How do you use your dual monitors?

[Jugernot]

I just got a second 19" monitor and am having some problems actually using the second monitor...

How do you use your second monitor? Dual web browsing, double the porn, script coding, movie editing?

Any suggestions on the best way to get used to it?

Jugs

 

[amnesiac]

Monitor 1 - ATOT / web browsing
Monitor 2 - CoolMon, Trillian, Outlook, WinAmp

 

[hamburglar]

monitor 1- web browsing, main window
monitor 2- aim, musicmatch, other info.

 

[BrunoPuntzJones]

When doing reports

1st: Word/Excel/etc
2nd: Resource I'm reading from

 

[minendo]

Monitor 1: Work, web browsing
Monitor 2: AIM, ICQ, SetiQ and whatever else I feel like dragging over there

Soon I will be adding the third 15" LCD.

 

[ChefJoe]

Umm, I just divide the two so that instant messages don't disrupt the work I actually am trying to do on the other monitor.... that and 2X the p0rn.

 

[dude]

1> Web browsing, newsgroup reader, anything with alot of reading (18" LCD)
2> Movie watching, file management, AIM, winamp, most other stuff (21" monitor)

When doing html and coding, I use both monitors. I can't recommend enough of this software: www.realtimesoft.com which makes dual monitor work such a pleasure to work with.

 

[NogginBoink]

Monitor 1: the call queue, shows how many customers are holding and who's logged into the queue and where I am in the queue.

Monitor 2: the 'working' monitor. Web browsing, examining customer data, etc.

Monitor 3: email

Monitor 4: call logging tool. Notes for cases, troubleshooting, etc.

I *love* multimonitor!

 

[Booster]

How do you use your dual monitors?

Actually, I have only one monitor with dual inputs. I don't know if it's the same thing you mention.

What would be interesting to know, though, if I can ever make use of dual monitors. I think it's difficult to watch the two at the same time. However, because I lack desktop space (I'm running a measly 1024*768) I might well consider getting a second one. Heck, wish I had a monitor capable of 1600*1200, that would have been enough for todays needs *sigh*

 

[stev0]

Originally posted by: NogginBoink
Monitor 1: the call queue, shows how many customers are holding and who's logged into the queue and where I am in the queue.

Monitor 2: the 'working' monitor. Web browsing, examining customer data, etc.

Monitor 3: email

Monitor 4: call logging tool. Notes for cases, troubleshooting, etc.

I *love* multimonitor!

... 4x the pr0n!!!

 

[Yomicron]

I run both my 19" monitors at 1600x1200 I still run out of space all the time.


regular use:
monitor 1: web browsing
monitor 2: more web browsing, winamp, trillian

If I'm coding:
monitor 1: IDE, debuging tools
monitor 2: Refrence material, UML model, winamp, trillian