No network or installation discs are required you just have one simple-looking cable that does some sophisticated sharing. There are other screen sharing software packages around, but I doubt any are as easy to setup and use as the JUC400. Sharing files, folders, keyboards, and mice between two Macs, a PC and a Mac, or two PCs has never been easier. It even worked with the Apple Wireless Keyboard, the Magic Mouse, and the MacBook Pro’s built-in keyboard.

Next, you open the Preferences menu and tell the software where the other computer is situated, to the left, right, under, or on top of the computer you’re currently using. The software will try to identify your keyboard by asking you to type a certain key. Once you launch the JUC400’s software, the small lights on the connectors flash, and a message appears to confirm that a connection has been made. There’s no need to carry around a thumb drive or a disc, or to download drivers from the Web in order to share files and keyboards with the JC400. All of the necessary software is located on the device and mounts automatically when connected, like an optical drive. On the PC, the JUC400 supports Windows 7, Vista, XP, and 2000. The JUC400 requires a Mac running Snow Leopard or later. Unfortunately, drag and drop to and from the iPad-which would be a blockbuster feature-is not supported. It’s so smooth and simple you can’t believe that you haven’t always been able to do this.Ĭamera Connection Kit, you can use the kit’s USB adapter with the iPad, and then attach one end of the JUC400 to the iPad and the other end to a Mac or PC and use the computer’s keyboard to type text into an open iPad app. You can drag and drop files between computers this way, and you can also open a text document on one Mac, copy some text, and then paste it into a document on the other Mac. Using the keyboard and mouse connected to one of the systems, you simply drag the cursor to the edge of one display and it jumps to the other. With the JUC400, you can, for example, have two Macs running side by side. Most keyboard/video/mouse (KVM) switches I’ve used allow you to share a keyboard, mouse, and display between multiple computers, but you can only use one computer at a time.

Share mouse and keyboard between macs