3

I have an iMac and I also happen to have a MacBook Air. What I need is this strange layout - I want to be able to control my iMac with my MacBook. I also want to be able to share my iMaс screen to my MacBook's. So ideally I have a single machine - iMac responsible for all the hardware and the MacBook as just as an external display and a keyboard with a touchpad. How do you achieve this?

Improve this question

2 Answers 2

Reset to default
2

You can't really use the MacBook as display or keyboard. What you can do is control the iMac remotely via Screen Sharing. This is a builti in function in OS X since 10.5: Screen Sharing.

Please note that his is not a workable solutions for anything that requires fast display refreshes as all data is send via your network.

There are several instruction out there: http://macs.about.com/od/usingyourmac/qt/Mac-Screen-Sharing-How-To-Connect-To-Another-Macs-Desktop.htm

Improve this answer
1
  • 2
    As far as I'm concerned this wouldn't make my MacBook behave as a second display for the iMac but simply mirror it?
    – Sergey Grischyov
    Commented Nov 1, 2013 at 11:48
0

You should check out ScreenRecycler. It let's you use another computer as a second monitor, which seems like what your after.

Alternatively, if you just want to use one machine to control the other you can use Synergy.

Improve this answer

You must log in to answer this question.

Not the answer you're looking for? Browse other questions tagged .