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If you run a website chances are you’ve had to make this excuse: “Uhh…. I’m coding right now, things might not work right for a while.” With first impressions being what they are, new visitors to your site aren’t likely to stick around long to see what kind of innovative and interesting things you’re adding to your site. Worse still, you could be live editing and make a mistake that costs you days, weeks or even permanent downtime. We all make mistakes, we’ve all hit that Save button just a little too slow (or too fast, depending on the situation). When you’re working with a website (especially a dynamic site like a blog) that’s just the chance you have to take. Or is it?

Sitting on my ridiculously wide desk I have my iMac, a Dell widescreen monitor, and my MacBookPro all up and running. I have one keyboard, one mouse, and they’re the only ones I need. And no, I don’t use the MBP’s built-in keyboard / trackpad.

In the past you would have needed specialized equipment or some mind-numbingly difficult to use software to accomplish such a feat. Now, we have Teleport - the simple, graphical way to share your cursor and keyboard.

This will be a short post simply because Teleport is so easy to install and use. Before you begin there are some requirements to effectively use Teleport on your Macs.

Sidenote is a small, 776KB note taker that runs not in the dock, but in Finder. This handy little app can be used for anything from a simple copyboard/clipboard to an easy way to take notes in class. Here are some of it’s pros and cons.

Installation: 5/5
Installing sidenote is very simple. All you have to do is drag it to your Applications folder, double-click, and voila! Sidenote is installed.