sorry if I'm misunderstanding but why can't you full screen your windows with the iMac? Regards, Tom Adams (413) 575-9707, Williamsburg, MA Director/Owner: www.ReelifeProductions.com & http://folktography.zenfolio.com Tom's Link Directory: web.me.com/ReelifeProductions On Sep 29, 2011, at 3:06 PM, Colin Panetta <colin at left-click.us> wrote: > ** Be sure to fill out the survey/skills inventory in the member's area. > ** If you did, we all thank you. > > > I recently went from a 13" MacBook Pro with an additional monitor to a > 27" iMac. The higher processing power of the iMac is certainly a plus, > but I feel a little out of touch with normal monitor sizes- I'm often > surprised when I see how my designs look on a smaller screen. And the > additional space wasn't as helpful as you would think. I can't full > screen any windows, which leaves my screen looking kind of jumbled- a > second screen is much more useful. I think my preference would be to > have a 15" or 17" MBP with a second screen roughly the same size. Make > sure you have a high quality monitor for your second though- the bad > color on cheap monitors can make them impossible to design on. > > -- > COLIN PANETTA > Creative Director, left-click > www.left-click.us > > FACEBOOK facebook.com/leftclickus > TWITTER twitter.com/leftclickme > LINKEDIN linkedin.com/in/colinpanetta > BLOG left-click.us/news/20 > > left-click Corporation > 78 Main St. Suite 401 > Northampton, MA 01060 > > +001 877 289 9820 * 3 > colin at left-click.us > > CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email message, including all attachments, > may contain information that is confidential, proprietary, privileged > or otherwise protected by law. It is to be viewed only by the intended > recipient(s). If you are not intended recipient(s), please notify the > sender of this information and delete your copy at once. Your > cooperation is appreciated. > > On Thu, Sep 29, 2011 at 7:53 AM, schlegel wilcox <gnansense at gmail.com> wrote: >> ** Be sure to fill out the survey/skills inventory in the member's area. >> ** If you did, we all thank you. >> >> >> >> Wondering what designers think about screen size. Do you have a laptop or desktop? Do you hook either up to a larger monitor? What are the screen sizes of those items? How small do you go on laptop screen size? >> Thanks, >> NancyA >> >> -- >> "Don't believe what you think." >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Hidden-discuss mailing list - home page: http://www.hidden-tech.net >> Hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net >> >> You are receiving this because you are on the Hidden-Tech Discussion list. >> If you would like to change your list preferences, Go to the Members >> page on the Hidden Tech Web site. >> http://www.hidden-tech.net/members >> > _______________________________________________ > Hidden-discuss mailing list - home page: http://www.hidden-tech.net > Hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net > > You are receiving this because you are on the Hidden-Tech Discussion list. > If you would like to change your list preferences, Go to the Members > page on the Hidden Tech Web site. > http://www.hidden-tech.net/members