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Originally Posted by TurcoLoco
As usual, very interesting setup you got there RC! I knew about Putty but just don't usually have any use for it.
I do most of my work these days on remote servers, mainly UNIX variants at this point. I don't play on the mainframe much anymore, sadly. MobiXterm is just another ssh client, like PuTTY, but it has some interesting features like the ability to type commands into multiple server windows concurrently. Nice for editing files on four or eight servers at once.
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I use VirtualBox for all my virtual needs but I will take a closer look at VirtuaWin.
Too bad that ich spreche kein Deutsch!
VirtuaWin is a virtual desktop tool (like a pager in X) which gives me 16 times the desktop space in a 4x4 grid, and I can flip between "pages" to see different sets of open windows. That lets me have a much more complex setup at work. I leave windows open everywhere.
Yes, there was. This is what I was disagreeing to but really, nothing to argue over:
And yet, once again, you are arguing.
The trend is fast moving to widescreen for most applications. It won't be long before there are about as many square monitors around as there are of the old 4:3 TVs. And those with square monitors will either shrink their screen output size or be missing a large portion of it off the side(s). That is already the case with many/most websites. Viewing them on a square format is quite limiting. Fact.
Location: Mableton, GA USA (NW Atlanta suburb, 4 miles OTP)
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Originally Posted by CrownVic95
And yet, once again, you are arguing.
The trend is fast moving to widescreen for most applications. It won't be long before there are about as many square monitors around as there are of the old 4:3 TVs. And those with square monitors will either shrink their screen output size or be missing a large portion of it off the side(s). That is already the case with many/most websites. Viewing them on a square format is quite limiting. Fact.
Yes, and it's stupid. HTML was created as a content presentation and linking medium, not a visual presentation medium. Even so, mechanisms are there to more precisely control content, and people are just too lazy to use them.
Can you expand on this? What is the optimal stand I should be looking for, or are you suggesting I need to buy something separately?
BACK ON TOPIC: The person suggesting you pay $50 for a Monitor Stand is referring to buying a separate stand. LIKE THIS
I assume you already have a place where you like your monitor as you are replacing one and not setting up a workstation for the first time so this is pointless.
Yes, and it's stupid. HTML was created as a content presentation and linking medium, not a visual presentation medium. Even so, mechanisms are there to more precisely control content, and people are just too lazy to use them.
Not sure what you're saying is stupid or even what your point is.
Mine is that the square monitor is going away, along with square content - just like the square TV did. So, for the vast majority of users, best advice on a new purchase is to go widescreen.
Location: Mableton, GA USA (NW Atlanta suburb, 4 miles OTP)
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Not sure what you're saying is stupid or even what your point is.
HTML (an SGML variant) was originally designed to present text which would flow regardless of screen size.
It was an INFORMATION medium, not a PRESENTATION medium. A glorified gopher, really. Think newspapers, not glossy magazines.
The world has obviously changed since the beginning of the WWW in the 90's. However ... if people want to create a more visually appealing web site these days, it is perfectly possible to obtain the user's screen resolution from the user's web browser and dynamically generate a page to fit the requesting browser's screen dimensions.
Many web site creators are simply too lazy to take advantage of the tools available and create a single-format site format which tends to make their site harder to use for some users.
Is that clearer for you?
I don't disagree with your assessment that 4:3 and square monitors are going the way of the Dodo.
I just think the underlying reason is laziness ... or perhaps stupidity ... rather than any technical requirement.
Addition ... the software used by C-D is pretty good in this regard. It resizes nicely.
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BACK ON TOPIC: The person suggesting you pay $50 for a Monitor Stand is referring to buying a separate stand. LIKE THIS
I assume you already have a place where you like your monitor as you are replacing one and not setting up a workstation for the first time so this is pointless.
Note exactly what I was thinking of, as I have said before it has already be described in post #23. An integrated stand from Asus brings the price of the monitor from $130 to $199 for the PB238Q after rebates.
I just think the underlying reason is laziness ... or perhaps stupidity ... rather than any technical requirement.
Laziness? Come on. AM I talking to Dude111 here? lol KIDDING!!!
Movies are filmed in windscreen. Period. Everything should be widescreen. I don't care if you never ever watch a movie on your screen...widescreen is better in every way. A larger widescreen monitor won't be as tall as a square so it will fir in most places eiaser. There's not one good reason to stick to square.
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Addition ... the software used by C-D is pretty good in this regard. It resizes nicely.
All we need is zoom. Mouse Wheel + Control and you can zoom in or out on any webpage. And most browsers even keep track of how zoomed you like each webpage. It's a beautiful thing.
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Note exactly what I was thinking of, as I have said before it has already be described in post #23. An integrated stand from Asus brings the price of the monitor from $130 to $199 for the PB238Q after rebates.
I only mean that you were saying to buy some type of stand IN ADDITION to the monitor. Monitors do come with stands that are most of the time some kind of adjustable. I know you know that, just want the OP to be clear on that.
All we need is zoom. Mouse Wheel + Control and you can zoom in or out on any webpage. And most browsers even keep track of how zoomed you like each webpage. It's a beautiful thing.
Speaking of laziness and zooming in and out.....go get yourself a pair of reading glasses already!
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MobiXterm is just another ssh client, like PuTTY, but it has some interesting features like the ability to type commands into multiple server windows concurrently. Nice for editing files on four or eight servers at once. 
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