Agave Mountain

Synergy (synergy2.sourceforge.net) is an amazing little operating system agnostic open source project that will allow you to control multiple computers with a single mouse and keyboard. I now have two computers (one Windows XP, one Linux) and sometimes a laptop (Fedora 7) which all share a Logitech wireless keyboard and mouse. When I scroll the mouse to the right edge of the Windows XP display, the mouse and keyboard will pop over to the Linux display. If my desktop replacement laptop is running, the mouse will smoothly scroll onto it as well. Perhaps the best feature is that you can cut and paste across operating systems. I can highlight and copy text from a Linux system log, and paste it into an Outlook email. While it won't totally replace a KVM (Keyboard Video Monitor) switch, it is a very worthwhile addition to a consultant's tool chest.

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