Using powerbook keyboard/mouse to interact with imac

i have seen similar questions to this, but nothing exactly like what i am doing.
my problem is as follows...
i have an imac (2009 edition) hooked up to my television. the imac is in a bedroom and the tv is in the living room, so whenever i want to switch what is being sent to the tv, i have to go into the bedroom to do it. one solution to this would be to buy a wireless keyboard and mouse (easy enough). what i am wondering, however, is if it is possible to use my powerbook, which sits on the coffee table in the living room, to control the imac. i dont need to see the screen of the imac since it is on the tv in front of me, i just need the key strokes i hit to register on the imac, and the mouse movements to apply to the imac and not my powerbook.
i have read suggestions about using synergy, which allows one keyboard and mouse to control two computers. this could be what i want, but i want the powerbook control over the imac to be temporary, so that when i am in the bedroom, controlling the imac, i can use the imac keyboard and mouse.
does anyone have any experience with this or ideas of what i should do. it would be nice to re-use my powerbook and save $100 by not getting a wireless keyboard/mouse.
thanks!

It would need to be running Leopard, yes - and the iMac disk will be machine-specific and won't work. You can still, however, use VNC, which is the basis for Screen Sharing. On the iMac, go back to Sharing, Remote Management, Computer Settings, and tick and set a password for "VNC viewers".
Then, on the laptop, install Chicken of the VNC, launch it and locate your computer in the Open Connection dialog. You may need to add its address manually. Enter the VNC password, and you will be able to control the iMac.
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