Control your laptop and desktop PC with a single mouse and keyboard without buying any extra gadgets ...

I recently discovered a small utility that solves a slew of multi-PC problems smartly and simply. For starters, Mouse with Borders lets you use a single mouse and keyboard to control up to four PCs.

Want to control more than one computer simultaneously with the same keyboard and mouse? These software and hardware options can help.

Mouse Without Borders lets you control multiple Windows PC's with one mouse, Copy-Paste, Drag and drop, share one keyboard and mouse, lock, etc. Read review and see how to setup Mouse without ...

When you set up Synergy, you'll have one "server": this is the computer that has the keyboard and mouse physically connected to it. The rest of the computers will be "clients." First, set up the ...

Followed by the release of Start10 on Steam back in May, Stardock has also announced Multiplicity for the gaming platform. The software allows you to control two PCs with one mouse and keyboard.

The keyboard and mouse (or trackpad) of one main Mac can be used to control up to two other nearby Mac or iPad devices, and you get a limited amount of drag and drop support thrown in as well.

Microsoft has updated PowerToys with two new tools that help control multiple Windows systems with the same keyboard/mouse and quickly preview various file types.

What it does is essentially allow you to control an Android device using your computer’s mouse (or touch pad) and keyboard. Of course, the set-up is not exactly simple.

In this week's PC Periodicals, George Cox explains several ways to control two computers with one keyboard and mouse.