I Couldn’t Live Without Dual Monitors
April 1, 2009 | In: Computers, Electronics, Hardware
Well, I suppose I could live, it’s not a life or death situation but I love having dual monitors on my desktop computer (I wish I had a fold out one for my laptop). Having two 19” monitors while working has increased my productivity. It makes working so much easier and less time consuming.
One of my contract jobs is looking up leads for a client. I put those leads into an Excel spreadsheet. It is great to be able to have my web browser open on one monitor and the Excel spreadsheet opened on the other. I can copy and paste information quickly or type in any information necessary.
Having dual monitors also lets me have my Google Desktop Bar which I love . I use Outlook for my email and have that opened to see my new emails for various accounts. I can also have Tweetdeck or Twhirl (I use both) clients opened to see what is happening on Twitter, Facebook, Friendfeed and Seesmic. I use my second monitor that way when I don’t need it for work.
Now, for some of you I have written about sites and applications you have never heard of. If I were you I would click on the link and see what they are. In future posts I will write about Twitter, Facebook, Friendfeed and Seesmic as they are part of the social networking web, a way of sharing information with friends in real time.
In order to work with two monitors you do need a graphics card that supports two types of inputs. My Dell supports both VGA and DVI inputs and both my monitors could be hooked up either way.
I have a new Dell desktop coming any day now and that will allow me to keep my dual monitor setup. I would love a larger monitor, even a 24” but I still would keep one of the 19” monitors for any extraneous programs or still for programs I need to increase my productivity. In the case of monitors, the more the better. I would love a setup of four monitors but then I am getting a bit greedy.
Do you work with more than one monitor? Does it increase your productivity or does it distract you with extraneous applications?
