You need to go into the preferences and set up the display settings, ATM it's doing a dual display thing, you want it to either mirror the display or just only use the external display :)
This most likely happens to save energy. You can change these settings on your MacBook Pro by using the Display menu in System Preferences.
An obsolete desktop monitor.
You click the write button. Now this gets to the tricky bit. If your on windows it'll say Desktop background, if your on Linux it'll depend, some will say preferences some will say change desktop background.
Yes iMacs have built in support for an external display in extended desktop mode. You may need an adapter to connect the monitor to the iMacs Mini-DVI output port.
change power settings for the monitor change icon and shortcut settings desktop background and wallpaper
A monitor is the viewing screen, a desktop consists of your cpu, computer components.
A moderately thick cable which relays information from a computer to a desktop monitor. It tells the monitor what colors to display to form pictures and your desktop.
Right click on the desktop, go to screen resolution, and select the second monitor. At the bottom, there should be a check box that says "Make this my primary monitor." Click it, and hit apply. I do this all the time.
That depends. What are the video out options on the desktop and the video in options on the monitor?
The new macbook released 2008
Plug in the desktop monitor to the laptop and turn the laptop. if nothing comes up, go to desplay settings.
Using the external fetal monitor is simple and painless