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  Just redid my office, ikea style. Sorry the pics are slightly fuzzy, my sony cybershot is dying.
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Jan 5, 2011 17:57
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jassi007 posted:RED My retinas!
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Jan 5, 2011 18:00
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tehk posted:You have me beat. I'm assuming that's the 27"? Even though I'm anti-glossy screen, I want one so bad. Have you tried the video input?
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Jan 5, 2011 18:09
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woot fatigue posted:I'm assuming that's the 27"? Even though I'm anti-glossy screen, I want one so bad. Have you tried the video input? Yeah they are the 27" models. Assuming you mean Target display mode, I have and it works well. FedEx is dropping off my slimkey v2 USB hub/stand today so finally the huge oversight in display heights will be solved.
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Jan 5, 2011 20:54
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Bob Morales posted:My retinas! Yeah, I was going to say, I think that paint color would make me randomly lash out and beat people out of sheer agression.
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Jan 5, 2011 21:58
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Haha, yeah. I like red. I've wanted a red room since I was like 12. It doesn't raise the urge to kill more than usual.
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Jan 6, 2011 04:47
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Just bought my huge rear end Galant desk a couple of days ago and finally got around to setting it up in my new house. Holy poo poo that thing is godly large. Still trying to figure out how the hell I want to set everything up on the desk. I have a 42" LED TV and two 22" widescreen lcds, so I'm thinking either mounting the LED on the wall above the monitors, or find myself a decently priced dual monitor mount that can bring the monitors above the tv. Pictures of said desk to come tomorrow! Question for the lighting folks (thelightguy, I'm looking at you!); As someone who knows jack poo poo about lights, what's the best, not terribly expensive, route for clean white light? The CFL lights are just killing me.
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Jan 7, 2011 05:49
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http://www.google.com/search?q=halogen+A19&hl=en&tbs=shop%3A1&aq=f Drop in replacement for standard screw base incandescent lamps, and just efficient enough to squeak by the legislation that's banning the sale of the traditional incandescent lamps. Pros: Inherently dimmable, better color reproduction, and cheaper to purchase than good CFLs. Cons: only ~25% more efficient than traditional incandescent lamps, so they're still expensive to run. There are also a lot of tracklights and desk lamps out there now that use halogen MR16 lamps, which are actual theatrical lamps, and can be had in any color temperature you could possibly imagine. corgski fucked around with this message at 06:50 on Jan 7, 2011 |
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Jan 7, 2011 06:48
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thelightguy posted:http://www.google.com/search?q=halogen+A19&hl=en&tbs=shop%3A1&aq=f You are amazing, sir, thank you. Time to hit up the stores tomorrow! Every single drat light in the new (old) house is a 60w yellow tint horrid bulb, and my current apartment is all CFL, so it's time for a change.
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Jan 7, 2011 06:51
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CubanRefugee posted:Just bought my huge rear end Galant desk a couple of days ago and finally got around to setting it up in my new house. Holy poo poo that thing is godly large. Still trying to figure out how the hell I want to set everything up on the desk. I have a 42" LED TV and two 22" widescreen lcds, so I'm thinking either mounting the LED on the wall above the monitors, or find myself a decently priced dual monitor mount that can bring the monitors above the tv. How is the Galant? Do you have the cable management cradle or anything? I am shocked by the lack of minimalist modern desk with good cable management. I spent the better part of today desk shopping on our furniture row and desk seem to be stuck in 1992. Five office furniture stores kept trying to sell me shells made out of fiberboard for 300 dollars and 20 attachments to make it somewhat useful for another 300. The best part was each salesmen kept saying CPU instead of enclosure, case, or computer. I had to hold the laughs in so hard. I really want the BlueLounge StudioDesk with its awesome cable management but 48 inches is too small for the amount of equipment I have. A galant with the powerstrip rack seems to be the only other option out there(Suggestions?). I've seen some nice custom desk on flickr, but making a desk out of a plane wing sounds a little too much work for me. edit: Haha hours after this post I find out they are releasing a StudioDesk XL. I am totally going to pull the trigger if it is 55in+. tehk fucked around with this message at 13:22 on Jan 8, 2011 |
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Jan 8, 2011 00:52
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tehk posted:How is the Galant? Do you have the cable management cradle or anything? The Galant is amazing, especially the giant non-conference table beast. I'm still in the process of getting my room together and figure out how I'm going to lay things out. Sadly, the rooms in this house are fairly small, 10'x10', so I'm playing desk/bookshelf tetris this weekend to figure it all out. My drat Ikea was out of the Signum cable management cradle that I wanted, specifically the nice metal one, so I'm just ordering it online and having it shipped.
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Jan 8, 2011 02:44
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Cheap desk, expensive chair.
Having such a tiny laptop is incredibly handy. I toss it in my bag no matter where I run off to. Usually it's not necessary, but it's light enough that I don't mind carrying it for the occasions when it's a life saver.
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Jan 8, 2011 13:53
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So I'm still waiting on my signum cable cradle from Ikea, but I moved in today and I'd rather just redo my cables later. The Galant is an amazing rear end desk. So here's the layout so far:  Bonus squinting dog and freaked out cat: 
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Jan 9, 2011 08:19
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Modern Vagina posted:Cheap desk, expensive chair. CubanRefugee posted:The Galant is an amazing rear end desk.
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Jan 9, 2011 09:38
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Mitsune posted:So simple and clean. Can I ask what make / model is that chair? It's an Aeron chair.
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Jan 9, 2011 10:09
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Mitsune posted:That desk does look pretty awesome. Judging by the legs, can you raise / lower the height of the desk? If so, I'm sold on it. You can indeed!
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Jan 9, 2011 10:13
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CubanRefugee posted:So I'm still waiting on my signum cable cradle from Ikea, but I moved in today and I'd rather just redo my cables later. The Galant is an amazing rear end desk. Awesome setup. Looking at what you came from, its even more impressive. 
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Jan 9, 2011 18:21
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CubanRefugee posted:Your pets are adorable, photogenic, and unusually cooperative. 
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Jan 9, 2011 19:45
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And either that is a really small dog or your cat is a huge.
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Jan 9, 2011 19:51
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Sir Nigel posted:And either that is a really small dog or your cat is a huge. Both actually. The dog is a toy poodle mix, and he weighs about 7lbs. The cat is a whopping 16lbs.
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Jan 9, 2011 20:30
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CubanRefugee posted:Both actually. The dog is a toy poodle mix, and he weighs about 7lbs. The cat is a whopping 16lbs. Is your name Juan Arbuckle? Great setup. I may have to go the Galant route.
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Jan 9, 2011 21:08
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 Click here for the full 1600x1189 image. Managed to trade my old desk for a bigger one. Tons more desk space now. 2 main monitors are hooked up to my desktop, and the itx pc on the left doubles as a file server and htpc for a tv just off camera. Laptop gets controlled via Input Director (that's a VM running in the pic), and the samsung monitor isn't actually hooked up to anything right now. Will probably have a 360 hooked up to it once I figure out a decent way to get sound out of it.
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Jan 10, 2011 06:07
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Modern Vagina posted:Cheap desk, expensive chair. Aerons are worth every penny. They are cheap when you look at the total cost of ownership over so many years compared to some china-made office max poo poo-stool.
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Jan 10, 2011 06:40
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Mr. Despair posted:
I had the exact same F4U Corsair and F-4 Phantom II (in USAF colors)! The first is 1:32 and the second 1:48 correct? Also the Osprey in the air looks pretty slick.
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Jan 10, 2011 16:51
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Here's my fun zone: iPad Dell netbook Desktop Computer full of ROMs and X-Arcade stick I don't have a shot of the wires, but I can assure you I am not living like poo poo.
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Jan 10, 2011 22:59
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Rather a big alarm clock there ¬_¬ New keyboard set up today, Logitech K750 Wireless Solar Powered. Absolutely excellent!
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Jan 11, 2011 02:21
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mrk posted:Rather a big alarm clock there ¬_¬ I really am jealous of that monitor mount. Ergotrons are awesome.
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Jan 11, 2011 02:25
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It has done me well indeed!
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Jan 11, 2011 02:53
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CubanRefugee posted:I really am jealous of that monitor mount. Ergotrons are awesome. drat you both. After seeing your Galant and mrk's Ergotron MX, that thing is gorgeous, I went on a shopping spree. I ended up ordering an ikea butcher block counter-top(73x26), two vika annerfor bases, and three ergotron MX arms. mrk posted:
edit: For all cinema display and imac owners who are troubled by the 1inch display height different I want to recommend the Slimkey V2. When you remove the rubber pads from the corners it allows the displays to be inline which is enough to keep me from going insane while FedEx takes its good old time delivering my new desk setup in the east coast weather catastrophe.  Click here for the full 800x600 image. tehk fucked around with this message at 06:44 on Jan 12, 2011 |
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Jan 11, 2011 07:11
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tehk posted:I ended up ordering an ikea butcher block counter-top(73x26), two vika annerfor bases, and three ergotron MX arms. Jesus Christ, you absolutely have to post a picture of that when it's all put together.
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Jan 11, 2011 07:56
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Goddamn, I wish there was a way to mount Ergotron arms to a glass-top Galant. Mine's full of monitors, and I have barely any space left for my keyboard and mouse.
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Jan 11, 2011 08:49
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chimz posted:Goddamn, I wish there was a way to mount Ergotron arms to a glass-top Galant. Mine's full of monitors, and I have barely any space left for my keyboard and mouse. How thick is your desk? You can mount the MX 2 ways, through the desk or via the clamp on the edge, you could place a rubber strip on the bottom clamp so it does not scratch the glass I reckon  The top side that sits on the desk has rubber feet to stop it scratching and slipping anyway. tehk posted:Does the MX default to 100x100mm or 75x75mm with an included 100mm adapter? I am wondering because I have a 75x75mm equipped display I want to mount on the third arm until apple decides to send me the refurbished cinema display I ordered 11 days ago. Comes with both 75 and 100 on the one backplate Here's the arm without monitor: http://robbiekhan.co.uk/root/temp/pc_ergotron_unboxed.jpg
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Jan 11, 2011 10:11
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Steakandchips posted:The A legs are rock solid too. I've been using mine for 3 years now without any wobble. Plus they're cheaper. Speaking of which, here's the bigass frosted kidneybean. 
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Jan 11, 2011 10:12
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mrk posted:How thick is your desk? You can mount the MX 2 ways, through the desk or via the clamp on the edge, you could place a rubber strip on the bottom clamp so it does not scratch the glass I reckon It should work fine on his desk. I have a different monitor mount that has the same type of clamp and it holds up great.
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Jan 11, 2011 14:32
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mrk posted:Rather a big alarm clock there ¬_¬ Awesome wallpaper! Got a link?
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Jan 11, 2011 15:10
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It is a great wall yep! Here's the link: http://robbiekhan.co.uk/root/temp/canonae1.jpg
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Jan 11, 2011 16:45
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benisntfunny posted:It should work fine on his desk. I have a different monitor mount that has the same type of clamp and it holds up great. On glass? I'm worried about shattering the desk by putting too much leverage on the very edge and getting stabbed in the balls by a three foot long shard of glass. I'd be putting two Cinema Displays on separate arms. Pro tip for Coffee Jones: get a Logitech Performance MX, it can track straight on the glass Galant's surface with no mousepad magazine.
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Jan 11, 2011 20:12
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chimz posted:On glass? I'm worried about shattering the desk by putting too much leverage on the very edge and getting stabbed in the balls by a three foot long shard of glass. I'd be putting two Cinema Displays on separate arms. You don't have to worry about ball shattering, the glass should be tempered! With clamp mounts on glass if you are worried about force applied at the fulcrum being to much there is a bunch of stuff you can do depending on the desk construction. The simple thing is to put some thinner wood under the clap above and below to distribute the force over the surface more. If there is a brace under the glass near by you can also rig an extension to mount to that. It really comes down to the size/weight or the monitor and the length of the arm.
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mrk posted:Logitech K750 Wireless Solar Powered. Absolutely excellent! Oh god must have.
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