Using X-Fi Elite Remote

Hi All,

I installed the X-Fi Elite Pro (purchased on Ebay for < $150!), and everything sounds great. I got the remote to work, but right now it can do three things: (1) volume up, (2) volume down, (3) mute. I would like to use the remote to control Pandora or Slacker. If I could use it to put the computer to sleep from a distance, that would be cool too. If I could figure out how to get the remote to run discrete macros (e.g., change sound/video settings, etc.), that would merit a gold star! I really don't ask much from my remote. I just want to be able to skip some songs in Pandora -- everything else is gravy on top.

Any ideas? Anyone?