iPad Tips and Tricks: How to Use the iPad as a Secondary Monitor

Posted Jul 15, 2010 at 4:41PM EST by QJ Staff

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The iPad has a bright and colorful 9.7-inch display. Why let that go to waste? You do not have to be solely using the iPad to gain benefit from it. If you are like me and run several applications at the same time, you can never have enough desktop space. Having an extra monitor can always help and allow you to move programs and windows around for maximum visibility and usage. Rather than going out and buying a separate LCD, you can convert the iPad into a secondary monitor using the MaxiVista app for Windows computers. MaxiVista is an app that is said to increase your desktop real estate by approximately 40 percent. The app works using Wi-Fi connectivity. Having this capability should appeal to those who work on several documents at the same time, monitor things such as stock market changes, photo editing software, and more. Multitaskers can become more efficient without having to worry about opening and closing windows constantly. They can also monitor more than one program at once, giving them more power over the task at hand. Since Wi-Fi is used, you also will not have to worry about clutter and any unsightly cables to connect the two devices. If you have a Mac, you can use the Air Display app, which will give you similar multi-monitor functionality as MaxiVista for Windows. Both of the apps cost $9.99 to download from iTunes. Purchase them, download them, and you will be all set for multitasking glory. You might be asking yourself why even bother to pay for such apps. After all, can't you just run the programs you need to have opened separately on the iPad? Sure, you can do that. You can be looking at a site on your PC and open up an email program on the iPad without having any interaction between the two setups. What if you have multiple spreadsheets open? What if you are working on two different write-ups and mixing and matching info between the two? It is in those types of instances where you will want this functionality. Besides, paying $9.99 for an app and making use of the iPad when idle is a lot cheaper than going out and buying an extra monitor.

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