Magic Switch: Share Apple Magic keyboard/track-pad/mouse between two Macs

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Basically, the way it worked was that: Using mDNS, two devices negotiate a connection with each other. In addition to requesting a peripheral, it’s possible to send peripherals to the other device. The original app sent all of your peripherals to the other device, upon its single-button click.

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