I use remote desktop connections all the time at work, because we're commercial Windows software developers. At home, however, I've always used a rather clumsy KVM switch to change from my Linux hardware to my Windows hardware. One of the disappointments has been that doing so switched the audio output as well, interrupting whatever I was listening to whenever I've needed to work with both machines. Recently curiosity got the best of me, and I tried the new KDE4 remoting component. (Until I did, I didn't realize it would work with an RDP connection as well.) I set up a connection to my XP-Pro machine in an unused KDE desktop, and it's worked flawlessly. Now I can change from Linux session to XP-Pro session with a single mouse click, making it much easier to work with both machines at the same time - which I often do. Furthermore, it supports bringing the remote audio to the local machine, so I can start Windows Media Player and select an album I want to hear, and can listen without interruption as I change from one session to the other. I'm really impressed. If I don't encounter any problems with it, I'm thinking of getting rid of the KVM entirely, and clearing up the clutter on my desk. I thought some others here might appreciate knowing about it as well. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org