Abstract: A system and method is provided which increases the viewing range of a first computing device by using the display of a second computing device as an additional viewing space of the first computing device. In accordance with an embodiment of the invention, a virtual video device driver, installed on the first computing device, activates the multi-monitor functionality of a graphical user interface operating system. The screen content of an extended display of the first computing device is sent to the second computing device via a data connection connecting the first and second computing device, and is used by viewer software installed on the second computing device to display associated content on a display of the second computing device.