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I use two 15 inch laptops (Vista and Kubuntu) and one 22 inch screen in the middle.

Depending on the type of work I do (Windows development or nix) I physically switch main screen between two laptops. For example, when I do Outlook add-in dev, my screens might look like this:

Vista laptop: Outlook where I test. Vista main screen: Studio. Kubuntu laptop: docs.

or

Vista laptop: docs. Vista main screen: Studio. Kubuntu laptop: VMWare with different OSes. This way I don't overload Vista machine which is already running studio.

For nix dev, I like this setup:

Vista laptop: chats, music, videos, whatever. Kubuntu main screen: Emacs fullscreen. Kubuntu laptop: docs.

As is probably obvious, my setup looks like this:

Vista - Main Screen - Kubuntu

I also use synergy to handle supporting laptop (Kubuntu or Vista) from main machine.

I have to say, it really helps. There is a lot of ease on my brain which helps me relieve some of the anxiety.

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