I just installed another monitor so I thought those of you that are "desktop real estate" challenged would like to see this monster setup. I put Windows up on all of them just for giggles.
In case you're interested, here's the setup:
Once I get that final cable, I'll post a 3-wide screenie of a cool desktop or maybe a 0 A.D. session for kicks.
The cost of all this? Not much as the 2 Samsung's were a gift from a former boss and the Dell is part of the simulation setup from the FAA (I have to give it back with the laptop when my contract ends). I re-purposed the Dell to the middle screen because it has four inputs, thus is the most flexible. The only thing I don't like about the Dell is you have to navigate through a menu to change inputs - which is tedious. The Samsung's just have a single input toggle button - easy.
Here's the thing that makes all this manageable: You'll notice only a single mouse and keyboard. A couple years ago I found a sweet cross-platform program called Synergy that connects them all to a single mouse/keyboard. I paid the $5 registration (voluntary) and it's the best five bucks I've ever spent. The Kubuntu machine is the host and the laptops are clients. I just move the mouse to the left or right and the keyboard "follows" it. I can copy-n-paste across the board too.
Show your desktop!
In case you're interested, here's the setup:
Screens: The center screen is a 24" Dell with four inputs (2x hdmi and 2x display port) and the 24" screens to either side are cheap Samsung's with 1 DVI and 1 VGA ports.
Computers: The laptop on the left is a hi-end Dell performance workstation. It has a 17+" HD monitor and is also hooked to the 24" next to it. It's a simulation machine that I run air traffic simulations on and postgresql server for the simulations. I edit on the laptop screen and run sims on the 24" screen.
On the right, you can see a closed laptop (a Dell cheapie) that I do my company correspondence on. It's internal monitor sucks so it's hooked to the right and the center 24" screens.
My Kubuntu machine is hooked to the center and right screen at the moment, but when my Display Port cable arrives, it will rock all three 24 inchers.
My server isn't hooked to any of them but I access it from the Kubuntu machine using ssh.
Computers: The laptop on the left is a hi-end Dell performance workstation. It has a 17+" HD monitor and is also hooked to the 24" next to it. It's a simulation machine that I run air traffic simulations on and postgresql server for the simulations. I edit on the laptop screen and run sims on the 24" screen.
On the right, you can see a closed laptop (a Dell cheapie) that I do my company correspondence on. It's internal monitor sucks so it's hooked to the right and the center 24" screens.
My Kubuntu machine is hooked to the center and right screen at the moment, but when my Display Port cable arrives, it will rock all three 24 inchers.
My server isn't hooked to any of them but I access it from the Kubuntu machine using ssh.
Once I get that final cable, I'll post a 3-wide screenie of a cool desktop or maybe a 0 A.D. session for kicks.
The cost of all this? Not much as the 2 Samsung's were a gift from a former boss and the Dell is part of the simulation setup from the FAA (I have to give it back with the laptop when my contract ends). I re-purposed the Dell to the middle screen because it has four inputs, thus is the most flexible. The only thing I don't like about the Dell is you have to navigate through a menu to change inputs - which is tedious. The Samsung's just have a single input toggle button - easy.
Here's the thing that makes all this manageable: You'll notice only a single mouse and keyboard. A couple years ago I found a sweet cross-platform program called Synergy that connects them all to a single mouse/keyboard. I paid the $5 registration (voluntary) and it's the best five bucks I've ever spent. The Kubuntu machine is the host and the laptops are clients. I just move the mouse to the left or right and the keyboard "follows" it. I can copy-n-paste across the board too.
Show your desktop!
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,,,now their's some geek S41T ,,,,,,, 
that sucks ,,,,,,I was thinking you bought .
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