It’s been kinda a slow week as far as Deck news goes, so seems like a good time for a discussion post.
What’s something that’s significantly improved your deck experience? It can be a hardware accessory, software, decky plugin, etc.
It’s been kinda a slow week as far as Deck news goes, so seems like a good time for a discussion post.
What’s something that’s significantly improved your deck experience? It can be a hardware accessory, software, decky plugin, etc.
I upgraded my KVM switch recently to one with more ports (from 2 to 4). I used to have to get up and physically rewire the audio and switch the video input selection on my monitor when I wanted to use it instead of my main Linux desktop or ancient Win7 PC before. Now that I can just type a couple keystrokes to switch back and forth I’m actually using my Deck way more often…
Would you mind sharing your hardware setup?
I got the KVM used in good condition. It’s an older model – but I went with it anyway since it was a drop-in replacement for my 2-port setup and getting it used was much cheaper than their newer models. The newer ones support higher resolution/frame rates though, I think; I know this one won’t do frame rates above 60FPS properly even though my monitor is capable of it when plugged in directly.
There’s a few quirks with this setup. Probably most annoying is that moving the mouse typically causes computers to wake from sleep (like pressing a key on a keyboard normally does…); I think there’s a way to mask that event off with udev rules but, eh, even a decade or so after getting the original 2-port KVM I haven’t cared enough to actually bother working it out, so I guess it’s not that big of an issue to me… :p