Post Your Mac Setup: Past & Present (Part 9)

[MadDog31]

I am in love with your desk. Can you lemme know where you got it? Its exactly what i want!

thanks

I did some poking around. I bought it at Staples, but they had discontinued it (at least at the store I was at). It's made by Z-Line Designs:

http://www.z-linedesigns.com/

You might be able to find some stuff on Google where to locate them, or perhaps something direct with them. Give it a look. I really love this desk and couldn't believe how perfect it was when I was searching desks out.

EDIT: It looks like it might still be available, just not in stores. Look in the Home Office section at the ZIII Matrix line. The desk is on the left side.

 

[kellen]

Do I see Gran Turino? That is one good movie!

Yup, have nothing else to do but watch movies. Cancelled the cable. Thank god for hulu and blockbuster.

 

[andalusia]

Cancelled the cable.

Get Freeview!

 

[NathanCH]

 

[Apple all life]

Yup, have nothing else to do but watch movies. Cancelled the cable. Thank god for hulu and blockbuster.

Yep my dad did the same thing, hulu and apple TV

 

[oseven]

Home setup...

 

[MadDog31]

Home setup...

Great setup. Off-chance, how did you get your desktop screen to fill your TV? I'm having an issue w/ mine at home where it doesn't fill the whole thing. I'm using ScreeRes X and it helps, but it doesn't get all the way to the left and right edges.

btw...love the Bud cooler. Man I want one of those!

 

[oseven]

Great setup. Off-chance, how did you get your desktop screen to fill your TV? I'm having an issue w/ mine at home where it doesn't fill the whole thing. I'm using ScreeRes X and it helps, but it doesn't get all the way to the left and right edges.

btw...love the Bud cooler. Man I want one of those!

What connection do you use? I had the same problem but only because I only took my big screen to University not my normal monitor and I only had the Displayport to DVI rather than VGA which is what that screen supports so I was having to use an HDMI cable instead, and that's what caused res problems. I've got the right adapter now, but have a look into that maybe?

 

[MadDog31]

What connection do you use? I had the same problem but only because I only took my big screen to University not my normal monitor and I only had the Displayport to DVI rather than VGA which is what that screen supports so I was having to use an HDMI cable instead, and that's what caused res problems. I've got the right adapter now, but have a look into that maybe?

Interesting notion. I bought a DVI-to-HDMI cable and it seems to transmit fine (even though my TV's documentation states a computer hooked up to HDMI will not work...weird). I have not tried other ports, however. If anything I'd have to do a DVI-to-VGA?

Will there be a quality loss w/ the VGA when viewing high definition video via DVD or iTunes/Front Row?

 

[oseven]

Interesting notion. I bought a DVI-to-HDMI cable and it seems to transmit fine (even though my TV's documentation states a computer hooked up to HDMI will not work...weird). I have not tried other ports, however. If anything I'd have to do a DVI-to-VGA?

Will there be a quality loss w/ the VGA when viewing high definition video via DVD or iTunes/Front Row?

if you're using a unibody macbook then the displayport adapters only output signal for the type you've used. ie: if you use displayport to vga it will only output vga not dvi as well like previous macbooks have, therefore vga to dvi adapters will not work..hence why I had to use a dvi to hdmi adapter for a while..which did work in the sense that it transmitted the video signal but it just doesn't fit the display. basically if your monitor supports vga you need a displayport to vga, if it supports dvi you need displayport to dvi...you can't use an adapter to switch between them. apple are ripping you for double the money but oh well

 

[steveing64]

Heres mine had a bit of a clear up and added a time capsule

 

[YahonMaizosz]

Heres mine had a bit of a clear up and added a time capsule

What mouse pad is that?

 

[JoeDRC]

Decided I should finally post my set up!

I plan to get a nice desk (from Ikea)
Get rid of my crappy speakers and replace them with some Logitechs (probably Z4's)
Get a stand for my MacBook
Powered USB hub, I'll be able to plug in my Apple keyboard and Wacom Bamboo then
Bluetooth Mouse etc. etc.

Oh yeah, I clearly haven't mastered my digital camera yet (or how to set the time)

 

[Benguitar]

Decided I should finally post my set up!

I plan to get a nice desk (from Ikea)
Get rid of my crappy speakers and replace them with some Logitechs (probably Z4's)
Get a stand for my MacBook
Powered USB hub, I'll be able to plug in my Apple keyboard and Wacom Bamboo then
Bluetooth Mouse etc. etc.

Oh yeah, I clearly haven't mastered my digital camera yet (or how to set the time)

When you're taking pictures of you Mac's iTunes visualizer, press "command f" and it will go full screen, making for a better picture without seeing the dock.

 

[JoeDRC]

When you're taking pictures of you Mac's iTunes visualizer, press "command f" and it will go full screen, making for a better picture without seeing the dock.

Yeah I just happened to have it on the visualiser when I took the photo
to be honest that must of been the second time I've used it since iTunes 8 has been out

 

[Bfat567]

Dosnt typing on that hurt lol?

 

[steveing64]

Hi

Its not a mouse pad its a stainless steel mounted on mdf is supposed to be a spash back but does the job for me

 

[FJ218700]

the Ti and iBook are about to be given to my nephews, thought I would post a few last pics of their current home.

 

[oseven]

Just found a picture of an old setup that I thought I'd share. From around last summer...
Oh the days of Windows Mobile

 

[Kat King123]

srry for the crap quality and the big size took it with my phone =/
JBL platinum series speakers,macbook 09,ibook g3 (in front of the macbook box),custom built pc(that im 2 lazy to finish),and 250gb iomega external
]

 

[iCheddar]

Grahhh!!! Timg! Timg!

 

[anamznazn]

Just found a picture of an old setup that I thought I'd share. From around last summer...
Oh the days of Windows Mobile

I remember the good ol' days when I had that keyboard, lol

 

[dmmcintyre3]

the Ti and iBook are about to be given to my nephews, thought I would post a few last pics of their current home.

Look at all the PPC macs. What are the specs of the 15 inch Titanium PowerBook and 15 inch Aluminum PowerBook?

 

[oseven]

I remember the good ol' days when I had that keyboard, lol

Ye. I used to love it, then I got the new slimline aluminium one and can't see how I ever liked the old one...(if you're talking about the Apple one)

 

[anamznazn]

Ye. I used to love it, then I got the new slimline aluminium one and can't see how I ever liked the old one...(if you're talking about the Apple one)

I was talking about the Microsoft one

But yeah, I love the slimmer apple one too. I'm using it right now, haha.