Ok I have just bought a remote that only cost £5 it works with osx out of the box. The reason being is it get seen a s a usb keyboard. Osx asked me to identify it on pluging in the reciever. So I just closed that window. Functions that work are. Volume up and down. Shutdown when you press this it comes up with options sleep restart shutdown etc. For this you just use the arrows to navigate which then press enter. Numeric keybad works to enter numbers. In front row you can navigate and enter not found how to come back out in the directory structure. In itunes right and left arrow do next track and previous but only if itunes is the selected app. You can also scroll up and down the track list or what ever window you are in. Need to explore more but so far so good. Some of the other keys need to be mapped to make full use but considering I have only plugged it in and played straight away i think its a winner for the money. Plus its a real slimline remote. Heres the link to the item on ebay.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/New-USB-Media-...QQcmdZViewItem

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