"I Am a Control Freak."

"Remote control, that is, although Microsoft Windows Forms controls probably are a close second; I like pressing a button from over 'here' and having something happen over 'there.' Yep, I like that a lot. When I built my own music playing system, I had to have remote control support, so I used an IRMan hooked up to the serial port to give me IR support. But I have decided to move it up to the next level. One-way IR communication is no longer enough for me. I want a full-color remote that communicates with my system and gives me enough information to control the system when I can't see it. Turns out, Microsoft .NET has the answer for me. Microsoft .NET Remoting and the Microsoft .NET Compact Framework will enable me to turn my Pocket PC into an extremely over-powered remote control replacement that works over a wireless network . . ."

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