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  • IOGear 2-port 4K KVM: Simple, cost-effective multi-Mac control

    rwhite77802rwhite77802
    The article doesn't mention this, but it appears to support only HDMI, which means it won't work with the Apple Studio Display, which appears to support only Thunderbolt/USB-C. KVM models that support Thunderbolt tend to cost 3x to 8x this price. Why is this?

    I'm no expert with KVMs, but I sure wish you could use a piece of software to trigger the switch between computers, rather than switching only using the physical button. Do any models of KVM support this?
    I use this one between my Mac Mini and Volterra using USB-C only. My keyboard and mouse plug into my M7 monitor which then goes into the KVM. The two computers use USB-C cables to connect, and it has a physical button (only, I'm afraid) to switch between the two.

    https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0967GXNGK

    It's not perfect; if the device is asleep, sometimes it takes a few seconds to awake or notice that the keyboard has been "plugged in" but other than that works flawlessly and at 4K resolution for both computers.
    watto_cobra

  • SiriusXM comes to Apple CarPlay for easier control

    rwhite77802rwhite77802
    If you tell them that you are cancelling to go with an online streaming service, as I just did with my wife's car, they'll offer the non-streaming package first. I tell them I'd use the streaming more, and then they came back with the same 6 months for $30, but it included the full streaming package. With SiriusXM, you can almost name your price and they'll do it. I told them that I was paying $3.99/month for Slacker, and then they came back with that offer. An extra $1/month was worth it for having it active in her car and on my phone.
    adelelisa