[AccessD] Dual monitor laptop

I don't do it with my laptop, but all of our development team have at least two monitors on their desks.  As long as the left one is monitor one, I have no trouble and never had.  It's only when things come up unexpectedly in one monitor when I was looking for it in another that I drop a stitch.  It's nice to be able to stretch VS across both monitors.

Charlotte Foust 

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From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of jwcolby
Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2009 9:48 AM
To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
Subject: [AccessD] Dual monitor laptop

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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John W. Colby
www.ColbyConsulting.com
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