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hey guys Sharon Vaknin here to show you how a free app turns your iPhone into a keyboard and mouse that you can use to control your computer from a distance the use for this might not be obvious but with this setup you can connect your computer to your TV and leisurely navigate from the couch or even use your iPhone or any iOS device as a power point remote to get started head to logic comm slash touch Mouse on your Mac or PC select your OS from the drop down hit download software and complete the installation now open the new app and grab your iPhone first make sure you're currently on the same Wi-Fi network as your computer that's how your iPhone will communicate with your computer now from the app store download touch Mouse when you launch it select your computer from the list on the screen and you can start controlling your computer right away to use the mouse drag one finger around on the virtual trackpad to select tap once or select Center to scroll drag two fingers up and down the trackpad and to prompt the keyboard tap this icon here there is also a bunch of settings to play with so tap the Settings button and adjust the app to your liking for instance you might want to adjust the scrolling speed or change the clicking sounds whenever you're done with the app or want to switch computers just tap this disconnect button here and you didn't hear this from me but quickly installing the touch mouse server on a friend's computer opens doors to a lot of fun pranking if you have any how-to tips or ideas tweet me or drop me a line on my Facebook page for cnet.com I'm Sharon Vaknin you