playing title, display information on the currently played track (including any existing cover art), rate songs (via the menu or directly), Music Library browser, Coverflow support. |
| iTuneSleep | Fade in 10/20/30/40 minutes, Alarm in 6/6.5/7/7.5/8 hours, Snooze for 5/10/20/30 minutes, Cancel fade, Cancel alarm, Cancel fade & stop playback. Created by Sascha Tr. |
| Joost™ | Full control as designed by Joost. |
| Keynote® 3 | Control the slide switcher, play/pause, jump to previous/next slide |
| Lightroom™ | Start slideshow, Play/Pause slideshow, previous/next slide, exit slideshow |
| Matinée | Previous/Next DVD, Mix, Play selection, Rip, Show DVD Controller on/off, Play in full screen on/off |
| Media Central 2 | Seamless integration of this media center software from equinux. Additional Quick Exit Feature to quickly leave its menu structure. |
| Mezzanine | Scroll left/right, Rewind/fast forward, play/pause, Mezzanine menu, Volume +/- |
| Movie Time | Play / Pause, Rewind/Fast forward, Jump to beginning/end/forward/backward, Previous/next clip, controller on/off, cycle subtitles, cycle status, toggle repeat, volume +/-, maximum/minimum volume, mute, half/normal/double size, full screen |
| MPlayer OSX | Play/Pause, rewind, fast forward, toggle fullscreen, bring to front |
| MythFrontend | Left/Right/Up/Down, Play/Pause, Myth Menu, Back, Select/Toggle marker, Activate/quit MythFrontend, Info menu, TV guide, Record |
| NicePlayer | Volume +/-, Play/Pause, Toggle fullscreen, Mute, Rewind/Fast forward, Previous/Next movie, Center window, Play, Pause, Show/hide playlist |
| NeoOffice® | Start/stop/navigate presentation, both in Writer and Impress |
| NetNewsWire | Cycle through sections, scroll up/down, select, close tab/window, bring to front, next unread, zomm in/out |
| NetNewsWire Lite | Cycle through sections, scroll up/down, select, close tab/window, bring to front, next unread, zomm in/out |
| netTunes | Next track, previous track, play / pause, increase/descrease volume, fast forward, rewind, show/hide player window, show/hide server list. Excellent rewrite by Steve Luscher. |
| OmniOutliner | Unfold, collapse rows, change status, navigate |
| OmniWeb | Increase/decrease font size, open link, open link in new tab, next/previous link, previous/next page, previous/next tab, page up/down, cycle windows |
| Opera™ | Schrift kleiner/größer, Vorherige/Nächste Seite, Seite nach oben/unten, Fenster wechseln, Neu laden |
| PhotoBooth | Shoot images, switch between effects |
| Picture Arena | Will ship with version 1.4 of PA. To be announced. |
| PowerPoint 2004 | Start/stop presentation, go to next/previous/first/last slide |
| Preview | Zoom in/out, size to fit, previous page, next page, rotate left, rotate right, play / pause, full screen on/off |
| QuickTime® Player | Control volume, play/pause, rewind, fast forward, frame forward/backward, toggle full screen mode |
| RealPlayer | Control volume, play/pause, rewind, fast forward, toggle full screen mode |
| Safari™ | Increase/decrease font size, open link, next/previous link, previous/next page, previous/next tab, page up/down, all Safari windows, reload. Created by Jim Hoyt. |
| Shiira | Increase/decrease font size, previous/next page, previous/next tab, page up/down, cycle windows, reload |
| SlingPlayer | Channel +/-, play, pause, rewind, fast forward, connect to Slingbox, cursor left/right/up/down, select, quit, menu, information, volume +/- |
| Snapz Pro X | Take screenshot |
| Stapler | Unfold / collapse, navigation |
| TuneConnect | Play / Pause, play new track, next / previous track, volume up / down, change rating (none,1,2,3,4,5) |
| Vidi | Channel +/-, toggle fullscreen, record, volume +/-, switch to radio/video |
| Virtue | Previous / next desktop, choose desktop |
| VLC media player | Play/pause, navigate the playlist |
| Xee 2 | Previous / next image, zoom in/out, actual size, fit to screen, first/last image, toggle fullscreen, next/previous image, rotate counterclockwise, rotate clockwise, rotate automatically, actual rotation |
Download the free trial here!
The full version is 19.99 € (about $27).
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