Screen Saver activates when it shouldn't

I have noticed that since upgrading to 10.6, that my screen saver auto-activates despite being set to not do so. Is anyone else noticing this?

Matthew Morgan wrote:
You're not anywhere that someone may be using an infrared remote control, are you?
Matt
No. I was in my home office, by myself, with the doors shut. Went looking for the AppleTV remote just in case one of my kids was playing with it. It was still on a high shelf, where I keep it out of their reach. Strange...
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