Remote control software – Mira or Remote Buddy?
This is a 'tweaked' re-post of a question that I had originally posted in the Using OS X Forum. Hopefully this will be a more logical home for such a question.
Here's my situation...
I currently have a PPC Mac mini set up as for home multimedia using eyeTV, iTunes and VLC for content either stored locally, on another network server, on CD/DVD or on the web. I also have a USB Keyspan Express Remote and a spare Apple Remote.
As the intention is to make using the Mac mini as easy as possible, easy enough for the mother-in-law to use, I want to switch away from both the Elgato and Keyspan remote controls (because they are both too complicated for the 'm-i-l') and just use the Apple Remote instead.
Whilst I know there are third party media centre apps available, I find them to be limiting due to the diverse nature of the content in use. Nor am I too concerned about Front Row (I can wait until Leopard comes along). Therefore I have decided to look into a couple of alternatives - Mira and Remote Buddy. Both (along with Sofa Control) seem very highly regarded by reviewers over at the Versiontracker website.
Are there any people here with experience of either, or both, of these two utilities that can help me decide which to go for? The key is that I want to be able to access as much of the Mac mini as possible - but I want to be able to do it as easily as possible. Will that be asking for too much, or is that feasible?
Many thanks in advance to anyone who can help.
2.0GHz MacBook, 15" 1.25GHz/12" 1GHz PBs, 2xPPC Mac minis, 12" iBook G4, Mac OS X (10.4.8) Cube, 2xTAMs, iPod 4G & nano 2G, 1G & 2G iPs, AEBS, AX
Here's my situation...
I currently have a PPC Mac mini set up as for home multimedia using eyeTV, iTunes and VLC for content either stored locally, on another network server, on CD/DVD or on the web. I also have a USB Keyspan Express Remote and a spare Apple Remote.
As the intention is to make using the Mac mini as easy as possible, easy enough for the mother-in-law to use, I want to switch away from both the Elgato and Keyspan remote controls (because they are both too complicated for the 'm-i-l') and just use the Apple Remote instead.
Whilst I know there are third party media centre apps available, I find them to be limiting due to the diverse nature of the content in use. Nor am I too concerned about Front Row (I can wait until Leopard comes along). Therefore I have decided to look into a couple of alternatives - Mira and Remote Buddy. Both (along with Sofa Control) seem very highly regarded by reviewers over at the Versiontracker website.
Are there any people here with experience of either, or both, of these two utilities that can help me decide which to go for? The key is that I want to be able to access as much of the Mac mini as possible - but I want to be able to do it as easily as possible. Will that be asking for too much, or is that feasible?
Many thanks in advance to anyone who can help.
2.0GHz MacBook, 15" 1.25GHz/12" 1GHz PBs, 2xPPC Mac minis, 12" iBook G4, Mac OS X (10.4.8) Cube, 2xTAMs, iPod 4G & nano 2G, 1G & 2G iPs, AEBS, AX