After struggling for a bit trying to figure out how best to use my available equipment, i stumbled upon a sweet application.
Multiplicity from stardock enables me to use one keyboard to control both my laptop and my gaming workstation. What this means is now i can use my dual monitors to control each of my machines seamlessly. This allows for me to totally submerge myself in a game with fullscreen mode and still be able to peck out a review at the same time. Pretty nifty!