Synergy (software) review

Well last weekend I found this cool stuff called Synergy, and so I decided I'd write a review on it. It's really a great piece of software if you have more than one computer; it allows you to control multiple computers with one mouse. If you know me, you might know that I have a laptop with it's screen plus a second monitor, and I also have a desktop with a nice monitor, and I'm a bit of a multi-tasker in the sense that as I write this review, I also have a browser open with about three other reviews on this specific software, I've got Trillian open, I've got MedieMonkey open playing music, I've got Notepad++--which is the best notepad replacement ever (next software review?)--with 6 documents open and I've also got Gmail and Google Calendar open. For some reason I have an English paper and two other OpenOffice documents (including this one) and I've got a virus scan running on my laptop.. You know? When I put it in words, it seems like I've got every program installed on my computer open right now, but anyways, the point is: I'm kind of a multitasker.
Well multitasking, as most people is hard without one of two things: Alt-Tab and multiple monitors. The multiple monitors part is different, but it makes things a whole lot easier, because at one time, I can see this document, my calendar, and in a tab a thing that tells me I have one unread message (wonder who that's from.. oh well I'll check it after this) and I also have a quick play/pause button for my music. When I'm writing research papers, it sucks having to alt-tab between browser, read a little, alt-tab back, type a little, etc.--It's nice when I can just turn my head a little, read a little, turn my head BACK, type a little.
Well now that I have three total monitors, it also means I have two keyboards and two mice (mouses?) and half the time, I'll start typing on one keyboard and then I realize I'm typing on THE WRONG KEYBOARD! Yes, once I even shut down the wrong computer using keyboard shortcuts and ended up losing about half an hour's worth of work opening all the applications I was planning to use! <--That's actually an exaggeration. With Synergy I have solutions to every problem every presented in this universe, in fact I considered nicknaming it 42. You know, the answer to the universe and everything... oh whatever it was a joke, anyways, with Synergy, I can move my mouse from my desktop to my laptop AND BACK!!! That part totally blew my mind away. Then I realized I could copy-and-paste from one computer and back (goodbye netpaste, you are no longer needed) and I could move DOCUMENTS from ONE COMPUTER and back!!! Wait let me test that, just a second.. ok you can't move documents from one computer and back, and that is why you use shared folders. But I thought, this is the sickest thing ever to happen to my desktop and laptop, it's like they've become married, they have joined souls and become one. Well now I have seen a problem: I can't use alt-tab to switch between firefox on my laptop and openoffice on my desktop. Well simple, Synergy has shortcuts which let you switch the keyboard/mouse between computers, and problem solved.
Well Synergy is a really great piece of software, it's been very helpful. I'd give it a 5/5 easily. I think you can connect more than just two machines together too, you could probably have 5 or even 10 computers together :D Oh and the cool thing, do you have two computers because you like Linux and Windows? Well no problem, or maybe you like Mac and Linux (such a Windows-hater!) well no problem! Synergy works across multiple operating systems at the same time :) So in conclusion: do you have two computers? Good, get Synergy. Bye.