If you use Windows, you should turn on Leopard's Remote Management feature from System Preferences. Leopard has a full featured VNC server built in. All you need from the Windows side is a VNC client and you can remotely control your MacMini, no Apple Remote Desktop required. There are a lot of fee VNC clients available on the web. Just Google it and download a few to see which one you like best.
Remote Control of Itunes
I have a Mac Mini with an external hard drive and run itunes. I know I can control itunes on the mini with my iphone or ipod touch using the "remote" app; however, I want to control itunes full screen from an external laptop. Anyone know if that is possible?
I'm not wanting to stream the music through the laptop, just use the laptop from my listening chair to control itunes on my mini as if I were standing in front of it. I could use either an apple or a PC laptop.
Thanks, Peter
I'm not wanting to stream the music through the laptop, just use the laptop from my listening chair to control itunes on my mini as if I were standing in front of it. I could use either an apple or a PC laptop.
Thanks, Peter
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Understand you want to use a laptop... but have you considered using iphone or itouch as a remote? (http://www.apple.com/itunes/remote/) |
Windows has a remote desktop option that should work. I'm rusty with the XP as I use Win 7 exclusively now. All you need is your Mini's username address for your network. Pick the option in the windows(remote desktop connection) menu to run sound from the remote computer. You can also have windows to start a certain program on connection, such as Itunes. I was just playing around with this tonight..works like a charm between my PCs. |
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