Let me explain what I mean.
They could have two very important tasks that they need to do simultaneously.
I suppose a designer could have tools on one site and a view of the project on the other.
Some people may even have something they’re working on span both monitors.
What I did was scour Flickr to find examples of both approaches to making use of dual monitors.
Let’s take a look and see how it’s done.
The Major and Minor Monitor Approach
It appears thatnicksiegeris using one monitor as the main workstation.
Either way, it’s off to the side in more of a referencing or glancing position.
and has some browsing going on with the main monitor.
Andy seems to be doing something similar.
The Two Equal Monitors Approach
smemon87’s setup is a good example of an equal monitor approach.
He is doing what I do when using Wordpress: use one for blogging and the other for previewing.
memoreksseems to be doing the “browsing in one and email in the other” thing.
For me, I’d have to do one of these at a time.
Basically that’s why I prefer one monitor to be dominant.
If I’m browsing, I’ll pop the surfing app into the main monitor.
If I’m working on an email, I’ll switch that program over.
Some people prefer to have them both on an even playing field and that’s OK too.
There you have it, both basic approaches with some good examples of each.
Which approach do you prefer?
Or would you rather have both monitors so close it seems they’re looking back at you?
Liketmray02’s setup here.
Let us know your preferred dual monitor configuration.
What do you use your main monitor for?
