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Post by pcestrada »

Emore wrote: post #58

IKEA desk. MacBook. Airport Extreme. Mighty Mouse. Steelpad. Alessandro headphones. Necessary Moleskine + rollerball pen. Iomega UltraMax 1GB RAID. Window for inspiration. http://dl.dropbox.com/u/12637/IMG_0535.jpg

Looks like an ad from Apple. Nice.

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Post by jrockway »

chime wrote: post #115
jrockway wrote: post #100

Earlier quoted context omitted.

There's a cheaper way to get a tiling window manager on Windows: bug.n http://www.autohotkey.net./~joten/

I've used WMs. It's not the same. Moving the mouse cursor is pain-free and fast. And the ability to compare the layout in different browsers visually is a big plus. I save the html/css, hit refresh and see the web-page in 4 different browsers. Now I can instantly see if any of them have weird CSS issues.

But you don't need multiple monitors for that. Just switch to the desktop that has the 4 web browsers on it.

A 30" monitor is bigger than 4 1024x768 monitors, remember.

(Why don't I like multiple monitors? They take up too much space, and it's very hard to get one monitor adjusted to be comfortable... much less 5 of them. And, pressing a key to switch to a new display is not much slower than glancing in another direction, unless you aren't planning on interacting with what you are looking at.)

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Post by icco »

e1ven wrote: post #8

My workspace- http://imgur.com/pWDwp.jpg 2 Ubuntu Machines, 1 Win7 Box, 1 WinXP box. Using Synergy+ to share a KB/mouse between them. I'm really enjoying the vertical monitors- Most monitors are wide enough these days, so having a maximized browser doesn't really help, but two stacked full-width windows is really useful. I prefer the multiple monitors to divide up tasks- I can have email on one machine, Terminal wind…

I really like the wallpaper on the left most vertical monitor, do you have a link to it?

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Post by barrkel »

jrockway wrote: post #123
chime wrote: post #115

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I've used WMs. It's not the same. Moving the mouse cursor is pain-free and fast. And the ability to compare the layout in different browsers visually is a big plus. I save the html/css, hit refresh and see the web-page in 4 different browsers. Now I can instantly see if any of them have weird CSS issues.

But you don't need multiple monitors for that. Just switch to the desktop that has the 4 web browsers on it. A 30" monitor is bigger than 4 1024x768 monitors, remember. (Why don't I like multiple monitors? They take up too much space, and it's very hard to get one monitor adjusted to be comfortable... much less 5 of them. And, pressing a key to switch to a new display is not much slower than glancing in another direc…

There's no comparison between multiple desktops and multiple monitors, IMO. A 30" monitor is smaller than 2x 24" monitors (close to what I use, 24" and 22").

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Post by oscarduignan »

machrider wrote: post #103

Anyone running a desk at standing level (or adjustable height for part time standing)? I've been curious about this lately after reading all the articles about sitting being bad for you.

Yes, here's my poor-man's standing workspace:

http://imgur.com/LGArE.jpg

I've found it works really well, it affords me lots more storage space, and (after the first week of working with it) has eliminated my lower back pain.

I recommend it to everyone, and you don't need any fancy ergonomic equipment to get started, just a bit of ingenuity. However if you do give it a go, keep in mind that the first week of standing can be pretty... tiring! And if you're adventurous (and have one to hand) you could even try using it with a treadmill.

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