Last week, I chanced upon the Synergy site. According to its website:

Synergy lets you easily share a single mouse and keyboard between multiple computers with different operating systems, each with its own display, without special hardware. It’s intended for users with multiple computers on their desk since each system uses its own monitor(s).

At first it sounded too good to be true but the geek in me couldn’t resist downloading and trying it out. A couple of minutes downloading and viola! IT WORKED!

This program is a godsend for me since I am a two-computer person at the office. Beside my IBM NetVista office workstation sits my wirelessly connected iBook (via my own AirPort Express). After a short installation at my IBM workstation and a few Terminal keystrokes on my iBook I am now able to use the IBM workstation’s keyboard and mouse to enter this blog entry! I haven’t tested this in Linux yet but based on how Mac and Windows interact with my setup, I’m sure it will work as well.

Oh, did I mention that this superb application is totally free (as in free beer)?