Saturday, October 27, 2007

Multiple Monitors: Enjoy a Productivity Boost

Multiple Monitors: Enjoy a Productivity Boost

We are big believers in multiple monitors. No station has fewer than 2 screens, and most have 3. This might seem like overkill, but it isn't. With 3 screens, you can have maximized applications on two of them and use the third for interruptions. It both simplifies workflow and expands the workspace. No more clicking aimlessly on the taskbar trying to find the one window you want. Just leave it up on one of the screens while you use a different app on the other.

With a laptop, having an extra screen is easy. Just connect the monitor to the VGA/DVI port and enable and size the second screen using Display Properties in the Control Panel. If you so desire, you can even have seperate backgrounds on the screens. The article linked at the bottom describes everything.

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