Here's Why Dual Monitors Rock

[Jason Dunn]

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I'm spending a rainy Sunday afternoon working on an article covering what's new for Outlook Mobile in Windows Mobile 6, and I've never been so happy to have dual 24" monitors. From left to right, I opened the following: an Excel spreadsheet with the article assignment and basic overview, a Word document with the article itself, another Word document that's a 91 page reviewers guide to Windows Mobile 6 so I can make sure I don't miss any of the new features, and lastly on the far right I have a PDF file that contains all of the copy conventions and trademarks - where to put the ® mark, etc. Being able to have all four of these documents open at the same time is simply awesome - it enables me to glance over and get the information I need, without having to take any file off my screen. If you do any sort of work that requires you to reference multiple files at once, a multi-monitor setup will give you a big boost in productivity.

Now if only these two monitors could get me to write faster...

[dirtboy]

I love having multiple monitors at work. I took it a step further and have 3 separate computers with 3 monitors. Ubuntu on the left, Windows in the center, and a 24" iMac on the right.

I use an open source program called Synergy to let the mouse and keyboard roll from the edge of one screen to the other. They operate just like a single computer, with the exception of the clipboard, but I am working on that. Games gives it trouble too, but its great for productivity.