Cross-platform Synergy

 Synergy

   Have you ever had two different computers side by side and wished you didn't need 2 mice and keyboards? I have. A while ago I coincidentally came across Synergy. This cross-platform tool allows one to control several computers with 1 mouse and 1 keyboard. Bonus: it's completely free. My Debian laptop is sitting to the right of my dual monitor Win7 setup and I can now effectively use it to browse internet, as well as copy-paste code to and from it. Yes, you heard it right, Synergy allows to share the clipboard between the systems.

Internet access through another PC via a crossover cable

 Intro

   Yesterday I decided to connect my laptop to the internet through my desktop computer, main reason for that being the fact that my wireless router is hitting it's ceiling and having problems maintaining so many Wi-Fi clients.