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Trade in your MacBook and Microsoft could give you 650 off a Surface

Trade in your MacBook and Microsoft could give you 650 off a Surface Apple is clearly hoping youll spend your hard-earned cash on making your next laptop a new MacBook Pro, but Microsoft has other ideas. If the lure of the Touch Bar is not enough to convince you to buy from Apple, Microsoft is dangling a carrot to sway you towards a Surface.   As the company has done before, Microsoft is offering a trade-in program for anyone willing to ditch their old MacBook in favor of a Surface Pro 4 or Surface Book. If youre ready to make the switch, you could save up to $650.   The offer is only valid until November 7, so you don�t have a great deal of time to think about things, but if you have a qualifying Macbook Air or Pro device ("excludes iPads", Microsoft clarifies), the offer is well-worth considering.   To take  advantage of the offer, head over to the dedicated trade-in website to find out how much your old MacBook is worth. Next, youll need to send your hardware o...

Synergy could be the coolest Open Source App I have used in a long time

Synergy could be the coolest Open Source App I have used in a long time Synergy is a cross-platform and open source tool for sharing one mouse and keyboard between multiple computers seamlessly. Though the real use of this technology must be for enterprise users, individual users can have a lot of fun with this powerful tool as well. Synergy 1.5 Stable Released Synergy project was started way back in 2001. It is used in situations where several PCs are used together, with a monitor connected to each, but are to be controlled by one user. The user needs only one keyboard and mouse on the desk. Just a few weeks ago, Synergy version 1.5 (stable) was released. Though Synergy was Windows only earlier, it is now cross-platform and works seamlessly on Mac OSX and Linux as well. Download Synergy for Windows, Mac and Linux Get past the donate page and youll notice that DEB and RPM packages for Linux are available. If youre on Ubuntu, download the 32/64-bit version according to your requirements...