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Unless you’ve invested in a universal remote, simply watching a movie can require more remotes than we have limbs to operate. But a pair of apps can help reduce that clutter by letting you run much of your entertainment from your iPhone and iPad. Apple’s Remote app (free, universal) is a no-brainer for controlling iTunes on your Mac or media on your Apple TV from your iPhone or iPad.

How to Remotely Install Mac OS X on a MacBook Air

Posted 03/07/2011 at 10:30am | by Cory Bohon

The MacBook Air is a fantastic computing device, but its minimalist design and lack of optical drive could cause worry for those of us that are prone to losing things. While the Mac itself includes a tiny flash drive for reinstalling Mac OS X, those tiny little peripherals have a habit of becoming misplaced, and are not always with you when the situation calls for it. Using Disk Utility, you can easilly install Mac OS X, or even use the Apple Hardware Test with a piece of Utility software that comes preloaded on Snow Leopard. Follow along to find out how.

How To Enable SSH on Your Mac

Posted 01/20/2011 at 3:00pm | by Cory Bohon

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SSH (or Secure Shell) is a great service to enable on your Mac at home or work. This useful tool not only enables the ability to remotely access the command line interface of your Mac, but also to remotely access your files through a secure FTP (SFTP) connection, which gives you the ability to transfer files at will. Read on to find out how to transfer files between your own computers over a secure network connection using any modern FTP program.

Apple’s Remote App Developed by One Person, Company Run Like a Startup

Posted 08/03/2010 at 5:01am | by J.R. Bookwalter

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If you frequently use iTunes or even an Apple TV, you’re probably familiar with Apple’s free Remote app for the iPhone and iPod touch, which lets you control those devices. If you’re wondering why the App Store favorite hasn’t been updated in eight months, it turns out the reason is that it’s developed by one lone dude -- and he’s busy with another project for the company.

Wormhole Remote Lets iPad Users Control Their Mac

Posted 04/03/2010 at 2:54pm | by Cory Bohon

What was first thought of as an April Fool's joke is actually a reality, and it's pretty amazing at that.

Feel At Home with FeelHome

Posted 03/11/2010 at 7:00am | by J Keirn-Swanson

It's an age-old problem. You left home thinking you had saved the most recent version of a document to your flash drive or to your MobileMe account, but when you access it at work your "blah blah blah" placeholders are where your charts should be.

The meeting's in ten minutes. What do you do? Recreate the missing charts from memory? You wish. Luckily, FeelHome's got your back.

Logitech Harmony 900

Posted 02/26/2010 at 1:00pm | by Zack Stern

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Our entertainment-center remotes are like tribbles; they look warm and welcoming at first, but we swear they keep multiplying to the point of overrunning the living room. We spend more time swapping between clickers than actually pressing buttons… so we’ve replaced them all with a single, universal device: Logitech’s Harmony 900. And it does more than just duplicate the original remotes’ controls--it adds new features. We had one significant setup problem, but after we corrected the issue, the Harmony 900 excelled.

LogMeIn Pro2 Launches Mac Beta

Posted 12/18/2009 at 9:53am | by J Keirn-Swanson

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Even though tons of us use Google Docs or some other cloud feature, there's always that annoying moment when you want to work on something and realize you created it and saved it to your work computer. Or you stayed up late working on something at home, then get to work and realize you don't have access.

LogMeIn solves that problem and with the launch of LogMeIn Pro2 for Mac Beta, they've made it a snap for those of us on the Mac end of the equation.

Apple To Release a Touch Screen Remote for Apple TV?

Posted 10/01/2009 at 6:03pm | by Cory Bohon

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A new rumor speculates that Apple could be hard at work to create a touch screen remote for the Apple TV.

Control Your Mac from the Couch

Posted 10/01/2009 at 8:47am | by jamor

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Controlling a Mac is typically accomplished by sitting by the computer, mouse and keyboard in hand. But what if you want to access your Mac from another part of the house? Maybe you need to check on the progress of an encode without having to walk into your home office. Or you’d like to help your child understand how to work an application down in the playroom without leaving the study. Or you’ve just broken your leg and you wish you didn’t have to move from the sofa to control the Mac you’ve turned into a media center.