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Grrr... this (the BD remote+remote buddy combo) is getting annoying now.
I am certain it is not battery or signal related, it is connection (or re-connection) related.
I can sit 5ft in front of the mac-mini and I can press pause/play/sony button and nothing will happen.  I begin to repeatedly press these buttons, after a while, remote buddy will respond (takes up to 30 seconds).
Ok, so now I am connected, and the remote works fine.  I can walk into the kitchen with the remote which is 30ft away and still use the remote without a hitch.  It also works without a hitch 5ft away same position it would not connect.
This leads me to believe it is not batteries or a signal problem.  It is a wakeup problem for either the remote, the mac, or remote buddy.
Is there any way I can monitor what is happening when the remote tries to connect to the mac?  Some log I can watch perhaps?