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Download of the Week: Synergy+
Synergy+ is a cross-platform, open-source application that enables you to share a single mouse and keyboard with multiple computers -- somewhat similar to a KVM but without special hardware. Once installed on all systems, you'll have to pick which keyboard and mouse you want to share (server) and configure the secondary screens (clients) -- detailed instructions are available here. The initial setup can be a little confusing, but after you have everything up and running you'll be able to simply move your mouse to the edge of one screen and watch it seamlessly jump to another.
Of course, it's not the same as having a multiple monitor setup as you can't move programs or windows from one PC to the other, but you'll be able to multitask using two independent systems at once with the same mouse and keyboard combo. Another cool feature that Synergy+ offers is the ability to copy and paste data between your computers.
The program is based on and implements many bug fixes to the original Synergy project by Chris Schoeneman, which hasn't been updated in a few years. It's free and available for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux systems.
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Ah, memories. I used Synergy (without the +) for years... eventually scaled up the computer so I only needed one. Still an amazing program and I highly recommended it.
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matrix86 said:
Yeah, I still use the older version of this...it works so I haven't seen the need to upgrade. But who knows, maybe i'll upgrade after I get back from my vacation.
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ElShotte said:
Wow, this would be super neat if I had my old setup...
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Fantastic! just got it working
now i can take the mouse and keyboard away from the other computer! :PUsually just used remote desktop but that was frustrating because it locks the user out so after that I wouldn't be able to see the screen (only log-on screen) unless I signed back in
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KG363 said:
This sounds amazing
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lchu12 said:
Sounds neat! Will have to give this a twirl.
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Used it (I think without the +) some years ago, and found it very useful.
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