Have you found your computer window isn't big enough to handle all you do even if it's wide? Yesterday, when I purchased a new desktop computer at Circuit City, Patrick recommended using 2-3 monitors. Skeptically, I asked, "How do you move items from one screen to the next.
Patrick responded, as most compter buffs do, "Simple -- move it with your mouse."
"How in the world would that work," I asked, wondering how something on one screen could possibly float over to the next. Patrick explained that he rigged three monitors to his desktop and it wasn't all that hard. He suggested a Samsung monitor in addition to the one that came with the new HP computer, since, "Samsung's hold up as well as top brands" and that I could save $50. I was a little skeptical that I could make this set-up work as well as Patrick's, but I decided to give it a try and start small with two. And so I ordered the extra monitor along with a Visiontek Dual Monitor graphics card, plus "installation" at my office.
At first, the ability to move an object through space between the two monitors, blew my mind. But as you see illustrated here, dual monitors create new possibilities. In teaching online courses, the flexibility of two screens is phenomenal. You can't beat it for blogging! I couldn't be happier with results unless I opt for a third monitor!! What options can you think of to use your spatial intelligence in new ways?
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