how to switch between kodi and desktop for mac

One workaround is having two mice but that kind of defeats the purpose.

My monitor is an HD capable Samsung LED unit, capable of supporting HDMI and VGA connections to it.

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My goal is to seamlessly switch between my Mac Mini and and older Dell notebook, as I would rountinely be doing work on both.

I already have a gigabit switch and router setup in my office, so I would obviously have the two machines networked on the same subnet.

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So, file transfer (via network) should be a breeze between Mac OS X and Windows 7.

The only sticking point here would be the ability to seamlessly continue to use my exisitng keyboard and mouse with both machines.

What kind of KVM switch would be recommended in this case I would like something very stable, with relatively no frills.

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On my Logitech keyboard I type Function then hit the Pause Break key twice.

I would like to use the Mac wired keyboard, however, I dont know what keys to press to switch.

First, I established my hot key for toggling between the Mac and the PC by clear, - key, release - key, release clear (needs to be done quickly in about two seconds).

Then hit the T key.

To switch between Mac and PC now hit the control key twice.

A lot of folks have KVM switch recommendations but none that testify it works from mac to pc (they do all seem to work from mac to mac or PC to PC type thing).

Thanks.

You would want one in this case that switched VGA video and USB for the keyboard and mouse.

VGA is a very old standard and is not really well supported on modern Macs i.e.

Mini Displayport interface.

Yes you can get a Mini Displayport to VGA adapter and you would need one to do VGA at all, but there are lots of reports of issues whereby it might not initially detect the VGA monitor signal and require either multiple efforts at disconnecting and reconnecting the cableadapter or even rebooting.

Ideally you would use either DVI or HDMI connections but of course in your case your constrained by what your old PC laptop has available.

Most of these have VGA and at least one other video interface - possibly a Displayport connector.

If so it might be possible to use a Displayport to DVI adapter and then use DVI on both the Mac and PC.

Or use a Displayport to HDMI adapter and then use HDMI on both.

Note: You can also use a DVI to HDMI converter to allow the Samsung to accept DVI.

I would therefore have a closer look at your dock and see what connectors it has and if possible consider using a HDMI adapter and KVM.

It seems to work okay so far, but one issue I identified is that it doesnt recognize my wired mighty mouse as such, reverts it to a plain mouse in my preferences on mac loosing all the features.

How To Switch Between Kodi And Desktop For Mac