Post Your Mac Setup: Past & Present (Part 5)

[SolidSnake]

Tr0jan
You know i must ask you where you got that screensaver from!

 

[Decrepit]

Going from left to right...

This is where I watch TV. I was in the middle of rearranging, so it's messy. The components are usually flush and the cables are well hidden.

Samsung 24" LCD
Plextor DVD+RW
Logitech webcam
Creative speakers

Belkin hub
iPhone dock
Shuffle dock
Mouse dock

In the picture:

Mac Mini G4
+ 7200 rpm G-Drive (man the Mini booted slowly until I switched to this for the boot drive)

HP dc7800 USDT

IOGear 4 port DVI KVM

HP Laserjet 1006
HP F380 All in One

Barely in the picture:

AEBS 802.11n
Belkin Mini Hub
WD MyBook for Time Machine


Not pictured: my gaming computer, the UPS, etc.

 

[tr0jan]

Tr0jan
You know i must ask you where you got that screensaver from!

you can find the screensaver here:
http://scr.sc/products/dropclock/

called dropclock

 

[iMpathetic]

wow. . .that is one haggard piece of equipment. . . can't say much since i did something similar for my graphite imac g3 keyboard since i didn't have enough room on my old desk.

Sure works, though!

Seems like you've moved up a tad, haven't you?

 

[AlexH]

Not the greatest pic, I think I had a filter, polarizing maybe, on my lens at the time. Anywho, there's the command center.

From left to right: 15" MacBook Pro 2.16ghz C2D, 2GB memory, 120GB hard drive, running OS X 10.4.11 Tiger. Next, 20" iMac 2.66ghz C2D, 2GB memory, 500GB hard drive, running OS X 10.5.2 Leopard. Finally, 8GB iPhone.

 

[opo101]

Where do you get that desktop wallpaper?
It's awesome!

 

[mattcube64]

Holy WIRES, Batman!

Well, I just spent the entire afternoon unpacking my stuff from college and arranging it back home. I have way too small of a desk, and I have to cram everything in that itty-bitty corner. And yes, I know, I have a mess of wires

Macbook 2Ghz Core Duo/ 2GB/ 160GB HDD
19" Gateway LCD
Logitech Wave keyboard, Logitech G9 Laser Mouse
Bamboo Fun Tablet
500GB External HDD
HP C3180 Printer
8GB iPhone
Shure SE310s
Sennheiser 202s
Sony DSC-N2 10.1MP Camera

And then my other junk (I don't have the PS3 or X360 hooked up):

 

[eXan]

just cleaned up my desk

nice one

Link to the desktop picture?

 

[earnjam]

Not the greatest pic, I think I had a filter, polarizing maybe, on my lens at the time. Anywho, there's the command center.

It does look dramatic though...

 

[notwist]

Not the greatest pic, I think I had a filter, polarizing maybe, on my lens at the time. Anywho, there's the command center.

From left to right: 15" MacBook Pro 2.16ghz C2D, 2GB memory, 120GB hard drive, running OS X 10.4.11 Tiger. Next, 20" iMac 2.66ghz C2D, 2GB memory, 500GB hard drive, running OS X 10.5.2 Leopard. Finally, 8GB iPhone.

May I ask where you got your desk from? I need something with space.

 

[vohdoun]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2018/2508966724_28d0352f72_b.jpg

Not the greatest pic, I think I had a filter, polarizing maybe, on my lens at the time. Anywho, there's the command center.

From left to right: 15" MacBook Pro 2.16ghz C2D, 2GB memory, 120GB hard drive, running OS X 10.4.11 Tiger. Next, 20" iMac 2.66ghz C2D, 2GB memory, 500GB hard drive, running OS X 10.5.2 Leopard. Finally, 8GB iPhone.

just cleaned up my desk

http://thomi.apfelcouch.de/bilder/albums/macintosh/imac2.jpg

http://thomi.apfelcouch.de/bilder/albums/macintosh/imac.jpg

These have to be the two top most elegant setups I've seen lately. Plus the iMac looks so stunning in that second shot (imac2.jpg.) These iMac's are pure sex.

 

[rkolsen]

Well, I just spent the entire afternoon unpacking my stuff from college and arranging it back home. I have way too small of a desk, and I have to cram everything in that itty-bitty corner. And yes, I know, I have a mess of wires

Macbook 2Ghz Core Duo/ 2GB/ 160GB HDD
19" Gateway LCD
Logitech Wave keyboard, Logitech G9 Laser Mouse
Bamboo Fun Tablet
500GB External HDD
HP C3180 Printer
8GB iPhone
Shure SE310s
Sennheiser 202s
Sony DSC-N2 10.1MP Camera


And then my other junk (I don't have the PS3 or X360 hooked up):

Whats that thing to the left of the cable box?

 

[sunday]

Whats that thing to the left of the cable box?

Looks like a 2wire router/modem...

 

[lmps56]

Closed MBP with ACD

What do you guys do to use your MBP with an external display when its closed??? Does it not fall asleep when you close the lit?

 

[taylorwilsdon]

What do you guys do to use your MBP with an external display when its closed??? Does it not fall asleep when you close the lit?

Google "clamshell mode" but its all over the place. Close the Macbook Pro, plug in the monitor, the external monitor becomes its primary (and only) monitor when you wake it with the keyboard/mouse.

 

[lmps56]

Google "clamshell mode" but its all over the place. Close the Macbook Pro, plug in the monitor, the external monitor becomes its primary (and only) monitor when you wake it with the keyboard/mouse.

THX for the quick respond. Im assuming you still have to open it when you wanna restart it or boot it up when its been shut off? is it okay to use it that way for a longer period of time?...i know wrong thread...thanks anyway

 

[drewsof07]

THX for the quick respond. Im assuming you still have to open it when you wanna restart it or boot it up when its been shut off? is it okay to use it that way for a longer period of time?...i know wrong thread...thanks anyway

yes, heat will cause your display to yellow very quickly as it drastically speeds up natural discoloration.
Once you get it to the external, you should open the computer to let air get under the keyboard.

 

[eXan]

yes, heat will cause your display to yellow very quickly as it drastically speeds up natural discoloration.
Once you get it to the external, you should open the computer to let air get under the keyboard.

God, I hope that was sarcastic

 

[lmps56]

God, I hope that was sarcastic

ah ah. no being sarcastic. why? having the lid closed doesnt harm my laptop? im not a rookie here i just never dealt with this kinda setup. help?
Cause i just saw this amazing setup in part 4 of this thread and wondered if it would not overheat or yeah...harm the MBP.

 

[eXan]

ah ah. no being sarcastic. why? having the lid closed doesnt harm my laptop? im not a rookie here i just never dealt with this kinda setup. help?

No. Mac laptops that officially support clamshell mode aren't damaged in any way when running it with lid closed.

 

[macbwizard]

ah ah. no being sarcastic. why? having the lid closed doesnt harm my laptop? im not a rookie here i just never dealt with this kinda setup. help?

Yeah, I've had my MBP in clamshell mode almost everyday for the last 5 months and used it probably about 5 hours each of those days in such a manner. No damage. The laptops are designed to be used like this.

 

[lmps56]

No. Mac laptops that officially support clamshell mode aren't damaged in any way when running it with lid closed.

Thanx bud.

 

[tr0jan]

for those who asked for the wallpaper

http://levitationdesign.com/blog/?p=9

 

[Wiredrawn]

yes, heat will cause your display to yellow very quickly as it drastically speeds up natural discoloration.
Once you get it to the external, you should open the computer to let air get under the keyboard.

M-M-M-MONSTER FAIL!

Seriously though, what?

Where on Earth did you get this?

 

[richard.mac]

No. Mac laptops that officially support clamshell mode aren't damaged in any way when running it with lid closed.

Thanx bud.

i used to run my core duo MBP in clamshell with my Cinema Display but the temps were getting up to 60C even with Fan Control 2000RPM. now i have it open on a few books and the temps are now around 50C.

BUT as my MBP only has 128MB of VRAM animations get a bit choppy becuase its shared between the two screens. so i like to have the MBP's lid open AND the screen off but the annoying thing is after a wake from sleep the MBPs screen turns on and i have to close it, sleep, wake, then open every time. is there a way around this?