Living in both the design and computer world forces one to have both a PC and MAC. Commonly I'm back and forth to the pc to the mac and having two keyboards is a pain in the ass. Also shifting from typing on one board to the other get very annoying. One common solution is a KVM switch. This does not require the computers to be networked and will maximize my desk space. KVM's are pretty cheap but os x only runs USB keyboards so its necessary to have a USB to USB KVM. Most are PS2 which is fine PC to PC. After some fishing it comes up that the IOGEAR KVM GCS623U works perfect. You can pick it up at best buy for $70.99 or AMAZON for half the price.

The iogear's KVM was simple to set up, literally just plug in your keyboard and mouse and its switchign between the apple and pc when scroll lock is double tapped. Once installed I entered into hotkey mod (holding down the numlock key and holding the minus key for one second) and changed the double tap switch port key to CTRL. The KVM also supports VGA video and usb audio which is cool but not pratical in my situation. This KVM also saved a USB port since it combines the two peripherals into one USB plug. This is a bonus since there is only 3 ports on an iMac. The IOGEAR KVM GCS623U is an awesome investment if your stuck between Windows Xp and OS X.