I will be sure to look into it´s features and pricing. Thanks Kevin for the info on Across Center.
Or can 1 pc act as a client to BOTH my pc and my wife´s pc? My true lack of understanding any of this will show now…Is it possible to have a pc act has a server of Sharemouse but also be a client for Sharemouse or Synergy? We have multiple pc´s in my house and I wanted both myself and wife to have dedicated pc´s with overlapping 2nd and 3rd pc´s. Not sure if Barrier allows drag/drop of folders. What about Barrier? Looks to be a fork of Synergy but with a tiny more development. Has anyone had any good/bad experience with Multiplicity? Seems like the only app that allows drag/drop/copying of not only files but folders as well. Is Multiplicity all hype? The reviews I have read and/or watched on Youtube has it edging out slightly higher than Sharemouse according to features, stability and ease of use. I am surprised that there has not been any mention of Multiplicity. Thanks too, for all the replies from many helpful techs and wanna be´s like me. Your information and followup has been exceptional.
Thank you Duck for this wonderful overview of both Synergy and Sharemouse. My interest is to put the iMac in a corner and mainly ignore it unless I’m testing my web-site for compatibility in the various browsers on each machine, so other than logins, I’m hoping to control both computers from the PC. The iMac requires that a mouse be connected to it in order to fully boot-up and login, but neither Synergy nor Sharemouse would have started at this time, so how would this work if both the PC and iMac were just starting up? I saw that there is a switch key that is assigned to the keyboard that will switch between the two computers, presumably so the PC can take control of the iMac and then switch back to itself, if it is the master. I’m not using a wireless keyboard, so in both computers get their own keyboard inputs. The dongles are not addressable, so both computers simultaneously get the same inputs.
My situation may be a little different because I’m interested in using a LogiTech TrackBall mouse device attached to a Windows 10 notebook computer with a Universal USB (UUSB) wireless dongle and an iMac, also using the UUSB dongle.
Other very useful features of this program include the ability to transfer files through Drag & Drop operations. As you know, transferring information from one computer to another has not always been easy. But with the help of this program, you can transfer your desired files between Mac and Windows operating systems.I was looking at Sharemouse, and then found out about Synergy, buy haven’t tried/bought either, yet.
ShareMouse software does not require any hardware such as buttons or cables. Data transfer and communication between several computers in this software is done through the local network. On the other hand, to maintain security, you can choose a password on the built-in local network. This way you will be relieved that you will not allow anyone to abuse you. It is interesting to know that by moving the mouse and entering the screen you want, the keyboard will automatically connect to the computer you are going to work on. ShareMouse is the name of a very useful application in the field of mouse and keyboard sharing. In fact, with the help of this software, you can manage several computers with Windows and Mac operating systems with the help of a mouse and keyboard. This theme will be very useful and practical for people who have several screens in front of them. The way this software works is that you just move the mouse to the screen of the computer you want to control and the cursor will magically jump to that computer.