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Posted on 10-19-09 11:49:18 AM

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My home PC is 1024 x 768, so I maximize everything.

My laptop is 1440x900, but I still maximize everything. Bigger windows = more canvas space to work with and less scrolling for web pages.

Oh, but I never maximize MSN windows.

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Posted on 10-19-09 12:15:34 PM

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I'll never maximize anything if it's not to my benefit. That's all.

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Posted on 10-19-09 12:43:19 PM

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Originally posted by Bloodstar
Which netbook model did you say you had again, though...? My Aspire One and my Toshiba Satellite both have Synaptic drivers, as did my old Gateway...

A bit more on topic, I've heard of netbook with 800x480 screens... the thought of that is honestly scary.

Mine is an Asus Eee PC 1000H. It's nice. The keyboard could be better, but I'm getting used to it.

I'm pretty sure the only (Or mostly the only) netbooks with 800x480 are the original 7xx Eee PCs. I wouldn't ever get one - 800x480 is far too small.

My old laptop was a Toshiba Satellite Pro A10 from 2003, so maybe it might have been Synaptic.. not sure, I can't check. I do know it didn't have scrolling or any fancy features though - just moving and tap to click.

I have an HP monitor right now. It's an HP w2007v (20 inches, widescreen, 1680x1050) and it works great. Setting the colour mode to sRGB in the onscreen menus (which I discovered a while ago) made it look even better.

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Posted on 10-19-09 03:56:22 PM

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I have 1440x900, and I maximize Firefox, Windows Explorer, and that's about it.
Anything else doesn't need it.

Well, except for games.

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Posted on 10-19-09 04:29:11 PM (last edited by paulguy at 10-19-09 01:29 PM)

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Paulguy's Post configuration

I almost never maximize stuff. I'm way too attention deficit not to keep a program open, with IRC, pidgin and web browser visible so I can switch to all of them... though usually other window is a video or some crap... I can't focus on things like that.

EDIT: Resolution is 1920x1080.

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Posted on 10-19-09 06:54:12 PM

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I maximize things that benefit from all the space, namely Photoshop, Illustrator, or Logic. Sometimes I'll maximize a browser window to make resizable page elements larger, like Flash animations or something, but rarely. 1920x1080.

It does bother me too though when things are maximized that don't need to be. It's not as annoying as seeing pixelated low-resolution art scaled up on printed signs at places like on college campuses, or as annoying as someone using a desktop background that is a much lower resolution than their screen.

... but nothing is worse than a "Friendly Reminder" posted in the break room at work, typed up in Comic Sans, without running a spell check, that uses clip art, WordArt, and has lots of unused white space under the text. If you want to drive a design major insane, ... that's how you'd do it.

WordArt should be illegal. *shudder*

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Posted on 10-19-09 06:55:47 PM

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Yeah, I was never too fond of WordArt myself

If I had to use it, I'd at least try to change the font. I hate Impact

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Posted on 10-19-09 08:02:31 PM

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I can't stand seeing more than one window open. My need for organization rapes me if there's mutliple windows on screen. I always keep everything maximized for that reason.

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