Using Synergy
Ive recently set-up a kvm at home to switch between my palette windows monitor and my MacbookPro on the dual 19″ LCD.
I had a hard time looking for a kvm that supported my Logitech mx5000 Bluetooth Keybd/Mou Combo. Then i came across Synergy KM
http://synergy2.sourceforge.net/
Synergy is a Keyboard Manager that allows you to share a keyboard+mouse over networked computers without the need for switching or hardware.
Once your mouse leaves the edge of one screen to another it instantly switches the input to the next computer.
There is a great tutorial over at SimpleHelp on setting up Synergy for Windows
Simplehelp how to share a keyboard and mouse with multiple computers/
This means you can just get the cheaper PS/2 KVM to manage your monitors instead of springing for the more expensive USB ones
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Hi there,
I got the MX5000 Desktop set too, and having trouble to find the KVM to work with it. Just came across your blog, and learn that your situation is just similar … Since I am not really a tech gal, can you please show me more detail of setting up the Synergy Keyboard Manager and how can I use a cheap KVM as you suggested to manage the monitor.
Thanks in advance.
Sybil