KVM anyone?

[spazlabz]

Hey All, I was just sitting here reading the board and doing some work. I know all of you are multi-tasking monsters who can keep 30 windows open and 4 apps running at all times, but I kinda go at a slower pace. Mail and 1 window is about my limit per machine.
But right now I am also encoding a vid for my new boss on another machine and all I have to do to check the progress it hit my [ScrLK] button twice and voila! I am on my other machine.
So, what I was wondering is, does anyone else uses handy little time/resource savers like this to help organize your work/network? I can have one machine absolutely bogged down doing one thing, and a completely free machine doing another. And only have 1 mouse, keyboard, and monitor for as many computers as I need.
I LOVE IT

oh and for the record, sexed is a dick.

spaz

[emmanuelle]

I have a few KVMs kicking around. In the old days, I would broadcast videos to ifriends from a rack of a dozen p100's. The kvms allowed me to share 1 monitor/mouse/keyboard per 4-6 machines.

[Hell Puppy]

DOS Tip: If you use something like VNC (or even Windows terminal server), you dont even really need a KVM, do it all thru the network.

http://www.realvnc.com/

I'm wireless and can run anything on any machine from anywhere in the house using my notebook...

[Hubby]

I've got a simple little Linksys KVM. Don't realy need it cause I can log into any machine on the network from mine or any of the others, but it's just as easy to hit Ctrl twice to get between these two.

[girlgeek]

Originally posted by Hell Puppy@Nov 11 2003, 06:51 PM
DOS Tip: If you use something like VNC (or even Windows terminal server), you dont even really need a KVM, do it all thru the network.

http://www.realvnc.com/

I'm wireless and can run anything on any machine from anywhere in the house using my notebook...
Oooh, Hell Puppy, you really know how to talk to a girl. :wub:

I like them both. As far as little timesavers, I would have to say a wireless router. I have print servers on all the printers, and love the ability to access everything from my laptop anywhere in the house.

[Richard N. Bush]

Wireless network and VNC, I can't imagine trying to work without them. Sitting on the couch with my notebook while running stuff on multiple machines just rocks.

[Hell Puppy]

Now all we need is a wireless beer server.

Oh wait, some people might say that's already been invented and it's called a "wife", but not me....I'm no pig... :cool1:

[Richard N. Bush]

I want to get the pneumatic air tubes installed in my house like I saw on an episode of Monster House. Master control is in the kitchen, and a beer can be shot all over the house.

Awesome! :biglaugh:

[Hell Puppy]

Originally posted by Richard N. Bush@Nov 12 2003, 06:10 PM
I want to get the pneumatic air tubes installed in my house like I saw on an episode of Monster House. Master control is in the kitchen, and a beer can be shot all over the house.

Awesome! :biglaugh:
Yeah, but wouldn't that shake the beer and result in you wearing it when you opened it?

Technology needs to solve these important issues.

I want hot wings delivered right to my recliner too....

...and doughnuts!

[Richard N. Bush]

Mmmmm... Doughnuts! Krispy Kreme run anyone?

I thought about the shaking beer problem, but I'm pretty sure they opened one up on Monster House and it didn't pop its load. Maybe it was a shitty beer. :)

[Peaches]

Originally posted by Hell Puppy+Nov 12 2003, 11:37 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Hell Puppy @ Nov 12 2003, 11:37 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteBegin--Richard N. Bush@Nov 12 2003, 06:10 PM
I want to get the pneumatic air tubes installed in my house like I saw on an episode of Monster House. Master control is in the kitchen, and a beer can be shot all over the house.

Awesome! :biglaugh:
Yeah, but wouldn't that shake the beer and result in you wearing it when you opened it?

Technology needs to solve these important issues.

I want hot wings delivered right to my recliner too....

...and doughnuts![/b][/quote]
Have a kid. They're quite handy for these items from about 3 to 13. When I had a broken leg, the kid was 3 and he was my little butler. Though he also realized I couldn't chase him.....

I had a friend who taught his german shepard how to open the fridge and get him a beer. B)