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Ugh, how rude. 
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Not really. A good boss was just what I needed after some really bad ones.
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Never used them, but ShareMouse and InputDirector come on top places for each search I did...
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I used Synergy some years ago to do exactly what the OP wants amongst Windows and Linux boxen. It was also supposed to work with Macs. Once you get used to it, you just mouse from one machine to the next without worrying where the input is going to. It worked really well.
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Use a virtual machine. 
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A VM can't:
0) use the screen in my second laptop.
1) Be OSX on my PC.
2) Have access to all of my configured windows software on my PC if running on the mac.
3) Run acceptably fast as a windows VM on the old macbook I've got.
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, weighing all things in the balance of reason?
Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful?
--Zachris Topelius
Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies.
-- Sarah Hoyt
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Well, if you're going to be picky ... 
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As others have recommended, Synergy. Awesome product.
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It's not free, but not expensive either: I have been using Synergy for years for exactly the same purpose. It now costs $19 for the basic version, which is probably what you want. The Pro version for $49 will get you also clipboard sharing (and a lot of other things which are still in development), but for the basic keyboard/mouse sharing the cheapest version should be fine. I believe they have a money-back guarantee too.
If you really want to squeeze out the last penny, the source code for the core component is available on GitHub. You will have to compile the C++ code yourself and check out the docs and code to find out how to configure it. I would probably go with the 1.8.8 version in that case.
- Kris
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Back in the day, I used "Synergy" for that.
It worked then, but have not used it in years...
AFAIK it still exists in a free version though.
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I have been working with both PC's and MAC's for several years. Every MAC comes loaded with a VNC server. Turn on remote access on your MAC and download a free VNC client. It's free
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ShareMouse is a software solution.
I have used it between 2 and sometimes 3 Windows machines, but they do claim that it works between Windows and Macs.
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The MAC comes with screen sharing software built in. I currently rely on that to do what you are wanting.
I turn on screen sharing on the MAC (not in front of a MAC right now to tell you exactly where to go in settings), and connect with it through the free software client VNCViewer. That way you use your existing mouse/keyboard to interact with the MAC. Not perfect, but it works quite well and it's free.
Ken Lavigne
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I have used Synergy[^] for this. Worked well for the year I needed to work on a Mac laptop and a Windows desktop.
It isn't free. I bought it on special, but current price is $20.
It works very well assuming your computers are on the same network....
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have you tried synergy?
I saw it free
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I've used Synergy for years to share my mouse/keyboard between Win/Mac/Linux machines.
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I've seen a program called Synergy that probably does what you want. I believe LAPD was using it when I heard about it. You roll the mouse pointer off the edge of one screen and it appears on the other monitor. The keyboard control follows the mouse.
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You can use TeamViewer. This is what I do. I have a MAC Mini.
I also have a KVM with a button I hit.
But I found I like the TeamViewer screen on my other monitor.
Now, I run Dual Monitors on Windows, and a single monitor on the Mac.
It freaks the kids out when you move the mouse from the MAC screen over to the PC Screen!
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