i still remember the astonished looks on my friendsand colleagues
faces when I controlled my PowerPoint presentation with my phone. I
think they listened to me during the first slide, and after that they
were wondering who is switching slides
Soon after that, many of them installed Mobilewitch Bluetooth Remote
Control, a freeware Java application that allows you to remotely control
your PC (you could never guess from the app name :)) in several
different ways.
This application isnt new, but is very, very useful, so for those of
you who still have problems connecting, here the (never too
detailed) tutorial.
Setting up is relatively easy: after you download the application (from
here),
install it on your computer. Now you have to transfer MWRemoteCtrl.jar
file to your phone. This file should be located on your computer
desktop, but if it isnt, go to C:\Program Files\Mobile Witch Remote
Control folder, and you will find it. You can send this file via USB
cable, or preferably, via bluetooth. (You do need to have a bluetooth
adapter to get this thing to work.)
Install the .jar file on your cell. I recommend installing on phone
memory, instead on memory card, it will only consume 71kB.
Now, this may seem a bit complicated, but it quite useful in the long run. You may skip this step, by try not to.
Before launching the application, go to Application Manager, find
MWRemoteCtrl (it will probably be at the bottom of the list, so press a few times and youll find it) and click Options->Open.
Scroll down till you get to Connectivity:
Select �Always allowed� instead of �Ask first time�. This will
remove the extremely annoying nag screen that normally shows up on
application launch. Exit the Application Manager and turn on the
bluetooth on your phone! And the answer is yes, I have switched to new
tehkSeven theme Just Black (presented
here
Now run both the PC application (icon is on your desktop), and the
mobile application (the icon is most likely located in the Applications folder). Make sure that your bluetooth adapter is
plugged in your PC and that your computer is discoverable (in Bluetooth
Settings check Allow Bluetooth devices to find this computer and Allow Bluetooth devices to connect to this computer (Click on
image to enlarge.)