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mousehouse · Sep 28, 2005, 10:39 AM

My Mac finally arrived yesterday!!! Oh I love it. It's a DP2.3 with the 20" ACD. Still looks quite big compared to the 15" TiBook I was accustomed to. Disk access feels a tad slow and stalls the machine but besides that it's a killer machine.

voo · Sep 28, 2005, 05:21 PM

Originally Posted by mousehouse

Disk access feels a tad slow and stalls the machine but besides that it's a killer machine.

You don't have put hard drive to sleep when idle or whatever in energy saver?

Cadaver · Oct 1, 2005, 01:28 AM

Finally bought a proper desk for my Mac... so of course its time to show off.

voo · Oct 1, 2005, 03:34 AM

That 30" is so awesome, its a nice setup. I can't get over the sheer size of its stand against the keyboard compared to the 23" its so wide!

Commodus · Oct 1, 2005, 02:19 PM

Cadaver:

Where'd you get that desktop background? That's exactly the sort that I'd want. If you have a link, that'd be appreciated.

Cadaver · Oct 1, 2005, 05:23 PM

Originally Posted by Commodus

Cadaver:

Where'd you get that desktop background? That's exactly the sort that I'd want. If you have a link, that'd be appreciated.

http://www.plasmadesign.co.uk/

G5man · Oct 1, 2005, 07:20 PM

very nice setup Cadaver you goint to get another 30 sometime?

Alcoholica · 02:24 PM

Originally Posted by Cadaver

Finally bought a proper desk for my Mac... so of course its time to show off.

[img.]http://homepage.mac.com/xraydoc/.Pictures/center.jpg[/img]
[img.]http://homepage.mac.com/xraydoc/.Pictures/left.jpg[/img]
[img.]http://homepage.mac.com/xraydoc/.Pictures/G5low.jpg[/img]
[img.]http://homepage.mac.com/xraydoc/.Pictures/deskmid.jpg[/img]

Where'd you buy your desk? I love the shape and colour.

Also, I need to ask my parents to help me repaint my walls. They're still lime green from when I was about 6.

<snip>

Cadaver · Oct 2, 2005, 10:38 AM

Originally Posted by G5man

very nice setup Cadaver you goint to get another 30 sometime?

Only if I get a new wife. One 30" display was hard enough!

Cadaver · Oct 2, 2005, 10:41 AM

Originally Posted by Alcoholica

Where'd you buy your desk? I love the shape and colour.

Pottery Barn.

Azzgunther · Oct 2, 2005, 09:19 PM

I moved at the end of August. Things are finally in shape.

capdes · Oct 5, 2005, 09:00 PM

did everyone clean up before taking pictures, or am I the Oscar the Grouch of graphic designers?

If I am, I can deal with that, but I just need to know.

ctsport · Oct 6, 2005, 03:13 AM

Mousehouse, is your office a closet?

mousehouse · Oct 6, 2005, 04:00 AM

Originally Posted by xyz

Mousehouse, is your office a closet?

My house was built around 1911 and is not very spatious. I wanted to have a "desk-like" area in the livingroom so that I can play music etc. I converted a closed to desk space, see http://sneeuwberg.com/gallery/view_p...18&id=R0010659 for another view.

ps. (voo) HD is not allowed to spin down anymore but it doesn't really make a difference... I guess I might need to up the RAM, wired+active is around 650MB with only some basic apps open.

Azzgunther · Oct 6, 2005, 09:45 PM

Originally Posted by capdes

did everyone clean up before taking pictures, or am I the Oscar the Grouch of graphic designers?

If I am, I can deal with that, but I just need to know.

Anybody with a clean desk must have cleaned up recently...I think the question is "how much cleaner is your settup in the pic than it is right now?"

sonicularulus · Oct 6, 2005, 09:58 PM

well, i see that the only reason why they have a clean area is because they have a big room to work with.lol

Alcoholica · Oct 7, 2005, 04:45 AM

I gotta post some more when my 20" ACD turns up.

irockdabari · Oct 7, 2005, 09:14 PM

Originally Posted by Azzgunther

I moved at the end of August. Things are finally in shape.

where did you get your desktop picture?

Azzgunther · Oct 8, 2005, 12:36 AM

Originally Posted by irockdabari

where did you get your desktop picture?

It's called "Rebooted"

irockdabari · Oct 8, 2005, 01:00 AM

Originally Posted by Azzgunther

It's called "Rebooted"

oh... my god... site... is sooo...COOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Alcoholica · 02:21 PM

<snip>

Needs redecoration. Badly.

havocidal · Oct 12, 2005, 03:36 AM

no decoration is a form of minimalism... (=
and simplicity's a form of decoration too... well in a sense

Alcoholica · Oct 13, 2005, 01:50 PM

Haha, thanks. It's just old decoration from when I was about 9. You know how the young 'uns like their bright colours. I moved room, and I've only just moved back. It's been about almost 8 years since it was decorated, and the parents have been promising me they'll repaint it to a more retina friendly colour. :-)

havocidal · Oct 14, 2005, 07:08 AM

im 18 if ure wondering... but i don't really like whole bright colours thing.... minimalism is still my kind of thing... the glass... the chrome... black acrylic... yummy

Alcoholica · Oct 15, 2005, 03:22 AM

Hmm, I wasn't implying that you were a "young'un who likes their bright colours", just that I used to be. I detest the bright colours now. I'd prefer off-white walls and a nice black desk. Minimalism is yummy. :-)

havocidal · Oct 16, 2005, 05:21 AM

my curtain's plain off-white... and my table's made of glass... heh... all white walls...

davidflas · Oct 16, 2005, 09:51 AM

Here's my 6 week-old DP2.5 in its new home. I haven't had time to setup the room yet, but it is functional:

voo · Oct 16, 2005, 11:13 AM

davidflas, whats the screensaver? I like the desk.

davidflas · Oct 16, 2005, 03:49 PM

Originally Posted by voo

davidflas, whats the screensaver? I like the desk.

The screen saver is just the iTunes visualizer at work...

Thanks for the compliment on the desk

ctsport · Oct 16, 2005, 08:44 PM

Cool desk David!

havocidal · Oct 17, 2005, 12:56 AM

hey david... ive got ur printer!!! itz the canon i9950 a3+ sized printer right???

davidflas · Oct 17, 2005, 05:27 PM

Originally Posted by havocidal

hey david... ive got ur printer!!! itz the canon i9950 a3+ sized printer right???

I think it is the printer, although the model number on mine is i9900,but it is an a3+ printer. Do you live outside the States?

Chad A Wright · Oct 17, 2005, 11:15 PM

FYI for everyone that likes david's desk, you can get a good deal on them at Staples. I just order the set. It's normally an L shape with two main pieces at $199 ea. They advertised it a few months ago for $149 ea. Just ask the manager and they will probably honor the $149 price.

I ordered mine in preparation for the new PowerMac coming out tomorrow. I've been waiting to post in this thread for about a year

havocidal · Oct 18, 2005, 04:25 AM

Originally Posted by davidflas

I think it is the printer, although the model number on mine is i9900,but it is an a3+ printer. Do you live outside the States?

yep... i live in singapore, asia... but i guess its the same model... like over here the SE phone T630 is known as T637 in the states

davidflas · 05:25 AM

Originally Posted by Chad A Wright

FYI for everyone that likes david's desk, you can get a good deal on them at Staples. I just order the set. It's normally an L shape with two main pieces at $199 ea. They advertised it a few months ago for $149 ea. Just ask the manager and they will probably honor the $149 price.

I ordered mine in preparation for the new PowerMac coming out tomorrow. I've been waiting to post in this thread for about a year

Yes, my desk is part of Z-Line's Matrix series which includes a regular desk (what I have) with a computer desk connected by a glass bridge. The series also includes a bookshelf, and a rolling hanging file cart.

http://www.staples.com/webapp/wcs/st...0051&langId=-1

PS Good luck with the new Powermac, Chad!

blakespot · Oct 19, 2005, 07:16 PM

It's not a PowerMac. But I've contributed so many PowerMac shots to the gallery that I thought I'd break the rules. I hope no one smacks the post down so that the vintage goodness can be spread about the land.

This is my latest addition - it's in the office right now. Read about it here.

blakespot

Lateralus · Oct 19, 2005, 07:20 PM

Beautiful.

My favorite Apple II.

TailsToo · Oct 19, 2005, 11:25 PM

My Latest Setup with my PowerBook and my new PowerMac!

blakespot · Oct 20, 2005, 07:01 AM

TailsToo, I might not keep my subwoofer so close to my external hard drives...

blakespot

G5man · Oct 22, 2005, 01:39 AM

very nice setup it is really a shame you could not press a button and then switch computers for the bluetooth hehe

lovehelena · 01:53 PM

http://myhome.naver.com/ednaswap/image/mymac.jpg

Powermac Dual 2Ghz, Early 2005.
2GB RAM
Eizo S1910 and IBM ThinkVision

[Edit: Picture wasn't loaded as embedded link for some reason, removed IMG tags.]

Goldfinger · Oct 22, 2005, 07:09 AM

TailsToo why the heck do you keep the PowerBook on a stand there? It's like you can use it like that. Or was that just for showing ?

Cadaver · Oct 23, 2005, 06:06 PM

Originally Posted by lovehelena

http://myhome.naver.com/ednaswap/image/mymac.jpg

Powermac Dual 2Ghz, Early 2005.
2GB RAM
Eizo S1910 and IBM ThinkVision

[Edit: Picture wasn't loaded as embedded link for some reason, removed IMG tags.]

Link broken...

lovehelena · 08:34 PM

Originally Posted by Cadaver

Link broken...

Naver, one of Korean major portal, seems to have done something
about this...I don't know technical details, but link is not broken in fact.

try this, click on the link and don't just refresh, but place your cursor
at the end of the url in the address box and press enter(return), which will correctly load the
image.( in Safari )

If the above does not work, try this...

havocidal · Oct 24, 2005, 10:57 AM

i'd nvr knew that ppl still use typewriters...

Cadaver · Oct 24, 2005, 12:24 PM

Originally Posted by lovehelena

Naver, one of Korean major portal, seems to have done something
about this...I don't know technical details, but link is not broken in fact.

try this, click on the link and don't just refresh, but place your cursor
at the end of the url in the address box and press enter(return), which will correctly load the
image.( in Safari )

If the above does not work, try this...

An Olivetti typewriter... Wow, primitive

lechonlubber · Oct 24, 2005, 04:54 PM

Hey David, is that a pair of B&W LM1s on your desk? I can't make out the rest of the equipment, are you running them off of you G5? I wish I had enough desk space to use a pair of "real" speakers and proper amplification! Nice setup!

Originally Posted by davidflas

Here's my 6 week-old DP2.5 in its new home. I haven't had time to setup the room yet, but it is functional:

davidflas · Oct 24, 2005, 09:38 PM

Originally Posted by lechonlubber

Hey David, is that a pair of B&W LM1s on your desk? I can't make out the rest of the equipment, are you running them off of you G5? I wish I had enough desk space to use a pair of "real" speakers and proper amplification! Nice setup!

Yes, that is in fact a pair of B&W LM1s on my disk. They are being driven by the G5 via a Creek 4330 MK II integrated amp. Also connected is an NHT SubOne.

lechonlubber · Oct 24, 2005, 11:22 PM

Originally Posted by davidflas

Yes, that is in fact a pair of B&W LM1s on my disk. They are being driven by the G5 via a Creek 4330 MK II integrated amp. Also connected is an NHT SubOne.

That's a sweet little system. I thought that was a Creek integrated. I was thinking of doing something similar; maybe using the likes of the LM1's or a set of Blue Rooms. I just don't have the desk space.

davidflas · Oct 25, 2005, 04:37 PM

Originally Posted by lechonlubber

That's a sweet little system. I thought that was a Creek integrated. I was thinking of doing something similar; maybe using the likes of the LM1's or a set of Blue Rooms. I just don't have the desk space.

Yes, it is a nice system..a bit more expensive that most 2.1 systems you see hooked to a computer, but it works well for me