Front Remote

iconFront Remote turns your iPhone or iPod Touch into a replacement WiFi remote for Front Row. No installation required on your Mac.

Maybe you bought your Mac before Apple added the IR port. Or maybe you bought your Mac after they stopped bundling the remote. Or maybe you just don’t want to carry an extra little thing.

Front Remote works best with WiFi and FrontRow.

You can find it on iTunes [Front Remote iTunes link].

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Directions

Screenshots

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Operating Front Remote:

Operating Front Remote is similar to operating the real remote.

  • +/- : used to navigate up and down lists, and used for controlling volume during playback
  • pressing and releasing previous/next : previous/next track or chapter
  • holding down previous/next : rewind or fast forward
  • play/pause : used for selecting from lists, and to play or pause media
  • MENU : to return to the menu or go up a level in the menu
  • power : used to start Front Row if it is not running already

Configuring Your Mac – 10.5 (Leopard)

  1. Navigate to “Sharing�? under “System Preferences�?. Apple Menu -> System Preferences… -> Sharing
  2. Once in “Sharing�?, select “Screen Sharing�?.
  3. Select the button “Computer Settings…�?.
  4. Check the checkbox that reads “VNC Viewers may control screen with password:�? and enter a password. Click “OK�? afterwards.
  5. Click the checkbox next to “Screen Sharing�? on the left. Make sure it is checked On. If it was On before and you changed the VNC setting in step 4, you may want to toggle it on and off just to make sure settings were correctly stored.
  6. Make a note of the IP address that is displayed in the sentence that begins with “Other users can access your computer at …�?. The “vnc:�? and the “/�?’s at the beginning and end are not needed.
  7. Add the computer to ControlPad using the IP address of the computer and the password you configured in step 4. ControlPad should also automatically discover your computer then next time you run ControlPad. You may choose to add it this way also.

Configuring Your Mac – 10.4 (Tiger)

  1. Navigate to “Sharing�? under “System Preferences�?. Apple Menu -> System Preferences… -> Sharing
  2. Once in “Sharing�?, check the checkbox next to “Apple Remote Desktop” to enable it.
  3. It should automatically bring up settings related to “Apple Remote Desktop”. If not, click the “Access Privileges” button.
  4. Check the checkbox that reads “VNC Viewers may control screen with password:�? and enter a password. Click “OK�? afterwards.
  5. Make a note of the IP address that is displayed in the sentence that begins with “Others can manage your computer using the address …�?.
  6. Add the computer to Front Remote using the IP address of the computer and the password you configured in step 4. Front Remote should also automatically discover your computer then next time you run Front Remote. You may choose to add it this way also.