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David is an occasional blogger, software engineer, Nintendo fanboy, liberal, news magazine addict, voracious TiVo user, and bibliophile. He was born in St. Louis, grew up in southern Indiana, and returned to St. Louis to attend Washington University. He hasn't managed to escape yet. He's a fan of free wine tastings, too many tv shows to name, and eating out. David makes his living developing web applications used internally by his employer. He doesn't blog about work because he's heard too many stories about that causing workplace troubles. There's more on the about page. |
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17 February 2003 - 11:05 pm
I don't know why I haven't mentioned this yet, but I bought a new monitor last week. My motivations for doing so were mixed. I was jealous of michael's 19" CRT monitor, which rendered 1280x1024 screen resolution without requiring you to sit with your nose inches away from the screen, which wasn't the case with my 17" IBM CRT. But I was also jealous of Chris's new 15" flat panel LCD. The colors were very vivid and it took up very little space on his desk. But it, of course, couldn't handle the high resolutions that I usually work at.
So I was stuck there trying to weigh high resolution against vivid colors and a small footprint when I found a bargain online. An 18" LCD. It handles 1280x1024 as well as michael's 19" CRT, and its colors put every other monitor I've seen to shame. I no longer have to lean in close to my monitor to read email or write code. I don't know how I managed to use a 17" screen for so long.
On a related note, if you've never tried using a dual-head system, you really should give it a try. I have things set up so I can use both my laptop's screen and my new monitor, and the productivity increase is unbelievable. I never have to alt+tab between applications or drill down through window after window to find the one I'm interested in. Here's a screenshot that illustrates how big my desktop is with two monitors.
Posted by on 17 February 2003 at 11:03 PM
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Ahem... I'd just like to use this as an opportunity to shamelessly brag about the free 21-inch SGI monitor I got from Wash U. Its 65 pounds of 32-bit eye candy. And no, I'm not compensating for anything. Absolutely nothing!
Posted by jim on 17 February 2003 - 11:46 PM