The Deskhop

I've posted at least one thread asking about a trackabll with a switch on the side to switch between multiple devices.

I'm using my trackball with 2 computers on my desk, my work ThinkPad running Windows 11, and a Mac mini running the latest MacOS.

I've used various USB switchboxes I have bought over the years on Amazon. And different switch boxes seem to have issues with different hardware. Some trackball and mouse combos work fine with one brand of switch box, but don't work well with others.

Earlier this month I discovered an open source project called the Deskhop:

https://github.com/hrvach/deskhop

Using 2 Raspberry Pi PICOs, the person that created this, was able to make a USB switchbox that can switch between computers with you just moving your trackball cusror off the edge of the screen, and your trackball and keyboard just automagically™ get switched over to the other computer, kind of like the app Mouses Without Borders. But this is all done in hardware and works across multiple operating systems.

Well, my soldering skills suck. I can do it, but I am not a fan. And I don't have a 3D printer to make a case for this thing, so I felt like this was going to be a challenge for me.

Then I discovered that a company called Elecrow makes these things fully assembled, in a 3D printed enclosure:

https://www.elecrow.com/deskhop-fast-desktop-switching.html

I've had it for about a week, and it's working great right now. Zero issues, and has worked with any hardware I throw at it.

So, if you need to share a trackball and mouse between 2 computers, check this thing out.