Feb 19 2005
Dual head iBook
I found the most awesome tweak to my iBook today… and a big WTF for Apple.
I hooked up an external monitor to my iBook today… and verified what the manual said: it only mirrors the laptop display and the standard maximum 1024×768 resolution. Bother… I had visions of dual head displays… especially after seeing what Keynote can do with the projector and laptop screen.
Not to be deterred, I went online to see what I could find. It turned out to be a quick and productive search.
A simple download/install of Screen Spanning Doctor gave me exactly what I was after. Not only do I now have my desktop spread across two screens, but the 17″ external monitor is now running at 1280×1024.
So.. the WTF… if the video system on the iBook is cabable of driving two monitors, one at 1280×1024, and the other at 1024×768, both with millions of colours…. why isn’t that supported out of the box?
I’m revelling in geeky happiness.
Now I can’t wait for my next presentation!
Dave