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MattCube,
I think it would be cool if you switched up your room a bit...that way you could have the space to add a desk. It looks to me that the way you have everything positioned doesn't take full advantage of the space you have to work with.

Additionally,
I'd recommend selling your monitor and old TV for something like a 32in HDTV....that way you'd free up a ton of space and possibly be able to get a cozy chair or something in there instead of gaming on your bed.

Just my 2 cents

I would have to agree with that i mean that little table thing you work on is ridiculous you have alot bigger table with your space you just dont use it right.
 
Thanks for the compliments. I'm lucky to have a mom that lets me spend my money, and my time, on what I like doing. She knows that like sports are to some kids, video games and "technology" are my own hobby, and she respects that. I have good grades, am pretty fit, and I'm plenty social, so I don't think she has too much to worry about. I work hard for my money, and while she doesn't agree with every purchase I make, she stands by me in getting what I want.

As for your desk obsession, I feel the same way. My room just doesn't accomodate a large desk. I still have college to attend, but when I finally have an apartment or a small house, the first thing I want to buy is a big, sturdy, solid, desk with A LOT of workspace. I constantly feel cramped in on my little $38 Walmart desk. I'd buy something nicer, I just don't have the room. :eek:

Right now, I just use two screens for making web browsing quicker and more enjoyable. But I'm pursuing a major in journalism, and advertising design. I'm sure I'll want more screen space when I'm working on multiple projects and assignments in both Photoshop and InDesign.

I have the same desk, but with a 21"-er on it.:eek:

It's used as the desk for my Windows 95 PC (Word processor; It does it's job)
 
Awesome! 24s rock! That's sad that you have to put the monitor on a riser! That's one thing I hate about the ACDs; they didn't plan design corroboration.

Yes indeed! I must say it's my best purchase yet... However I'm really annoyed about the wireless ploblems that plague the core2duo machines...

My second monitor doesn't have height adjustment so I was a prop it up on a box and my book on quantum mechanics (it's about as much use as I will get out of it)!
 
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i really like the wallpaper on your macbook. did you take the pic yourself? care to send a link? :)
 
The Wallpapers.

For my Macbook Wallpaper, I copied mroger's idea, and took a pic of my own keyboard with my Sony DSC-N2. I'd be happy to host it, but my flickr upload is maxed for this month. I'll try to do it on the first of the coming month. Unless, you can tell me an upload site that'll keep the pic nice and large for a Wallpaper? :confused:

I got the second external Wallpaper from InterFaceLift. It can be found here:

http://interfacelift.com/wallpaper/details.php?id=1016

As for re-arranging my room for a more accomodating desk and a smaller TV, I agree that I could, and probably should, do it. But since I'm moving this fall for college, and I've had a set-up similar to this for about five years, I figure I'll just leave it. I do plan on getting a cheap 32" LCD TV though, this summer, for my friend and I's dorm. I figure we can watch TV on it, play games, and use it as an external monitor (We both have fairly nice computers, he just has Windows).
 
Showing that not all Mac users are loaded

Well, I got my Cube up and running in the corner, so I thought I'd post that. It's really just there so I can play Civilization III, as I can't do that on my Intel Mac yet.

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Some day I plan on getting a nice Cinema Display to match it, but for now I'll settle for this $10 bus-stop beauty. :p

Edit: And before anyone asks, I have to use that keyboard, since the power switch in the Cube is broken and no tinkering at all can make it stop rebooting the Cube. I ended up just unhooking it and booting from the keyboard power button.

Specs of the Cube are: 450Mhz G4/1GB RAM/6GB HD/DVD-ROM/AP
 
The mighty mouse isn't plugged in at all in that picture (it is now, my housemate has nicked my Microsoft one :mad: ).

What's this front row hack? That's what I miss the most from iMacs...
 
Edit: And before anyone asks, I have to use that keyboard, since the power switch in the Cube is broken and no tinkering at all can make it stop rebooting the Cube. I ended up just unhooking it and booting from the keyboard power button.

Specs of the Cube are: 450Mhz G4/1GB RAM/6GB HD/DVD-ROM/AP

I use the same keyboard with my old blueberry iBook sometimes. And the hockey puck mouse! It really was my favorite mouse.

*wipes away nostalgic tear*
 
Haven't updated mine for a while, got a nice new 32" Samsung HDTV though, much better than the old 26" one (old pics can be found on my flickr page below).

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Bye
 
My problem with the puck mouse was that there was no way of telling if you have the mouse the correct way in your hand without looking. What I mean is that it is not longer in one direction, telling you that it should fit in your hand this way just by grabbing it. I would constantly reach for it then move the mouse only to find I am moving up and to an angle when I only wanted to move directly up. I was always having to shift the mouse around in my hand.

I have to say I am one of the people wasn't sad to see that mouse quickly discontinued.
 
Haven't updated mine for a while, got a nice new 32" Samsung HDTV though, much better than the old 26" one (old pics can be found on my flickr page below).
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How do you use a Cisco VoIP phone at home? is it connected to your own voice gateway or does your telco offer VoIP directly?
 
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