alt-tab On Sat, Apr 12, 2008 at 3:58 PM, Steven Ross <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I bought a laptop stand and use my 17" macbook pro with a wireless keyboard > and mouse. No complaints here. 17" is plenty big enough for hacking out CF > etc. It would be nice to have a 20+ inch widescreen but, honestly who needs > dual monitors with a desktop manager? > > > > > On Sat, Apr 12, 2008 at 1:59 PM, Howard Fore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Yes but the dual monitor support on most non-Apple laptops comes through a > docking station. At least that's how I've done it on the last three Windows > laptops I've used (Dell, HP, IBM). The docking station had both VGA and DVI > and the video chipset would support driving both (although not the built-in > screen as well :-( ). In the Mac world Bo0okEndz is the only docking station > I know of. They do have both VGA and DVI on their docks but the manual is > mum on whether or not you can drive two monitors with it. > > > > > > Honestly I don't miss it at home though. I've got a 20 widescreen Dell > 2005FPW and the 17 inch display in the PowerBook (still rockin' the OG > PowerPC) and have my PowerBook setup so that it's at roughly the same > viewing height when it's on the desk (which isn't really that often). At > work (Windows-world) the two monitors are non-widescreen 17 inchers. > > > > > > Howard > > > > > > > > > > On Sat, Apr 12, 2008 at 8:42 AM, Derrick Peavy > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > Hmmmmm. > > > > > > > > > Ok, I see. Wasn't thinking that way. Yes, the laptops can mirror to any > size display, but there is only one video out port, so you would have to > split. Isn't that the case with --most-- laptops? Looks like the thread has > some good info about how the hardware works and what is does/does not do. My > bad. > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Howard Fore, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > "The universe tends toward maximum irony. Don't push it." - Jeff Atwood > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > > > Annual Sponsor - Figleaf Software > > > > To unsubscribe from this list, manage your profile @ > > http://www.acfug.org?fa=login.edituserform > > > > For more info, see http://www.acfug.org/mailinglists > > Archive @ http://www.mail-archive.com/discussion%40acfug.org/ > > List hosted by FusionLink > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > -- > Steven Ross > web application & interface developer > http://blog.stevensross.com > [mobile] 404-488-4364 [fax] (404) 592-6885 > [ AIM / Yahoo! : zeriumsteven ] [googleTalk : nowhiding ] > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > Annual Sponsor - Figleaf Software > > To unsubscribe from this list, manage your profile @ > http://www.acfug.org?fa=login.edituserform > > For more info, see http://www.acfug.org/mailinglists > Archive @ http://www.mail-archive.com/discussion%40acfug.org/ > List hosted by FusionLink > -------------------------------------------------------------
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