iMacs ca. 2007 came with a remote control device that would put the iMac into entertainment console mode. Then, at some point, Apple stopped shipping the remote

iMacs ca. 2007 came with a remote control device that would put the iMac into entertainment console mode. Then, at some point, Apple stopped shipping the remote with the iMac, but left the feature in the iMac. What’s more, the remote wasn’t paired to an individual Mac, so it would trigger any iMac within range. I worked in an office where several of us had iMacs but I was the only one with a remote. I would occasionally hit the button and send my co-workers’ macs into entertainment console mode. Because they perceived me as a quiet and unobtrusive person, they didn’t suspect me for weeks. Nowadays, I do something similar when my kids are playing with my iPhone where I’ll use my watch’s camera remote feature to enter the camera app. Occasionally, I can be quick enough to switch to the front camera and take their picture before they return to playing 2048.