Thursday, August 30, 2012
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Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Windows 8 Multi-monitor Tips and Tricks
Windows 8 Multi-monitor Tips and Tricks
Windows 8 offers improved multimonitor support out of the box. Here are a few tips and tricks to get you started.
If you want to get the most out of your PC when you’re at your desk,
having multiple displays is a tremendous productivity aid. Putting your
email, chat, and Web browser on a secondary display while editing
documents on the primary one amplifies your ability to get work done.
Windows 7 offers multiple display support, but Windows 8 takes it to the next level. All you need to do is plug in a second display, then dive into your applications. It’s worth taking a look at specific aspects of Windows 8's multidisplay support.
An example of a two-monitor display under Windows 8 with sidebar thumbnails of running applications.Windows
7 had limited support for edge detection in single-display mode. In the
case of a multimonitor display, edge detection treated the entire
display surface as one monitor. So if you wanted to throw a window to
the side of the screen to take up exactly half the display, that
wouldn’t work if the edge was the “inside” of a two-display setup.
Windows 8 supports edge detection at the edge of all displays. For example, if you hover over the left edge of the right display (the inside edge), you’ll still see the sidebar thumbnails of running applications.
If you hover the icon on the upper right corner of the left display, you’ll see the Charms bar.
The Charms bar runs down the inside right of the left screen.
Just remember to hover the mouse cursor for a second or two at inside edges or corners to activate the effect. Note that shared corners or inside edge detection areas are only six pixels wide. You really need to be in that small area for edge detection to occur, as well as hovering the cursor for a few seconds.
The Taskbar Properties menu.Windows
8 now allows you to have individual taskbars on separate monitors. The
default is to replicate pinned icons on all display taskbars. Two other
options exist, which you access by right-clicking on the taskbar and
selecting Properties.
If you prefer the Windows 7 method, you can even set up the taskbar so that it shows up only on the primary monitor.
By selecting images from a menu like this, each monitor can show a different desktop background.You
can now show different background images on different displays. In
fact, if you select multiple images, slideshows will show different
images on different displays. Windows 8 will even try to be smart about
what aspect ratios and resolutions to show if you’re using multiple
aspect ratios (say, one portrait-view and one landscape-view monitor).
The Windows Key. Ostensibly, the Windows key will return you to the Windows Start screen. Press it again, and you’re back on the desktop. However, if you run a full-screen Windows 8 app from the Start screen and press the Windows key, you’ll be back in the Start screen. Press it again, and you’re in the last Windows 8 full-screen app. The solution: Press Win + D to return to the desktop from any other app.
Except…
If you press Win + D when you’re in the desktop, all the desktop windows are hidden; you don’t return to the Start screen.
What you really need to do is remember two different hotkeys: Win + D always returns you to the desktop if you’re in the Start screen. The Win key by itself will always return you to the Start menu if you’re in the desktop.
The Start Menu. Given the nature of the Start Screen, it would probably be useful to have a small display—a thumbnail image—dedicated to always displaying the Start screen.
Except that you can’t.
If you have the Start screen on a second display, and you click on your desktop, the Start screen disappears, and you are instead looking at the most recently run app. In many cases, you’ll simply find the desktop on the second display. However, if you’ve run a Windows 8 full-screen app on the secondary monitor, then return to the Start screen, clicking on the desktop brings up that most recently run Windows 8 app, not the desktop (unless you consider the desktop as just another Windows 8 app, which Microsoft apparently does).
Windows 8 Apps. You cannot simultaneously display two different Windows 8 apps in two different displays. You can have the desktop on one display, and a full-screen app on the second display. But only one Windows 8–style app can be running on a display.
Almost all the inconsistencies lie in the somewhat artificial bifurcation between Windows 8 full-screen apps and their lack of interaction with the Windows desktop. Microsoft needs to take a closer look at how users may want to use full-screen apps, and offer improved hotkey support, a “sticky” Windows Start screen, and other similar enhancements.
http://www.pcworld.com/article/261504/windows_8_multimonitor_tips_and_tricks.html
Windows 7 offers multiple display support, but Windows 8 takes it to the next level. All you need to do is plug in a second display, then dive into your applications. It’s worth taking a look at specific aspects of Windows 8's multidisplay support.
Inside Edge Detection
An example of a two-monitor display under Windows 8 with sidebar thumbnails of running applications.Windows
7 had limited support for edge detection in single-display mode. In the
case of a multimonitor display, edge detection treated the entire
display surface as one monitor. So if you wanted to throw a window to
the side of the screen to take up exactly half the display, that
wouldn’t work if the edge was the “inside” of a two-display setup.Windows 8 supports edge detection at the edge of all displays. For example, if you hover over the left edge of the right display (the inside edge), you’ll still see the sidebar thumbnails of running applications.
If you hover the icon on the upper right corner of the left display, you’ll see the Charms bar.
The Charms bar runs down the inside right of the left screen.Just remember to hover the mouse cursor for a second or two at inside edges or corners to activate the effect. Note that shared corners or inside edge detection areas are only six pixels wide. You really need to be in that small area for edge detection to occur, as well as hovering the cursor for a few seconds.
Customize the Taskbar
The Taskbar Properties menu.Windows
8 now allows you to have individual taskbars on separate monitors. The
default is to replicate pinned icons on all display taskbars. Two other
options exist, which you access by right-clicking on the taskbar and
selecting Properties.If you prefer the Windows 7 method, you can even set up the taskbar so that it shows up only on the primary monitor.
Keyboard Shortcuts
Windows 8 adds a pair of new keyboard shortcuts to manage Windows 8–style apps in multiple displays, as well as supporting the Windows 7 shortcuts used for multiple displays. The Windows (or Win) + arrow keys still snap windows to one side or another. Win + PageDn (or PageUp) swaps full-screen Windows 8 apps to different displays.Slideshows and Images
By selecting images from a menu like this, each monitor can show a different desktop background.You
can now show different background images on different displays. In
fact, if you select multiple images, slideshows will show different
images on different displays. Windows 8 will even try to be smart about
what aspect ratios and resolutions to show if you’re using multiple
aspect ratios (say, one portrait-view and one landscape-view monitor).Gotchas
It’s not a perfect world, however. Microsoft is still trying to figure out how people will mix full-screen, Windows 8–style apps with desktop applications. The end result, at present, is that we see some apparent inconsistencies in multimonitor behaviors when using a mixture of Windows 8, full-screen apps and traditional desktop applications.The Windows Key. Ostensibly, the Windows key will return you to the Windows Start screen. Press it again, and you’re back on the desktop. However, if you run a full-screen Windows 8 app from the Start screen and press the Windows key, you’ll be back in the Start screen. Press it again, and you’re in the last Windows 8 full-screen app. The solution: Press Win + D to return to the desktop from any other app.
Except…
If you press Win + D when you’re in the desktop, all the desktop windows are hidden; you don’t return to the Start screen.
What you really need to do is remember two different hotkeys: Win + D always returns you to the desktop if you’re in the Start screen. The Win key by itself will always return you to the Start menu if you’re in the desktop.
The Start Menu. Given the nature of the Start Screen, it would probably be useful to have a small display—a thumbnail image—dedicated to always displaying the Start screen.
Except that you can’t.
If you have the Start screen on a second display, and you click on your desktop, the Start screen disappears, and you are instead looking at the most recently run app. In many cases, you’ll simply find the desktop on the second display. However, if you’ve run a Windows 8 full-screen app on the secondary monitor, then return to the Start screen, clicking on the desktop brings up that most recently run Windows 8 app, not the desktop (unless you consider the desktop as just another Windows 8 app, which Microsoft apparently does).
Windows 8 Apps. You cannot simultaneously display two different Windows 8 apps in two different displays. You can have the desktop on one display, and a full-screen app on the second display. But only one Windows 8–style app can be running on a display.
Usability and the Desktop
While these inconsistencies may occasionally frustrate you, if you’re running desktop applications, multidisplay support still is more robust and flexible than in Windows 7. The improved taskbar alone makes life much, much easier.Almost all the inconsistencies lie in the somewhat artificial bifurcation between Windows 8 full-screen apps and their lack of interaction with the Windows desktop. Microsoft needs to take a closer look at how users may want to use full-screen apps, and offer improved hotkey support, a “sticky” Windows Start screen, and other similar enhancements.
http://www.pcworld.com/article/261504/windows_8_multimonitor_tips_and_tricks.html
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Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Multi-Monitor Tips and Tricks: Matrox Compatibility Tool
The
revolutionary new Matrox DualHead2Go enables you to attach two displays to your
notebook or desktop computer without opening the chassis. This patent-pending,
small accessory sits outside of your system and uses your system's single
analog monitor output (VGA output) to generate two separate display outputs,
allowing you to run your desktop at up to 2560 x 1024* ( dual 1280 x 1024)
resolution in 16.7M colors at 60Hz stretched across two displays. Harnessing
your computer’s native graphics hardware for 2D, 3D and video, DualHead2Go
doesn't compromise the image quality or speed of your system. Whether at the
office, home or on the go, you can now experience all the
productivity-enhancing benefits of a multi-display desktop.
Monday, August 27, 2012
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Friday, August 24, 2012
Multi-Monitors Tips and Tricks: Upgrade my DELL| Multiple Monitors
This video is to
instruct anyone interested in figure out what multi-monitor video card is best for their
Dell machine.
Thursday, August 23, 2012
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Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Five Tools for Multiple Monitor Computer Systems
With a multiple monitor computer system, you increase productivity by increasing screen
size, or “real estate.” Some users have one monitor designated for
workspace and another designated for “extras” such as email, Skype,
IM’s, Twitter, Facebook, etc. This setup allows the user to easily go
back and forth between tasks, reducing wasted time and resources. Here, I
want to share five open source tools that are available to assist in
your transition or continued use of a multiple monitor system.
1) Synergy
“Synergy” is an application that allows the user to share a mouse and keyboard among several different displays. By moving the mouse like you would on any computer, this application allows the movement to go flawlessly from one monitor to the next. Additionally, monitors
share one clipboard so the user can copy and paste information across
the multiple displays with ease. With Synergy, you can also sync
screensavers to behave as you prefer.
2) Input Director
“Input Director” grants users the ability to use a single keyboard
and mouse to operate several linked monitors. It can also be used to
operate several computers
within a single network. Like Synergy, a single movement of the mouse,
for example, will move the pointer from one linked monitor to the next.
This saves valuable time on both mundane tasks and professional
presentations alike.
3) UltraMon
“UltraMon” is an excellent tool for multiple monitor systems.
This application can support up to ten monitors. With this application,
the user can set custom preferences for each monitor in regards to
resolution, wallpaper, and theme settings. With UltraMon, running
programs can moved throughout any of the active monitors that are
networked. It includes a feature that allows the user to determine when
monitors become inactive, to conserve energy and limit distractions as
necessary.
4) Multiple Monitor Mouse
The “M3” speeds up mouse targeting by approximately 30%. This application warps your cursor across the borders of a display
on demand and runs in the background, avoiding taxing the system’s
resources. The M3 can be accessed from the system tray. This is also
where users can change settings and preferences as deemed necessary.
5) MultiMon Taskbar
The “MultiMon Taskbar” allows the user to have unique taskbars for each monitor. This allows you to easily organize applications and programs over multiple screens. Also, MultiMon has a clipboard extender for synchronizing the clipboards across several monitors. This allows the user to easily copy and paste information from any monitor to any other monitor.
Hopefully, you will find one or more of these neat applications helpful to your multi-monitor experience. If you have or intend to build a multiple monitor setup, you understand the value of maximizing productivity. Therefore, you can appreciate how helpful these tools can be! Whether just setting up your first multi-monitor system or fine-tuning an existing system, I am confident that most multiple monitor users can benefit from some of these cool (free) add-ons.
1) Synergy
“Synergy” is an application that allows the user to share a mouse and keyboard among several different displays. By moving the mouse like you would on any computer, this application allows the movement to go flawlessly from one monitor to the next. Additionally, monitors
share one clipboard so the user can copy and paste information across
the multiple displays with ease. With Synergy, you can also sync
screensavers to behave as you prefer.2) Input Director
“Input Director” grants users the ability to use a single keyboard
and mouse to operate several linked monitors. It can also be used to
operate several computers
within a single network. Like Synergy, a single movement of the mouse,
for example, will move the pointer from one linked monitor to the next.
This saves valuable time on both mundane tasks and professional
presentations alike.3) UltraMon
4) Multiple Monitor Mouse
5) MultiMon Taskbar The “MultiMon Taskbar” allows the user to have unique taskbars for each monitor. This allows you to easily organize applications and programs over multiple screens. Also, MultiMon has a clipboard extender for synchronizing the clipboards across several monitors. This allows the user to easily copy and paste information from any monitor to any other monitor.
Hopefully, you will find one or more of these neat applications helpful to your multi-monitor experience. If you have or intend to build a multiple monitor setup, you understand the value of maximizing productivity. Therefore, you can appreciate how helpful these tools can be! Whether just setting up your first multi-monitor system or fine-tuning an existing system, I am confident that most multiple monitor users can benefit from some of these cool (free) add-ons.
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