Having dual monitors is significant. At most places, I've managed to get my employer to do that. Right now I have a sweet dual-20-inch LCD setup, as does every other writer in the group.
I find, typically, that my PC needs to be stronger than a developer's because Adobe and other software I use, and the size of the docs I work on, and the RAM use by graphics and other software, and the sloppiness of Adobe and other software in releasing resources, puts a heckuva strain on things. However, I have often encountered the "sorry, only developers get the best machines, you get their hand-me-downs" and I have worked at places where management had the best machines, which surely made Outlook and PowerPoint run quite nicely. Right now? My hardware is sufficient. I wouldn't mind a second HDD, like I have at home, for use as a Photoshop and Illustrator scratch disk. Cheers, Sean DISCLAIMER: Important Notice ************************************************* This e-mail may contain information that is confidential, privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure. If you are not an intended recipient of this e-mail, do not duplicate or redistribute it by any means. Please delete it and any attachments and notify the sender that you have received it in error. Unintended recipients are prohibited from taking action on the basis of information in this e-mail.E-mail messages may contain computer viruses or other defects, may not be accurately replicated on other systems, or may be intercepted, deleted or interfered with without the knowledge of the sender or the intended recipient. If you are not comfortable with the risks associated with e-mail messages, you may decide not to use e-mail to communicate with IPC. IPC reserves the right, to the extent and under circumstances permitted by applicable law, to retain, monitor and intercept e-mail messages to and from its systems. ______________________________________________ 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
