Having dual monitor can bring such comfort to users, whether it may be at the office or at home were here to help you assemble Mac multiple monitors. By seeing your desktop simultaneously, it will increase your productivity.
Also, if your job requires you to travel or work publicly, rather than opening and closing your mac, it is better to use your iPad as an extension.
Though prior having an extended monitor, there are some checklists that we might need to look into, we need to check if your machines or gadgets can handle this type of expansion.
Part 1. Check the Capacity of Your Mac before Using Dual Monitor
The latest versions of MacBook Air and MacBook Pro, those 2016 and 2017 units of Retina Display tends to increase its temperature when using an extended display. It has been reported that the temperature to more than 60.
The extended display can cause for the GPU to work double that leads to the increase of the temperature, meaning if you are using dual monitor frequently the more the temperature tends to increase.
Anything that’s experiencing an increase with temperature is not a good sign, can it be food, cars or even us humans so as it will negatively affect your Mac as well.
You may use iMyMac PowerMyMac for the following reasons:
- It will help you declutter Old and Large files on your Mac to free up space
- Improve the performance of your Mac
- Perform a deep clean on your Mac
- Monitor and get alerts on the status of your Mac
iMyMac PowerMyMac can send you alerts and notifications like warnings if your storage is almost exhausted as well as the running temperature of your mac.
If you would like to clean up your computer in a fast and easy way here are the steps to follow:
- Download and Open iMyMac PowerMyMac, visit its website then select on free download
- Open the application it will show you a dashboard about the status of your mac
- On the categories, select Junk Cleaner then select on the icon SCAN
- A list will show will all the junk files that you can delete, if you wish to delete everything in the bottom right corner of the screen select the CLEAN button
Make it a habit to clean up your mac on a daily basis to maintain the good performance of your mac and to avoid any hassle while you are on the go.
Part 2. How to Make Your iPad as Your Extended Screen
The screen of an iPad is smaller than the screen of your mac of course, but if we are going to talk about the convenience here using your iPad as your extended screen can actually make your life easier. Especially if you have frequent one on one presentation or reports. It’s very handy compared flipping up your mac every single time.
Though the process of utilizing your iPad as an extended screen is not just a walk in the park, you need a software that can actually do its magic for you which can be the Duet Display App
There is some software that is available in app store like iDisplay and AirDisplay but based on recommendations of users Duet Display is the best one to use so far since it's convenient to use and reliable. It will just cost you a little and you can get it for $9.99 but it’s definitely worth an investment if you use it regularly.
To use it, follow the instructions below:
- You need to download the Duet Display App both on your iPad and on your Mac
- Use the installer on Mac
- You will then need your iPad and Mac connected then open the Duet Display
Then you can now see that you already have a dual monitor, if you have also an iPhone you can utilize this application as well.