Acer GridVista Software/Tool
I’m sure you’ve seen people running 4 windows per screen before, all arranged neatly in a square grid. Besides the oomph factor that comes with having the screen size (and the tech smarts) to do something like that, it does help improve productivity, at least if you know what you’re doing.
Well, that’s actually what the Acer GridVista tool helps you to accomplish. It provides you predetermined grid configurations (as shown below), dividing your screen into blocks to place your windows in. And it supports dual-monitor rigs as well, so that’s up to 8 windows displayed at once. One extra feature you may not see on competing software is the transparency option, which allows you to set certain windows as transparent - helping you organise a multi-window workspace.
Most Acer notebooks should already have it preinstalled, but if you happen not to have it, download the software from Acer’s support website. Just choose any new notebook model, e.g. the Aspire 9920, and pick up the GridVista tool for that notebook.
Oh yes, there are competing tools available. My personal favourite is running a combination of Ultramon for proper multi-monitor support and GridMove (freeware) for the multi-window grids. You can find more alternatives at Lifehacker’s post on GridMove.
