Does your workflow involve using Mac and iPad? With macOS 12.3 and iPadOS 15.4, you can now use Universal Control to link your Mac and iPad and control both with a single keyboard and mouse.

Want to control more than one computer simultaneously with the same keyboard and mouse? These software and hardware options can help.

In this week's PC Periodicals, George Cox explains several ways to control two computers with one keyboard and mouse.

Universal Control means you can use the same mouse and keyboard with multiple Macs and iPads. You can also use an external KVM, or virtual KVM software.

You can buy a hardware gadget that lets you share a single keyboard and mouse with several computers (which involves a mess of tangled wires), or you could use a free software solution called Synergy.