Hey Salathe,

I have a Mac question for you. I don't have one but might get a Macbook Pro.

Anyways, I was wondering if you knew off-hand if I could remote desktop from my Windows Vista to Mac? I see that Apple has a Remote Desktop program but it looks like it's from Mac OSX to Windows? Or from Mac OSX to Max OSX....

I did a little research and saw that it's possible through some VNC type connection, but I thought I'd see if you were familiar with it at all?

It would be nice to have one keyboard/mouse with multiple monitors and I can have Vista on one monitor with Mac on another...

My buddy just bought a new 24" iMac and although it's nice, growing up as a PC guy, I just cannot get used to the small keyboard that comes with the iMac and the mouse.

So I hope to just use what I have now and remote desktop to a Mac OS....

In short, yes it's perfectly possible.

If you're just looking to have the same keyboard/mouse across both, then something like Synergy might work better than using VNC.

If you are wanting to "remote desktop", then OS X has a VNC server built in ("screen sharing") and there are other alternative VNC servers available if you (for whatever reason after trying it) don't want to use that.

Ohhh yes, Synergy would even be better!! Then I can just buy an iMac which would be a little cheaper than the MBP's...(a little)....

the only thing is I don't see Synergy supporting Vista? Do you think they just forgot to include it in the System Requirements?

Otherwise, this is absolutely PERFECT!!

Yes, it should play nicely with Vista.

At work i use, x2vnc (there is also a windows version too, win2vnc) so i can use the same mouse+keyboard across my linux, windows xp and mac computers I have in front of me, I just move my mouse to the left or right of my linux screen and I'm instantly in charge of the mac or redmond (which ever way i go :))

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Do you know if it works with Vista 64bit?

I looked into Synergy and I guess it's setup with a slave/master relationship.

Is that the way x2vnc works also?

This is great! I had no idea this stuff existed. I have so many linux's, windows laying around, I've always thought it was nice to have one keyboard/mouse...

And now I want to venture into Mac's.....

I'm thinking of getting the iMac 20"....

Well, if you have x2vnc setup on the Linux box, then all you need is the VNC server to work on vista, i think TightVNC works on vista x64 (it worked on XP x64 if memory serves)

My current setup:
[Redmond] <-- [Linux Debian] --> [mac]

Both the redmond and the mac have VNC servers running, then from my linux i run a bash script to first of all kill any existing x2vnc processes running then start them again:

That should work, it does for me anyway.

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Thanks Sketch, I will take a look at both and compare....

Fun stuff!!

Reading about it, synergy seems to be a bit better, some annoyances of x2vnc been fixed etc

I'll give it a go myself, looks good.

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