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Photos: Tools to optimize your desktop experience

By Jason Hiner October 31, 2010, 11:24 PM PDT

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Photos: Tools to optimize your desktop experience

Enhance your desktop experience

Enhance your desktop experience

While laptops and tablets get most of the attention in the computer world today, the silent majority remain chained to desktops. Here are four ways to enhance the desktop experience.

Also see the companion blog post:
Forget tablets! Four ways to enhance your desktop computer

Photos: Tools to optimize your desktop experience

1. Increase your display size - Dell 30-inch U3011

1. Increase your display size - Dell 30-inch U3011

Also see the companion blog post:
Forget tablets! Four ways to enhance your desktop computer

Photos: Tools to optimize your desktop experience

1. Increase your display size - Apple 27-inch LED Display

1. Increase your display size - Apple 27-inch LED Display

Also see the companion blog post:
Forget tablets! Four ways to enhance your desktop computer

Photos: Tools to optimize your desktop experience

2. Switch to a programmable mouse - Intellimouse Optical

2. Switch to a programmable mouse - Intellimouse Optical

Also see the companion blog post:
Forget tablets! Four ways to enhance your desktop computer

Photos: Tools to optimize your desktop experience

2. Switch to a programmable mouse - Intellimouse Explorer 3.0

2. Switch to a programmable mouse - Intellimouse Explorer 3.0

Also see the companion blog post:
Forget tablets! Four ways to enhance your desktop computer

Photos: Tools to optimize your desktop experience

2. Switch to a programmable mouse - Logitech M510

2. Switch to a programmable mouse - Logitech M510

Also see the companion blog post:
Forget tablets! Four ways to enhance your desktop computer

Photos: Tools to optimize your desktop experience

3. Use virtual workspaces - Mac Spaces config

3. Use virtual workspaces - Mac Spaces config

Also see the companion blog post:
Forget tablets! Four ways to enhance your desktop computer

Photos: Tools to optimize your desktop experience

3. Use virtual workspaces - Mac OS X "Spaces"

3. Use virtual workspaces - Mac OS X "Spaces"

Also see the companion blog post:
Forget tablets! Four ways to enhance your desktop computer

Photos: Tools to optimize your desktop experience

3. Use virtual workspaces - Sysinternals Desktops config

3. Use virtual workspaces - Sysinternals Desktops config

Also see the companion blog post:
Forget tablets! Four ways to enhance your desktop computer

Photos: Tools to optimize your desktop experience

3. Use virtual workspaces - Sysinternals Desktops

3. Use virtual workspaces - Sysinternals Desktops

Also see the companion blog post:
Forget tablets! Four ways to enhance your desktop computer

Photos: Tools to optimize your desktop experience

3. Use virtual workspaces - Ubuntu "Workspaces"

3. Use virtual workspaces - Ubuntu "Workspaces"

Also see the companion blog post:
Forget tablets! Four ways to enhance your desktop computer

Photos: Tools to optimize your desktop experience

4. Add multitouch and/or pen input - Apple Magic Trackpad

4. Add multitouch and/or pen input - Apple Magic Trackpad

Also see the companion blog post:
Forget tablets! Four ways to enhance your desktop computer

Photos: Tools to optimize your desktop experience

4. Add multitouch and/or pen input - Bamboo Touch

4. Add multitouch and/or pen input - Bamboo Touch

Also see the companion blog post:
Forget tablets! Four ways to enhance your desktop computer

Photos: Tools to optimize your desktop experience

4. Add multitouch and/or pen input - Bamboo Pen & Touch

4. Add multitouch and/or pen input - Bamboo Pen & Touch

Also see the companion blog post:
Forget tablets! Four ways to enhance your desktop computer

Photos: Tools to optimize your desktop experience

4. Add multitouch and/or pen input - Bamboo Fun

4. Add multitouch and/or pen input - Bamboo Fun

Also see the companion blog post:
Forget tablets! Four ways to enhance your desktop computer

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