Microsoft has improved dual monitor support under Windows 7. It is for instance relatively easy to setup a multi-monitor system and make use of some of the operating system’s built in feature to manage the display and application windows on those two monitors. While support has been improved, it is not nearly as sophisticated or [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
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EasyMon, Move Applications Across Multi-Monitors
Windows 7 was the first Microsoft operating system to introduce hotkey support for multi-monitor systems. The hotkey Windows-Shift-Left moves the active window to the left monitor, while Windows-Shift-Right moves it to the right. That’s a very comfortable option for multi-monitor (e.g. dual monitor) users. Unfortunately though this option is only available in Windows 7, and [...]
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Maxto Divides The Computer Monitor
Maxto is a software program for the Windows operating system that can divide all connected computer monitor screens into different areas that act independently from each other. The effect is that windows only get maximized in the area of the computer monitor that they are located in. This makes it far easier to align multiple [...]
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Multi Monitor Screensaver
Multi Photo Quotes is a screensaver designed for multi monitor computer systems – but working on one monitor systems as well – that can display images, quotes or a combination thereof. At its core stands the possibility to display images. An image can be displayed across all computer monitors, on one monitor in fullscreen or [...]
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Multi-Monitor Taskbar
If you ever saw a dual-monitor or even multi-monitor setup under Windows you might have noticed that the Windows Taskbar is not expanding to the other connected monitors but stays locked on the main computer monitor. That taskbar will display all open folders and applications of all three computer monitors regardless on which monitor they [...]
Dual Desktops, One Wallpaper
I only just discovered 360 Desktop, and unfortunately, before I could really adjust myself and get more productive, I also discovered dual monitors. Frankly, the one makes the other irrelevant, although I would have been very, very impressed if 360 Desktop worked across two displays creating a huge scrolling desktop. In fact I hope its [...]