William Hindman
wdhindman at dejpolsystems.com
Wed Dec 2 21:55:44 CST 2009
...I was an avid gamer back then ...12-14 hours a day constantly moving and clicking using a regular mouse will do it ...guaranteed :) William -------------------------------------------------- From: "jwcolby" <jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com> Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2009 6:20 PM To: "Access Developers discussion and problem solving" <accessd at databaseadvisors.com> Subject: Re: [AccessD] Dual monitor laptop > > 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 >>> >> > -- > AccessD mailing list > AccessD at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com >