Okay...so as I write, I realize that my experiences described on this blog has been a mix between the MBA and Leopard. Sometimes it is hard to distinguish which one I am writing about until I post and think about what I just wrote. However, this time I am going to make the callout that this is mostly an entry about Leopard. I will make one or two comments about the MBA.
I used the micro-dvi to connect to an external monitor. I have tried it at home before, but today was the first time at work. Normally, at home, the MBA would transition and show on both monitors. Today was different. After plugging in the monitor, I saw the normal screen come up on the MBA and just my desktop background on the external monitor. I shortly realized after checking the systems display that it configured the setup to be extended monitor. WOW.
I had to do a little bit of configuration to get the extended monitor the way I wanted, but once that once done, I put the RDC application on the extended monitor so I could remote in to my work machine, while saving the MBA monitor space for Safari. Also, I had to configure Spaces to allow the extended monitor to be up the same time as Safari because Safari is configured for Space 4. I am assuming that if I transition to another application on a different space, the application on the extended monitor will hide.
So here is my comment on the MBA. I believe, at least what my eyes see, there is a bit of video degradation when plugging in an external monitor. The words are just not as crisp. Not sure if there is a solution given the video card has to handle both monitors. Is it something I can live with? Yes. After all, this is not my primary machine and I don't think I plan to have it connected to a monitor all the time. That defeats the whole mobility part of it.
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