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shifuimam · Jan 23, 2009, 10:45 AM

Dakar V · Jan 23, 2009, 10:48 AM

Great, now that schmuck is going to come in here and post his 3000 panel set-up.

Laminar · Jan 23, 2009, 10:50 AM

Along with the inevitable "OMG WHY DO YUO NEED THAT MANY DISPLAYS LOL" comments.

Dakar V · Jan 23, 2009, 10:51 AM

Originally Posted by Laminar

Along with the inevitable "OMG WHY DO YUO NEED THAT MANY DISPLAYS LOL" comments.

Along with the COOL DUDE, I WISH I HAD THAT INSTEAD OF REGULAR SEX

Salty · Jan 23, 2009, 10:55 AM

Honestly I've found with my external display for my MacBook I've found I typically only use the one monitor and at the most watch TV on the other one.

angelmb · Jan 23, 2009, 11:00 AM

Originally Posted by Laminar

Along with the inevitable "OMG WHY DO YUO NEED THAT MANY DISPLAYS LOL" comments.

Along with the TRY THAT WITH FOUR GLOSSY MONITORS LOL !!

Anyhow, seems a good time to visit mandolux in order get nice huge desktops pictures.

angelmb · Jan 23, 2009, 11:16 AM

BTW, I found funny that one is a more tidy desk that most of the ones which have just one single monitor.

olePigeon · Jan 23, 2009, 11:18 AM

I like the Saturian Eclipse, it's one of my favorite pictures of all times.

Dakar V · Jan 23, 2009, 11:18 AM

Anyway, as Mac Elitists, we all have to collectively raise our noses to 4 DELL monitors and Windows, correct?

olePigeon · Jan 23, 2009, 11:18 AM

Could be Cash's desk. All the furniture in the picture looks like sanded plywood.

olePigeon · Jan 23, 2009, 11:19 AM

Originally Posted by Dakar V

Anyway, as Mac Elitists, we all have to collectively raise our noses to 4 DELL monitors and Windows, correct?

Well, Windows doesn't have Exposé... yet.

ctt1wbw · Jan 23, 2009, 11:21 AM

So tell me, how much DO monitors cost in The Matrix?

Luca Rescigno · Jan 23, 2009, 11:34 AM

What's with the aspect ratio?

starman · Jan 23, 2009, 11:43 AM

I used to use two monitors. I found alt-tab is good enough.

waxcrash · Jan 23, 2009, 11:50 AM

Originally Posted by starman

I used to use two monitors. I found alt-tab is good enough.

Alt-tab is old school. I hear all the new whippersnappers program the middle mouse button to activate exposé.

I would have thought shifuimam's setup was more like this...

Oisín · Jan 23, 2009, 12:05 PM

That’s the messiest Quick Start section I’ve ever seen.

Railroader · Jan 23, 2009, 12:12 PM

Needs more exposed wiring.™

Railroader · Jan 23, 2009, 12:15 PM

I use an additional monitor with my MacBook. It is especially useful when working on anything involving tablets like Photoshop, Aperture, Pages, iWeb, Word, Excel ...

I would find it extremely difficult to go back to one unless it was a huge widescreen monitor.

Laminar · Jan 23, 2009, 12:26 PM

Originally Posted by Railroader

I use an additional monitor with my MacBook. It is especially useful when working on anything involving tablets like Photoshop, Aperture, Pages, iWeb, Word, Excel ...

I would find it extremely difficult to go back to one unless it was a huge widescreen monitor.

I have a single 22" widescreen for my Mini, and I still miss having dual displays, even if it was just my 14" iBook and a 19" widescreen...there's just something about having a separate display for other things that makes me feel more organized.

shifuimam · Jan 23, 2009, 12:29 PM

Originally Posted by olePigeon

I like the Saturian Eclipse, it's one of my favorite pictures of all times.

If you mean the one from NASA, then yeah. That's my wallpaper right now, mostly because I haven't gotten around to making some new wallpaper to go with the new setup.

Originally Posted by Luca Rescigno

What's with the aspect ratio?

You mean because it's not widescreen? WS is pointless when you're doing web development. I'd rather have two 4:3 than one 16:9.

Originally Posted by starman

I used to use two monitors. I found alt-tab is good enough.

I'll never go back to one. Not with the way I work on a regular basis. It just doesn't work for me.

Originally Posted by Oisín

That’s the messiest Quick Start section I’ve ever seen.

Oh, it's not really that messy:

It's categorized into sections - utilities, browsers, text editors, graphic apps, work-related (Remedy, MSSQL Server Management Studio, etc.), Office apps, and media apps. It's very fast for me, because I can remember exactly where an icon is (I also use TinkerTool to move the dock to the left corner in OS X) without thinking about it.

The three Firefox icons are for different versions - 1.5, 2.0, and 3.0, so I can ensure compatibility across all three.

Originally Posted by Railroader

I use an additional monitor with my MacBook. It is especially useful when working on anything involving tablets like Photoshop, Aperture, Pages, iWeb, Word, Excel ...

I would find it extremely difficult to go back to one unless it was a huge widescreen monitor.

It's super useful for just about anything. I usually keep my site editor (we use Dreamweaver because it makes writing CF apps very fast) on one and my SQL software and browser on the other. I couldn't even go to just one widescreen, since that makes it more difficult to maximize two windows side-by-side.

starman · Jan 23, 2009, 12:33 PM

Would you consider maybe putting a 30" monitor in the middle or do you need to have two split screens?

I've considered going back to dual monitors. I have this crappy 19" that I got dirt cheap from CompUSA that I was considering using for Twitter, but I found that when I had two monitors, I'd pay less attention to what I was doing on one app because some other app was trying to get my attention. So instead, I just went down to one and decided when I needed to switch apps.

shifuimam · Jan 23, 2009, 12:52 PM

I just work better with two, especially when i need to look at things side-by-side (like when I'm writing an SQL query and want to look at my database structure).

Railroader · Jan 23, 2009, 01:04 PM

This picture was in the IndyStar.com recently:

Oisín · Jan 23, 2009, 01:11 PM

The coordinators at work have a six-monitor setup like those, too. And though it’s rather small in that picture there, it even seems they use AS400, too.

(Also, the disagreement in the title of this thread irks my eye)

Railroader · Jan 23, 2009, 01:25 PM

Originally Posted by Oisín

The coordinators at work have a six-monitor setup like those, too. And though it’s rather small in that picture there, it even seems they use AS400, too.

That is a 911/Emergency Response center.

Originally Posted by Oisín

(Also, the disagreement in the title of this thread irks my eye)

Same here. It does not look correct somehow.

Oisín · Jan 23, 2009, 01:43 PM

Originally Posted by Railroader

That is a 911/Emergency Response center.

No wonder, then. I work at an emergency response centre, too (though not a 911-type one).

Dakar V · Jan 23, 2009, 01:44 PM

Originally Posted by Oisín

No wonder, then. I work at an emergency response centre, too (though not a 911-type one).

"Help! What's Swahili for 'killer tiger coming'?!"

Railroader · Jan 23, 2009, 01:49 PM

I'm sure there are a lot of vowels in it if it were in Danish.

shifuimam · Jan 23, 2009, 01:52 PM

Crap...that should have been "aren't".

Mods, fix plz.

starman · Jan 23, 2009, 02:31 PM

Originally Posted by shifuimam

I just work better with two, especially when i need to look at things side-by-side (like when I'm writing an SQL query and want to look at my database structure).

True. I guess I'm used to having a widescreen monitor and I don't have to do that.

Dakar V · Jan 23, 2009, 02:34 PM

I have found Spaces handy in this regard.

Though I've had trouble beating the "Hide Application" reflex out of my system.

starman · Jan 23, 2009, 02:37 PM

Originally Posted by Dakar V

I have found Spaces handy in this regard.

Though I've had trouble beating the "Hide Application" reflex out of my system.

Yup, same here. Cmd-H. Like a habit.

Dakar V · Jan 23, 2009, 02:40 PM

I have it mapped to a my mouse thumb button. I probably look into replacing it with something else.

shifuimam · Jan 23, 2009, 02:41 PM

Originally Posted by starman

True. I guess I'm used to having a widescreen monitor and I don't have to do that.

Well, it's also an inherent difference between OS X and Windows - you can't actually fully maximize all windows in OS X. In Windows, you can. While many Mac users think this is poor form or detrimental to multitasking, I personally use it constantly and prefer the Windows construct. Because of that, having two monitors is better than one.

Originally Posted by Dakar V

I have found Spaces handy in this regard.

Though I've had trouble beating the "Hide Application" reflex out of my system.

Yeah...I've used virtual desktops long before Spaces. It just doesn't cut it for me. It's all about how you work...

Dakar V · Jan 23, 2009, 02:43 PM

Originally Posted by shifuimam

Yeah...I've used virtual desktops long before Spaces. It just doesn't cut it for me. It's all about how you work...

I wasn't suggesting it was an adequate substitute in your line of work.

mattyb · Jan 23, 2009, 02:47 PM

Why are you so pale shifuimam? You should have a nice tan with that exposure.

This is a pleasantry, I mean no offense by it.

I have two 19" Dells at work - couldn't do my job without them.

shifuimam, have you looked at Launchy - its helped my workflow since I installed it, bit like Quicksilver in terms of app launcher.

shifuimam · Jan 23, 2009, 04:49 PM

Originally Posted by mattyb

Why are you so pale shifuimam? You should have a nice tan with that exposure.

This is a pleasantry, I mean no offense by it.

I have two 19" Dells at work - couldn't do my job without them.

shifuimam, have you looked at Launchy - its helped my workflow since I installed it, bit like Quicksilver in terms of app launcher.

I've tried Launchy...it's just not my thing. I'm more likely to just use the Run... dialog.

I type insanely fast, and I know all the absolute paths to the apps I use most, and I usually have all the apps I need running all the time.

I'm a freak, I know.

And I'd be all walnutty if LCDs emitted UV rays.

brassplayersrock² · Jan 23, 2009, 05:06 PM

cool set up shifuimam

Oisín · Jan 24, 2009, 01:07 AM

Originally Posted by Dakar V

"Help! What's Swahili for 'killer tiger coming'?!"

Ehh … Ingonyama nengw’ enamabala, perhaps?

[Yah, yah, yah—lions and leopards don’t equal tigers. I care not. I suck at biological taxonomy.]

osiris · Jan 24, 2009, 06:13 AM

Originally Posted by Dakar V

"Help! What's Swahili for 'killer tiger coming'?!"

A tiger - in Africa?

osiris · Jan 24, 2009, 06:18 AM

Originally Posted by shifuimam

That's good for working on your tan. I have 3 and have good George Hamilton perma-tan thing going.

ctt1wbw · Jan 24, 2009, 01:39 PM

George Hamilton!!

I remember him when he played the vampire! Great stuff.

Jawbone54 · Jan 24, 2009, 04:11 PM

I can't help it...I hate dual displays.

I'd prefer a single 30"

Railroader · Jan 24, 2009, 05:51 PM

Originally Posted by Jawbone54

I can't help it...I hate dual displays.

I'd prefer a single 30"

I would too, but alas, I have a limited budget and really like the portables.

Doofy · Jan 24, 2009, 06:24 PM

Originally Posted by Jawbone54

I can't help it...I hate dual displays.

I'd prefer a single 30"

Pixel pitch, dude. Those things will send you blind from the squinting.

shifuimam · Jan 24, 2009, 10:03 PM

Originally Posted by Jawbone54

I can't help it...I hate dual displays.

I'd prefer a single 30"

That whole maximizing window thing just works better with dual.

I've used one big one before (dated a guy with a 24" Samsung)...it just doesn't cut it for me.

Of course, I don't really need four...but damn, it sure is awesome.

phantomdragonz · Jan 24, 2009, 10:29 PM

I run dual 19's and I love it... although i do wish I had a single 30" or even a 27"

-Zach

Rumor · Jan 24, 2009, 10:54 PM

Originally Posted by shifuimam

That whole maximizing window thing just works better with dual.

I've used one big one before (dated a guy with a 24" Samsung)...it just doesn't cut it for me.

Of course, I don't really need four...but damn, it sure is awesome.

Samsung makes implants?

Eug · Jan 25, 2009, 12:35 AM

Originally Posted by Dakar V

Anyway, as Mac Elitists, we all have to collectively raise our noses to 4 DELL monitors and Windows, correct?

Funny you should mention that.

I am currently typing on my 24" iMac. It has a second 24" monitor attached to it... and that monitor is a Dell with Windows XP running in a window on it through Parallels.

Doofy · Jan 25, 2009, 06:20 AM

Originally Posted by shifuimam

I've used one big one before (dated a guy with a 24" Samsung)

Fnarr fnarr.