[Ubuntu] Fix Microsoft Mouse Scroll Distance

Background

When using Microsoft mouse in Ubuntu 16, I found the scrolling distance is too large to adapt to, the following helps to fix it to normal

Solution

1. Run xinput list

2. Then run xinput list-props x | grep 'Scrolling Distance' where x is the id of your input device
3. Run xinput set-prop x 'Evdev Scrolling Distance' 10, 10, 10 to save the desired value
4. Add the command to .profile file if you want to save the settings permenantly

Set up Synergy - A Mouse and Keyboard Sharing Software

Synergy is a well-known mouse and keyboard sharing software across PCs with different platforms. The need of writing this is to demonstrate how it is setup.

Environment
PC1
- Windows 10 Pro 64 bit
- Synergy Windows Version 64 bit (v1.6.2)

PC2
- Ubuntu 16.04 64 bit
- Synergy Linux Version 64 bit  (v1.6.2)

Procedure / Points to Note
1. Download both version of Synergy. (Note: now the latest version charges money, use the old version would still be fine)

2. Remember, setting up the computer name in server side is important, the client name must match the name in the client PC, other it will not work. Also the name of both server and client must not contain special characters like "-", or it may not work

3. Every update of setup requires restart of synergy services

4. "Scroll Lock" to lock the mouse and keyboard in same machine


References
1. Making Synergy Startup After Windows Bootup
https://symless.com/forums/topic/2708-is-there-a-way-to-get-synergy-to-auto-start-on-windows-10-boot-up/

2. Synergy for Windows
http://www.snapfiles.com/downloads/synergy/dlsynergy.html

3. Making Synergy start with Ubuntu Bootup
https://askubuntu.com/questions/495962/how-to-autostart-synergy-on-ubunutu-14-04