At Mon, 04 Apr 2011 12:22:59 -0400 CentOS mailing list <centos at centos.org> wrote: > > > Robert Heller wrote: > > At Mon, 4 Apr 2011 11:39:30 -0400 CentOS mailing list <centos at centos.org> wrote: > > > > > >> Robert Heller wrote: > >> > >>> At Mon, 04 Apr 2011 09:39:04 -0400 CentOS mailing list <centos at centos.org> > >>> wrote: > >>> > >>> > >> <snip> > >> > >>> And yes, the 64-bit flash 'preview' plugin and yes, it plays flash > >>> videos just fine there. [*I* have no use for nVidia's drive -- I don't > >>> do 3D modeling or video games, etc.] > >>> > >> Unfortunately, you *do* need nVidia's proprietary driver if you've got > >> dual monitors, like a lot of places I've worked in the last few years. > >> > > > > I have just the one 17" VGA monitor. Don't have room for either a > > larger monitor or a second one. And I am not sure what I would do with > > a second monitor if I had one. > > > Wow - you haven't lived > All my work-stations have dual monitors. If you regularly use a browser > and a word processor or spreadsheet you will benefit. I don't use word processors or spreadsheets. No loss there. I do use a keyboard-based text editor in an xterm window. > If you are trying to set up servers and compare between them, it is very > useful too. I have no trouble with multiple xterm windows (to different machines). I never maximize the xterm windows, so there is room for several on the screen. And I do have multiple 'virtual' screens (a feature of FVWM). > Makes copy paste etc so much simpler for my little brain to deal with. YMMV > > > >> mark > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> CentOS mailing list > >> CentOS at centos.org > >> http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > > begin:vcard > fn:Rob Kampen > n:Kampen;Rob > org:Team Torman Realty, LLC > adr:;;13019 Water Point Blvd;Windermere;FL;34786;USA > email;internet:rkampen at reaching-clients.com > tel;work:407-876-4108 > tel;fax:407-876-3591 > tel;home:407-876-4854 > tel;cell:407-341-3815 > note:LCAM & CPM Candidate > url:www.robkampen.com > version:2.1 > end:vcard > > > MIME-Version: 1.0 > > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > > -- Robert Heller -- 978-544-6933 / heller at deepsoft.com Deepwoods Software -- http://www.deepsoft.com/ () ascii ribbon campaign -- against html e-mail /\ www.asciiribbon.org -- against proprietary attachments