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I use my MacPro as a DVR so I have my TV connected as an extended desktop, not mirrored. I use my iPad as a remote for XBMC which I use to stream the video to the TV. I am looking for a way to launch XBMC on my MacPro from the iPad. I tried Splashtop with limited success. With Splashtop the resolution of the main monitor changes to match the resolution of the iPad. I can then launch XBMC and it shows up on my TV. I then need to disconnect from Splashtop to use the remote app. When I do this the resolution of the main monitor changes back to its native resolution and now XBMC is half on the main monitor and half on the second monitor while in full screen mode. Does anyone know of a way to launch an app, particularly XBMC, on my MacPro with my iPad without changing the resolution of the monitors?

 

Here is some things I found last night. My main purpose here is to use the iPad as a remote for XBMC. I have a remote app that works well for this purpose. Now what I want is to be able to launch XBMC when sitting in front of the TV with the computer in the other room. I have the free version of air mouse which works well as a wireless touchpad but you need to see the main desktop to be able to launch an app. So I found an old freeware app called freehotkeys. With this I can setup a hotkey sequence to launch any app directly in the applications folder. This works but is not elegant. I noticed the paid version of air mouse shows the dock and has some remotes built in. I might give that a try.

I was just looking at rowmote. Does it allow me to launch the app without navigating the desktop? If it does this might be even better.

 

Well I bought RowmotePro since it would be a nice elegant solution. It launches the app nicely but the remote leaves a lot to be desired. I have been using XBMC remote which is free and is more intuitive to use and works better.