Weird Apple TV behaviors.

When navigating on ATV2 using the remote a totally separate operation occurs on my MacBook. For example, if I use the up or down nav arrow on ATV it will adjust the volume on my Mac. If I iTunes movies on ATV it begins playing music on my Mac. Hmm?

The AppleTV remote can also control Macs with an infra-red remote sensor.
If you never normally use a remote with the MacBook go to System Preferences General tab and disable the IR function.
Each Apple remote somehow sends a unique identifier code as well as the button commands - you can therefore pair a device to be controllable by only a certain remote, but unpaired computers/AppleTVs can still be controlled by any remote as they don't check if it's their paired remote.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Mac/10.6/en/8993.html
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1555

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