As noted in a previous post (go search for it using the search window in the upper right if you must), I now use Synergy for my multiple PC/Laptop home office environment. (FYI - I now simultaneously enjoying and struggling with a T61p wide screen as my primary terminal).
The one thing that irks […]

This is a follow-on to my post “Home office goes multi-monitor with a twist“. I’m pretty happy with Synergy. One change I suggest (for sanity). I suggest either increasing the wait time that Synergy takes before switching to the next machine or enabling “bounce”.
I found, after a little use, that there were times when I’d […]

I don’t have a system that can display to multiple monitors - all my compute power is tied up in laptops of various sizes, shapes, and ages. each can have one external monitor but then I still end up either buy a bunch of monitors - one each - and a KVM or some […]

I really like the Firefox feature that lets me select some text and then (right-click) search in Google for the text. I find myself mistakenly trying it in all my applications - email, instant message chats, documentation, etc. I finally had to find some way of getting this functionality everywhere.
I am currently trying […]

My primary work machine these days is a Thinkpad X60 with only a 1024×768 screen. This means I must be diligent to keep “always on” applications to their bare minimum size.
I got rid of all the cool UI space hogs like Docks. I added a virtual desktop solution (VirtuaWin) and my taskbar is only one […]