Ah then; you don't need larger/multiple monitors. I, however, am often gathering data from one application window to update another or comparing/analyzing complex, detailed data in multiple windows. Switching windows would be like needing to read from one book, put it down, pick up another, make an entry or change, put it down, ... I used to try to do this with one monitor but spent much time finding and correcting mistakes.
<Sigh> It is also true that each successive version of Windows requires at least twice what the previous version required. I do not ignore RAM and know the laptop that replaces this will have more and that more RAM will help. But I would fight first for more display space. Thank you, Mark Snyder -----Original Message----- I specifically said more RAM might help, which is what you need to have multiple apps running at once. Go ahead and drop your RAM to 512mb and get two 50 inch screens. You will NOT be more productive. I mostly do graphics. I have a macro that runs the 5 apps I need to do this. I do NOT feel the need to be able to SEE any but ONE app at a time. When I need to transfer files I use the taskbar. When I need to switch apps I may also use alt-tab. I suppose we could time the difference between how long it takes you to click a window and work in it, compared to me alt-tabbing to it. I doubt you save 10 seconds a day, if that much. And then there's my point of liking many of these windows maximized, like Photoshop. In that case, you're alt-tabbing also. ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
