For those of you that bring your laptop to work and use it alongside your work computer or have multiple computers at your desk for whatever reason, this may be your dream come true. At least it wast for me, sort of. For the longest time I wished there was some way I could control my laptop with the keyboard and mouse of my work computer but other than remoting in, nothing came to mind. I played around with remote assistance but, like remote desktop, a window comes up on the assisting computer which makes the whole process more cumbersome than it’s worth. So, after a little searching I came across this wonderful program called Synergy which was exactly what I needed. It’s actually designed for people who have multiple computers at their desk but don’t want to continuously switch between the two. It actually works like a dual monitor set up on one computer, allowing you to move the mouse to the edge of the screen on one computer to jump to the other. And it’s even platform independent so it doesn’t matter if you use Windows, Linux or Mac…you can still jump between the two as if it’s all one workstation.

On the music front, I’d like to mention that I recently purchased the much anticipated (at least by some) latest album by Coldplay, “Viva la Vida”. Surprisingly enough, it wasn’t an instant hit for me. My first impression was this is noticeably different than the Coldplay I’m used to…a bit toned town…even a bit…weird lol. However, I still liked it and the more I’ve listened to it the more I’ve enjoyed it. I’d also like to mention an album that I meant to bring up awhile back…like sometime after Christmas. It seems most people have never heard of this band, Moses Mayfield, whose album “The Inside” was an instant hit for me. Unfortunately, we won’t be hearing anymore albums from this band as they broke up early this year, however the lead singer is still working solo. I’d also like to make note of one more album: “Dreaming Out Loud” by OneRepublic which is a nice blend of hip hop and alternative rock. At any rate, I’d highly recommend each album previously mentioned.