My goal: I want to set up a series of launch commands on the Harmony One, so that with the click of one button I can launch an application (boxee, front row, plex, etc.), turn on the TV and stereo, and turn over control of the mac to the Harmony One using a particular set of assigned buttons that would most likely communicate to the computer using Remote Buddy.

My problem: I can't for the life of me figure out how to launch applications using a language that works with both Remote Buddy and the logitech software. I need some corresponding "button-push" to feed to the logitech, but the Remote Buddy software seems to launch apps using applescript.

If anyone is familiar with these two sets of software, I'd really appreciate some help figuring out how to get them communicating effectively!

Thanks much, 
Aaron 

I don't know about the Logitech software or specific features of the 
Harmony One. For specific help on topics regarding these, please 
contact Logitech. I don't own either of them and thus can't offer any 
help there. Sorry.

But if you can get the Logitech hardware to send the IR codes you want 
in the places you want, the solution should be easy:

What you may want to try to achieve is this:

1) have the Harmony One sending the codes recognizable by the Keyspan 
receiver - namely from the Apple Remote and Keyspan Remote.

2) use the Apple Remote button codes for navigation and general 
purpose remote control

3) use the Keyspan Remote button codes to launch individual 
applications.

You achieve (3) by going to Prefs > Mapping > Global mapping and 
selecting the respective applications you want to launch (by selecting 
the corresponding "Behaviours > Activate .. Behaviour" action in the 
action chooser popup for the button) to the respective Keyspan 
Remote's buttons. Now, when your universal remote sends the respective 
code, Remote Buddy reacts accordingly.

Best regards, 
Felix Schwarz 

I've recently been turned on to remote buddy by the new update to plex and its 'shout out' and wondering if it will benefit my system. I have a macbook and macbook pro connected to an amp and Harmony one/PS3

For the original poster: right now without remote buddy I've simply set up an activity in the logitech software that includes pressing 'menu' on the 'apple remote' (turns on plex), turn the appropriate source on the TV and amp.

for the support: 
Will I lose that ability? 
I'm trying to do research on remote buddy to see if it can turn harmony one commands (in apple remote config.) and turn it to ps3 bluetooth commands. This would mean i wouldn't need to purchase the translator from logitech.

It that possible?

Last edited: 28.10.2009 21:26:14 

A Mac is technically not capable of emulating a PS3 Bluetooth remote's 
vendor and product ID (which would be required to achieve what you 
want) - it always keeps its Apple IDs.

Best regards, 
Felix Schwarz