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I have an unusual problem I'd eagerly welcome help with:
I have four MacBook Pros (from 2006-2010) that I use in my day-to-day work, since each of them can run an instance of the client software I work on.
As you imagine, this consumes a fair amount of desk space having them side-by-side, as well as the seeming redundancy of having each one's screen showing, since I actually only need to focus on one at a time (commanding it to do tasks I can background for awhile). In addition, I prefer to use the mouse over the trackpad whenever possible.
So I had an inspired idea: I read that you can run a MBP in closed clamshell mode while hooked to an external display. That got me thinking, hmmm, what if I stacked these MBPs in one pile and connected them all to a 4-port KVM, so I could share a monitor, keyboard, and mouse among them?
Then I saw the prices of some 4-port KVMs, and they get fairly pricey, so I'd like to learn from others' experiences on the following specific questions:
Are there heat issues I need to be concerned about? The software I work with tends to ramp up a MBP's fans pretty loud.
Are there KVMs that are known to work best with this config? Some seem more Mac-friendly than others but the ones I'm looking at (Gefen, IOGear) all get mixed reviews thus far. 4 computers sharing 1 DVI display + USB keyboard and mouse seems fine, as 4 sharing 2 seems to jack up the price a lot more, and I don't have a specific need for two monitors.
I've previously gleaned some info about MBPs with KVMs, but haven't come across a setup like the one I'm suggesting. Thanks so much in advance!

I'd say that you ought to look at using class and id attributes in your table elements.
If you have two tables and want seperate color schemes use an id on the <table> element. Then you can select that table in your CSS quite easily.
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Martin
Tricia0131 wrote:
searched this site and found this question many times, but all answers suggest how to do it in CSS code.
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