i've settled on a two-monitor, three desktop setup. one monitor has a maximised terminator window, which i use to manage my xterms (i find it handier than letti

i've settled on a two-monitor, three desktop setup. one monitor has a maximised terminator window, which i use to manage my xterms (i find it handier than letting xmonad handle individual xterms, because terminator allows for both splits and tabs). the other monitor alternates between office browser and personal browser. i would normally have had an im window too, but i decided to give not signing into personal im at work a try when i started my new job (july), and so far it's actually worked out very well. my friends know that i check email constantly, so if they need to get my attention they can do that, or sms if its urgent. temporary things (like launching openoffice or reading a pdf in fullscreen) happen in a fourth desktop, and get closed when i'm done with them.