[iBook] Living large

[Tony Gamble]

Michael,
	Before you return the new monitor, download and try out the Screen  
Spanning Doctor from:

http://www.rutemoeller.com/mp/ibook/ibook_e.html

	This extends screen spanning to unsupported portables, like the  
iBook.  I've used it myself, with
no ill effects.  It also gives you access to additional resolutions  
not currently available to you.

Tony


On 27-Dec-05, at 1:49 AM, Michael Max L.Ac wrote:

> I so love the portability of my iBook 12" G4. Love it!!
> But, I do get tired of the small amount of screen real estate.  
> Previously I
> owned a Powerbook 15", that display gave me room to stretch out a bit.
>
> Today I thought I'd pick up on a 17" LCD monitor that was on sale  
> at my
> local house o'computers. Got a ViewSonic VA712b. Nice unit, has  
> both digital
> and analog inputs. Nice and bright and I can hook it up to my DVD  
> player and
> watch movies too. What's not to like?
>
> What's not to like is that while everything is bigger, I don't have  
> any
> additional "real estate", which is what I was hoping for. Seems I  
> can only
> take the resolution up to 1024x768. Which means it is the same as  
> my iBook.
> Which doesn't net me any great benefit, except a lighter wallet.
>
> I tried the ViewSonic website and they said some things about using
> colorsych, but that did not help (of course)
>
> Next, I tried to get this question at the ViewSonic help line. The  
> way they
> told me they don't support Mac's was by putting me on hold I gave up.
>
> I have a suspicion I'm not going to get a higher resolution on the  
> monitor
> than I have on my iBook.
>
> However, if anyone would know of a way. I think it would be the clever
> people on this group. So? Any ideas on increasing the resolution on  
> the
> monitor? Actually it would be great if I could even have the  
> monitors work
> side by side. I remember years ago I got the Batman powerbook to do  
> that.
>
> If anyone can help me, the local house o'computers would be much  
> obliged, as
> I will not then be returning this otherwise lovely 17" LCD monitor.
>
> Thanks in advance
> Michael
>
>
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