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Build the Best Gaming Setup!

Gamers often spend hours at a time sitting at their desks, playing through rounds and rounds of the game. The most experienced gamers will tell you that their desk setup makes all the difference. A cramped or inefficient setup will impact how well you play the game, and can determine how long you’re comfortable playing in one sitting. Here are a few tips to help you setup the perfect gaming desk. Mouse Space Matters Unless you’re playing a touchscreen-based game, you’ll need space for your mouse. While the traditional small mousepad is okay for those just starting out, more serious players opt for larger mouse space and an oversized mouse pad. This gives you the freedom to move the cursor all...

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The Benefits of Home Projectors

TVs just keep getting larger in size as technology improves. However, the larger you go, the more expensive the TV is. While it was possible, and common, to have a home theater set up with a simple projector, many people have put aside the humble projector in favor of large-screen 4k TVs with more features than a smartphone. We think it’s time for the home projector to make a comeback. Here are a few of the benefits to adding a projector to your living room. Gaming If you like seeing all the details in your video games, but feel like the quality of your gaming experience is limited by the size of your display, a projector can easily take your...

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Multiple Monitors for Freelancers

The economy is shifting and freelancers are taking over the workforce. While the needs of freelancers vary based on their areas of expertise, we believe everyone can benefit from having a better desk set-up. The benefits of adding an extra monitor to your desk seem to grow every day. Here are a few of the reasons we strongly recommend that freelance workers should have at least two screens. Simplify Meetings Video chats have revolutionized the remote industry, allowing freelancers to take clients across the country without regard to geographic proximity. While a single monitor will let you have an uninterrupted video chat, you’ll find it far more difficult to view other programs during the meeting. Notetaking, examining contracts, and multitasking...

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The Pitfalls of Using Multiple Large Monitors

We’ve talked a lot about the benefits of multiple monitors. They increase productivity, let you multi-task with ease, can even help declutter your workspace. While many people have jumped on the multiple-monitor bandwagon, we’ve started to wonder if it’s possible to have too much of a good thing? Let’s take a look at some of the pitfalls of having multiple large monitors. The Lost Cursor One of the most frustrating things we hear about is people having such a large setup that they frequently lose track of their cursors. Depending on the size of your monitors and the number you use, it can be easy to lose track of your cursor’s location as you switch to a different screen. While...

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The Benefits of Multiple Monitors for Creatives, Part Two

In our last blog, we looked at two different types of creative professionals who could benefit from multiple monitors: musicians, and graphic designers. Here, we take a look at two more. Web Designers  If you are a web designer and aren’t already using multiple monitors, what are you waiting for? The ability to have your code up on a dedicated screen, while having the site you are working on, research, or design elements up on another is priceless. It will give you a huge boost to your productivity. Writers Another group of creatives that would greatly benefit from a multiple monitor mount setup is writers. At first glance, it may seem like a writer only needs one screen: one for...

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