Post Your Mac Setup: Past & Present! (Part 7)

[toolbox]

Hey Guys,

I did this thread over at http://www.overclock.net over a year ago now. It is a very popular topic with almost 5000 posts. Its a great way to show off your computer rooms and get inspiration and ideas from other members.

If you want post a couple of pics of your computer room/setup.

If you want, comment on the Person above you and give them a rating out of 10.

Laters

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That is one Bitchen command center you got there!​

 

[rkolsen]

Hey Guys,

I did this thread over at http://www.overclock.net over a year ago now. It is a very popular topic with almost 5000 posts. Its a great way to show off your computer rooms and get inspiration and ideas from other members.

If you want post a couple of pics of your computer room/setup.

If you want, comment on the Person above you and give them a rating out of 10.

That's quite a model collection!

 

[bobfitz14]

Hello

Been following this forum for a while now, but just got registered so i thought this is a nice place to start.

So here it is, my home desk

quick question..isn't there an App called "[something]clock" on the iTunes store where you can make your Touch or iPhone look like your screensaver?

 

[bobfitz14]

here's my desk. got the table this weekend...still need a little storage box and a small desk light then a ACD. i'll wait until the new ones come out and grab a keyboard also and a stand.

ps. mind the ghetto 80's stuff. (couch, lamp, etc)

21 is the movie playing on your tv

 

[bobfitz14]

I was in Expose this morning and thought it might be a cool shot.

You've probably see my set-up in this thread before, so I won't bore you with the details beyond: 6 monitors on a single Mac Pro, and I write software.

do you like what you do? (writing software). i'm kindddd of considering something computer-based when i go to college. but not really sure...

 

[King Luis]

21 is the movie playing on your tv

you got that right.
i think its a great movie. book is better though.
new addition to the table is a ikea lamp and i might be buying kef speakers tomorrow to replace my brother's "borrowed" infinity's

 

[upsguy27]

quick question..isn't there an App called "[something]clock" on the iTunes store where you can make your Touch or iPhone look like your screensaver?

It's called "Flip Clock" and it costs $.99 in the App Store.

you got that right.
i think its a great movie. book is better though.
new addition to the table is a ikea lamp and i might be buying kef speakers tomorrow to replace my brother's "borrowed" infinity's

Ahh I love that movie

 

[Nicholas Mosher]

That Verizon box in my setup is a combination DSL modem and wireless router.

 

[queshy]

TBH the 24" iMac is nothing to sneeze at and you're right, I don't see the wires and my chair is always pushed in. So ... short of someone wanting to actually come over and take care of my wires for me, there they shall stay. When I move I think I'll hire a man toy for a month to do all the little things I haven't any desire to do ... and some things I do have a desire to do.

30" is nice and I started to get wiggly about the rumored updates as well. Once that new ACD hit I was nearly giddy knowing it wasn't something I'd ever want to purchase.

Yeah ,I'm so disappointed in the new monitors. I got the iMac because I like the all-in-one factor and I'm so glad I have a white (matte) one. I dread the day when I will upgrade to one with a glossy screen...I know next year when snow leopard comes out they'll have some super fast iMac out that I'll want but I won't want to get it due to the fact the screen will be glossy, and I don't need a Mac Pro at all. My next computer will probably be a new iMac and although I prefer matte screens, I'll have to live with glossy. My MacBook Air's screen is beautiful even though it's glossy. Despite it being much brighter than my iMac screen, I still prefer working on the iMac screen.

 

[pol0001]

"Refurbishing" my desk

This weekend I got so annoyed with the look of my desk and my setup. Even extensive rearranging wouldn't help. So I decided that it's time for a new look for my desk. I went to the local hardware store and bought some laminated film for furniture. Now I love the new look of my desk! The film did cost me about 23 Euros and it took 2 hours.

 

[skyrider007]

This weekend I got so annoyed with the look of my desk and my setup. Even extensive rearranging wouldn't help. So I decided that it's time for a new look for my desk. I went to the local hardware store and bought some laminated film for furniture. Now I love the new look of my desk! The film did cost me about 23 Euros and it took 2 hours.

that big exercise ball is a bit obstructive for putting your legs under the desk

 

[andrewdale]

that big exercise ball is a bit obstructive for putting your legs under the desk

Unless he uses it like a chair. Which then leads me to a scene from the US The Office.

Dwight uses one to work his "core."

 

[pol0001]

Unless he uses it like a chair. Which then leads me to a scene from the US The Office.

Dwight uses one to work his "core."

Fortunately, no serious accidents so far.

 

[Rapmastac1]

This weekend I got so annoyed with the look of my desk and my setup. Even extensive rearranging wouldn't help. So I decided that it's time for a new look for my desk. I went to the local hardware store and bought some laminated film for furniture. Now I love the new look of my desk! The film did cost me about 23 Euros and it took 2 hours.

Is that box under the desk for a pet or something?

 

[Bwa]

do you like what you do? (writing software). i'm kindddd of considering something computer-based when i go to college. but not really sure...

Yes, it's about all I've ever wanted to do. It's not for everyone though. A degree in computer science is (or used to be, I've been out of school for a while) a lot of work, especially in math. In general I'd suggest double majoring if you can. I always wish I had double majored in CS and Latin.

The day to day aspects of writing software is very different from a CS degree. I enjoy both though. There's a lot more to CS than "computers"; CS isn't really about programming at all. But to be an excellent programmer, you'll need to understand the science of computing, somehow.

Bottom line: I'd recommend waiting to declare a major as long as possible. Take classes in various subjects you think you're interested in. Don't get in too much of a hurry if you're not sure. The first few CS classes are usually weed out classes, same as with many majors (Physics comes to mind). Slog through it. Don't drink too much.

Hope this helps.

 

[bobfitz14]

you got that right.
i think its a great movie. book is better though.
new addition to the table is a ikea lamp and i might be buying kef speakers tomorrow to replace my brother's "borrowed" infinity's

i plan on reading the book next summer because i only have to read one book for summer reading in '09 (i'm only in high school).

 

[fireshot91]

What do you do as a CS(Computer Science right?) major?

 

[bobfitz14]

Yes, it's about all I've ever wanted to do. It's not for everyone though. A degree in computer science is (or used to be, I've been out of school for a while) a lot of work, especially in math. In general I'd suggest double majoring if you can. I always wish I had double majored in CS and Latin.

The day to day aspects of writing software is very different from a CS degree. I enjoy both though. There's a lot more to CS than "computers"; CS isn't really about programming at all. But to be an excellent programmer, you'll need to understand the science of computing, somehow.

Bottom line: I'd recommend waiting to declare a major as long as possible. Take classes in various subjects you think you're interested in. Don't get in too much of a hurry if you're not sure. The first few CS classes are usually weed out classes, same as with many majors (Physics comes to mind). Slog through it. Don't drink too much.

Hope this helps.

up until this year i have been very good at math in school. i also like screwing around with computers a bit, granted i won't do too much because if i ever lost my school files i'm f***ed. i've taken two computer courses at school, one was a joke where we did nothing and the other was a Web Design course, it was fun and all but that's obviously not programming.

i know for a fact that for college i'm considering something lawyer/gov't based, computer based (something that i can make money off of though), or something business based. i know the three aren't too related, but i have interests in all three.

thanks for the input


(by the way your link to your offics pics in your sig. doesn't work)

 

[upsguy27]

(by the way your link to your offics pics in your sig. doesn't work)

Works fine for me.

 

[bobfitz14]

Works fine for me.

ZoneAlarm had it blocked as a pop up. i got it working now sweet pics...

 

[pol0001]

Is that box under the desk for a pet or something?

Yes. For my cat. She loves card boxes. She can scratch them all she want without me getting mad at her.

 

[UMHurricanes34]

 

[KC2]

^ Beautiful addition. Setup looks sharp, as always!

 

[JG271]

I see that missing key right there.

Yeah... i was cleaning under the key and managed to snap off the metal bits that held the key in place. The metal was quite flimsy but i guess i shouldn't really have taken off the key in the first place!

 

[204467]

you got that right.
i think its a great movie. book is better though.
new addition to the table is a ikea lamp and i might be buying kef speakers tomorrow to replace my brother's "borrowed" infinity's

Yeah, but an even better movie with Kevin Spacey as a supporting actor is "Se7en". Perhaps the most thrilling movie I've seen this year, except maybe for "The Sixth Sense".