Controlling iTunes and QTPro via ARD

Hello All,
Will I be able to completely control and monitor iTunes and QTPro wirelessly from a second apple computer using ARD?
Thankyou,
Ollie
Mac Mini, G4 PowerBook Titanium, G5 PowerMac Mac OS X (10.4.8)

Don't quite know what you're trying to do, but there are also several applications/scripts that will allow you to control iTunes from another Mac or even a PSP.
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