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but I can't think of a reason why it wouldn't exist.
It would. It's called a KVM switch. There are cheap mechanical ones and more expensive electronic ones. The electronic ones are worth it, in my experience.
ETA: Most KVM switches will also switch your mouse and keyboard, so you only need one of each of those. Some also switch sound, so you only need one set of speakers.
The electronic ones are worth it, in my experience.
Yeah, but probably not for a short-term solution.
Are there cables out there that allow you to run two computers to the same monitor? What about two computers to the same printer?
Printers are easy, and there's a couple of ways to do it. If you don't want to network anything, you can pick up a little A-B switch box. You connect cables from the computer to the box, and a cable from the box to the printer, and you're done. The box is usually switched manually, but there are some that will sense which computer wants to print, and send the job on to the printer.
If you have a home network, it's even easier. Just attach the printer to one of the computers, and set the computer up so that the printer is shared with the network.
For monitors, you can use a KVM switch, which is similar to the printer switch, except it has inputs for keyboards, monitors,and mice (KVM). By coincidence, I'll be setting one of these up here this evening.
I am back with another pesky question.
Anyone out there running Open Office who'd be willing to convert an .sxw file into...anything I can view?
Dana, if you can wait until this evening I could do it then.
Thanks, Tom. If no one else pops up, I'll send it on to you.
Dana, I wouldn't be able to do it until evening either, so I'll let tommyrot do the honors, but I did want to suggest that you contact the person who sent it to you -- OpenOffice can export files in Word format, and anyone who uses it is probably used to having to do so.
anyone who uses it is probably used to having to do so.
Unless it's my mom. But yes, we will be having a talk about how to do that. I'm just trying to minimize the stress on her at the moment.
Yes -- for neworleanean moms there can be an exception.
Thanks, Tom. If no one else pops up, I'll send it on to you.
OK. Profile addy is good.