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26.12.2007 11:50:44

iPod touch remote and suggestion for presentation interface

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Hi guys,

just tried out the new AJAX interface for my iPod touch: GREAT!

I have a suggestion for you, though: since this device lacks tactile feedback, and everyone who has presented something with a remote knows that you can't stare at your remote every slide you change to be sure to press the right button, I suggest you to make a WHOLE page split in two buttons: forward and backward. As of now, the general «Remote control» pages has too many buttons, and even the «quasi-dedicated» Trackpad page has two too much small buttons.
So, let's use the full power of what Jobso called «a GIANT screen» (Macworld '06).

Another thing: when I present something, I use to walk around a bit and gesticulate so much, and it is a really annoyance that the interface continuosly tilts between portrait and landscape mode. I know this has been a killer feature when browsing the Internet, but here I need STABILITY. So, (at least) an opt-out would be appreciated.

Please, let me know what do you think.

Francesco Minciotti

These entries from the FAQ may be relevant to this topic:

Hardware - Apple® Remote

After uninstalling/quitting Remote Buddy, my Mac® no longer reacts to the Apple® Remote. (FAQ015E0241)
To enable you to use all capabilities of the IR Receiver of your Mac®, Remote Buddy is using its own driver. In contrast, all other applications with integrated Apple® Remote support usually use the OS X Apple® Remote subsystem.

As long as you're running Remote Buddy, Remote Buddy and its driver are responsible for turning the received button presses into actions. As soon as you quit Remote Buddy, this task is again handled by the OS X Apple® Remote subsystem.

If other applications don't use the interface to the OS X Apple® Remote subsystem correctly, this can lead to the effect that nothing happens when you press a button on your Apple® Remote. For as long as you're running Remote Buddy, issues like this are covered by Remote Buddy and it's driver and are therefore not visible to you. However, as soon as you quit Remote Buddy, the OS X Apple® Remote subsystem is back in control and any issues caused in it by other applications become visible.

Therefore Remote Buddy is neither the cause of the issue nor is it responsible for it. Instead, the cause of the issue exists independently of Remote Buddy. It's located elsewhere and can also only be solved there.

Although our products can't cause any such issues, we're regularly contacted about such issues and asked for help. In order to make locating and fixing the cause of such issues as easy and efficient as possible, we've developed a free diagnostics tool: Remote Control Diagnostics. It can locate issues with a single click and will provide you with information about the issue as well as with instructions on how you can fix it.

Hardware - iPhone™ / iPod® touch / AJAX Remote

Can I also access the AJAX Remote/Remote Buddy on my computer over the Internet / public WLANs? (FAQ015E0213)
This is possible, but not officially supported. Thanks for understanding that we can't offer you any support on this topic.

What you'll usually have to do:
1. Make Remote Buddys AJAX Remote reachable from the Internet: set up a so called port forwarding in the router for the port Remote Buddy's server can be reached at (by default, that's port 8888).
2. Make the Mac® locateable in the Internet: Register at for example DynDNS.org and install the corresponding client
3. The new URL, reachable from the Internet could then be http://mymac.dyndns.org:8888/ .
Here's an article (one of many you can find on the Internet) on this topic:
- Mac World: http://www.macworld.com/2006/08/secrets/octmobilemac/index.php

User

28.12.2007 20:55:32

Re: iPod touch remote and suggestion for presentation interface

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I completely agree.

User

29.12.2007 01:44:04

Re: iPod touch remote and suggestion for presentation interface

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Hi Francesco,

thanks for your input.

While I don't comment on new features of future versions, I can assure
you that there will be improvements.

Regarding the tilting: that's a Mobile Safari feature a web
application has no influence on. The AJAX Remote has no use of the
tilting feature for now, so yes, I, too, wish it could turn it off,
but sadly it can't.

Best regards,
Felix

User

29.12.2007 10:49:07

Re: iPod touch remote and suggestion for presentation interface

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Hi Felix,

thanks for your answer. It's been a pleasure to see the developer taking care of his customer's point of view so much (as far as I know, a single reply to each and every topic!)

I didn't know your «secret policy» about the future features, but I respect that, and I'm glad to see that you'll somehow improve this one.

About the tilting issue you're right: you, as a mere webpage creator has no power on the browser's behaviour.
Let's hope the Apple SDK will help you on making a real «offline» app, which would be way more customizable.

Thanks again for you time, I really appreciated that!

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