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is unthinkable. I get kind of claustrophobic at home where I have only one monitor. 
A dual head setup is more addictive than the most potent drug.
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...Coca Cola, sometimes war...
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True, I can't imagine what I would do without my second monitor.
"Every rule in a world of bits and bytes can be bend or eventually be broken"
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I don't experience a work overload using 2 monitors. In fact, as others have mentioned in one of the other threads, it definately eases my workload. I can have twice the information readily available. I typically have Visual Studio open in my main monitor and either a GUI i'm debugging, web browsers or help files or other supporting info, or occasionally a second program needed for the app running in the 2nd monitor when needed. I've done a bit of DLL work and being able to have the code and the external program open and visible at the same time is immensly helpful.
Also, when the workload is lighter, I can watch movies on one monitor and work on the other. Or sometimes I stream videos and TV. But don't tell anyone 
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One monitor to Sql Server (Enterprise manager and query analizer), the other for Visual Studio, email, internet...
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once you go to 2, you'll never go back
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Probably but I can't afford the second one right now
C++ - Pure, Simple, Makes Sense.
C# - Microsoft's idea of Pure and Simple
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You're Right!
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The company I work for would only buy us 17" monitors when we got new PC's a couple of years ago. I do UI work. Debugging UI stuff that runs full screen on a single monitor is a b*tch.
I was complaining about this a while back. A friend who runs the department next door said "Jeez, they only give you guys 17" monitors? I've got one available." He had lost a couple of people to transfers recently, and let me trade my 17" monitor for one of the 21" monitors everyone in his department had. His folks do occasional CAD work, which 'justifies' the larger monitor, whereas software development doesn't. 
I can just imagine the hissy fit the CIO would throw if I tried to buy 2 21" LCD's and a dual port video card  .
Software Zen: delete this;
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Whenever i see someone working with more than 1 monitor, it gives me the impression that he/she is being overloaded with work.  Anyone sharing the same feelings?
<font=arial>Weiye Chen
Life is hard, yet we are made of flesh...
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After working with 2 monitors for a long time, whenever I see someone working with only 1 monitor, I feel claustrophobic. 
Yes, even I am blogging now!
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I agree with Daniel. After working with dual monitors going back to one is like typing with one hand.
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Running my application in one window and watching the debug in the other is heaven. After having to switch to VS.NET (losing sight of my application in the process) when I step through code was just plain awful. Dual monitor support is a thing to experience. I only have one at home, but I'll beg steal or borrow to get dual monitor support for the next PC I do any seriously development on.
Don't worry, nobody lives forever.
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Having dual monitor support and using 2 monitors actually eases my workload especially when I have to debug GUI problems.
Ant.
I'm hard, yet soft.
I'm coloured, yet clear.
I'm fruity and sweet.
I'm jelly, what am I? Muse on it further, I shall return! - David Williams (Little Britain)
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once you go to 2, you'll never go back
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once you go to 3, you'll never go back
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Well, it could be that he/she is not using the extra monitors for work. :P
Sonork 100.41263:Anthony_Yio
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Not at all, I use two monitors and only work 40+ hours a week 
"Every rule in a world of bits and bytes can be bend or eventually be broken"
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Most of the itme on 2, but sometimes up to 3 depedning on what I am doing.
If you vote me down, my score will only get lower
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I don't think we need to know what you have on that third monitor
cheers,
Chris Maunder
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Chris Maunder wrote:
I don't think we need to know what you have on that third monitor
As long as he doesn't post a screen shot. 
Aaron Eldreth
TheCollective4.com
My Articles
I hereby boycott this poll. Really....
- Leppie
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6!
My Desk[^]
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And all controlled from a single keyboard and mouse using Synergy[^]
Marc
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Wow!
Thanks for link to this great utility  !!
Controlling my notebook computer over Tcp is great and clipboard sharing ROCKS! 
(I'm using "only" 2 monitors - computer and notebook).
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Tomas Petricek wrote:
Thanks for link to this great utility
Ah, well, about 2 years ago, another CPian (can't remember who) mentioned it in the lounge. I've been using it ever since!
Marc
Microsoft MVP, Visual C#
MyXaml
MyXaml Blog
Hunt The Wumpus
RealDevs.Net
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I bought my notebook only month ago, so fortunately I didn't miss this utility for a long time
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