Sorry, but dual monitors did make me a lot more efficient. I'm not a programmer, but a User account and User access administrator. I manage probably 25K to 35K user accounts across about 25 different network applications, and the extra monitor work wonders. A fellow contractor left and my PC had two video ports on the motherboard. So I snagged the now unused monitor and rearranged my desk so that I could have both 17" CRTs going at once. I didn't ask my manager first I just did it. Reason 1: Duh! Dual monitors! Reason 2: Desktop couldn't come by and reclaim the 2nd monitor if it was in use. My manager was so impressed with the setup that she put it on a list of things she had to see happen for the department.
Well, when I was converted to an employee here at H&R Block and the company moved into our new corporate headquarters we all got shiny new Dell 19" LCD panels on our desks. My boss went to the director and told him about my experience with the 2 CRTs and how much more efficient I was while I had them. She flat out insisted that all of us, employees and contractors alike, in our department, get a second 19" Dell LCD panel. We had the monitors for about a month before our Desktop folks secured the right video cards for our low-profile boxes. Once they got off their rears and got us the video cards, our productivity went way up. Now other departments want the same setup, but they can't justify to their directors why they need them. Our group had no problems justifying the added expense given that each of us manages a huge number of account across several systems.
I do move things from time to time, and when I log in on Monday mornings I have to do a bit of rearranging since my VPN connection at home has only has one screen, and so when I log in everything loads on my Primary screen and not the secondary screen. Not a big deal. I could fix it so it would do it, but I just don't care enough to take the time to do it...
Yes, I want to replicate the experience I have in the office at home. No, I can't afford to do it, yet...
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Sorry, but dual monitors did make me a lot more efficient. I'm not a programmer, but a User account and User access administrator. I manage probably 25K to 35K user accounts across about 25 different network applications, and the extra monitor work wonders. A fellow contractor left and my PC had two video ports on the motherboard. So I snagged the now unused monitor and rearranged my desk so that I could have both 17" CRTs going at once. I didn't ask my manager first I just did it. Reason 1: Duh! Dual monitors! Reason 2: Desktop couldn't come by and reclaim the 2nd monitor if it was in use. My manager was so impressed with the setup that she put it on a list of things she had to see happen for the department. Well, when I was converted to an employee here at H&R Block and the company moved into our new corporate headquarters we all got shiny new Dell 19" LCD panels on our desks. My boss went to the director and told him about my experience with the 2 CRTs and how much more efficient I was while I had them. She flat out insisted that all of us, employees and contractors alike, in our department, get a second 19" Dell LCD panel. We had the monitors for about a month before our Desktop folks secured the right video cards for our low-profile boxes. Once they got off their rears and got us the video cards, our productivity went way up. Now other departments want the same setup, but they can't justify to their directors why they need them. Our group had no problems justifying the added expense given that each of us manages a huge number of account across several systems. I do move things from time to time, and when I log in on Monday mornings I have to do a bit of rearranging since my VPN connection at home has only has one screen, and so when I log in everything loads on my Primary screen and not the secondary screen. Not a big deal. I could fix it so it would do it, but I just don't care enough to take the time to do it... Yes, I want to replicate the experience I have in the office at home. No, I can't afford to do it, yet...