I am a notebook user. I have a monster display on my desk, and I love it. I could never see the need to have a second display attached to my notebook anywhere other than at home.
That being said, I stumbled accross a piece of software that allows the iPad to become a secondary display over wifi and thought “Why would I need that”?, and I got to thinking.
It allows me to share display while photographing, and let someone else see my display without being directly over my shoulder (a good thing no matter how much you like your client). It also allows for a mobile workflow that (almost) matches my home workflow.
The software I found is called Air Display, and is made by Avatron software.
The setup is super simple, and once you’re connected, it allows you to use the standard displays preference pane. I have noticed some interesting artifacting when my MacBook Por changes from integrated to Discreet graphics, but that’s a small issue that I’m sure they’ll fix in the next update.
