tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717458965567488650.post219670964524991861..comments2023-04-11T02:18:25.923-07:00Comments on Greasy PC: To maximize or not maximizeArvin Bautistahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07111654448434909498noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717458965567488650.post-20556627624532473852011-11-25T15:12:37.917-08:002011-11-25T15:12:37.917-08:00I maximize anything that I will likely be using fo...I maximize anything that I will likely be using for a while or involves reading text (word documents, PDF's, web Browsers, etc) but leave files, documents, and ESPECIALLY chat clients/conversations in windows. Infact, my main gripe with skype is that I cant make its windows small enough, and thats why I rarely use it.11matt556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717458965567488650.post-59793727294815090042010-06-26T19:10:45.692-07:002010-06-26T19:10:45.692-07:00well, of course i keep things maximized.
what set...well, of course i keep things maximized.<br /><br />what sets me off from the others here i think is that i use a program called always-on-top, which basically forces a program to show itself on top even when it loses its focus. absolutely amazing when you are multitasking, or trying to copy some text :]Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717458965567488650.post-75467050191700882652008-03-20T12:20:00.000-07:002008-03-20T12:20:00.000-07:00Hey, you're welcome and definitely, I've been foll...Hey, you're welcome and definitely, I've been following your blog in my feed reader for a while now and find the articles very informative. I hope you're keeping an offline record of them as well--who knows, maybe someday you'll get the chance to collect them and publish them in a longer format. PeaceYawarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13741563704441932843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717458965567488650.post-14709895764247586162008-03-19T08:15:00.000-07:002008-03-19T08:15:00.000-07:00I'm also one of the "maximize everything" users. I...I'm also one of the "maximize everything" users. I've been using a 12" laptop screen as my main monitor for a long time, and I feel I have to maximize all my programs for them to be usable.<BR/><BR/>A few months ago however I got myself a 20" widescreen monitor (1680x1050) and for the first time I found my self wanting to have more than one program visible at once (like a .pdf with development requirements on half the screen and my development ide on the other half). To simplify this I found the great program GridMove (http://jgpaiva.donationcoders.com/gridmove.html). It splits your screen in many smaller screens that you have have your programs "maximized" in. (I say "maximized" because what it does is the resize the program to fit that "screen", you can still move it/resize it by draging its borders)Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07488455530330715773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717458965567488650.post-72034459116477364632008-03-18T19:03:00.000-07:002008-03-18T19:03:00.000-07:00I've always maximised my working windows, but I've...I've always maximised my working windows, but I've also always worked on pretty small screens--17" was the biggest so far, and usually it's a 14" or 15" screen. And yes, I too find it distracting to see other windows than the one I'm working in.<BR/><BR/>I figure I'm always going to be switching with Alt-Tab, whether the other windows are visible or not, so might as well keep the others out of sight until I want them.Yawarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13741563704441932843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717458965567488650.post-64261431629110388452008-03-18T14:42:00.000-07:002008-03-18T14:42:00.000-07:00I don't "Maximize" most windows, but I do keep mos...I don't "Maximize" most windows, but I do keep most non-explorer windows adjusted to the largest possible size. (17" monitor) I think it's distracting when screens (even the desktop) show behind a program I'm working in. Not using "Maximize" allows me to easily move windows around if I want to see more than one window at a time. I've never experienced accidentally dragging a window, but it is a little aggravating when I grab the wrong screen edge and unintentionally bring a covered window to the front. That doesn't happen much because once I get them right they stay that way until I (infrequently) have to resize something temporarily.<BR/><BR/>Like you, Arvin, I keep my bookmarks (pretty well organized with collapsed folders) showing in FF. It makes for quick access to frequently accessed pages and I agree that having FF sized as large as my monitor is a waste.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8717458965567488650.post-62852525445574333992008-03-18T13:21:00.000-07:002008-03-18T13:21:00.000-07:00I'm with you--I keep all windows maximized.The onl...I'm with you--I keep all windows maximized.<BR/><BR/>The only downside I've found is having to do a lot of alt-tabbing through the seven application windows I have open at work all day. Or worse, going to the mouse to click on a taskbar button (yechhh!). It's gotten old, so I'm about to install Autohotkeys and assign hotkeys to switch to each application: Alt-1 will switch to Firefox, Alt-2 to Outlook, etc.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the blog!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com