"I'm trying to get another monitor so I can have a dual-monitor setup,but so far, no luck." I have a dual monitor setup at work...it is the greatest thing since sliced bread! It is worth any fighting you have to do to get it. The only thing is now when I am at home doing something on the computer...I am constantly looking for that other monitor! I guess I will have to pony up for a second one at home myself! :) Melissa
> Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2007 09:27:05 -0600> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: > [email protected]> Subject: Re: [TCP] equipment for the job (Was: mouse > recommendations)> > On 1/31/07, Lisa M. Bronson (TCP) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote:> > > That makes me wonder, how many of you have less-than-adequate> > > equipment for your jobs? I have everything I need here, but on my> > first > tech writing job, I continually had to wait for the computer to> > catch up > with what I'd typed or clicked.> > I can't complain about my setup---I've got > a Dell tower with a P4, a> gig of RAM, and many gigs of HD space (and two > hard drives, too). DVD> burner, 19-inch flat panel monitor, wireless mouse > and keyboard (those> are mine, though, not company issue).> > I'm trying to > get another monitor so I can have a dual-monitor setup,> but so far, no luck. > Another thing I'd like is a laptop instead of a> tower, so I could easily > work from home and take a laptop to meetings.> No luck on that one, either. > Having a laptop would solve the> dual-monitor problem, but that argument > hasn't flown. So far.> > > What kind of process do you have to go through to > get what you need?> > Any other creative workarounds?> > I got the 19-inch > monitor by wandering into the IT dept one morning to> ask a question and > spotting a pile of boxes. "Hey, can I have one of> those? How about one for > the other tech writer?" The IT guy said,> sure, no problem. I grabbed the > monitors and hauled them upstairs> right away---you can't depend on that sort > of thing happening too> often! I was just in the right place at the right > time for a change. I> tried the same thing to get that second monitor and was > told to go get> my manager to submit papers. Darn!> > My company is overall > good on the equipment front, but at this time of> year budgets are a bit > thin. I'll see if things change next quarter.> > Nancy Kaminski> > > ______________________________________________> > Author Help files and > create printed documentation with Doc-To-Help.> New release adds Team > Authoring Support, enhanced Web-based help> technology and PDF output. Learn > more at www.doctohelp.com/tcp.> > > DITA West 2007--Use a discount code of > "TECHCOMMPROS" to get a discount rate of $200 off the $900 registration > price. http://www.travelthepath.com/conf/dita2007.shtml> > _______________________________________________> > Technical Communication > Professionals> > Post a message to the list: email [EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: > http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com> Subscribe > (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED]> Unsubscribe (email): send > a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Need help? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com ______________________________________________ Author Help files and create printed documentation with Doc-To-Help. New release adds Team Authoring Support, enhanced Web-based help technology and PDF output. Learn more at www.doctohelp.com/tcp. DITA West 2007--Use a discount code of "TECHCOMMPROS" to get a discount rate of $200 off the $900 registration price. http://www.travelthepath.com/conf/dita2007.shtml _______________________________________________ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Need help? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com
