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I came across this new cross-platform project called FLIRC.
The idea is that, instead of buying and configuring a special IR remote to operate XBMC/WMC/Boxee, you can configure the Flirc dongle via gui to work with your existing remote.
http://flirc.tv/
Flirc supports Windows, Mac and Ubuntu (.deb file updated via ppa). 8-)
On a tangentially connected topic:- there is actually simple open-source software available that allows you to use an Arduino ($39-) with an IR receiver (~ $1.35) to read whatever button you push on whatever IR remote & the software gives you the code that the IR remote outputs.
Which means you can use any redundant (or otherwise) IR remote, to do whatever you program it to do with the Arduino (& compatible) boards, or any other suitable chips that you can program for that matter.
There is a good tutorial on the topic here:
http://tronixstuff.wordpress.com/201...a-red-control/
Ior you could buy the flirc, which is on sale for $20 right now, and be up and running in a few minutes ;)
So my Flirc arrived! It works great. For $20 I can basically use my existing samsung remote to operate XBMC. Success.
I'm anxious to see if Flirc will one day introduce support for those fancy keyboard remotes.