It's fairly standard practice to hook up a laptop to a larger display at home or at the office, but what's less common is to use a laptop as the second screen—even though it's not difficult to set up ...

Laptops are practical because you can take them with you. However, laptops have a relatively small screen. If you work on a mobile computer, it quickly becomes annoying to constantly switch programs.

Doug Wintemute is a staff writer for Forbes Advisor. After completing his master’s in English at York University, he began his writing career in the higher education space. Over the past decade, Doug ...