Want to simplify? Add a monitor

I could not agree with this article below more. Since adding an additional LCD to my PC experience, working has been a whole lot easier.

(AP) - They may conjure up the image of frantic day traders, but few pieces of technology can make your work at a desk more serene than a second monitor.

Forget about constantly minimizing and maximizing windows to read a new email (which usually is spam, anyway). Put Outlook on its own monitor, and go about your work in the other, calmly looking to your side whenever you want to check your mail. Or the calendar, or a spreadsheet, or your favorite sports Web site.

When given extra screen real estate, most people have no trouble putting it to good use. And your mouse moves effortlessly between them as though they were one big space.

Fortunately, for both Windows and Mac users, adding that extra monitor, or two, is one of the easiest big improvements you can make to your PC. (While most people are happy with two screens, Microsoft researchers found that the optimal desktop setup involves three: a monitor in the middle of your field of vision and then one on each side.)

All you need are the extra monitors, and extra spaces on your PC to plug them in. Look in back, where your current monitor is plugged in, to see if you have the outlet for another. If you’re unsure about what port is for what peripheral, check your machine’s documentation…. Source: AP/nwfdailynews.com