Comments on: The IT Desktop – How the Mighty Have Fallen http://www.techdarkside.com/the-it-desktop-o-how-the-mighty-have-fallen Struggles of a Self-Taught Coder Mon, 26 Jul 2010 14:25:07 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: David Christiansen http://www.techdarkside.com/the-it-desktop-o-how-the-mighty-have-fallen/comment-page-1#comment-15628 David Christiansen Tue, 15 Apr 2008 21:38:37 +0000 http://www.techdarkside.com/?p=236#comment-15628 That's the trend these days, I think. When I got into this business I got my techie fix at work. Now I have to get it at home because consumer technology is rapidly surpassing enterprise technology. That’s the trend these days, I think. When I got into this business I got my techie fix at work. Now I have to get it at home because consumer technology is rapidly surpassing enterprise technology.

]]> By: freak3dot http://www.techdarkside.com/the-it-desktop-o-how-the-mighty-have-fallen/comment-page-1#comment-15627 freak3dot Tue, 15 Apr 2008 16:45:35 +0000 http://www.techdarkside.com/?p=236#comment-15627 I actually have dual monitors at work. It was a recent development of 4th quarter last year. We made the point that developers had dual monitors and testers should too. The dual monitor is one thing that I don't have at home that I miss. I couldn't get WAF on that. I do have a sophisticated network with more computers than there is people in the house. I even have an enterprise class 24 port switch for a house where there are about six major areas. So, I have lots of ports that I'm not using. But all that sophistication is really just the backbone for the home automation I plan to have one day. Still trying to get WAF for most of that too. Lots of idle computer cycles at home, freak3dot I actually have dual monitors at work. It was a recent development of 4th quarter last year. We made the point that developers had dual monitors and testers should too.

The dual monitor is one thing that I don’t have at home that I miss. I couldn’t get WAF on that.

I do have a sophisticated network with more computers than there is people in the house. I even have an enterprise class 24 port switch for a house where there are about six major areas. So, I have lots of ports that I’m not using.

But all that sophistication is really just the backbone for the home automation I plan to have one day. Still trying to get WAF for most of that too.

Lots of idle computer cycles at home,
freak3dot

]]> By: David Christiansen http://www.techdarkside.com/the-it-desktop-o-how-the-mighty-have-fallen/comment-page-1#comment-15625 David Christiansen Tue, 15 Apr 2008 12:00:54 +0000 http://www.techdarkside.com/?p=236#comment-15625 Maybe "decades" was stretching it a bit. Okay a lot. I'm sleep deprived right now. However, if you google "dual monitor productivity research" you'll find quite a few studies referenced. But that doesn't change the main point - for most IT workers, the computer they have at home is much better than the computer they have at work, which is a major shift from the IT workplace of the '90s. Maybe “decades” was stretching it a bit. Okay a lot. I’m sleep deprived right now.

However, if you google “dual monitor productivity research” you’ll find quite a few studies referenced.

But that doesn’t change the main point – for most IT workers, the computer they have at home is much better than the computer they have at work, which is a major shift from the IT workplace of the ’90s.

]]> By: Justice~! http://www.techdarkside.com/the-it-desktop-o-how-the-mighty-have-fallen/comment-page-1#comment-15624 Justice~! Tue, 15 Apr 2008 03:48:30 +0000 http://www.techdarkside.com/?p=236#comment-15624 Um, where are the decades of research on dual monitors and productivity? I'm only actually familiar with one study... Um, where are the decades of research on dual monitors and productivity? I’m only actually familiar with one study…

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