October 16, 2003
A study of multiple-monitor computing
A recent article entitled MULTIPLE MONITOR COMPUTING DEMONSTRATES TANGIBLE BENEFITS FOR CORPORATE WORKFORCE says that people who have multiple monitors on their PC are more productive and generally happier.
I would agree, myself being a dual-monitor user for years. Programming in Flash is SO MUCH better with dual screens. The left side is my stage & timeline, the right side is my code panel & various palettes/inspectors.
Likewise with Photoshop. Keep the drawing on the left screen, put all of my palettes on the right.
With the dropping cost of decent video cards and monitors these days, you should look into it. It really does change the way you work.
Of course, this study was conducted by a monitor manufacturer and a video card manufacturer. That's sort of like a car company releasing a study on how families with 2 or more vehicles are happier than those with "only" 1 car.
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Posted by andy at October 16, 2003 10:47 AMWell I'm not a card manufacturer and I must say I am very happy with 2 monitors. At home there is a 1-monitor setup and it's nice for web surfing and fo the kids, but PShop and Flash are really handicapped without 2.
Posted by: fran6co at October 16, 2003 01:38 PMYou might give this cool software a try: http://www.maxivista.com turns your laptop into a additional screen of your main PC. As you already have a dual monitor setup it adds a third(!) screen.
Soren
Posted by: Soren at January 8, 2004 03:29 PM