Apple is a little too well coordinated
The Apple Remote can control all of your Apple devices. Coming from a household with three different remote controls on the coffee table, this development seems very convenient.
However, as tuaw.com points out, when you want to relax in front of your Apple TV in the evening, you may accidentally turn on your MacBook as well.
There are a couple of ways to fix this nuisance. First of all, you can turn off the infrared censor on your computer since you probably don’t need to turn on your computer with a remote anyway. This can be done at the Security Preference Pane.
The other option is to pair and unpair your remotes with your devices so that each remote only turns on one device. Here are directions on how to pair and unpair an Apple Remote with an Apple TV, and here are instructions on how to pair a remote to your Mac.
