Pairing Your Computer With Your Apple Remote

 Have you ever been doing a presentation in front of a large audience when all of a sudden, Front Row activates because some wiseguy snuck in an Apple Remote? It’s an embarrassing prank that I’m sure has happened at least once to every Macbook using teacher on the planet. You may have wondered to yourself, “Why did Apple not think of this when they designed this thing in the first place?”. Well, now here’s some good news, they did! Would you expect anything less than perfection from Apple?Pairing your computer with your remote makes it so that your computer responds only to your remote and no one else’s. To do this, just hold your remote a few inches away from the screen and. Then simultaneously hold “Menu” and “Fast Forward”. This has to be done while logged in to an administrative account.To delete the pairing, go to System Preferences -> Security then hit the Unpair button.

 
 

Submitted on January 28, 2008 at 1:21 pm - Pairing Your Computer With Your Apple Remote was written by Michael Zhao - There have been 3 comments - Categorized in Accessories, Easy Tips, Hardware Tips, Laptops, Productivity Tips

3 Responses to “Pairing Your Computer With Your Apple Remote”

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   Dan Wolfgang
   Ok, I'm lost. Are you saying that when Front Row unexpectedly pops up, it's because somebody else in the room has a remote and has brought it up? And pairing keeps this from happening? January 28th, 2008 at 2:40 pm
   
   
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   Omer Zach
   What he's saying is that, by default, Macs compatible with the Apple Remote are "unpaired," meaning that any Apple Remote will be able to control the computer. "Pairing" your computer to one Apple Remote makes it so that no one else can control your computer with their remote.
   
   A joke in schools (I assume only at nerdy Silicon Valley ones like where I go) is to bring your own Apple Remote in and mess with a teacher showing a presentation or movie on his or her MacBook January 28th, 2008 at 6:33 pm
   
   
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   Michael Zhao
   It's pretty damn funny though. Especially when you have a really stupid teacher January 28th, 2008 at 6:36 pm
   
   

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