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Sofa Control - 2.6

control any app with the remote control

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All Time:	(4.8)
This Version:	Not rated (0.0)
Current Version:	2.6
Release Date:	2008-06-10
License:	Shareware
Downloads (this version):	936
Downloads (all versions):	15,515
Price:	$15.00

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Product Description:

With Sofa Control you are able to control your applications with the remote control.

Out of the box Sofa Control supports more than 40 popular applications like VLC, Safari, PowerPoint, Democracy, NetNewsWire, Yojimbo and many more.

A spezialized Front Row inspired user interface enables the user to access application specific menus or select movies and documents. The virtual mouse makes it possible to access rarely used functions and the keyboard can be simulated to control confirmation dialogs as well. System level functionality like a sleep timer, changing the system volume and display settings are available in a customizable menu.

Sofa Control comes with unique features for speakers. Beside the support for popular presentation software like Keynote, PowerPoint, Acrobat or VoodooPad, the Presentator Mouse makes it possible to highlight the most important things by just using the remote control.

What's new in this version:

Added support for OpenOffice 3.0 Beta
Extended support to control XBMC
German Localization
Improved support for Powerpoint 2008 and previous versions of Powerpoint
Fix for Presenter Mouse in a multi display setup
Fix for controling Expose on Leopard

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:

Mac OS X 10.4.4 or higher
A Mac that shipped with the Apple Remote Control or a Keyspan RF Remote for Frontrow

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Fills a need - Version: 2.2, 12/29/2007 01:46PM PST

windyhill

Excellent with mac mini home theatre set up. Fills a gap not addressed by Front Row - enables use of DVD Player and VLC for good control of movies and DVDs

Really cool App - Version: 2.1.1, 9/7/2007 07:42AM PST

laureldall

Very helpful if you wanna control your apps remotely... i like the documentation as well

Great, Ease of Use and Nice Documentation (web). - Version: 2.1.1, 8/19/2007 11:49PM PST

umeno

I love "Sofa Control" and I really respect the developer. I believe that it is greater than same kind of other tools.