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Use Sign in with Apple for apps and websites.Watch and listen together with SharePlay.Share and collaborate on files and folders.Sync music, books, and more between devices.
Make and receive phone calls on your Mac.Use one keyboard and mouse to control Mac and iPad.Use Live Text to interact with text in a photo.Make text and other items on the screen bigger.
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i-tec USB-C/Thunderbolt KVM docking station.38-inch Dell UltraSharp U3821DW Curved Monitor.Fortunately, I don’t have to do a ton of meetings but I don’t do them without these.” Shop these items now: And here’s the setup raised to standing level by the Uplift desk. “They include noise canceling and are super comfortable.
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Video calls courtesy of Logitech and JabraĬoit also keeps some specialized gear to make the most of his video calls for work. A Logitech C920 HD Pro Webcam perches on the big display to give him a clearer view of folks on the call than he gets with his MacBook Pro camera.Ĭoit uses the webcam with a set of Jabra Evolve 75 wireless headphones he got from his employer. If I added a USB-A/B cable between the KVM and monitor, I would use the extra USB-A/USB-C ports on the monitor, but the KVM has enough ports for me. So, USB-C between the computers and KVM, DisplayPort from there to the monitor. I use USB-C from both computers to the KVM (with the supplied USB-C cables). No more switching cables for me!!!!īoth the Intel-chip-based MBP and the m1-chip-based Mac mini power my Dell UltraSharp 38 Curved Monitor – U3818DW at 3840 x 1600 60 Hz. The KVM has 3 USB-A ports, 2 “data” USB-C ports (the USB-C port on the back for providing power to computer 1 doesn’t appear to handle data), a headphone jack (I’m not using this) and a network port (I’m not using this either). Once I installed that, both computers work perfectly with my single monitor and everything I plug into the KVM.
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One caveat – Macs using m1 or m2 chips require a download from to fix DisplayLink issues. I have my 16-inch MBP piugged in as “computer 2” (where it gets power) and my mac mini plugged into “computer 1” (no power needed but you can plug a USB-C into the KVM to provide power to computer 1 if needed). Coit describes how he uses the KVM switch: By sending the USB-C signal through something else, that also provides the power, the monitor works so much better with Macs,” he added. “I thought I could use that, but when the laptop is fully powered, the screen starts flashing on and off as it turns on and off the power over USB-C (at least, I think that’s the issue). And he got it even though the Dell has a built-in KVM, but it doesn’t “play nice with Macs,” he said. He uses an i-tec USB-C/Thunderbolt KVM docking station. Including a KVM switch makes it especially easy to switch from the Intel MacBook Pro for work, with its VPN connection, to the personal Mac mini that’s not on the VPN, while using the same 38-inch Dell UltraSharp Curved Monitor, Magic Keyboard and Magic Trackpad. KVM stands for “keyboard, video, and mouse.” It’s a hardware device that lets you control multiple computers from one or more sets of keyboards, mice and monitors. “They do a good job keeping the laptops cool, which is double important for the Intel-based MBP - bloody thing sounds like a jet engine taking off during zoom meetings,” he told Cult of Mac. “Correct approach, f**k spyware and monitoring,” another commenter weighed in, sticking it to the Man.īy the way, Coit keeps his laptops on a pair of Rain Design 10032 mStand Laptop Stands. The real answer is that I use a VPN with the work laptop, and I don’t want to send personal emails, chats, music, YouTube, Reddit, etc., over that.” “You know computers can pull up more than one app at a time right?” they shot back.
Sometimes it’s nice to listen to music or podcasts during work - hence the MacBook Air on the right.” Keeping work and play separateīut the commenter didn’t quite take that answer at face value. “The MacBook Pro on the left (from work) and the Mac mini (personal computer) share the wide-screen monitor using the KVM. Why have a MacBook Pro, MacBook Air and Mac mini with a KVM switch?Ĭoit - aka gregcoit on Reddit - showcased the homey setup with its trio of Macs and a bucolic lake view in a post entitled, “ My new Uplift desk with 3 Macs and USB-C KVM.”
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