Most of us IT geeks have the dire need to have more than one MAC/PC on our desktop. Appart from the nice line of LCD’s starting to create a natural barrier to all around you, your desk gets cluttered by mice and keyboards. Hand-up who hasn’t had the problem of typing on a KBD while nothings happening. Just to see another machine rebooting. After a tirade of curses you wish you could solve that somehow. Well….
Welcome to the nice world of Synergy. This great little Open Source tool allows you to use one keyboard and mouse for an unlimited number of screens. The setup can be a bit complicated but it really is worth the trouble. There’s a funny feeling when you see a mouse move effortlessly between screens of different computers and especially OS’es!!! I think I will never give this one up.
I have it working now between a Vista 2-screen PC and an Ubuntu hardy machine and another setup With Mac OS X and Ubuntu hardy. So if you have more than on machine under your desk don’t waste any time. Go out and try Synergy.