10 ways to get the most out of your Apple Remote 10个方法，最大限度地发挥你的苹果遥控器

The Apple Remote has turned out to be one of my favorite things about my MacBook Pro.苹果遥控器已成为我最喜欢的事情对我的MacBook Pro 。 Aside from its obvious uses (Front Row, iTunes etc) you can use it to do a pretty wide variety of things.除了明显的使用（前排时， iTunes等） ，您可以用它做一个相当各种各样的事情。 Here are 10 of the ways I’ve used the Apple Remote to make my life a bit easier.这里有10个方法我用苹果遥控器，使我的生活稍微轻松一点儿。

ps. ps的。 All of the software mentioned below is free (and/or所有下文提到的软件是免费的（和/或 open source开源 ). ） 。

1. iRed Lite iRed建兴 - your Apple Remote on steroids -您的苹果遥控器类固醇
2. iTheater - an open source Front Row alternative -一个开放源码的F rontR ow替代
3. iAlertU - good luck stealing my MacBook from the inet cafe -好运气偷我的M acBook在I net从咖啡馆
4. Aurora极光 - never get out of bed to hit Snooze again -从来没有下床袭击再次暂停
5. Pandora Boy潘多拉男孩 - Pandora + Apple Remote = bliss -潘多拉+苹果遥控器=幸福
6. Using the Apple Remote in Linux使用苹果遥控器在Linux - for the dual-booter in all of us -双足球运动员在我们所有人的
7. Tip: Pair your Apple Remote w/ your Mac提示：对您的苹果遥控器瓦特/你的Mac - avoid embarrassment during your Keynote presentation -避免尴尬，在您K eynote演示文稿
8. Tip: Put your Mac to sleep w/ the Apple Remote提示：把你的Mac睡眠瓦特/苹果遥控器 - one less reason to get out of bed -少了一个理由下床
9. Tip: How to listen to Internet Radio in Front Row提示：如何收听互联网广播中的Front Row - until you-know-who kills inet radio entirely -直到你知道谁杀死广播电台I net电子交易系统完全
10. Tip: How to play backup DVD’s (Video_TS) in Front Row提示：如何发挥备份DVD的（ Video_TS ）中的Front Row - should have been included by default -应已包括默认

1. iRed Lite iRed建兴

If you want to put your Apple Remote on steroids,如果您想要把你的苹果遥控器的类固醇， iRed Lite iRed建兴 is for you.是给你的。 Though a bit confusing at first, once you get the hang of it (read the manual) you’ll be able to control any app on your Mac using your Apple Remote.虽然有点混乱，第一次，一旦你得到它挂起（阅读手册）您就可以控制任何应用程序在你的Mac上使用苹果遥控器。 I’ve found it most useful to use when controlling "other" media players (like我发现它最有用的控制时使用的“其他”媒体播放器（如 Cog齿轮 ) - but again, with this app, the sky’s the limit. ） -但是，这个应用程序，天空的极限。


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2. iTheater iTheater

If you’re not a huge fan of Front Row,如果您不是一个巨大的风扇的前排， iTheater may be for you.可你。 Some of the iTheater features not included (by default) in Front Row are: Video_TS (backup DVD’s) playback, support for widgets and the Wii controller, and the ability to customize the background picture and sounds.一些iTheater功能不包括（默认）在Front Row软件是： Video_TS （备份的DVD ）的播放，支持工具和游戏控制器，并能够自定义背景图片和声音。 The most recent release of iTheater is also very “developer-friendly”, which means we should see some very cool plugins and add-ons in the near future.最近发布的iTheater也非常“开发商友好” ，这意味着我们应该看到一些非常酷的插件和附加在不久的将来。


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If your Mac didn’t include Front Row but you’ve purchased an Apple Remote, keep in mind you CAN install and use it by following the instructions in the great tutorial如果你的Mac没有包括的Front Row ，但您购买的苹果遥控器，请记住您可以安装并使用它按照指示的伟大指南 How to install Front Row using Enabler如何安装使用的Front Row的Enabler . 。

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3. iAlertU iAlertU

From the从 iAlertU home page iAlertU主页 : iAlertU is the first of its kind alarm system for your Apple MacBook computer. ： iAlertU是第一次此类报警系统为您的苹果MacBook电脑。 Basically iAlertU is a car alarm for your Apple Mac.基本上iAlertU是汽车防盗系统为您的苹果。 iAlertU uses the built in sudden motion sensor (SMS) device to detect movement of your Apple MacBook and triggers an audible and visual alarm. iAlertU使用内置突然运动传感器（短信）装置来检测运动的苹果MacBook并引发声响及视觉警报。 The alarm can also be triggered by keyboard and mouse/trackpad movement (and AC adapter changes or screen closings).警报还可以引发的键盘和鼠标/板运动（和AC适配器的更改或关闭屏幕） 。 The alarm is designed to continue sounding even after the Apple MacBook screen has been closed.报警的目的是继续探空即使在苹果MacBook屏幕已经关闭。 iAlertU is activated and deactivated using the infrared remote control included with every Apple MacBook computer. iAlertU被激活和停用使用红外遥控器控制包括每个苹果MacBook电脑。 User adjustable settings let you decide which type of alarm triggers you would like to use, the duration of the alarm, and motion sensor sensitivity.用户可调的设定让您决定哪种类型的报警触发您要使用的持续时间报警，和运动传感器的灵敏度。 iAlertU also features functionality to utilize the built in iSight camera to photograph the would be thief and soon will be able to email the photo to a user specified email address. iAlertU还具有的功能，利用内置iSight摄像头拍摄将小偷，并很快将能够以电子邮件的照片到用户指定的电子邮件地址。

Adam Pash (of亚当Pash （的 DailyDIY and和 Lifehacker fame) shows you how to take iAlertU even farther in his名利）告诉您，如何采取iAlertU甚至远在他的 Hack Attack: Turn your MacBooks iSight into a FTP backed-up Security Camera黑客攻击：打开你的MacBook笔记本iSight摄像到的FTP备份的安全摄像机 . 。 Side note: after I wrote附注：在我写 How to use your PC and Webcam as a motion detecting and recording security camera如何使用您的PC和摄像头的运动检测和记录安全摄像机 I was going to write something similar for Mac folks.我会写些类似的Mac人。 Not only did Adam beat me to it, he did a better job than I would have.不仅是亚当击败我，他做了更好的工作比我想的。 So I didn’t bother所以，我没有打扰



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4. Aurora 极光

Aurora极光 is a free Alarm Clock for your Mac that lets you wake up to your favorite iTunes playlist or any TV or radio channel from EyeTV.是一个免费的闹钟为你的Mac ，可让您认识到您最喜爱的iTunes播放列表或任何电视或电台频道EyeTV 。 What makes it great is that you can use your Apple Remote to hit the “Snooze button” without having to get out of bed.是什么使这伟大的是，您就可以使用苹果遥控器达到了“打盹按钮” ，而不必起床。 Ahh the glory of Snooze.稀释的光荣暂停。


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Other features include a Sleep Timer and the ability to wake your Mac from sleep or from a powered-off state.其他功能还包括睡眠时间，并能够唤醒你的Mac从睡眠或从电源关闭状态。 Aurora is available in English, German, French, Italian, Japanese and Chinese.极光可在英语，德语，法语，意大利语，日语和中国。 Download Aurora下载极光 here这里 and sleep later than you should.和睡眠不迟于您应该。

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5. Pandora Boy 潘多拉男孩

PandoraBoy is sheer genius if you’re a是纯粹的天才如果你是一个 Pandora潘多拉 fan.风扇。 Not only does it allow you to listen to Pandora.com without having to have a web browser open, but (you guessed it) you can control it with your Apple Remote.它不仅可以让您倾听Pandora.com ，而不需要有一个开放的网络浏览器，但（你猜到了） ，您可以控制它与您的苹果遥控器。 And if that wasn’t enough, it works with如果这还不够，它与 Growl咆哮 . 。


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6. Using the Apple Remote in Linux 使用苹果遥控器在Linux

mwolson has the skinny on getting your Apple Remote to work in Linux.瘦了让您的苹果遥控器的工作Linux操作系统。 As mwolson mentions, if you’re a relatively up to date Ubuntu user, the 2.6.20 kernel package has included the driver into their kernel.作为mwolson提到，如果你是一个相对最新的Ubuntu的用户， 2.6.20内核软件包包括司机纳入其内核。

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7. Tip: Pair your Apple Remote w/ your Mac 提示：对您的苹果遥控器瓦特/你的Mac

This has actually happened to me.这实际上发生在我身上。 Some wiseass in my local coffee shop used his/her Apple Remote to skip songs in my iTunes playlist.一些wiseass我在当地的咖啡馆使用他/她的苹果遥控器跳过的歌曲在我的iTunes播放列表。 I got so frustrated that I quit iTunes and listened to .flac files in Cog instead.所以我感到沮丧，我退出iTunes和倾听。后手档案齿轮代替。 Fortunately this person decided not to constantly launch Front Row, which might have driven me over the edge.幸好此人决定不将不断推出的Front Row ，这可能会推动我的优势。 The solution to this problem is to解决这个问题的办法是 pair your Apple Remote with your Mac对您的苹果遥控器与你的Mac , so your Remote, and only your Remote, can control your Mac. ，所以您的遥控器， 只有你的遥控器，可以控制你的Mac 。

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8. Tip: Put your Mac to sleep w/ the Apple Remote 提示：把你的Mac睡眠瓦特/苹果遥控器

I’ll be the first to admit it - I went many, many months owning a MacBook Pro and had no idea I could put it to sleep with the Apple Remote.我会是第一个承认这一点-我去许多，许多个月内拥有M acBookP ro并没有想到我可以把它睡觉的苹果遥控器。 Just hold down the Play button.只要按住播放按钮 。 That’s right, just hold it down, and your Mac goes to sleep.这是正确的，只要持有它击落，和你的Mac进入睡眠状态。 Duh.杜。



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9. Tip: How to listen to Internet Radio in Front Row 提示：如何收听互联网广播中的Front Row

EntertainMac has the info on how to add Internet Radio stations to iTunes, thus allowing you to control/access them via Front Row.有信息就如何添加Internet广播电台到iTunes ，从而使您可以控制/访问它们通过的Front Row 。 And while we’re on the topic of Internet Radio, you may want to visit而我们的题目是互联网广播，您可能会想要访问 Save Net Radio保存净电台 and do your part (however minimal) to help Internet Radio stations stay alive.和您的一部分（但极少） ，以帮助互联网广播电台生存下去。 ‘Cause they are going to die unless something changes. '的原因，他们会死去，除非一些变化。



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10. Tip: How to play backup DVD’s (Video_TS) in Front Row 提示：如何发挥备份DVD的（ Video_TS ） 中的Front Row

DVD Assist协助的DVD is an Applescript that allows you to play your backup DVD’s (often referred to as Video_TS) in Front Row.是一个Applescript ，让您发挥您的备份DVD的（通常称为Video_TS ）中的Front Row 。 It works exactly as described, and perfectly.它描述完全一样，而且完美。 If you were considering installing如果你考虑安装 iTheater just to play backup DVD’s, this is a great way to save some hard drive space/have fewer installed apps.只是发挥备份DVD的，这是一个好办法节省一些硬盘空间/少安装应用程序。

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