Delta Virtual Airlines Water Cooler - Program to use Laptop monitor on desktop

Delta Virtual Airlines Water Cooler | PC Support | Program to use Laptop monitor on desktop

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Posted onPost created on September 19 2010 13:53 ET by Skylar Macminn

I remember seeing a program a while back that lets you use your laptop monitor (over a network) as part of your monitors for your Desktop -- but I cannot seem to remember the name of the program. Does anyone happen to know what it is?

Skylar Macminn (DVA7899)

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Posted onPost created on September 19 2010 13:54 ET by Nicholas Carpenter

What's the matter Skylar? Three screens not good enough for you? biggrin

Nicholas Carpenter

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Posted onPost created on September 19 2010 13:55 ET by Skylar Macminn

Nope I want a 4th one biggrin

Edit: I just want to use my laptop screen for video's and such mid-flight.

Skylar Macminn (DVA7899)

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Posted onPost created on September 19 2010 13:57 ET by Michael Brown

Skylar Macminn wrote:

Nope I want a 4th one

Edit: I just want to use my laptop screen for video's and such mid-flight.

You already have the laptop open....can't use the laptop itself for that?

Michael Brown (DVA3196)

Posted onPost created on September 19 2010 13:58 ET by Skylar Macminn

Michael Brown wrote:

Skylar Macminn wrote:

Nope I want a 4th one

Edit: I just want to use my laptop screen for video's and such mid-flight.

You already have the laptop open....can't use the laptop itself for that?

It's an extremely old laptop, old hardware. Not quite as fast as I'd like.

Skylar Macminn (DVA7899)

Posted onPost created on September 19 2010 14:01 ET by Michael Brown

Ahhhhh...got it

Michael Brown (DVA3196)

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Posted onPost created on September 19 2010 14:43 ET by Andrew Kaufmann

WideFS I think is what you want possibly

Andrew Kaufmann (DVA3931)

Posted onPost created on September 19 2010 15:00 ET by Skylar Macminn

Andrew Kaufmann wrote:

WideFS I think is what you want possibly

It's not really an FS related program. WideFS just lets me use programs like ASE and DeltaVA ACARS on the actual Laptop. I'm looking to extend my desktop to the laptop monitor, so I can use my desktop mouse/keyboard/programs on the Laptop screen.

Skylar Macminn (DVA7899)

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Posted onPost created on September 19 2010 15:10 ET by David Eugenio Gomez

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/27518-35-using-laptop-screen-desktop-monitor

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Posted onPost created on September 19 2010 15:43 ET by Norm Hare

How old is old? Even an 8 year old Celeron laptop with 512mb of memory runs XP SP3 fairly well. You would be surprised what a fresh rebuild will do for an older computer. I've had my hands in computer hardware for over 30 years now (professionally) and I'm not aware of anything that will do what you are asking.

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Posted onPost created on September 19 2010 15:54 ET by Michael Brown

I found a pic of his laptop ....

Posted onPost created on September 19 2010 15:55 ET by Skylar Macminn

Michael Brown wrote:

I found a pic of his laptop ....

hahahahahahahahaha

Edit:

Found it I think? http://www.maxivista.com/

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Posted onPost created on September 19 2010 19:04 ET by Don Baker

Get one of these and run another monitor from the USB port.. Works nice as a third monitor.

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Tritton+Technologies+-+SEE2+External+VGA+Video+Adapter/9325241.p?id=1218084985994&skuId=9325241&st=tritton&contract_desc=null

Or one of these..

http://www.thinkgeek.com/computing/usb-gadgets/c609/

Don Baker (DVA4165)

Posted onPost created on September 19 2010 19:08 ET by Skylar Macminn

I have 3 screens atm in a 3470x1680 resolution, wanting to use the laptop screen

Skylar Macminn (DVA7899)

Posted onPost created on September 19 2010 19:17 ET by Michael Brown

Skylar....you use three screens for your VC view? .... doesn't that distort the VC? Just wondering

Michael Brown (DVA3196)

Posted onPost created on September 19 2010 19:21 ET by Skylar Macminn

I'm not stretching it,NVIDIA surround reads 3 screens as 1 individual monitor, so it doesn't distort it.

Skylar Macminn (DVA7899)

Posted onPost created on September 19 2010 19:31 ET by Michael Brown

Oh ok ... I've seen other's screen shots and the two secondary screens always seen stretched and odd looking.

Michael Brown (DVA3196)

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Posted onPost created on September 19 2010 20:03 ET by Norm Hare

Michael Brown wrote:

I found a pic of his laptop ....

I actually repaired a similar unit manufactured by Texas Instruments years ago. It was marketed as a "transportable computer". About the same weight as an ociliscope of that same time period (I'm thinking 85ish)

Norm Hare (DVA3419)

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