Remote Control of Itunes

Thanks so far guys. Any information on how to share screens using my Dell PC laptop as the remote would be much appreciated. Although I have an older Mac laptop (running OS 10.3.9), it is slated for other service and my preference is to use the computer I drag around for work (using Windows XP Professional). Given that the OS on my Mac Mini is 10.5.7 (that is Leopard, right?), I'm not sure whether I'll need to use Apple's Remote Desktop in conjugation with its screen sharing functionality, but that's all I know so far. Thanks, Peter

If you use Windows, you should turn on Leopard's Remote Management feature from System Preferences. Leopard has a full featured VNC server built in. All you need from the Windows side is a VNC client and you can remotely control your MacMini, no Apple Remote Desktop required. There are a lot of fee VNC clients available on the web. Just Google it and download a few to see which one you like best.

Understand you want to use a laptop... but have you considered using iphone or itouch as a remote? (http://www.apple.com/itunes/remote/)

Windows has a remote desktop option that should work. I'm rusty with the XP as I use Win 7 exclusively now.

All you need is your Mini's username address for your network. Pick the option in the windows(remote desktop connection) menu to run sound from the remote computer. You can also have windows to start a certain program on connection, such as Itunes.

I was just playing around with this tonight..works like a charm between my PCs.

Gmood,

OS/X doesn't support Windows' Remote Desktop protocol. You need a VNC client.