E – N E W S from 2SS.Com Int’l Standard Serial No. - ISSN: 1523-3537 2011-No. 26 |
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Technology Barriers: Broken! |
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For too long I've put up with the confines of a 14, 17 and in recent years 21 inch monitor. I've seen a number of folks happily using 23" inch wide screens and even dual monitors, but I could not resist the lower pricing and increasing quality of 'BIG SCREEN' TV's. Why should I settle for a couple small monitors if for another $100 or so I could have one that is literally twice the size of any monitor I've ever had? The issue of course is the quality of the TV's image when used as a monitor and the BIG breakthrough has come with the recent 1080p (or in common computer terms 1920X1080) resolution TV's. Similarly, I could not wait any longer to get past the limitations of a PC with only 4 GB of RAM. I remember in 1991 when my new 386sx PC with 8 MB of memory seemed extreme, but today I've grown out of what techies call 'x86' or 32-bit computer architecture. In recent years you may have seen or even purchased a 64-bit PC, but the real issue for me has been the availability of software. If the software I must have and already own won't work, I can't go there! Over the last 4+ months I've finally found most of the software I need and begun the leap. I've also followed my own 'it's time to keep up!' advice by making that '64-bit leap' with Windows 7 Professional. In the process I've become a fan of something called 'XP Mode' (More below left) and I very much appreciate being able to open up a 5th or 6th application window with confidence instead of a prayer... (For more on this see our guide titled "Ready for a 64-bit PC? The What, Why and How?") So what you see pictured above is me breaking both barriers. The monitor is a new Sony® BRAVIA EX400-Series 40" 1080p (e.g. 1920 x 1080) LCD HDTV ($579 at Costco) that moments after connecting I knew was a good decision! (In the picture I have a printed page held up against the screen with the display page on screen behind it, and a 6" ruler in my hand, click below for more specifics.) I'm discovering new ways to be productive with the recent versions of Quicken and QuickBooks, which both respond well to more space and more memory allowing me to place windows side-by-side that I always had to minimize and restore one-by-one. I'm saving at least 20 or 25 minutes a day just by NOT constantly navigating E-mail messages inside of Outlook's folders. And, as an IT consultant it's worth half the price or more just to be able to set aside a remote computer connection where I can see it's progress while focusing attention on another application. (For more on this see our guide titled "BIG Screen LCD as PC Monitor") |
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