Synergy
Synergy is a very useful little application. It allows you to share a mouse and keyboard between several computers over a network, and even share the clipboard between them. Works for Windows, OS X and Unix (X).
This is great when I play Eve Online — it works just fine for games that have a mouse pointer. Games without a mouse pointer (such as the typical first-person shooter) keep control of the mouse on the computer it’s played on.
This is a very nice setup. I usually have my laptop next to the desktop monitor when playing Eve, to keep an eye on IRC activity and post on the forums.
One computer is set up as a server — this is the one that has the mouse/keyboard to be shared with the other computers. The others then start Synergy in client mode and connect to the server. Very easy.
No hassle with ports and IP addresses either; the server selects a name for itself and the clients, and then you configure the layout of the screens to decide what display the mouse should move to when it reaches the edge of that screen.
The clients just need a client name and a server name to connect to. Then you’re up and running.
December 23rd, 2004 at 16:29
You play EVE? What corp are you in?
Send me a msg in-game, username “Jiin”.