Tag: SPLITSCREEN

I know some Mac users hate to admit that Windows 7 has something OS X doesn't, but the way Windows 7 handles window positioning is so slick that there's now a Mac app to imitate it. WIndows 7 calls it the Aero Snap, but Mac developer Irradiated Software calls it Cinch. With Cinch installed, you can drag windows to your screen edges and watch them snap into place. Dragging a window to a screen ...

If you're used to using another operating system and you've switched to Mac, you might have noticed that there's no easy way to tell an OS X window to take up exactly half of your screen. TwoUp does exactly that, using a menubar icon or some easy key combinations. It has both horizontal and vertical modes, so you can divide your screen whichever way you want. TwoUp is free, but it has some ...

With the advent of tabbed browsing, almost everyone has multiple sites open in the same browser window. With the Foxden extension for Firefox, you can take things a step further: multiple sites in the same tab. Activating Foxden opens a window with whichever sites you pick, laid out however you want them. Foxden works really well as a place to check Twitter, Gmail, Tumblr or one of your favorite ...

Microsoft is working on technology that will allow two people to easily use a single computer at the same time. Basically, the software creates two virtual desktops on one monitor, and allows you to plug in a second mouse and keyboard so that two users can work on the same machine at once. Sure, those on the bleeding edge of technology would rather have one computer and two monitors all to ...