I working mostly in Visual Studio. But since I don't like having to Alt-Tab my way through the open applications (mail, SQL Server Management Studio and so on) I've got one 24" LCD and a 19" LCD. On the 19" I have VS open and on the 24" I have up to four applications running side by side. :) I tried a 27" but that was too big to have any kind of efficient overview. //Jaggernauten

To be able to transmit data from a barcode scanner connected to the RS-232 port you need either to write some kind of function that will listen to that port and get the data each time the scanner fires, the other solution is to use WinKey. WinKey is a tiny tiny app that will gladly run in the background and do the work for you. We have that setup at some of our workstations at work. The easiest way if you want to reach a broader public however is to have them use a keyboard-wedge scanner. Hope this helps!