Boys and their Toys: The Command Center Expands

by Jay Thompson on April 10, 2009 · 34 comments
Written by: Jay Thompson

in Random Musings

Back in April 2007 I wrote about my wicked cool 24 inch pivoting Gateway monitor. And it’s taken me almost two years to talk Mrs. Phoenix Real Estate Guy into allowing me to expand my monitor real estate space.

Today I added a 23 inch Samsung flat screen to the collection:

command center SM

Trust me, once you go dual monitors, you’ll never go back!

Thanks Francy, for putting up with my incessant whining, and an extra special thanks to our accountant Greg Brantley of Brantley Accounting and Taxes. His wizardry with a 1040 and Schedule C provided some unexpected funds.

If two monitors is cool, why not eight?


 

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1 jason in Myrtle beach April 10, 2009 at 4:09 pm

awesome set up you have. I want a dual monitor thing too now!

**jason in Myrtle beach´s last blog post..Bluewater Resort

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2 Margaret Safford-Metro Atlanta Real Estate April 10, 2009 at 4:24 pm

I never thought I would say this, but the two monitors do look pretty handy! And you will have to tell your wife she is an angel, lol!

**Margaret Safford-Metro Atlanta Real Estate´s last blog post..Does the Metro Atlanta Real Estate Market Mimic the New HGTV Shows?

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3 Meg Zoller-Houston Realtor April 10, 2009 at 4:40 pm

I agree, your wife is very sweet to let you buy more toys, lol! I am rather impressed with the one that can go vertical, that would be fun to add to my setup in the office.

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4 John Lauber April 10, 2009 at 4:41 pm

Hey, we have the same web cam. And I’m crossing my fingers regarding some funds for a second monitor myself. Are you listening Mr Accountant?

**John Lauber´s last blog post..Chester County Real Estate Statistics for March, 2009

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5 Jay Thompson April 10, 2009 at 9:11 pm

@Margaret, @ Meg – my wife ROCKS! I tell her that as often as I can, probably not enough though…

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6 Exit Realty Nova Scotia April 11, 2009 at 1:36 pm

I have been thinking about getting a second monitor for my desktop at the office for some time now or at least upsizing the one that I do have.

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7 Kevin Curtis @Minnesota MLS April 11, 2009 at 2:41 pm

Over stimulation for me. I don’t know that I would ever leave my man cave with two monitors. Although, now that I think about it I could use one for Twitter, one for the MLS, one for my client database and one for my investor cash flow analysis spreadsheet. Honey, look what Jay has, can I get 4?!?! How do you like that keyboard?

**Kevin Curtis´s last blog post..St. Paul REO Nightmare #2

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8 RTFz April 12, 2009 at 12:36 pm

ha ha ha. I have three monitor. But where I can buy the vertical monitor like you have? I love it :)

**RTFz´s last blog post..Foreclosure Cleaning Business: How to Decide Which Services to Offer

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9 Jim Dolanch-Pittsburgh Real Estate Expert April 12, 2009 at 6:10 pm

Impressive set up; have fun with the new toys!

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10 Shawn@City County Database April 12, 2009 at 7:14 pm

I need a setup like that! Love it.

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11 Portland Real Estate April 13, 2009 at 9:21 am

Hear hear! Congratulations on the new screen real estate. I am with you there, once you have two monitors you will never want to go back.

**Portland Real Estate´s last blog post..Atomic Bean

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12 indir April 13, 2009 at 11:48 am

Impressive set up; have fun with the new toys!

**indir´s last blog post..

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13 tsquez@psd to html April 13, 2009 at 7:35 pm

Man oh man I am sooooooooooooo jealous!!!! I just got my first 22″ monitor a few months ago and I love it. I can’t imagine having two of them…lol Anyway when are you getting #3?

**tsquez´s last blog post..Name Your Layers

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14 Shuki Haiminis@lofts.com April 15, 2009 at 8:55 am

I love multiple monitor setups. I used to run a 3×19 inch and have moved to a 2x 24 inch setup. I may just have to get a 3rd 24in soon :)

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15 Greater Raleigh Real Estate April 15, 2009 at 11:39 am

Dual monitors allows you to easily double your productivity. Having the ability to leave your email open all the time is a life saver. You also have to love the small profile of LCD monitors. Imagine the space a 23″ CRT would take up??

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16 Shuki Haiminis@lofts.com April 16, 2009 at 3:46 am
17 Jay Thompson April 16, 2009 at 6:10 am

@Shuki – your desk is ridiculously clean. *Nice* setup though, and great taste in web sites! ;)

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18 Shuki Haiminis April 16, 2009 at 6:22 am

@Jay- I can’t start work each day unless my inbox in outlook is cleared as well as my desk…I am OCD in that way.

I will snap a few more pics…the lighting this morning was dark.

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19 Tina@Atlanta Real Estate April 16, 2009 at 4:13 pm

Jay – very interesting to get a peek behind the curtin:)

**Tina´s last blog post..The Fabulous Fox Theatre – Atlanta, Georgia

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20 Julie Yates April 17, 2009 at 8:10 am

2 monitors is definitely very cool, eight may be overkill though.

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21 Dale Corbett April 17, 2009 at 8:40 am

Yes, I think that eight is excessive. I don’t think that you would be able to ingest all of that information all at once. Very cool setup though.

Dale Corbett
Century 21 Realtor
Frisco Blog

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22 Ricardo Bueno April 21, 2009 at 3:00 am

I don’t have dual monitors :-/

I have a pc but ever since going mac, I don’t touch the darn thing. Still, it’d be pretty cool to have two monitors…

**Ricardo Bueno´s last blog post..Audit Your Social Profile

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23 Bobbie McGowan-Remax Ottawa April 24, 2009 at 7:41 pm

Nice “command center” setup! It is fun to see the “backlot tour” of TPREG.

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24 Leon Blenky-Miami Real Estate April 27, 2009 at 2:22 pm

That is a really great setup! I’m sure it is so helpful to have work on one screen, and then resources, IM, and, perhaps, your blog, going on the other. Congrats on the new addition!

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25 Gavin@Nitro RC Trucks May 7, 2009 at 5:57 am

I recently went over to a dual monitor setup too. At the time I wasn’t sure if it was worth the extra expense but I’m already beginning to wonder how I ever did without it. The trouble is, now I want a third, monitor expansion is addictive!

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26 thomas@web hosting reviews May 17, 2009 at 10:58 am

I bet its great to have such an awesome set up. You can work on one screen and play games on the other…lol! Seriously though I’d like to have a set up like that someday, but I don’t know how it would help me do more. I think I would just end up playing with it over and over again ;)

**thomas´s last blog post..StartLogic

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27 Adrian @ Ergonomic Keyboard Resources May 26, 2009 at 5:09 am

Hey, I never thought it would be possible to use dual monitors with different display modes, the other is horizontal, and the other is vertical! Great, and by the way, what is your video card which supports this?

Also great to note you’re using ergonomic keyboard, it’s good to the hands :)

**Adrian´s last blog post..Autodesk 3D Studio Max 2010 now ready for Download

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28 Sky @ Computer Game Reviews May 26, 2009 at 5:50 am

Yeah it’s great to have a game on the one monitor, and the other is web browser while you’re reading walkthroughs! Or you can also launch another game in the other. For example, you want to dual log an MMORPG account which is possible in many games such as WoW. However, I think you really need a decent videocard for this to work.

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31 Peter@PSD to HTML December 19, 2009 at 2:24 pm

Still using a single screen with my laptop. Would love to have a 2nd monitor. I will most probably get this done in the next 2-3 months, I think productivity can be increased by 10-15% by using 2 screens at work.

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32 akçakoca March 3, 2010 at 10:53 pm

Impressive set up; have fun with the new toys!

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