{"id":281,"date":"2008-01-02T10:01:58","date_gmt":"2008-01-02T15:01:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anildesai.net\/?p=281"},"modified":"2008-01-02T10:01:58","modified_gmt":"2008-01-02T15:01:58","slug":"managing-multiple-monitors-on-windows-vista","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anildesai.net\/index.php\/2008\/01\/managing-multiple-monitors-on-windows-vista\/","title":{"rendered":"Managing Multiple Monitors on Windows Vista"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Among my many gripes about Windows Vista (see <a href=\"https:\/\/anildesai.net\/?p=271\" target=\"_blank\">My Struggles with Windows Vista<\/a>), is the lack of truly useful window management shortcuts.&#160; Multiple monitor configurations are becoming increasingly common, and the Windows desktop simply hasn&#8217;t kept pace.&#160; Sure, if I&#8217;m willing to click on numerous UI elements, I can reliably move a maximized window from one monitor to another and resize it to my liking.&#160; My current setup includes a widescreen 22&quot; LCD and a 19&quot; LCD that&#8217;s rotated for a portrait view (it&#8217;s great for editing documents and reading web pages).&#160; Overall, the common task of managing windows on multiple monitors shouldn&#8217;t be an ordeal.<\/p>\n<p>Fortunately, there are several third-party software products (some free) which help make the process easier.&#160; I have evaluated a couple of them and thought I&#8217;d mention my findings:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.realtimesoft.com\/ultramon\/\" target=\"_blank\">UltraMon<\/a> is a commercial product that provides features for managing multiple monitors.&#160; It allows you to span wallpapers across multiple disparate displays.&#160; Most importantly (for me), it allows me to create simple keyboard shortcuts for moving and resizing windows between monitors.&#160; It&#8217;s a bit pricey for the functionality, but it really does help.&#160; Unfortunately, I started having some display driver issues with my Nvidia GeForce 8300 GS drivers after I installed the latest beta.&#160; Hopefully a final release version will address that.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"v\" target=\"_blank\">DisplayFusion<\/a>: DisplayFusion looks like it was originally designed for managing wallpaper settings for multiple monitors.&#160; However, it offers a simplified configuration UI that allows you to create hotkey shortcuts for moving and resizing windows.&#160; Currently, this is my favorite as it hasn&#8217;t broken Windows Vista and you can&#8217;t beat the price (it&#8217;s free, but donations are accepted).&#160; This one gets my recommendation, at least for now.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/goscreen.info\/gs\/feature.html\" target=\"_blank\">GoScreen<\/a>: GoScreen is designed for use on Ultra-Mobile PCs (UMPCs), such as tablet computers or portables that have touchscreens.&#160; It provides features for more easily managing windows.&#160; I haven&#8217;t yet tested the product, but it does seem to have a large number of useful features<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Overall, these utilities effectively fill some gaps in Windows Vista and make me far more productive (I also couldn&#8217;t turn down the shot at alliteration in this post&#8217;s title).&#160; 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