Desktops, Dual-heads, and Flat Panels Oh My!

[vernard]

So I have finally gotten one of my linux boxen at work to successfully use the dual head configuration with my video card (Nvidia Twinview nonsense for those that know that that is). So I have a three monitor station now. I'm using x2vnc to connecto my windows desktop for my leftmost monitor and using linux to drive the center and right monitor. So far this is working nicely. I just need need to do some finagling to get all two linux monitors to be the exact same size/brand/model so that the desktop is a bit more seamless. It works but its a bit disconcerting to drag a window from the center screen which is 1280x1024 to a smaller window that is 1024x768 on the right. Ideally 3 17" flat screens would be cool. I'll settle for a single 17" and 2 flanking 15" monitors for the moment. But I'm definitely on the hunt in our inventory and spare desks to see what we can finagle.

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[teague.livejournal.com]

Hey, V, I have a story for you. heh. Brian went over to a friend's apartment to do laundry and spys a tower sitting next to the dumpster. Well, you can take a geek out of computer science, but you can't take computer science out of the geek, and like the cat he is, he went over to claim it. He figued at least there might be some salvage parts. Get this...All the thing needed was a new cooling fan, and a new video card. Brian hooks this thing up, and discovers a fully stocked hard drive full of downloads, and personal information! This person definately either had more money than sense, or had no geek friends.

And you know what kills me the most about this story? I can tell it to you, and you know what I am talking about...and so do I!

[vernard.livejournal.com]

like the Cat he is... *snicker*

Ain't it grand to be a computer geek? :-)