teleport - a must have for multiple macs

The Problem: Clutter

If you’re anything like me, you really want a desktop that is functional while remaining spotless.  I hate nothing more than to sit down to a messy space to try and work.  Clutter is my enemy and I will do anything I can to fight it.  There are wonderful resources onilne that talk about keeping your space clean, contained and organized, such as Unclutterer.  If having one computer on your desk wasn’t complicated enough, think about having multiple computers on your desk all at the same time.  For me, I have an iMac and a MacBook Pro at my desk (usually) at all times.  I have different uses for both machines and sometimes I like to use them both simultaneously.  So, the problem arrises, how can I control them BOTH from the same keyboard and mouse???

In the past, I’ve used KVM switches to accomplish this task.  However, this soltion means that you can only be working on one machine at a time … not to mention the fact that there’s no real easy way to use a KVM on an iMac.  KVM switches are bulky, expensive and an all around hassel.

The Solution: Teleport

Teleport is a free Mac utility that, when installed on two Macs, allows the user to control multiple Macs with one keyboard and mouse.  The intuitive setup utility allows computers to be arranged as they exist on your desk, allowing you to move your mouse over to the other computer seamlessly.  Once you have moved your mouse over to the other computer screen, everything you type is routed to it and you’re fully in control of it.  To move back to your original computer, simply drag the mouse back to it and - voilla - you’re back in business.

Teleport works over Bonjour (a network service) and so the number of computers that can be controlled from one keyboard and mouse seem to be limitless.  There’s no connecting cables or bulky equipment to buy, just having the program running on both Macs connected to the same network establishes the connection.  Another great feature that Teleport provides is pasteboard syncronization and easy file drag-and-drop.  Setup is a breaze and making use of it’s many customizeable features is super simple.

Give this utility a try if you’re interested in using multiple Macs with one keyboard and mouse … you won’t regret it.  Checkout SoldierKnowsBest review for Teleport on YouTube if you’re interested.

who are you???

How do your gadgets define you?

your materialism is showing

I have to say, this whole setup is gorgeous!  I mean come on … you have to admit, this thing LOOKS COOL!  New Macbook + new Cinema Display Monitor = Bryan’s mouth watering.  Don’t worry folks … I’m all set on the mac homefront, but if you’re not, you might want to pick one up, I highly recommend it.

catfish hunter

Here’s a 2 year old boy named Catfish Hunter (I know … strange name).  Isn’t he a cute kid!  He’s available from AZBR.

too many songs

So, you know you have too much music when the new Genius feature in iTunes 8 takes over 2 1/2 hours to gather all of the information about your music library … it hasn’t even SENT the information yet!  I’ll be talking more about iTunes 8 soon but in the meantime I’ll be waiting for this thing to finish before I can do a decent review.

ah the pwnage

This might not come as a shock to anyone, but my iPhone runs on T-Mobile (Not AT&T) so I’ve been waiting for the wonderful hacking community to supply the loveliness that is the iPhone PWNAGE tool.  This past weekend I updated (only about 32 minutes after the tool being released) and I couldn’t be happier.  There are a couple of bugs, but that’s to be expected.  There is a slick new AppStore which I’m actually okay with … despite my last of Installer.app.  I’m really happy with the polish that the official release of this software brings to my iPhone.  Anyway, don’t forget, You mist Neuter to Unlock!

from my iphone

This is pretty cool, I just downloaded the wordpress app for my phone and I’m testing it out for the first time.

last.fm iPhone

It would seem that since the advent of the AppStore for iPhone/iPod Touch owners, many new and interesting applications have been coming down the pipes. One of the most exciting apps that I have on my phone now is the MobileScrobbler application. It allows all of the songs I listen to to be uploaded and cataloged on the last.fm site, sort of a social network around music.  The newest app to flow through the AppStore is a version of this application, the new Last.FM app, but without all the features.  Since Scrobbling involves background services and Apple will not allow developers access to background services, it would seem that the Last.FM no longer will provide scrobbling capability.  This makes me sad since there’s nothing like listening to a song on my iPod and then tapping the scrobbler button to see the lyrics/band info/tour information for the song I’m listening to.  Oh well, hopefully the iPhone-Dev Team will come out with their patch and we can all begin installing Installer.app on our iPhone 2.0 software.

the saddest thing I’ve seen

This has to be one of the worst videos I’ve seen in a while.

this is amazing