[RBW] Re: (OT!) 'Nother off topic question about computer monitors for work
Although I don't want to support the non-Riv content of the thread, I had an instant reaction to the question. There is a HUGE difference between HD and UHD. If you get a large monitor, the 4K UHD will display dramatically tighter resolution (3840x2160 vs. 1920x1080) Standard HD is difficult to use as a auxiliary monitor over about 24". Make sure your display card supports that resolution. John "Still using an HD monitor as an auxiliary to my 4K tablet while sharing the studio space with my Hillborne (weak attempt at Riv content)" McClusky On Saturday, August 5, 2017 at 11:09:55 AM UTC-7, Patrick Moore wrote: > > Have to ask on this list; IBob moderators would kick me out if I asked > there. But tech is not entirely remote from the bike interest shown on this > list, and anyway, I read the RBW list on my monitors. > > Many of you gave me good advice last year or in '15 about monitors for > work, and now i have my 15" MB Pro and 2 27" monitors crammed into my > workstation. God willing, I will eventually have a work station built in so > that I can spread everything out more, but for the moment, I have to have 1 > of the large monitors angled to fit into the space. When I also use the > laptop monitor, as I am doing now, it blocks the bottom 1/3 of the other 27 > incher. > > I often have 5 Word documents, Text Edit, a PDF or 2, and a couple of > Google screens open at once. That's up to 10 Windows in use at once. I find > I can fit up to 3 Word docs to a 27" screen, and I can leave the Text Edit > and one Google window behind the others. > > The most annoying part is having to mouse between 3 monitors and getting > the cursor lost between screens > > Would I be better off using a 42" monitor plus the laptop? I *imagine* that > I can get 6 100% Word docs open at once on a 42" screen; is this a > reasonable expectation? > > One of these won't fit into my present workspace, but again, God willing, > I'll have a larger space eventually. > > Or given the vast number of windows, would I be better off adding a 3d > 27-er and just putting up with the lost cursor? > > Thanks. > > Patrick Moore, who would much rather write resumes and LI profiles than do > any of the jobs I write resumes for, in ABQ, NM (but apparently I'm good at > it, as I write at the Exec level and people seem to like 'em). > > -- > Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, and letters that get interviews. > By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching. > Other professional writing services. > http://www.resumespecialties.com/ > www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmooreresumespec/ > Patrick Moore > Alburquerque, Nouvelle Mexique, Vereinigte Staaten > ** > ** > *Interested in trading resume, LinkedIn, and other writing work for > professional (professional) help with marketing and growing my resumes, > etc. business. Respondents should have considerable experience in helping > small, online businesses grow. Please contact me at > patric...@resumespecialties.com . Thanks.* > > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: (OT!) 'Nother off topic question about computer monitors for work
Merry Christmas everyone and to All good cheer :) 'tis too precious to be, to ever not be As per your "quest" . maybe this would help. It's 3 pages https://www.cnet.com/forums/discussions/pros-cons-of-using-large-screen-tvs-as-a-computer-monitor/ I guess I have a bias toward dedicated pc monitors from Dell as they seem to last forever, the UIltrasharp ones that is. They make a 34" curved one , but I don't think your macbook supoorts 3440 x 1440. Or their 43" one ! That may be a limitation, the macbook and what it can support and the what the picture looks like on a very large screen for crisp text. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [RBW] Re: (OT!) 'Nother off topic question about computer monitors for work
I appreciate some of the OTs and ignore others, and initiate them myself. I find it fascinating how there is a quality of thought and approach to OT subjects that may seem disparate, all because of our common interest in Rivendell bicycles. Overlap on these topics is not 100%, but I am amazed by how strong it is. The OTs are one of the quirkier things I value about this group. With abandon, Patrick On Saturday, August 5, 2017 at 12:52:16 PM UTC-6, James Warren wrote: > > > Inappropriate thread > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [RBW] Re: (OT!) 'Nother off topic question about computer monitors for work
Well, yes, obviously, and no. "No" because others have seemed quite happy to discuss cameras and fountain pens, diet, and coffee without any dissension. OTOH, I ought to have asked respondents to reply off list; please do so, at bertin...@gmail.com Thanks, Patrick On Sat, Aug 5, 2017 at 12:49 PM, James Warrenwrote: > > Inappropriate thread > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [RBW] Re: (OT!) 'Nother off topic question about computer monitors for work
Inappropriate thread Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 5, 2017, at 11:41 AM, Deacon Patrickwrote: > > My approach to the same challenge (though no more than 4-5 windows in active > use) is more akin to my approach to bicycle computers (trying to help you out > on the OT linkage for Riv. content). One screen. I focus on one window at a > time except for active edits from my editor(s). Focus and visual simplicity > allows my wimpy brain to do more longer. I can't remember what all the things > on Mac OS are called but here are the features and additional apps I use: > > -- I use the Magic Trackpad, and it is fantastic. Took a while to get the > settings sussed. > -- Mission Control and Spaces to organize types of apps, defining some that > always stay in a given space, others that float to work wherever I am > working. 4 fingers swipe up and reveal all apps, no matter where they are. > Two clicks and I can get anywhere I need to, like switching between physical > screens, but the screen is right in front and perfectly positioned, no need > to look weird directions. > -- Magnet and/or Mac OS's split full screen for editing, so I have up to > three windows auto sized side by side. Magnet easily handles more windows if > needed. > -- HazeOver: darkens all clutter "behind" the window I'm focused on. > > With abandon, > Patrick > >> On Saturday, August 5, 2017 at 12:09:55 PM UTC-6, Patrick Moore wrote: >> Have to ask on this list; IBob moderators would kick me out if I asked >> there. But tech is not entirely remote from the bike interest shown on this >> list, and anyway, I read the RBW list on my monitors. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[RBW] Re: (OT!) 'Nother off topic question about computer monitors for work
My approach to the same challenge (though no more than 4-5 windows in active use) is more akin to my approach to bicycle computers (trying to help you out on the OT linkage for Riv. content). One screen. I focus on one window at a time except for active edits from my editor(s). Focus and visual simplicity allows my wimpy brain to do more longer. I can't remember what all the things on Mac OS are called but here are the features and additional apps I use: -- I use the Magic Trackpad, and it is fantastic. Took a while to get the settings sussed. -- Mission Control and Spaces to organize types of apps, defining some that always stay in a given space, others that float to work wherever I am working. 4 fingers swipe up and reveal all apps, no matter where they are. Two clicks and I can get anywhere I need to, like switching between physical screens, but the screen is right in front and perfectly positioned, no need to look weird directions. -- Magnet and/or Mac OS's split full screen for editing, so I have up to three windows auto sized side by side. Magnet easily handles more windows if needed. -- HazeOver: darkens all clutter "behind" the window I'm focused on. With abandon, Patrick On Saturday, August 5, 2017 at 12:09:55 PM UTC-6, Patrick Moore wrote: > > Have to ask on this list; IBob moderators would kick me out if I asked > there. But tech is not entirely remote from the bike interest shown on this > list, and anyway, I read the RBW list on my monitors. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.