[AccessD] Dual monitor laptop

I have dual monitors set up on my desktop, plus a laptop on a desk extension
at right angles to my main desk.  When I need to use the laptop, I swivel
around so that the laptop keyboard/mouse is in a comfortable position.

I couldn't get along at all doing development work without two monitors on
my main machine.

Actually, my setup has drifted into excess - I also have a second monitor
attached to my laptop (so I have a total of 4 screens visible) which I use
for stuff that doesn't change a lot, like my to-do list and time log.  I
could get along without that, but I acquired the extra monitor and I figured
I might as well use it.

If your mousing is causing you grief, you could train yourself to use it
with your left hand - I did that for a while a few years ago, and I've seen
other people do it - it doesn't take that long.

Doug

On Wed, Dec 2, 2009 at 9:47 AM, jwcolby <jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com> wrote:

> I have a 22" 1680 x 1050 display hooked up to a KVM switch.  I work on my
> laptop almost exclusively
> *except* for my servers (the point of the KVM switch).  But I am developing
>  problem in my right
> elbow which I think might be related to mousing at an odd angle.  So I
> decided that perhaps using
> the monitor on my laptop might be the answer, then use remote desktop to
> switch between them rather
> than a KVM switch.  Plus, I have always wanted to do the dual monitor
> thing, leave my email and
> billing db on one screen and other stuff on the other.  Or code on one and
> program on the other.
>
> Things are NEVER simple.  RD comes up in the resolution of monitor one.
>  Plus, if I am going to do
> this the big screen really should be the monitor one right?  Except that
> typing and mousing off to
> the side of the main monitor is just weird!  But I don't have a native USB
> keyboard to plug in to
> the laptop (gonna go order that now).  Etc. Etc.
>
> The monitor itself is cool, looks good, works just fine with the laptop (as
> opposed to a few years
> back when I tried this - different laptop).  Technology has advanced,
> easier to set up, still feels
> strange.
>
> Well, gotta go to work and give this dual monitor thing a shot.
>
> I know others here do this, how long did it take your brain to adjust?
>
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