Laptop+Monitor help

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I just bought a new laptop and was wondering if the following is possible.

A) Plug in a monitor and setup both screens so I can play poker on the larger monitor and chat/surf on the laptop simultaneously.

B) Do A but still have the laptop function by itself if I take it somewhere.

All I have accomplished so far is plugging in the monitor and having it mirror the laptop screen, however I am retarded with computers. [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

Help mucho appreciated.