09.10.04
Forwarding Address: Teleport
Posted as a comment on a Forwarding Address: OS X post regarding teleport.
My use case:
My B&WG3 is running various apps all the time for me, but my primary Mac is an iBook. When I get home, I put the iBook on my desk shelf, next to my G3’s monitor and plug in the power cord.
[Unfortunate part] I open up the teleport.plist file in BBEdit, delete the contents and save the file. I open up System Preferences, load up the teleport pane, and toggle the “Activate Teleport” checkbox twice: Once to off and then back to on. Now my iBook shows up in the screen setup area and I drag it into place and close System Preferences. [/Unfortunate Part]
I then have a full size (ADB Extended Keyboard II) and wireless mouse attached to my iBook without abusing my USB ports each night. It’s almost like having BlueTooth keyboard/mouse pieces, except I can switch back and forth to my G3 so easily.
[Unfortunate Part]…As long as I remember to avoid the right-hand shift key which doesn’t work, though the left shift works just fine.[/Unfortunate Part]
I would love to be able to skip the plist deletion/System Pref reset and the shift key issue, but I’ll work with it because it makes my life that much easier.