Why developers at startups use 3 monitors?
mannicken: I use two 15 inch laptops (Vista and Kubuntu) and one 22 inch screen in the middle.Depending on the type of work I do (Windows development or nix) I physically switch main screen between two laptops. For example, when I do Outlook add-in dev, my screens might look like this:Vista laptop: Outlook where I test.
Vista main screen: Studio.
Kubuntu laptop: docs.orVista laptop: docs.
Vista main screen: Studio.
Kubuntu laptop: VMWare with different OSes. This way I don't overload Vista machine which is already running studio.For nix dev, I like this setup:Vista laptop: chats, music, videos, whatever.
Kubuntu main screen: Emacs fullscreen.
Kubuntu laptop: docs.As is probably obvious, my setup looks like this:Vista - Main Screen - KubuntuI also use synergy to handle supporting laptop (Kubuntu or Vista) from main machine.I have to say, it really helps. There is a lot of ease on my brain which helps me relieve some of the anxiety.