I have MP on 3 computers here; 1.Vista/Win7[dual boot], 2. XP pro, and 3. XP; plus I have a Linux laptop which I prefer to leave as it is. So as I do have an extra keyboard via laptop... to use without changing other things I'm doing for Windows. Kind of like it that way in case windows throws me a punch. I just punch the Linux and get answers or whatever I need. The Linux is setup for my file shares also and has access to my Home Server to boot... this makes it even better so if I need to pull in something to do a little bit of research or just look it over.

Had Win7 crash last night due to a disk error caused by MFT failure. Was to small and system files where lost. Thus reinstalled after a better setup for MFT sizing and all is good to go now. Funny how windows does not see NTFS as it should. And once a MFT fails there is no fix via windows restore or even repair via Win7 files on DVD. It is time to say good bye and reinstall again.

Multiplicity helps me test all kinds of software. Plus that of VMware to keep things good to go with most stuff. But even with that the ole fashion install tells all the tales.

But without Multiplicity I'd be in trouble having to figure which keyboard and mouse is what. Plus having a place to put all that junk. This way I have my wireless mouse and keyboard for all of everything.

I actually use one system for testing and another for monitoring the test. Then the other to get info or just work my mail and IRC with other messengers to keep in touch. But it is like one is google, another is MSN and the other a clean system with no mails and/or any other type of office stuff. Just ready for test with a VMware partitions. Really do not care much for OS in virtual system. Not when I have MP to use and do things cleaner and up front. Thus I'd be wating on OS partitions and watching too much also. Try to keep it simple with MP and a fair setup. MP helps a bunch.

Can't live without it  - NO WAY ! One hell of a good program. [ Just watch them there secure windows - will mess with you - but what else is new ... anything secure like UAC and such does about the same no matter. ]

If your gona buy - Get The Pro Version !

There's also a free and open source alternative called synergy.  I think the one thing multiplicy has over synergy is the ability to copy files

Here's a link to synergy

http://synergy2.sourceforge.net/

 

Here's a post comparing their differences

http://www.donationcoder.com/Forums/bb/index.php?topic=2447.0

 

 

 

I like the idea of multiplicity, but since I have other systems that don't run windows, it's pretty much useless to me. Synergy, despite not being updated for a while, works pretty well, and contrary to an above post, it *does* support copy and paste between systems (it's not perfect, though). It doesn't do copy files between systems, however, but I can copy files from system to system easily enough, so multiplicity's file copy isn't a real plus, considering it's lack of systems supported. Mostly, however, I keep multiple monitors on my main system and use vnc and X to bring the display from my other systems to my main system and control it that way (not absolutely perfect, but it does work with all of my systems). Back in the past, when multiplicity was first announced, it was stated that support for other systems was in the works. I guess it wasn't considered important enough to follow through on though. Also, the last time I used multiplicity to handle two different windows boxes, it also didn't work very well. There were performance issues, and the cursor would get lost sometimes when moving between systems. It's been a while, so that might not be an issue any longer, but the lack of support for multiple OS's is a deal breaker for me. I would like to be able to use multiplicity on my heterogeneous systems (windows vista, windows7, linux, mac), but there's no value for me to only apply it to some of my systems, and not the others. I'll use multiplicity when it becomes useful *for me*, until then, it's just a curiosity.

Synergy only supports copy and paste for TEXT, like urls, etc.

Multiplicity Pro supports copy and paste for text and FILES...a tremendous difference.

 

Note that when I run OS X machines, I run Synergy AND Multiplicity on my Primary computer, Synergy on the Mac and Multiplicity on the other Windows PCs, of all flavors.  So these two programs do work together if you need them too. 

Another bonus for both of them. 

Yep, you'll have noticed that I made that same distinction I haven't tried using them both at the same time, that might be worth a shot, but it still seems a bit of stretch to have to do that, when it was one of the original stated goals of multiplicity to support other OS's (and I can't imagine that the Stardock programmers aren't up to the task). The thing is, a tool like multiplicity is the kind of software that literally screams for cross platform compatibility.

Yup, I wasn't going to grow old waiting on that either, so yeah, give it a try if you need to. 

I work from home alot. For some reason they frown on my tendency to do my best work in my skivvies at the main office. Oops TMI, yeah? Since I often have to have a compile running while doing a test on another machine, both at the office, I find havning multiple VPN sessions with remote desktop running on separate machine at home greatly enhances performance. Multiplicity makes this extremely easy to do.

When I'm slogging through the Mines of Moria and can't find the Pit of Dispair, Multiplicity lets me surf to a cheat list online so much faster and without making my video in the game go all wanky.

I dumped my KVM thanks to MP because it is so much better having separate screens for each computer. You can see what's happening even when do focused on the other system. This ia great when a compile or automated test is running and you need to give it 20% of your attention while devoting the other 80% to hacking Orcs to tiny bits.

You keep swearing by Multiplicity Pro.