The Last Archetype

Friday, 22 February 2008

Touchpad.app: Use your iPhone/Ipod Touch as a wireless touchpad!

Use your iPhone/iPod Touch as a wireless touchpad mouse! You can click, double-click, drag, scroll AND type with it! You need a "jailbroken" iPhone/iPod Touch. (Don't know what that is? Try http://ww.ipodtouchfans.com for the heads up!)

Works on PC, Mac and Linux.

How to install Touchpad.app for Mac Users:

* Install the app on you ipod touch. (add this source to installer.app "http://cnp.qlnk.net/" then look under utilities)
* To allow control over your screen got to System prefs > Sharing.
* Turn on "Screen Sharing" (or "Apple Remote Desktop" on older Macs); the Mac will tell you a management IP address, you'll need this later.
* Turn on VNC viewer controls in the settings box, and give it a password. (So you don't leave your mac open)
* Go to the app in your ipod and click the + inside the app to add a vnc service.
* give your service a name "Macbook" for example
* Enter the IP address and password from earlier
* Save and click on the service to control your mac!

You may wonder how you scroll... the far right hand side of the ipod screen is used for this!

Try it its great!

Touchpad.app Developer Website

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