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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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I feel your pain. I am currently working on a Linux/Windows setup of four computers, 6 monitors. I use a combination of Stardock's Multiplicity and X-Windows to work from one keyboard/mouse/sound card. Unfortunately, Stardock doesn't support Macs.
Multiplicity is like Synergy--as the mouse leaves the edge of one screen/system, it automatically switches to the next screen/system. And it does support multiple monitors on each system. Sound from outboard systems can be piped to the keyboard/mouse attached system.
Cut and paste between systems works like a champ. I sometimes do things like copy an error message on one system, mouse over to another system and paste the message into Google search. That way, I can keep the entire error situation on the screen and do an exact search on another.
It also supports drag-and-drop of files between systems. I don't use this feature all that much but it's nice to have it available.
For Linux systems access, I bring up X-Windows on a Windows system, then use Multiplicity between Windows monitors.
I highly recommend Multiplicity for anyone who has to work with multiple Windows systems.
Maybe you could configure a remote access to the Mac from another Windows system running Multiplicity? It's relatively inexpensive--something like $40 to support 9 computers.
Hope this helps.
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Literally. Don't test your batteries with your teeth: BOOM![^]
I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats.
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Well I guess he flunked the Turing Test! 
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Dang! I still have some well-aged 22.2 volt (5000 mAh) Lithium Polymer batteries, about 800 g each. They are even more volatile than Lithium Ion and should react even more spectacular to being bitten.
But if you think that's not a smart thing to do...
I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats.
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Lunch for you then, I dare ya! 
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I have several of them. Want to come over for a bite? 
I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats.
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It was Leslie, who run the test... But didn't died because of it...
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Ahhh, so if it explodes is a genuine product, otherwise it's a fake.
It's useful to know these things so you don't get ripped off.
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