Windows 7 Multi-Monitor Tips and Tricks

Posted on 18. May, 2010 by in Windows

How to Make the Most of Your Multiple Monitors in Windows 7

Posted on 28. Apr, 2010 by in Windows

Lifehacker has just posted a great article: How to Make the Most of Your Multiple Monitors in Windows 7.

Some of our favorite tips from the article:

  • Turn on Window’s “Show location of pointer when I press the CTRL key” feature
  • The hotkey Win-[up, down, left, right] for maximizing, restoring and moving windows across monitors
  • Their recommended links to find cool multimonitor wallpaper

In any case, it’s a must-read post for the multi-monitor aficionado.

DisplayLink: Greener Multi-Monitor Solution

Posted on 22. Apr, 2010 by in Windows

This video shows two similar 2-monitor setups: the first using PCIe graphics, the other using Intel chipset graphics + a DisplayLink USB chip like the kind used in Plugable’s products.

The DisplayLink solution takes the power consumption from ~80W down to ~50W. Over time, and as you add more monitors, that’s a huge savings.

Read more about this at http://www.displaylink.com/power_saving.html

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