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Metus comments on Open thread, Dec. 1 - Dec. 7, 2014 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: Metus 04 December 2014 01:11:01AM 1 point [-]

Say I have have a desktop with a monitor, a laptop, a tablet and a smart phone. I am looking for creative ideas on how to use them simultaneously, for example when programming to use the tablet for displaying documentation and having multiple screens via desktop computer and laptop, while the smart phone displays some tertiary information.

Comment author: Sherincall 04 December 2014 08:07:57PM 3 points [-]

Unplug the desktop monitor and plug it in the laptop. Open some docs on the tablet. Keep your todo list on the phone.

Or just get another monitor or two and use that. In my experience, you never need more than 3 monitors at once (for one computer, of course).

Comment author: eeuuah 10 December 2014 07:25:35AM 1 point [-]

The biggest hangup I've found in using multiple computers simultaneously is copy pasting long strings. I can chat them to myself, but it's still slightly awkwarder than I'd like.

Otherwise, Sherincall is pretty on point.