Trippledence
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I've known about this program for ages, and recommended it to someone on IRC the other night. Today, rather than read 'the methodology of economics', I figured I would give it a go myself with my laptop and desktop.
It is the most seamless and useful thing! I often use both my pc and laptop together, and been able to just drag the mouse across, and been able to type with no lag at all [that I noticed] is very useful. My PC is networked directly to my laptop via GB LAN, but I don’t think the overheads of kb and mouse would ever be that high.
Here's a simple guide how to show you how easy it is to set up.
Step1. Download the Synergy program from http://synergy2.sourceforge.net/ it's open source and supports windows, some mac and *nix so should work between two diffent OS's if that’s your situation, tho' I have not tested this and would be interested to know if it does.
Step2. Install on both [or all systems if you have more than two]
Step3. Configure one system to be the server, as so.
In the top box enter the names of your computers, the program reads these automatically from windows, Decadence is my laptop and Accedence the laptop. I would figure with would work with IP's too.
The second options box tells the program where the screens are situated on top of each other. I found if you need both relationships or you wont be able to get the mouse back onto the other computer.
Step4. With the server started tell your clients to connect to the server using the servers screen name [so on my laptop I enter decadence] click okay. The icon gets a lightning bolt in it and then it works. So simple, why did I not do it before!
It is the most seamless and useful thing! I often use both my pc and laptop together, and been able to just drag the mouse across, and been able to type with no lag at all [that I noticed] is very useful. My PC is networked directly to my laptop via GB LAN, but I don’t think the overheads of kb and mouse would ever be that high.
Here's a simple guide how to show you how easy it is to set up.
Step1. Download the Synergy program from http://synergy2.sourceforge.net/ it's open source and supports windows, some mac and *nix so should work between two diffent OS's if that’s your situation, tho' I have not tested this and would be interested to know if it does.
Step2. Install on both [or all systems if you have more than two]
Step3. Configure one system to be the server, as so.

In the top box enter the names of your computers, the program reads these automatically from windows, Decadence is my laptop and Accedence the laptop. I would figure with would work with IP's too.
The second options box tells the program where the screens are situated on top of each other. I found if you need both relationships or you wont be able to get the mouse back onto the other computer.
Step4. With the server started tell your clients to connect to the server using the servers screen name [so on my laptop I enter decadence] click okay. The icon gets a lightning bolt in it and then it works. So simple, why did I not do it before!