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    Software so you can view more than

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by mianyla, Jul 25, 2006.

  1. mianyla

    mianyla Notebook Enthusiast

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    I was in someone's office....(they had a mac) and they had huge screen with more than one page view open.......is this a mac thing or does windows offer a similar experience.......ex. read a document, have outlook open, and look for a plane ticket on expedia........what monitor size is recomended?

    Any suggestions for LCD monitors (assume budget is 1500-2K) :eek:
     
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    mianyla Notebook Enthusiast

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    Do I need to clarify question........I cannot seem to find any info on this software on google....etc......something about "fooling monitor"?
     
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    lmychajluk Notebook Evangelist

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    If you put all your apps in windows (not maximized), you can right-click the task bar and click tile. Is that what you meant?

    As far as monitor size, it's more about the resolution than the size - the higher the resolution, the more info you can get on-screen, but the smaller it will be (at it's default settings).
     
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    mianyla Notebook Enthusiast

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    Noooooo.......this person had the windows side by side and open at all times.............kind of like using msword with page turning view........

    Re: monitor: any recommendations for good res, at least 20 inches
     
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    Ahh, so you want a large enough monitor so you can have multiple windows open? I'd suggest anything 20" or over. If you want to have documents side by side, I'd suggest a wide screen. For brands, look at Dell, Acer (Buy.com), et. al. May I ask where you're from?
     
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    do you mean that the windows are active all the time ? i dont really get you question
     
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    Me neither. My PC at work has some type of 'virtual desktop' software that's part of the Nvidia drivers/software, but I haven't played much with it, and I'm not sure exactly what it does...
     
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    mianyla, Aug 22, 2006
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