How to bring up remote desktop on Mac OS X without having a mouse so that you can operate the machine remotely: option + spacebar, type terminal This opens spotlight and starts a terminal. sudo systemsetup -setremotelogin on This enables ssh so you can log in remotely. sudo /System/Library/CoreServices/RemoteManagement/ARDAgent.app/Contents/Resources/kickstart -activate -configure -access -on -restart -agent … Continue reading Operating OS X without a mouse