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Today, I've stumbled across a help page for using my Sony Ericsson W800i mobile phone as a remote control for my computer. You will need to install the bluez-utils package. Once that is installed, all you need to do is open gnome-terminal then run the command:

	hcitool scan

This will give you the MAC address for your phone and identifier

	00:12:34:AB:CD:EF  MyPhone   

Now that you have the MAC address, you can test to see if the remote control works for you by running the following:

	sudo hidd --connect 00:12:34:AB:CD:EF

That is it. If everything works, your phone should prompt you to start remote control, press yes and you should be able to use your phone as a remote. Now to simplify things, you can create a custom launch button either on the panel or in the Menu. To create one on the panel, simply right click on the panel, and select Add to Panel... Then press the Custom Application Launcher button, for the command use the following:

	gksu "hidd --connect 00:12:34:AB:CD:EF"

Similarly, to create in the menu, go to System > Preferences > Main Menu. Then in the location you wish to add the menu item, simply press Add Item button and put the above line as the command.

Now, every time you wish to use the remote control, you simply have to press that button.

There are a number of remote control configurations you can use. These can be downloaded from the above help page. I've also created one which is a modified Desktop config which can be downloaded at http://www.truong.id.au/files/Desktop.hid.