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Remote Buddy

Remote Buddy - 1.12

Control mac via iphone, ipod touch, wii, keyspan, apple remote.

All Time: (4.0)
This Version: Not rated (0.0)
Current Version: 1.12
Release Date: 2009-04-08
License: Shareware
Downloads (this version): 1,407
Downloads (all versions): 50,040
Price: $19.99

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Product Description:

Remote Buddy turns the remote control in your hands into a key to your entire MacĀ®. No matter, whether you want to control applications and presentations, browse and playback your music- and video collection, watch TV with EyeTV, browse the web or your filesystem, make the globe turn in Googleā?¢ Earth, enter a text, move the mouse, play games or maybe just change the brightness of your screen - you can do this all with Remote Buddy! And so much more!

What's new in this version:

  • NEW: Completely rewritten eHome IR Receiver driver
    • NEW: Support for additional receivers: Philips OVU411000/00, Philips OVU412000/00, latest revision of Manta TR-1
    • NEW: Support for pairing an Apple Remote
    • NEW: Support for passing on Apple Remote IDs to Remote Buddy's Virtual Remote (the only feature-complete Apple IR Receiver/Remote emulation on the market)
  • NEW: New Behaviours: Audio Hijack Pro and Plex
  • NEW: New option to deactivate the Built-In Apple IR Receiver on application startup
  • Enhancement: Additional navigation actions available in the Boxee and XBMC Behaviours
  • Enhancement: Workaround for EyeTV 3.1.1-specific problem with toggling fullscreen
  • Enhancement: Improved IR code detection.
  • Enhancement: Improved Preview Behaviour.
  • Fix: Fix of the "menu level up" bug for the system volume slider menu element
  • Fix: Bugfix when selecting multiple remote speakers in iTunes

Operating System Requirements:

This product is designed to run on the following operating systems:

  • Mac OS X 10.5 Intel
  • Mac OS X 10.5 PPC
  • Mac OS X 10.4 Intel
  • Mac OS X 10.4 PPC

Additional Requirements:

  • A supported remote control (Apple Remote, Apple iPhone, Apple iPod Touch, Keyspan DMR, Keyspan Express, Keyspan RF Remote for Front Row, Griffin AirClick USB, eHome 2005 receivers, Wii Remote, Sony BD Remote Control, many mobiles, keyboards... see the full list at

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Remote Buddy ReviewDoes what it says but slowly - Version: 1.11.1, 8/12/2008 01:39AM PST

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man290663
This app does EXACTLY what it says it does however for iphone/ipod based remotes it uses Bonjour and very slowly at that. for basic itunes use its not a patch on the Apple Remote App!.
(had it been faster it would have earned another star)

Powerpoint and other remote work using iphone/ipod is so slow as to render it unusable for real-time presentations (at the speed I need to do them) but has some great features- although the user interface is not as intuitive as I would have hoped..

For hardwired Remotes it Works as described but I don't feel it adds any functionality to the Keyspan remote that the Keyspan software does Not have. (had it done more it would have earned another 1/2 star)

However if you need to work with SEVERAL different remotes then tis IS the application for you as it can use any remote to control any application.

Some support materials are only available in German but it is well documented overall so this is not an issue for those non-german speakers.

Unfortunately this version is now deleted from my system but I will keep looking at this product for improvements in speed and usability.
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Remote Buddy ReviewReally good (with Keyspan Express Remote) - Version: 1.8, 1/13/2008 07:50AM PST

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BaroqueW
I am using my old Mac Mini PPC as a multimedia station and this software + a remote is really a great complement to my little TV setup.
Remote buddy provides a replacement to a mouse, controls Transmission and VLC and many other programs (awaken, itunes, etc.). The menus are slick and they offer direct access to your files (and yet, it offers the choice of the software you will use to open them).
Behaviours can be freely configured and that's probably better since the default one for VLC is not really adapted to the Keyspan Express Remote (meaning that the play/pause/forward buttons are not used by default, etc.).


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Remote Buddy Troubleshooting ReportWARNING - Version: 1.8, 1/2/2008 07:23AM PST

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Fred_4
Do NOT use with Leopard and a MacBook Pro.
It will cause your trackpad and keyboard to stop working when waking up from a sleep after closing the lid.
The problem doesn't happen by putting the computer to sleep any other way.
Wait for an update past 1.8
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