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Ever wondered if you had a device by which you can forward a movie on VLC or MediaPlayer, reply to emails, chat and change music tracks from a distance from your laptop. iPod Touch and iPhone can be used as wireless trackpad and keyboard simultaneously for any laptop. It is very simple and does not need much setup to be done.
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Visit http://www.logitech.com/touchmouse and download and install Touch Mouse Server on your laptop.
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Check your laptop’s ip and note it down. Generally it would be something like this 192.168.1.x if you are using a router to connect to the internet.
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Go to your iPhone or iPod Touch and make sure WiFi is switched on and you are connected to your router.
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Install Touch Mouse on your iPhone or iPod Touch from Apple Store(http://itunes.apple.com/app/touch-mouse/id338237450?mt=8)
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Start Touch Mouse on your iPhone or iPod Touch.
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Enter your laptop’s ip when prompted. From next time onwards it will not prompt you to enter ip if you connect to the same ip again.
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A screen like this will appear on your iPhone or iPod Touch. Move your finger on the screen and you will find the cursor moving on your laptop
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When you click on keyboard icon, a keyboard will pop up and you can use it to type on your laptop.
