![]() It's still got some "issues" so please be sure to read the caveats posted there before you download it. ScreenRecycler is currently in pre-release Alpha but can be downloaded for free. It's not exactly pretty and it's not exactly speedy, but it is really pretty cool, if you ask me. ![]() I use it with a MacBook Pro so that I have 2 external displays in addition to the MacBook's display. Gefen USB DVI Adapter lets you connect a 2nd display to a Mac via USB. It works using VNC so it's a little slow. ![]() What's cool about this and really sets it apart from your basic VNC setup, is that ScreenRecycler makes your Mac actually recognize the connected machine as another display, so it can be configured through System Prefs just like any other external monitor. ScreenRecycler lets you use an old Windows laptop as an external monitor for OS X. To accomplish this bit of wizardry, ScreenRecycler uses VNC (a cross-platform app for remotely controlling another computer - I personally like Chicken of the VNC, but there are other clients you can try) to connect to the old machine. This may have limited usefulness for many of you, but I like it as another example of things we do just because we can. The video speed of this dock isnt 'native', but its acceptable for browsing and word processing, and it even runs YouTube fine in windowed mode (but NOT in full-screen mode - you can see the lag). I came across this post on MacCast about ScreenRecycler, which enables you to use your old Mac (or PC) with a built-in monitor - like an old Powerbook or iMac, for example - purely as a secondary display, provided you can get it on your network. Previous to this, I was using ScreenRecycler, which is a lot slower. ![]()
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