Review: Ultramon

UltraMon is an application that stretches the Windows taskbar across multiple monitors and provides buttons for moving applications between monitors. Essentially it does the same as Oscar's MultiMon (see my earlier review of this) plus it adds support for handling multiple wallpapers. I recommend it. I have found no annoying bugs like in Oscars's, so the choice is clear, except there is one drawback: The price - UltraMon costs money after a 30-day trial, whereas Oscar's is free. I really hope Windows Vista will have the features built in, so we won't have to rely on third-party software.

Could a 30-in. monitor help you do your job faster?

A study shows that some very specific operations - like moving files between windows - are more efficient on a big 30-inch screen compared to a smaller screen. The findings don't seem that interesting, the most interesting thing in the article is that several experts criticize the study and then start talking about multiple monitors.