I need to run multiple workstations on my desk, I have tried KVM switches and using different keyboards and mice in the past and it?s all a pain to manage.
Robbie Rye told me about a free application called
Synergy.
It allows you to use one common keyboard and mouse for as many computers (Mac and PC) as you need. I can drag my mouse from one machine to the next as if the monitors are connected to the same computer. The keyboard works on the machine that is currently using the mouse pointer. The flow is seamless.
Setup is simple, just install synergy on all your computers, choose one to be the server (keyboard and mouse hard wired to server) and the rest can be clients. The server application let?s you arrange the monitors the way they are set on your desk.