jwcolby
jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com
Wed Dec 2 17:20:49 CST 2009
> 1) ...after developing severe cts (all the way into my neck, doc recommended severing a wrist tendon) Oh man, that's sick! It is odd because I have been expecting issues for years and never had any. How many thousands of hours have we done this stuff? Now something is happening in the right elbow. I can't say for sure that it is computer related but given what I do... The second monitor is working quite well. As Charlotte said, I have to get the second screen set up as the left screen, but beyond that it is good. The laptop is now a second screen. Kind of odd with a 22" high res next to a 17" medium res. My 22" is "only" 1680x1050 and my laptop is 1440 x 900. Not much difference on the face of it but when displayed on the much larger screen, 1680 x 1050 is pretty darned cool. I have set up the smaller laptop screen to use for Thunderbird and my Access billing database. I like to have those two things open at all times and having them off on their own screen just works somehow. If things get work I will work on the recliner idea. My wife already resents how much time I spend up in my office. A recliner might be a tough sell. ;) John W. Colby www.ColbyConsulting.com William Hindman wrote: > 1) ...after developing severe cts (all the way into my neck, doc recommended > severing a wrist tendon) I switched to a Logitech track ball set up for my > left hand ...took a few minutes to get used to it ...the track ball sets on > a well padded arm of the recliner I do all of my home/office work from > ...the arm and wrist rarely move in using it ...the cts disappeared within > days with no surgery and no recurrence ...the only time I use a regular > mouse these days is when I need extra fine mouse control for graphics work > ...I also found that once the cts was gone, I could use the track ball > easily with either hand when work in a clients office necessitates such. > > 2) ...I now do ALL of my work on a Dell laptop ...it has an ATI Radeon > Graphics chip set which allows me to use a 21" wide screen external monitor > as my primary and the laptop's 15.6" screen as the secondary ...or turn it > off ...the ATI detects if the external monitor is present at startup and > switches profiles accordingly. > > 3) ...I use 1024x768 as my development screen standard because that is the > lowest common screen resolution among current clients ...I use a screen > resize code module to resize every form and control to fit the client's > current monitor resolution without having to make any other changes ...same > form design works well from 1024x768 to at least 1680x1200 w/o any > distortion or blank spaces as long as the form was developed at the lower > setting ...it will resize down to 800x600 but the quality is not as good > when resizing down. > > 4) ...I still prefer a kvm switch for server monitor purposes ...while RD > works there is simply nothing easier than pushing a kvm button to switch > monitor views imnsho. > > ...in short, get a recliner with padded arms, get an adjustable stand > (http://www.officedepot.com/a/products/779380/Zarty-II-Laptop-Cart-35-1/) > that will slide under the recliner and over its arms (this one is spec'd for > 11lbs but it holds my 21" monitor, laptop, and accessories just fine, and > get a good track ball ...Riley never had it so good :) > > William > > -------------------------------------------------- > From: "jwcolby" <jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com> > Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2009 12:47 PM > To: "Access Developers discussion and problem solving" > <accessd at databaseadvisors.com> > 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? >> >> -- >> John W. Colby >> www.ColbyConsulting.com >> -- >> AccessD mailing list >> AccessD at databaseadvisors.com >> http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd >> Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com >> >