On Mon, 5 May 2008, Tony B wrote:
*I* was asserting that simply increasing a worker's screen size will
NOT increase their productivity. RAM, certainly. CPU speed, maybe. But
"I need a bigger screen so I can be more productive" sounds more like
a whine than a reasoned argument. Even Tom gave up on the theory,
after futilely trying to find some shred of evidence to support it.
As a programmer, the more code I can see at one glance, the easier it
is for me to find the bit of code I'm looking for, and to see the overall
structure of the code I'm working on. I already use the smallest font I
can. I also had a second monitor, but one of them just died last week and
I haven't yet replaced it. A reduced-size image of my work-place desktop
is at http://www.steeds.com/vicky/small_desktop.png ... With over a
hundred lines of 4 files, I can quickly scan through several methods
(functions), and cross-reference between modules. That's what I'd call
increased productivity.
On Mon, May 5, 2008 at 1:03 PM, Snyder, Mark (IT Civ)
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Tony,
I use an LCD monitor to add desk space to my laptop's monitor. I keep
about 6 icons on the XP's desktop. I use the space to have 8-10
applications and a couple dozen current files open and/or to have a
remote server connection on one and an application on the other. I also
use as much screen real estate as I can get at home on my Macs. This is
definitely more productive for me (a senior engineer). What do you do
that does not make this more productive for you?
Thank you,
Mark Snyder
-----Original Message-----
>That's an absurd assumption. Or do you have some shred of evidence
>that supports this wacko theory? Why would having empty space on your
>desk do anything but give you someplace else to store crap?
>And I can't imagine a job where a worker with a slightly bigger screen
>would actually be more productive than one without, all other things
>being equal.
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