http://multimonitor.net News, FAQ's, and How-To's on anything Multiple Monitor Related. Tue, 17 Feb 2009 13:48:40 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Microsoft's TechNet Magazine is promoting Windows 7 with daily tips for this month. I found today's tip particularly interesting with native Multimonitor hotkeys built right into Windows 7! Win+Home: Clear all but the active window Win+Space: All windows become transparent so you can see through to the desktop Win+Up arrow: Maximize ... http://multimonitor.net/2009/02/windows-7-beta-1-adds-new-multimonitor-hotkeys/ Technolust is a powerful advertising tool, it seems Lenovo knows it well with this new humorous advertisement. Toss in a gaming class video card and it would give Dell's XPS a run for its money. http://multimonitor.net/2009/02/lenovos-w700ds-is-making-waves-on-the-web/ Reader Philip writes: I have a project studio where I run a 3-monitor setup where I work off of two of the displays for recording and the 3rd one is extended into a vocal booth so vocalists can read lyrics or watch one of the mixer windows. The problem is, that when ... http://multimonitor.net/2009/02/how-do-i-view-manage-a-remote-monitor/ A few members over at the SoftTH Forums figured out how to get SoftTH v.108b properly working with TF2. Seems the magic sauce was to put the relevant files in these locations: C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\XXUSERNAMEXX\team fortress 2\ SoftTH.cfg SoftTH_hook.dll C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\XXUSERNAMEXX\team fortress 2\bin\ d3d8.dll d3d9.dll Click Here to watch in HD! Download The Music! Warning the website may be Not ... http://multimonitor.net/2009/01/team-fortress-2-working-with-softth/ User "Uarepoo2" got the ball rolling with a post on the SoftTH forums that they managed to get SoftTH working with CS:S. For steps to get triple screen hotness yourself go to http://www.kegetys.net/forum/index.php?topic=417.0 http://multimonitor.net/2009/01/counterstrike-source-working-with-softth/ Looks like laptop manufacturers are starting to take the hint that more screen real estate is a good thing, and multiple monitors it the way to go. On Lenovo's W700ds the screens are 17" WUXGA & 10.6" WXGA TFT which is good for messaging or other frequently used apps, but 10" ... http://multimonitor.net/2008/12/lenovo-dual-screen-laptop-on-its-way/ With NVIDIA's gracious new fall driver I decided I cannot go any further without SLI. Before the driver update, enabling SLI would disable all of the video interfaces on your SLI cards spare one.  After the update the remaining interfaces on the master SLI card have been re-enabled.  This is great ... http://multimonitor.net/2008/12/how-to-sli-and-three-monitors/ Nvidia added a particularly useful feature to their Release 180 driver, SLI Multi-Monitor Support. Download the NVIDIA® GeForce® Release 180 driver to enable NVIDIA® SLI® Multi-monitor support, giving you the ability to use two monitors with your GeForce® graphics cards in SLI mode. Now you can easily switch between multi-monitor desktop mode ... http://multimonitor.net/2008/11/multiple-monitors-with-nvidias-geforce-180-driver/ Update: Thanks to Dragon's tip we are currently undergoing testing of Nvidia's newest driver. The short answer is you can't.  But for a dedicated enthusiast it is possible... When you enable SLI it disables all but one video port (on the SLI bridged cards).  This is fact.  But there is a way ... http://multimonitor.net/2008/11/how-to-run-dual-monitors-on-sli/ While out in San Jose for my main job (aka the job that makes money) I found out that I was merely 4 miles away from a long lost New England college buddy who was attending the NVIDIA's NVISION Conference and GeForce LAN.  So I quickly skipped out for a ... http://multimonitor.net/2008/08/multimonitornet-stumbles-upon-nvision-2008-pt-1/