7th February 2000

Upgrades are inevitable. So what do you do with the old parts? Sell 'em? Trade 'em? Give 'em to friends? Sure, or you could install a few of them into your new system. Did you get a new monitor and video card? Don't lose the old ones yet. Start operating with two screens; in Windows 98, you can install a second (PCI) video card and attach a monitor to it. Although newer units (with fresh, solid drivers) shouldn't have problems, be sure to check with the hardware manufacturers beforehand. What can you do with that second screen? Plenty! I love having a Web browser maximized over there. I can launch links from my main monitor, and they'll pop up in the auxiliary one. Programmers and Web designers love this kind of setup, too. The more space, the quicker you can finish the race.