2008-05-09, 06:50
I'm using XBMC on a 1.66 Core Duo Mini which I am using as an HTPC and an HTPC only. The new 0.5.0 version is wonderful, Front Row's retirement is now official.
Thank You.
But I still have to use Remote Buddy, which I would also like to retire. But at present I cannot because RB gives me two functions that both XBMC and Front Row are missing:
#1. Shutting down the computer with the remote.
#2. Ejecting an external hard drive. Necessary for my external Lacie hard drive as it does not go to sleep and needs to be turned off when not in use - it's also one of the fanless ones. Easily done by creating a custom action with the Applescript command
tell application "Finder"
eject "External HD"
end tell
These two functions give me the ability to have a Mac HTPC that 99% of the time requires no keyboard or mouse.
So does anyone else think (and this is not a feature request) it would be useful if XBMC enabled users to: 1. Shut down the computer 2. Eject external HDs?
Thank You.
But I still have to use Remote Buddy, which I would also like to retire. But at present I cannot because RB gives me two functions that both XBMC and Front Row are missing:
#1. Shutting down the computer with the remote.
#2. Ejecting an external hard drive. Necessary for my external Lacie hard drive as it does not go to sleep and needs to be turned off when not in use - it's also one of the fanless ones. Easily done by creating a custom action with the Applescript command
tell application "Finder"
eject "External HD"
end tell
These two functions give me the ability to have a Mac HTPC that 99% of the time requires no keyboard or mouse.
So does anyone else think (and this is not a feature request) it would be useful if XBMC enabled users to: 1. Shut down the computer 2. Eject external HDs?