abarbarian Posted October 2, 2010 Share Posted October 2, 2010 Thats pretty cool you have a lamp hanging upside down :thumbsup:Looks nice. BTW, what is that white "box" with the blue on the front under your clothes and next to your powerstrip?White box is a pc speaker sat on top of pc number two that connects to the 17" monitor under the green cloth.The lamp came out of a skip. I have low ceilings and the lamp cable goes to a ceiling rose that used to have a lamp socket but with a bulb in it was too low hence the lamp. The ides for having the lamp came to me one day as I saw the light pattern that the lamp shade threw on to the ceiling, a round spot light effect. With the lamp upside down I can direct a spot of light exactly where I wont on the desk with the surrounding space gently lit as the lampshade directs light on to the ceiling which in turn beams downwards.The square switch on the lamp cable is a pedal switch which I also found in a skip, originally meant for a sewing machine. Until a few years ago I used to operate the switch by foot with high kicks alas I am no longer able to do this. When I get around to it I will put a false beam on the ceiling and hide the cables inside it. That's when I get round to it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LilBambi Posted October 2, 2010 Share Posted October 2, 2010 The promised pic. The LG shine doesn't like low light I guess.The monitor was also free. You gotta love that. Does it look like that all the time? Or did you have to spend 20 hrs getting the area cleaned up for that shot? ;)Might take a while to get mine to look that cleaned up! LOL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChipDoc Posted October 2, 2010 Share Posted October 2, 2010 I have a room in my house which was the computer room for ten years. In that time, the only cleaning up I ever did was to either move stuff off of the keyboard or mouse, and to dump the ashtrays into plastic grocery bags which then sat on the floor.This past week, SuziQ has emptied it to the point where it's actually a beautiful little room again! Over 20 bags of crap went out to the curb. The carpet looks particularly nice, since no part of it has seen the light of day in years and years.Way to go, Ms Q! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V.T. Eric Layton Posted October 3, 2010 Author Share Posted October 3, 2010 So what you're saying, Chip, is that your room looked something like this one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChipDoc Posted October 3, 2010 Share Posted October 3, 2010 Not even close, Eric. Not only was the crap piled up WAY higher than the monitor, but the "path" to the chair was just an area where there was less crap. The nicotine marks on the wall stop about halfway down from the ceiling because the lower part of the wall was protected by all of the crap. It was a sight to see. Now the room is actually pretty! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V.T. Eric Layton Posted October 3, 2010 Author Share Posted October 3, 2010 Ah... more like this then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChipDoc Posted October 3, 2010 Share Posted October 3, 2010 Closer, but still a long way off. The stuff was piled up and jammed right up to the walls. There's way too much open space in that photo. I really should have taken some pix... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V.T. Eric Layton Posted October 23, 2010 Author Share Posted October 23, 2010 Here are some new shots of my real desktop and other stuff:Eric Command Centralhttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v647/vte...cs/DSC01049.jpgDesktop (ericsbane03) and Laptop (ericslappy01)http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v647/vte...cs/DSC01048.jpgLaptophttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v647/vte...cs/DSC01051.jpgMe and the Penguinshttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v647/vte...cs/DSC01063.jpgAnd the infamous (nearly legendary) Eric Linux Notebookhttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v647/vte...cs/DSC01059.jpg*The board is not letting me create thumbnails using BBCode for some reason or another and I'm too lazy to figure it out. Just click on the links. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChipDoc Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 Me and the Penguinshttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v647/vte...cs/DSC01063.jpg Wow, you really HAVE lost weight, Eric - you look great in that shot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V.T. Eric Layton Posted October 24, 2010 Author Share Posted October 24, 2010 Funny. I thought I looked a bit chubby in that pic. I'm at 206 lbs. I do need to lose another 15 or so, I believe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
securitybreach Posted October 24, 2010 Share Posted October 24, 2010 So thats what the laptop looks like running Very nice shots Eric, and it is nice to see the laptop in action Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V.T. Eric Layton Posted October 24, 2010 Author Share Posted October 24, 2010 Yup. That's the baby! My creepy Halloween desktop didn't come out too well in that pic, though. This is it here --> http://www.wallcoo.net/holiday/halloween_a...lowmas_3002.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
securitybreach Posted October 24, 2010 Share Posted October 24, 2010 Well it looks nice anyway!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abarbarian Posted October 24, 2010 Share Posted October 24, 2010 Wow someone who can write and keeps a journal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
securitybreach Posted October 24, 2010 Share Posted October 24, 2010 Wow someone who can write and keeps a journal Yeah I need to learn to do that. I just make various text documents using vim and do not organize them very well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V.T. Eric Layton Posted October 24, 2010 Author Share Posted October 24, 2010 Heh! One of these days, I really need to transpose that ol' notebook onto a nice OO.org document. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amenditman Posted October 24, 2010 Share Posted October 24, 2010 Heh! One of these days, I really need to transpose that ol' notebook onto a nice OO.org document. Would that qualify as a backup copy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V.T. Eric Layton Posted October 24, 2010 Author Share Posted October 24, 2010 Nah... the hard copy is the backup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amenditman Posted October 24, 2010 Share Posted October 24, 2010 (edited) I don't keep a notebook per se.I jot down notes on any handy scrap of paper and then jam them in a folder.When I need one I know what the paper feels like, scrap of paper, an old receipt, a used envelope, the back of the water bill, whatever, and can usually find it in the pile fairly quickly.This is a great system, I highly recommend. Every time I go thru it I find something I didn't know I had. Like a treasure hunt. Edited October 24, 2010 by amenditman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abarbarian Posted October 24, 2010 Share Posted October 24, 2010 I don't write any notes as tech changes so fast an it is awfully difficult translating tech speak into runic hieroglyphs and chiselling em into stone is really hard work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V.T. Eric Layton Posted October 24, 2010 Author Share Posted October 24, 2010 Ah! The scrap paper potpourri filing method... EXCELLENT! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChipDoc Posted October 24, 2010 Share Posted October 24, 2010 Now THAT is what my computer room looked like - only moreso! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LilBambi Posted October 24, 2010 Share Posted October 24, 2010 :hysterical:Great pics Eric of your RL desk area and the computers. That is a very nice lappy! :thumbsup:LOL Chip! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amenditman Posted October 24, 2010 Share Posted October 24, 2010 Ah! The scrap paper potpourri filing method... EXCELLENT! Almost exactly what I do.Great pic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
securitybreach Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 I bought a new stand for my 3 monitors and I also wanted to show off my Android Tablet as well. I had to modify the stand because it made the monitors too close to my eyes. Anyway, here is my main desk, which is one of three Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LilBambi Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 :thumbup:Very nice Josh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V.T. Eric Layton Posted January 21, 2011 Author Share Posted January 21, 2011 Very COOL (and techie) looking! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
securitybreach Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 Thanks everyone!! Very COOL (and techie) looking! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V.T. Eric Layton Posted December 24, 2011 Author Share Posted December 24, 2011 My Christmas 2011 Real Desktop: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
securitybreach Posted December 24, 2011 Share Posted December 24, 2011 Very nice Eric I like the Guy Fawkes mask Also where is the lappy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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