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Post Your Mac Setup: Past & Present (Part 6)
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Weird, it looks like your iMac is just a slightly floating screen with a hidden stand behind it. Very nice though.
24" iMac, 2.4 GHz, 4GB RAM, 320GB HDD, brand new!
Couple of cables.. as with a glass desk can't hide them to well. Trying to keep it at a minimum.(stinks Ikea is 4hrs away from my house
Yes, all that gear it looks like you need a new workspace. How's the folding tray working out for ya?
I had one and used it for my MBP for awhile during my remodel. And I feel the pain of Ikea distance. It's about 2.5hr for me, but 4... wow. Better get everything you want in one trip!That iMac is pretty sweet looking though. I'm hoping to get a mac pro or 24" imac next year
Yes, all that gear it looks like you need a new workspace. How's the folding tray working out for ya?
That iMac is pretty sweet looking though. I'm hoping to get a mac pro or 24" imac next year
I do, I do. iMac is great, aside from the small cluster of stuck pixels in the corner. I can't really notice them.. and the Apple Store is a good 2 hrs away. But all in all I love it. 
I don't know how I feel about a desk jockstrap... It seems like all those cables bundled up may look neat, but I worry about EMI. Anyone have any issues with that? Buzzing on speakers, shocks from aluminum casings and such?
I kept my audio cables bundled separately and away from the power cables to avoid that as much as possible. I haven't had any problems so far with interference. If I do experience a little bit in the future, I think it's worth it, because unorganized cables running all different directions looks terrible to me.
If you notice, I kept the power supply to my MBP underneath the mStand for that purpose, as well as easy access.
I kept my audio cables bundled separately and away from the power cables to avoid that as much as possible. I haven't had any problems so far with interference. If I do experience a little bit in the future, I think it's worth it, because unorganized cables running all different directions looks terrible to me.
If you notice, I kept the power supply to my MBP underneath the mStand for that purpose, as well as easy access.
Clever, yea I'm thinking of getting something like that and wanted to make sure it'd work out well. Actually, I prefer using optical for sound anyways and it's not effected by EMI. So that's a plus. I have notices that with my Macbook Pro, if I use certain things plugged into it I get shocked by the casing... It has to do with EMI through the Cable TV and my EyeTV I think... Not sure though.
I've NEVER gotten shocked?? Well not by my MBP anyway. I had an old Tibook that delivered a low volt shock to your wrists if you used the power adapter without grounding plug on a metal surface.I think the most annoying thing about EMI comes from my cell phone. It's kind of annoying, but I really don't want to pay all the $$ for shielding and make my cables even bulkier.
I think the most annoying thing about EMI comes from my cell phone. It's kind of annoying, but I really don't want to pay all the $$ for shielding and make my cables even bulkier.
Yea, if you use PC speakers you're stuck to copper analog, but if you get a stereo for a hometheatre, optical isn't that bad and not bulky at all. PERFECT sound quality too.
The shocking... I'm beginning to think that the house I'm living in, being 100 years old, may have some electric problems...
Old set-ups
I was browsing through some old files and found a few pictures of my old set-ups and threw up a little page. I know I had some great pictures at one point going back to 2000, but before then I didn't have a digital camera, so I doubt I have any pictures of, say, my Quadra 650 or P100.
Mostly Mac set-up pictures from 2001-2008
I was browsing through some old files and found a few pictures of my old set-ups and threw up a little page. I know I had some great pictures at one point going back to 2000, but before then I didn't have a digital camera, so I doubt I have any pictures of, say, my Quadra 650 or P100.
Mostly Mac set-up pictures from 2001-2008
You might check your ground rod and wiring. Have you had trouble burning through surge protectors like crazy during storm season? That's a telltale sign of grounding trouble.
No my surge protector is fine. When I plug in the cable, I get the light for surge on... I don't think it's too good to have that happening, but everything has worked the past year and a half fine. It's like my cable has extra voltage, probably fault of some poor wiring with an amplifier or something, and then it gets to the EyeTV and gets transfered to the USB ground, and I think the MBP uses it's casing as a ground. So that's what's going on.
It is, look at his sig, and I don't see what it would be hooked up to if it were an ACD.
You are very truly right, mate.. My apologies!
Either way, gorgeous! I love the whole glass contour..
Again, my bad.
Totally agree. I have the wireless mighty mouse for all 3 of my apple computers and haven't had a single problem with any of them. And I have tried other mice with the macbooks (before I purchased my first mighty mouse) so I can truthfully say from my point of view that I wouldn't change any of my mighty mouses except if they finally came out with a black or aluminum model as I hate the white colour.
As I tell my computer students there are no Great mice out there you just have to find the one that works best for you and is comfortable to your hand. Don't get bogged down listening to people who are adamant that only one brand is "THE ONE" you get duds in all brands.
I was browsing through some old files and found a few pictures of my old set-ups and threw up a little page. I know I had some great pictures at one point going back to 2000, but before then I didn't have a digital camera, so I doubt I have any pictures of, say, my Quadra 650 or P100.
Mostly Mac set-up pictures from 2001-2008
Wow, that is nice. Really cool to see it evolve, I love the first Mac Pro pics (with the bookshelf) and the final remodeled picture.
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