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Old 10-08-2016, 09:17 PM  
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Originally Posted by Sid70 View Post
I LOVE macbook air. But I can NOT really work design shit on it. Since there is no 17" macbook pro anymore, I'm considering a retina 15" macbook pro.
In fact, I'd get a macbook air, now any suggestion about THIN 21" standalone display? Like fucking thin, so I could take a macbook air + that display when I travel to work in a hotel.
Hi Sid,

I have no recommendations on a 21" monitor for you, sorry, but there are definitely lots to choose from.

There's a cool feature in OS/X that I only really started using this year. In OSX, you can "extend" your desktop without the need for multiple monitors. I think its called a "Virtual Extended Desktop". You can create additional desktops, and then "swipe" between them using 3 fingers on the trackpad.

When I want to work on my Macbook air, I setup a desktop with an HTML editor in full screen, then create a second desktop with a browser in full screen, then a 3rd with FTP, and a 4th with Photoshop for example.

Then to switch between screens, all I have to do is the 3-finger swipe left or right on the trackpad.

It's surprising natural, and moving between screens is instant. It's much better than trying to pack the 4 windows all on to the same screen, or click between them.

Of course this also works if you have 2 monitors and an extended desktop.
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