[TechnologyManagers] Dual monitor software?

[Skog, Aaron]

That windows key + P is slick! Had no idea. Works easily with my dual monitor workstation.

Aaron

-----Original Message-----
From: technologymanagers-bounces at mls.lib.il.us [mailto:technologymanagers-bounces at mls.lib.il.us] On Behalf Of Mike Byrne
Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2011 4:40 PM
To: Jeff Lewandowski
Cc: technologymanagers at mls.lib.il.us
Subject: Re: [TechnologyManagers] Dual monitor software?

Thanks, Jeff.

I forget to mention one of our staff members actually found there's a
simple hotkey (window+P) in Win7 that may help (basically just easy
way to change between clone/extend/on/off for monitors).  I think
right now we are just going to leave in extend dt mode (secondary is
extended desktop background - library logo) and ctrl P to clone when
someone needs to show something.

When I was looking around I found something on sourceforge that sounded good-
http://sourceforge.net/projects/dualmonitortool/

Supposedly it has to the ability to move the active window to the
second display, and some other good things.  I never actually tried it
(other things first) but maybe someone else has.  I'm kind of hoping
someone here will try it.

Failing that if I ever get to try the others I'll let you know how it goes.

- Mike


On Thu, Mar 3, 2011 at 4:00 PM, Jeff Lewandowski
<jlewandowski at hinsdalelibrary.info> wrote:
> Mike,
>
> There are a few more listed in this article and comments:
> http://helpdeskgeek.com/free-tools-review/best-dual-monitor-software/
>
> Jeff
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: technologymanagers-bounces at mls.lib.il.us
> [mailto:technologymanagers-bounces at mls.lib.il.us] On Behalf Of Mike
> Byrne
> Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2011 11:18 AM
> To: technologymanagers at mls.lib.il.us
> Subject: [TechnologyManagers] Dual monitor software?
>
> Does anyone know of some of good multiple monitor software to manage
> the displays?  We have a setup here where public desks have the usual
> monitor facing the staff member, but also a monitor facing the other
> way, toward the patron.
>
> Ideally, I'm looking for something that can not only place specified
> content (browsers windows or such) on monitor 2, but also in some way
> show on monitor 1 what is currently being displayed on monitor 2.
> (The staff can't actually see monitor 2, since it's not facing them.)
>
> Google came up with these-
> murgee mon
> actual tools multiple monitors
> ultramon
>
> - but I haven't tried any of them, and it looks like they aren't free.
>  Right now we have the basic Windows 'extend desktop' and 'duplicate
> display' options, but they are pretty limited.
>
> Any suggestions?  - Mike
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