Most Mac users have a spare computer sitting right next to their main computer on their desk. ScreenRecycler is currently in pre-release Alpha but can be downloaded for free. ScreenRecycler allows you to use any networked computer as additional display. ScreenRecycler itself is just fine, but Apple is dropping the ball here in OS X 10.10.0 and even 10.10.x. It's not exactly pretty and it's not exactly speedy, but it is really pretty cool, if you ask me. Works extremely well, except in Yosemite there is a bug in WindowServer that Apple has yet to resolve that is causing some performance problems. 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. one machine onto the monitor of another, much like ScreenRecycler does. 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. How about info on using dual screens in presentations-one view is used by the speaker and. This may have limited usefulness for many of you, but I like it as another example of things we do just because we can. A user-friendly and secure ad-free browser based on Chromium.
#SCREENRECYCLER REVIEWS PC#
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. Use another Mac or PC as a second monitor.
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