. Front Row For the last few years, most new Mac models have come with a peculiar accessory: a slim white remote control, looking for all the world like an iPod that's lost too much weight | . Front Row For the last few years most new Mac models have come with a peculiar accessory a slim white remote control looking for all the world like an iPod that s lost too much weight. If you point it at the Mac and press the remote s Menu button you re catapulted into the magic world of Front Row a special overlay that provides access to your music photos movies and DVD player with super-big fonts and graphics that are visible from the couch across the room. It might seem a little bit weird then to hear that Front Row the software is now a part of Leopard. In other words it gets installed on all Macs even the ones that didn t come with a remote control and don t have an infrared sensor. That s because you can operate Front Row entirely from the keyboard even from across the room if you have a Bluetooth wireless one. So now even infrared-less Macs like the Mac Pro are invited to the Front Row party. As shown in Figure 15-17 Front Row has been redesigned to look like the menu system of the Apple TV. It s all about drilling down from one menu into another. Use the arrow keys or the and - buttons on the remote to choose the primary activity you re interested in Music Photos DVD or Videos. Use the Space bar or the button as the Enter key to choose that kind of entertainment. You ll find to your delight that Front Row lets you fire up not only all the music you ve got in iTunes all the photos in iPhoto and so on but also all the music photos and videos stored on other Macs on your network assuming you ve left iPhoto and iTunes running on those Macs . The bottom line Your Mac is now an entertainment center that can be operated from across the room. Bit by bit Apple is sneaking into the living room and Front Row is its Trojan horse. Here then is the cheat sheet for navigating your Mac s entertainment collections whether you have a Front Row remote or not. How to Using the Remote Using the Keyboard Open and close Front Row Menu -Esc Navigate menus and lists - How to
