Using 2 computers with 1 keyboard and mouse?

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Using 2 computers with 1 keyboard and mouse?

Post by HotDog-Cart »

Hey, I have 2 laptops, and the keyboard is a little messed up on one.

I need to transfer files from 1 computer to the other, but with the broken keyboard I cant do that.

I need some help here.

I need to know a program that allows me to operate 2 computers at once, using only 1 mouse and 1 keyboard.

I seen a podcast on that show on G4, that showed a neat program that can do exactly this.
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Post by Kurt_ »

windows has remote desktop.
Hey, sup?
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if you PM me I have a megaupalod link to PC anyware, its very nice.
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Post by gannon »

http://www.realvnc.com/ is a easy VNC client also
Also, why not use an onscreen keyboard?
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Post by bacteria »

On-screen keyboard was how I was thinking too.

Other options: 1) if your other computer can take more than 1 hard disk, plug the other one into it, boot up, disk should get recognised and allow you to copy one HD to the other. or 2) mount the HD into an enclosure which connects to USB, your other computer will see it as an additional hard disk (I do this for some of my backups).
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