Your Apple TV really is part of your Apple ecosystem. The proof is that you can use your iPhone or iPad as a remote control -- and it's easy to do.

Find out more here: How to remote control Apple TV with iPhone. Apple TV remote: the basics The top third of the Siri Remote is a touchscreen surface.

Apple used to include a small white or silver infrared remote control with some Macs, which allowed Mac users to control things like Keynote presentations and iTunes media from afar.

One of the cool things about the new fourth-generation Apple TV is that it supports HDMI-CEC, so that you can control your TV or your speaker system using the remote control that came in the box ...

How to Set Up Apple TV Remote in iOS Control Center Turn on your Apple TV and the TV/monitor connected to it, and make sure your iOS device and Apple TV are connected to the same Wi-Fi network.

Launched last month, the Chrome Remote Desktop extension lets you connect to and control one computer from another but it can be especially handy for bridging the gap between PC and Mac.

Use your Apple Watch to play, pause, or skip through the music playing on your Mac, whether it's too loud because the phone's rung, or not loud enough because you're by the coffee machine.

If you find your Apple TV remote was paired out of the box with your MacBook, there is a way to sever that connection.

Here's how to access the new Mac from across the town, country, or world by taking advantage of Google Chrome Remote Desktop.