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<blockquote data-quote="zeta101" data-source="post: 178033" data-attributes="member: 11173"><p>An alternative to buying a KVM is to use this software (free) called synergy:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://synergy2.sourceforge.net/" target="_blank">http://synergy2.sourceforge.net/</a></p><p></p><p>Basically, you install it on your PC and on you Mac, and then you need to make a simple network between the two (you Mac will be network ready, and you can buy a cheap network pci card for the PC and an ethernet cable).</p><p></p><p>The software lets you move you mouse between the two screens and whenever the mouse is on a certain screen the keyboard will send the keystrokes to that computer, you can even copy and paste between the computers. A lot more elegant than a KVM switch (the only time you really use a KVM is if you only have one monitor and two computers).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="zeta101, post: 178033, member: 11173"] An alternative to buying a KVM is to use this software (free) called synergy: [url]http://synergy2.sourceforge.net/[/url] Basically, you install it on your PC and on you Mac, and then you need to make a simple network between the two (you Mac will be network ready, and you can buy a cheap network pci card for the PC and an ethernet cable). The software lets you move you mouse between the two screens and whenever the mouse is on a certain screen the keyboard will send the keystrokes to that computer, you can even copy and paste between the computers. A lot more elegant than a KVM switch (the only time you really use a KVM is if you only have one monitor and two computers). [/QUOTE]
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