In the quest for having my new home planned out long before I’ve even got the deposit together, let alone having actually found somewhere, I’ve stumbled across Apple Remote. This allows you, for those who don’t use it already, to control your iTunes media library from your iPod or iPhone. “So what?” I hear you say. Well, let me explain…

So controlling your iTunes on your main PC from your iPod may seem a little redundant. Indeed, really, it is. But where this comes into its own is when you have one or more Apple AirPort Express’s in different rooms hooked up to speakers. You can then play individual tracks or playlists in different rooms, or indeed sync your entire house to one playlist. Want some peace and quiet in one room but music in the rest? No problem, just flick the speakers to ‘Off’ on your iPod/iPhone in that particular room. And because it works over your home wifi network, wherever you get a signal, you can use iTunes remotely and fiddle with your rooms musical pleasure generator.

Superb. Truly superb.

Want to do this yourself? You can find an easy to follow guide over at Lifehacker. Most people have a couple of stereos lying around, and with individual AirPort Express’s available as B-grade stock from Apple for as little as $70 ($99 new, and even cheaper on eBay), there really is no excuse not to do this!

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