So I've been in a bit of a dilemma recently. I am a PC user and have never owned a Mac. However, with the advent of the mini, and with some experience with my friends 15" Powerbook at uni, I will shortly be purchasing one of these delightful Mac minis. The main draw for me is OSX and the included iLife apps.
Now, unfortunately I do not want to purchase an extra keyboard and mouse since my current set up includes a Dell PS/2 keyboard and the Logitech MX1000 mouse. I own a Samsung 173P monitor with both a VGA and a DVI inputs. You can switch between inputs at the touch of a button, so I can just connect the mini to the VGA input and switch between the PC and Mac screens when I wish.
But what about the keyboard and mouse!? I do not want the extra clutter and cost of a KVM.
Well I was recently reading www.macintouch.com when a reader suggested an application called KMremoteControl. Apparently, with this program one can control two computers over a network without the use of a KVM. Basically if the KMremoteControl program is installed on a PC it will allow your mouse and keyboard remotely control the Mac over the network connection and all you need to press is one (or a combination) of the keyboard buttons which you assign as hotkeys.
Since the software only costs $25 it seems like an awesome little program. However, I would like to know if anyone on this forum has used this program and cares to describe their experience with it?
The website is: http://www.derman.com/KMremoteControl/
Now, unfortunately I do not want to purchase an extra keyboard and mouse since my current set up includes a Dell PS/2 keyboard and the Logitech MX1000 mouse. I own a Samsung 173P monitor with both a VGA and a DVI inputs. You can switch between inputs at the touch of a button, so I can just connect the mini to the VGA input and switch between the PC and Mac screens when I wish.
But what about the keyboard and mouse!? I do not want the extra clutter and cost of a KVM.
Well I was recently reading www.macintouch.com when a reader suggested an application called KMremoteControl. Apparently, with this program one can control two computers over a network without the use of a KVM. Basically if the KMremoteControl program is installed on a PC it will allow your mouse and keyboard remotely control the Mac over the network connection and all you need to press is one (or a combination) of the keyboard buttons which you assign as hotkeys.
Since the software only costs $25 it seems like an awesome little program. However, I would like to know if anyone on this forum has used this program and cares to describe their experience with it?
The website is: http://www.derman.com/KMremoteControl/