Yesterday I told you about my dual monitor setup and gave you a few ideas for doing the same thing in your office.
Physically setting up two monitors; herding them with software is another matter entirely.
I use UltraMon, a $40 tool to control both monitors. The program outshines any video adapter utility, or any other video program, for that matter.
For instance, I can quickly move windows or applications from one monitor to the other and UltraMon corrects for display size differences. I can have separate taskbars on each monitor and assign hotkeys to do my bidding--say, move, maximize, or even reposition app windows. I've set up UltraMon shortcuts that load favorite apps on boot and move the windows to a specific monitor.
I'm not alone in loving UltraMon. In the Step-by-Step I mentioned yesterday, my colleague Eric Lai raves about the program, saying it's "the creme de la creme of multimonitor software..."
Grab a trial, or even try the beta upgrade and see what author Christian Studer is offering in the upcoming version. BTW, Christian is very responsive to support e-mails (and e-mails in general), and his company's support forum is well-maintained.
UltraMon supports all versions of Windows -- 98, Me, 2000, XP, and 2003; the Vista version is in beta.
I know you'll trust me on UltraMon, but just in case you want to shop, look at Maximize Your Monitor with These Utilities
UltraMon has dozens of ways to control your two monitors
Among other features, UltraMon saves the position of your desktop icons
