What's on your desk?

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Here's a fun question: what all is on your desk right now? I'm trying to rearrange things here but there's just too much clutter! I've got:

scanner
speakers
monitor
webcam
empty package from new headset (headset is currently on the floor)
stack of papers/bills/notes to self
post-it notes
empty bowl (just finished dessert)
plastic water glass
3 bottles nail polish
lip balm
blue highlighter
pencil cup with writing utensils
hand lotion
almost empty water bottle
glass with chai tea drink
paper holder with more assorted papers
phone
desk lamp
cable modem
found a piece of paper way at the back with a yoga sequence on it Confused

Need to clean this up! I'm not normally this sloppy Laughing out loud

So what have you got on your desk? I'll post my work list tomorrow.

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Whoo! This is actually not much. Smiling

monitor
keyboard
mouse
mouspad
phone
speakers
scanner/printer/copier combo
cable modem
digital camera connecter thingy (don't know the official name Sticking out tongue)
floppy disk holder
3 boxes of a mix of blank CD's and DVD slideshows

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my cellphone
pen
candy wrappers
tissues
my bag
speakers
cellphone case
papers
monitor
keyboard
mouse
eye drop (i currently have sore eyes)

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From left to right....

Left speaker
15" screen Left
Empty glass with a little coke in it...
Swiss army knife
Glass half full of water
Keyboard
Dew can
Screen Right
Speaker Right
handging off the front is my mouse and pad on slidy thingys (dont ask) a pic will only do it justice.

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one speaker (the others are on the windowsill)
monitor
switch
wireless ap
shoe-horn (random I know!)
stereo remote
digital camera instructions
2 in-tray type things
2 Roger Waters albums
phone
keyboard
mouse
memento (haven't watched it yet, damn DVD player doesn't like the disc)
empty carton of Nicorette (have been completely off it since last week!)
lamp
camera batteries
random 3" floppy
mug of tea
coaster
torch
post-it notes
1 forint
6 pence (I'm rich hurrah!)

Phew, think that just about covers it Laughing out loud

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The 5 Basic Parts of a Computer (Monitor , Glowing Keyboard, Wireless Mouse, The BOX)
5.1 Speakers
Anti Static mousepad
A stack of 3 1/2 Floppies
A stack of CD's/DVD's
Swiss Army Knife
Mobile phone
Mobile phone Flash
Handy Vaccum
Bluetooth Dongle
PocketPC
USB hub
Digital Camera and Video Camera
::::: Second Rack on Top :::::::
A Webcam
Hand Lotion
Printer and Scanner
Action Figures of Wolverine and Spiderman
Busts of Yoda, Darth, C3PO, Obi Wan
Water Bottles
Espresso Maker
A bunch of Paper and Paper Work
::::: Hanging on the Wall :::::
Extra Connectors, Extender Cables, My Utility Bag

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1 monitor
Keyboard
Speakers
About 500 CDs/DVDs
Microphone
Wireless Headphones
Mouse
1 pen pot
Linux Format magazine

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From largest to smallest...

- 17" monitor in the centre
- Tower case by my feet
- Speakers with sub below the monitor
- 5 physics/math textbooks
- ~15 other books - programming/novels/misc
- Strange vase thing containing stationery
- Hollow ceramic pig thing (I think it's supposed to contain money Sad)
- Roughly three stacks of paperwork, fourth stack of manuals in a drawer
- Two columns of CDs including music, old movie VCDs, and GNU/Linux distros.
- Wireless mouse and base dock
- A broken clock
- Headphones and microphone
- Assorted stationery spread over the desk
- Two calculators
- A (still packaged, unopened) toothbrush
- Some medicines and such
- Cards, coins, keys
- Bus tickets

...

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OMG mine is soooooooooo cluttered!

Letter tray
Huge pile of invoices
Diary
Note Pad - small
Note Pad - large
Post It Notes
Pen Holder containing 5 highlighters, scissors, pencil, 7 coloured pens
Hair Clip
Nail Varnish
Lip Balm
6 different vitamin/mineral bottles
Huge Mug of Coffee
Business Phone
Home Phone
Mobile Phone
Keyboard
Mouse & Mat
Monitor
Network Box
Wireless Network Box
Clients Folders
Today's Post
Box of Plasters
Antiseptic Cream
Photo of Ian & Charlie

Julia - if life was meant to be easy Michael Angelo would have painted the floor....

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haha, I basically have a computer system and a half...

monitor,
keyboard,
mouse,
router,
powerline adaptor,
mic,
my cellphone,
tower for my computer,
tower for the family computer (the rest is on another desk),
spare parts and extra peripherals in the drawer

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Whats on my desk? easiest way to answer is - whats not on my desk

Ok it's not that bad, well maybe it is, I think my large corner desk (about 2 x 2 meters) is a woodgrain colour, or maybe was a grey colour, hmmm, nope am sure it's woodgrain Wink

At least the floor is clean Laughing out loud and for the record it isn't always like this, I started to have a clean up but ummm, got side tracked, am just waiting for spring now - spring clean

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At work now - here's what's on my desk (left to right)

phone
folder with stuff about my last and current projects
note pad
note with info about travel agent
plastic water glass (if they're plastic, they don't get broken Wink)
hand lotion
heating pad (for when my neck gets sore)
stray CD (not sure what's on there)
calendar/address book
big desk lamp with natural light bulb
monitor #1 (currently showing audio file in Adobe Audition)
old mouse that hurts my wrist
lip balm
ear plugs
note to self
Monitor #2
sad looking plant (behind monitor)
push pins
paper holder with printout of powerpoints for current project
stapler
large coffee mug (empty)
stevia extract (for coffee)
cup containing assorted pens & pencils
kleenex box with winter scene
cup of coffee
spoon
post-it notes
three hole punch
assorted clipboards and notes from meetings

keyboard, wrist rest, mouse, mousepad on keyboard tray

ON top shelf:
stupid hat from fundraiser a few months ago (not recyclable, don't want to throw it out)
assorted papers
boxes of CD's containing videos for my next project
framed photo of my loved one
various textbooks and notes for current/future projects
CD's with stuff from my last project
binders from various training events

On the floor I have a pair of cute white sandals, two old phone books, and a space heater in a box.

Forgot: Headphones, which are actually on my head not my desk but the cord is there so...

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a computer

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this is a tricky one for me, I have two desks, but don't use them much. Most of my time at work I'm in my recliner with my laptop.

But on the desks:

Desk 1, that has my official company computer:
tape deck
4 channel mixer (these 2 items for getting recorded church services into the computer)
3 of my 6 speakers
19" flat monitor (main display)
17" non flat monitor (keep chat/e-mail/winamp on this one)
good old fashioned IBM clicky keyboard (pre windows, but can't beat it)
optical mouse
Pen tablet
Tower
headphones
usually a epson cx5200 scanner/printer, but it's at church for a little while
TONS of paper needing sorted
screwdrivers
batteries
water jug
spindle of cds

Desk 2: where I work other systems
Regularrly here:
handheld radio scanner (listen to hometown fire dept)
two spindles of CD's already burned
4 stacked up drawers of regular cd's
a linksys cable router (from when they first came out)
a linksys 5 port switch
staple
color laser printer
3 hole punch
pens/pencils
notepads
a taken apart power supply to repair connector
(curretnly working on)
17" monitor
dell tower that I'm turning into a second file server
keyboard
mouse
my PDA
my laptop bag
keys
cellphone

At home I don't have a desk, just use a recliner and my laptop and an end table for papers/etc.

At work here I also have a 2 drawer lateral cabinet for storing computer parts, plus about 8 other older towers for parts, and a "mailbox" style shelf unit for all the various types of papers I use for printing. And a cabinet under that full of misc stuff like paper cutters, laminator, other misc DTP items. on top of the mailbox I have my glasses, envelopes, phone, another spindle, box of most used CD's in the office papers, digital camera.

I'd take a picture and post it, but dang it's a mess in here! LOL

-Greg

PS. Just in case you are wondering, I use this office for more than just "work". I use the office for my audio hobbies and my DTP hobbies, neither of these are part of my job. Now that I'm married, I hope to take most of the extras to my new place and do things from there.

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monitor
keyboard
mouse with mouse pad
my wallet
speakers
avr
a roll of tissue
mentos (grape)
file stacker with a bunch of papers
my fancy bracelet
my cellphone
desk calendar
cpu
flatbed scanner
folders/files
headset

that it. im not quite sure if i missed something.... Wink

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WOW i feel like i have not much..

3 computers all with keyboards & speakers
3 phones
pen holder
water bottle
cellphone
paper
pen
caller id
and a in & out tray full of shite

lol
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Can't believe so many people have got two monitors. I thought 1 was good Wink

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I have 2 myself, but one is for my mac, and the other my Windows, i also have my dumb termainal in the corner of my room, so needless to say my little 8x8 room is a little cluttured.

I feel for a 16 year old, i have too much stuff.

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Hey, i ship with them, and, and, my two favorite colors, yellow and red.
I have the only DHL tape measure Roll eyes
!!

I also have both mouse pads, and a pocket radio. And 5 DHL shirts, 2 coats, complete employe kit, with hat, pen, lanyard, cd.

Strange i know... but it is too me a least a lot cooler than trading cards or something.....

Also, i find that wierd, because a DHL truck showed up at my house soon after i wrote the last post......... My moms insulin.......

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Figure it out yourself. Notice the can of spam on my monitor to ward off the evil spam spirits and the Far Side Calendar on my wall that is left at Feb 2003. Picture is a couple of months old and my desk is a bit messier now.

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Florida to Canada for a picture.... Sounds like a challenge. I'll think about it.

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here we are a slightly dark and blury pic of my desk

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I will.... eventually

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Just because everyonw else was doing it.

My home made desk with the computer I built. I love my desk :blush:

My chair! The whole reason I made the desk is so I can work form my chair!

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Hey! dont forget who originally started this thread because they had a messy desk.

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I the third pic is some of my DHL collection, the rest is in safe keeping. Preety much all of those pics are of one area, i just cound not fit them all into one picture. the mac monitor is on loan to a fiend, and the laptop i use for my other work. The CPU is next to the television, as you can see.

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nice... Too cramped for my tastes. Does anyone else have have proublems with it being too hot because of computer equipment? I moved my server and switch in hopes of cooling my room by 3 degrees or so.
Then again, I live in florida...

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Well to give you a list..( this is in one 8X8 room with a bed in it.)

i have my tv in one corner,
with the cable box,
my 2 monitors one for my mac and the other for my windows system.
keyboards, and mice
speakers,
two phones with 4 lines, one 4 line desk phone, and one portible
stack of burnable cd's with external cd burner.
In one corner my home dumb termanial and server.
two wireless routers for 3 laptops, and two desktop computers
one cable high-speed internet modem for windows computer, and one dial-up modem for mac computer.
3 older desktop towers that will be used for parts.
1 old cisco cat-5 switch. To sell maybe.......... (most likely not)
Pile of papers and ****
My collection of DHL logo items on the top shelf above monitors.
All-In-One printer for desktop windows system
one networked small home laser printer,
One small mac printer.
One bird cage, with 5 parakeets.
Bed
Me

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The only reason we have double monitors here at work is because they had a lot of extra ones hanging around (downsizing) and it wasn't going to cost much to upgrade the video card. I love it though. Awesome for development work.

Birdcage with parakeets - that's got to be the most interesting item posted so far!

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Megan wrote: The only reason we have double monitors here at work is because they had a lot of extra ones hanging around (downsizing) and it wasn't going to cost much to upgrade the video card. I love it though. Awesome for development work.

Birdcage with parakeets - that's got to be the most interesting item posted so far!

Might be, but the collectiing of DHL logo items is interesting also i find.. not too many 16 year olds have it.....

I like the parakeets, they calm me......... Laughing out loud

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That might be interesting if I knew what DHL was...

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http://www.dhl.com/ ??

At least that is what comes to mind when I hear it.

And jsut for you Megan: http://www.dhl.ca/ Wink

-Greg

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OMG! This is so funny. I - literally - read this post, then went outside to get some fresh air. And what did I see? A DHL truck!!! Don't think I've ever seen one of those before.

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hahaha! what a coincidence...Laughing out loud

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Thanks mairving, I don't feel so bad about my desk now Wink

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Organised chaos I take it mairving??!

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The Webmistress wrote: Organised chaos

Possibly, but with less of the organised IMO. Laughing out loud

Good of you to post an image, anyone else fancy doing the same?

Here's mine (cripes, there really are better things I should be doing!):

Oh whatever, this is fun Laughing out loud

Random stuff: Starbucks mug and Canadian flag stuck to the bottom of monitor on the right. A guy I shared a house with a while ago was going to emmigrate out there (long story), he brought that back from one of his visits Smiling

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Anyone want to come over here with a digital camera? I don't have one Sad (yes, I'm old fashioned that way ... don't even have a proper cell phone either!)

Oh! Oh! Webcam - will give that a try.

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Megan wrote: Anyone want to come over here with a digital camera? I don't have one Sad (yes, I'm old fashioned that way ... don't even have a proper cell phone either!)

Oh! Oh! Webcam - will give that a try.

man your pc is super hot!!!

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Alright, here we go - bad webcam pics! Anyone want to buy me a digital camera ??? Laughing out loud Just kidding

The second picture is what's on the other side of my desk (behind my chair).


And one of tabby, just for fun.

It just happened to be in the same folder... she was helping me post a message on the fitness forum Laughing out loud

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Okay okay, as soon as i fond mine in this mess somewhere i will take one.

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gotta love that butterfly made of flowers Smiling

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Laughing out loud That was for a halloween costume. I sort of like them though so I just use them for decoration now. Fitting metaphor for the yoga space too.

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Damn, that looks dark! It's not that dank surely?!

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no just a horible webcam that refuses to belive the light is on Smiling

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Now now , no hittin on the admin, she has enormous power at her disposal.......... Smiling

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My desk has all of the above (minus about 2/3's of it) Laughing out loud

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Anyone else going to post some pics or are you all boring? Laughing out loud

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I'm boring.

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I emptied out my camera yesterday, will take some pictures monday, however, the recliner will not be in them. I had a recliner where I was living before I got married, but the new place doesn't have one, so I took my good recliner from the office home.

The office seems so much bigger now!

-Greg

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that looks so comfy Smiling but whats with all the boxes and empty pepsi cans?

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vibins wrote: that looks so comfy Smiling but whats with all the boxes and empty pepsi cans?

Trash is too far away, its right below me downstairs I gotta go to the other end of the house to get to the stairs.

JeevesBond wrote: That's brilliant, am loving that chair!

It all seems to fit together so well. I bet you've spent a few geek hours sat in that chair

Thats an under statement.

Your desk is soooo clean Webmistress. How do you do it? (everyone take notes)

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That's brilliant, am loving that chair!

It all seems to fit together so well. I bet you've spent a few geek hours sat in that chair Smiling

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Here's mine.......

Until I move to my new office out in the garden Smiling

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lol i bet she cleaned it up for the photo

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Nah, that's how it always is - see difference between males & females! Wink

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I haven't been in my new cube for long, but it's nearly sterile looking. I have a LCD screen, phone, and two EMPTY inbin shelves. Then I bring a notebook (paper, not laptop), book, and a mug. That's it.

Through the course of the workday, piles appear, move around, and disappear. I like to get things off my desk ASAP. A cluttered desk just seems to clutter my mind. I don't get as stressed when there are no piles.

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Mark Hensler wrote: a notebook (paper, not laptop)

lol

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OKay i will do it, let me find my camera, i am looking to show off my dhl collection....

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Right now there's the computer I'm using and five others on this side of the "desk". There's another five on the other side of the row. I'm at the uni CS labs. Smiling

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Like my dads office, full of servers and workstations, i have 3 in my little work area at home, as you can see in the pic above, the mac below the laptop, and the desktop that is my main computer.

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I'd post a picture of mine but my fish tank is in the way (digi camera doesn't do wide angle from close range), last time I tryed i thin I stunned one of the small fish as he darted into the side of the tank.

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TFT Monitor
speakers
keyboard
mouse
lamp
nokia
couple of dvd's
bunch on white paper
a pen
couple of postcards
Eurobasker 2005 tickets

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The Webmistress wrote: Nah, that's how it always is - see difference between males & females!

Like, whatever! Laughing out loud

Nice one jc, you're loving that DHL collection I see... Never heard of anyone collecting that stuff before Smiling

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Wow, very nice! My desk wants to grow up to be just like yours Smiling

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Not bad, it looks real
professional. Kinda like the other side of my room, just full of old computers. Cheers!

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Ok posted below is my gaming and multipurpose PC (one used by many people at the livingroom so that no one will touch my personal home PC which Ill post the pic of maybe next week... Im quite busy now...

http://www.webmaster-forums.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=151&stc=1

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Hi, good question (starting one)!

On my desk there is generally mess but going into details:

17" LCD
2 speakers
keyboard
main unit
source cables and plugs
mouse + wireless mouse (not in use)
nokia 3310
calculator
PVC Adhesive tape
scizzors
rubic cube
almost empty cup of coffee
tft screen cleaning tissues
some cd with old photos of my town
few more loose cds and 2 cake boxes, also with cds
matches (I don't smoke)
cloth (for dust)
dust (still waitning for cloth)
spelling pocket dictionary
used tissue
ballpen
loads of paper sheets with notes and without them
pack of razor blades for my gillette sensor
shop receit
piece of strain
headphones+microphone
part of camera cover
a very old camera Start66 without a part of cover
mouse pad
stereo set pilot
"Load" CD box

update: empty cup of coffee...

wow, I really need to clean this place Roll eyes

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Hi Greg,

EMTEC 3 in 1 TFT Screen Cleaning (one box contains 10 sets of 2 cloths -1 wet with a special fluid, 2 dry to wipe it)

I got a off price for it when I was buying the monitor, they are not that cheap but I guess if you care that much it is not of your concern. They are quite good I must say Smiling (although I didn't use any other, heheh)

Cheers

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Are you aware you have the top of someone's head in your office? You might want to hide that before the poice show up.

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Okay Okay,,, my parakeets, i have 5 but most were uncoopertive during their photo op..

And dont mind the date, i have not got it set right. Shocked



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...NICE DESK!! :eek:

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OK here go's

2 x 17" monitor
1 x 19" monitor
1 x imac
4 x keyboards
4 x mice
1 x fax phone
1 x switchboard phone
1 x voip phone
1 x A3 colour laser
1 x A4 colour laser
1 x A4 black laser
cctv webserver
netgear router
draytek router
30 x 4mm dds data tapes
calculator
pen holder (with everything but pens)
cable ties
blue tooth headset
mobile phone
piles of paper
piles of magazines

i'm going to stop now, too much rubbish

have decided to spend the rest of the day drinking coffee and clean up

Have fun

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That why i do it, because no one else does, makes it unique. Females are always cleaner, i never know why.

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Ill post my PC pic soon, Im out on a road trip... Using my PPC here again, dang I really scroll a lot in these thing... better bring a ruggedized notebook next time...

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I don't know about that "females are always cleaner"...

One summer I worked in the corp headquarters for a major drugstore chain, that became part of (or renamed to) a big drugstore chain out there.

I did sweeping, mopping, taking trash bags to dumpster, etc.

Their headquarters consisted of two buildings, and the one building had the "higher ups" in it. And the higher the floor you went, the higher the higher ups (of course).

That top floor WOMEN's room was the messiest restroom! I joked around with one of the ladies who had to clean them, i told her "this is why women are so neat at home, they get their messiness out of their system at work!" LOL

Now, I know this isn't true for all women, and in general women are cleaner, but reading that statement you posted just brought back memories of that job LOL.

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PS. I was runnng late this morning, accidently forgot camera at home, so will have to wait for my picture. Plus I'm rearanging my office today anyhow.

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Rearranging your office will take a long time if we look at the list you provided earlier Smiling

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Ok, I started rearanging, and once I got enough junk off my desk to look decent, decided to take a picture now. (Wife brought me my camera with lunch). Here is my work area, sadly, no more recliner here....

(my office half of a room that is divided, my area is about 10'x11')


The first three pictures are of my mian work area. The last picture is of the desk/area behind me. It is REALLY messy now as it is where I'm throwing everything while I re-arange. Normally there is a monitor and computer up on the desk along with my laptop.

The final corner you can't see is a corner that has an old BBS system stacked up, (16 modems, boca baord, 2 tower systems, cd changers, keyboards, disks galore from the days of 3.5" disks being the main media)

I do "customize" my office. The 19" monitor, the chair, keyboard, mouse, tablet, cd burner, zip drive, color laser printer, lateral, black desk, switch/router, all paper supplies (and all the laminator/paper cutters under the paper holder) are all mine. Smiling And OH the recliner... talk about comfortable days at work... LOL

-Greg

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WOOOOOOOOOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111 the amount of computers and other hardware blows my mind. Its like a computer graveyard.

is that a linksys router i see at the back there.

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vibins wrote: is that a linksys router i see at the back there.

Yup, one of the first ones, before everyone else started making them. Best $200 I ever spent! (yeah, and the suggest retail price at the time was $179 but they were in such demand paid $189 + shipping after calling like 10 places to fond someone who had them in stock)

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Quote: I don't get as stressed when there are no piles.

Yeah, I understand what you mean there!

Nice office Greg, that looks cool. So much stuff, you could get lost for days going through all that, and an old BBS - wow, now I'm impressed Laughing out loud

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I'm planning on using the old BBS system for data entry at our church this fall for collecting signup info for 3000+ food baskets we give out. Last year they were looking for enough systems good enough to run windows and access. TBBS is a multi-user (can handle up to 64 connection with the version I have) and has a dBASE backend that is perfect, and I can connect 16 computers to the main system via a null modem. All the systems have to be able to do is boot to dos and run a terminal program (anyone remember BannanaComm, Telix or Procom Plus? LOL)

(PS, in case anyone is wondering, "What the heck is he talking about???", see http://tbbs.org/ )

-Greg

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off topic, but what brand of tft screen cleaning tissues do you use?

I'm paranoid about cleaning my laptop screen afraid of scratching it. I treid some cleaning tissues for glasses, that say can be used for laptop screens too, but unhappy with their results.

-Greg

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Thank you for the info on the wipes.

Here is new picks of my office, finally finished rearanging it this weekend. The one came out a little blurry becasue i was holding the camera back over my main desk to get a better shot.

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nah, i have a licence to have that (marriage license Wink

-Greg

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Here's a proper photo of mine:

http://www.meganjack.com/photos/desk.JPG

Borrowed mom's digital camera. Pretty sad when your mom has better geek toys than you do Roll eyes I'll try to remember to bring it in to work tomorrow and take one there.

Random things: bill from speeding ticket and yoga class schedule on magnet/whiteboard thing, old copy of TWF business plan on paper holder.

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Megan wrote: ...bill from speeding ticket...

:eek: they cought the great and powerfull megan :eek:

our fearless leader has failed us Sad

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LOL so what fast were ya going? HUH....

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Thanks!

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a heated kidney shaped pool
a microwave oven
a Dyna-Gym--
a king-size Titanic unsinkable Molly Brown waterbed with polybendum
a foolproof plan and an airtight alibi
real simulated Indian jewelry
a Gucci shoetree
a year's supply of antibiotics
a personally autographed picture of Randy Mantooth
and Bob Dylan's new unlisted phone number
a beautifully restored 3rd Reich swizzle stick
Rosemary's baby
a dream date in kneepads with Paul Williams
a new Matador, a new mastodon
a Maverick, a Mustang, a Montego
a Merc Montclair, a Mark IV, a meteor
a Mercedes, an MG, a Malibu
a Mort Moriarty, a Maserati, a Mac truck
a Mazda, a new Monza, a moped,
a Winnebago
a McCulloch chainsaw,
a Las Vegas wedding,
a Mexican divorce,
a solid gold Kama Sutra coffee pot
a baby's arm holding an apple

Wink

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library card (out of date)
playstation controller
monitor
broken pencil
webcam
chocolate wrapper
2 speakers
video tape
pencil holder
micro system thing (i've completely forgot what the music things are for some reason)
2 uncased CDS
CD holder
1 Walkie Talky
2 packs of paper
hugo Spanish
Joystick
Mobile charger
Tower
Mouse
Monitor
Modem
Spanish handguide
Microphone
Printer
CD wipes
and a load of other stuff at the back of the desk

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Currently my feet and an empty soda can.

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Wayne Luke wrote: Currently my feet and an empty soda can.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Megan: Earplugs? I like your "lampshade" on your undershelf light Smiling

-Greg

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Here's my office:

http://www.meganjack.com/photos/office.JPG

Random things: no those aren't drugs under the left monitor - just vitamins; plant is taped to shelf so it doesn't fall over; umbrellas in the background are my co-worker's attempt to block the glare from the overhead lights; and yes, it's dark in there Sad

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Megan wrote: umbrellas in the background are my co-worker's attempt to block the glare from the overhead lights; and yes, it's dark in there Sad

Should recommend a single patio umbrella.. It would look nicer and block the light more effectively.

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Nice and orginized megan.......

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Nice to see you have kicked off you heels

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Picture of my hubby at Chief's Initiation
Computer monitor
Speaker Phone
Sticky Notes
Calendar
Blank DVD's + CD spindles
One ponytail holder
Names + phone numbers from people at the Halloween party last night.
Lamp
Beanie babies Laughing out loud
2 pens + one Sharpie
Empty bag of M & M's. Wink
Wireless mouse/keyboard
Mouse Pad
Speakers
USB Port for all my gadgets
Printer (which is an all in one printer, scanner, copier)
Digital camera cards
Dagger from the Ren Faire

~*Sara*~

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Update on my computer area. With me leaving my job last January, I relocated my office to an upstairs room at my dad's house.

Now that it is my house, I rearranged last night, moving the still mostly current ones into a new office I made, and the older ones... Well lets just say i got rid of some vented up aggression....


Basically I was too darn lazy to carry all those down the stairs... If it hadn't been 10pm, I would have try to get them directly into the dumpster sitting in the driveway beside that area.

I wish I would have taken pictures of the monitors in the dumpster after i attacked them with a sledge hammer. I have killed the strong addiction force those darn things had over me for the past 20 years! LOL

-Greg

PS. before you wonder, all computers that were tossed were the left overs of systems I had stripped of reusable parts for putting into friends' systems. The monitors were either real old (can you say CGA?) or ones that were shot.

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Hehe that must have been pretty satisfying Greg Laughing out loud

Right where to I start with my desk...

Computer,keyboard,monitor,mouse
Laptop and mouse
3 external modems
Scanner
Dialed digit analyser
Telephone
Vernier Calipers
Mug
Empty Plastic Bottle
Dragon optical illusion
One of those grip strengthener things
3 or 4 screwdrivers
Box of paper rolls
Anti-Static mat
Adjustable power supply
5 or 6 Power Cords
2 more telephones (not in use)
2 more PC base units
21inch Monitor
Couple more keyboards
Line/Exchange simulator
Stack of in/out tray things
2 Test telephones
A few cardboard boxes
6 credit card terminals
2 modem evaluation boards
Around 150 odd modems
A box of paperwork/manuals
Faulty PSU
Stapler
2 Notebooks
Various paperwork

Maybe it's time for a clear up Smiling

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Eew, that would have been my old office in my last post! I'm so glad I'm out of there. Will try to remember to bring the camera to get a photo of my new work space.

Nice computer carnage, Greg!

Here's what's on my desk now:

three hole punch
stack of printed articles to read
envelope with ballots for tonight's advisory board draw
notepad with to-do list
packet of cough drops
plant (with flowers! it's thriving!)
Vase with plant and fish thing. Fish is still alive!
Stapler
spoon, knife
coffee mug on paper towel
document holder with this month's calendar
water glass
pen
post-it pad with more to-dos
notepad with work notes
cute business card holder I made myself (with never used business cards)
19" monitor
speakers
4 bottles of vitamins I always forget to take
hand lotion
pen holder thing
in/out box with various papers
framed photo of cat
2 christmas cards
binder with usability book
2 yoga magazines (for lunch/break)
binder with company-related various reference papers, opened to a writing style guide
(on top of) other binder with general reference paper (opened to Roger J's article on CSS 2.1 selectors)
phone
funky kleenex box with orange & purple design
unused scanner
framed picture with notes from co-workers (lame)
empty recycling bin
unused phone

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At this moment (at work):

2 monitors (1 x 19" and 1 x 17")
1 computer base station
2 mugs
1 Empty can of pepsi
1 phone
1 phone headset
1 ring binding machine (for documentation stuff)
1 calendar
1 iPod + headphones
1 mobile phone
1 green highlighter
1 Mouse
1 Keyboard
1 Mousemat
1 Mugmat (coaster, whateveryoucallem)
1 Pad
1 Little model of chuckie from the rugrats (my nickname at work!)
Loads of post-its and paper

Laughing out loud

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Here's a shot of my desk just a few minutes ago...

Nothing too interesting. There is my first issue from my new subscription of Macworld, as well as 2 baby monitors. Under my desk, you can see my old, beat up Linux development server. It's on the right side, seen just below my chair's armrest.

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We should all tidy up and post pictures of our tidy desks... supposedly people work better when they're tidy...

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I feel like an organised freak amongst you all:

  • 2 Speakers
  • Keyboard
  • Monitor
  • Shrivalob
  • Empty Beaker

My desk is only small and I hate clutter.

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Enjoy reading this, Couldn't found Megan's office pic Sad, but on my desk there's a monitor, speakers, my lovely mug, a keyboard and Ganesha statuette.

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Monitor, modem, pens, mail and speakers. My computer desk is usually filthy but it's my step dad's day off and he's a neat freak. I organized the entire house today just so I can come on the net.Sticking out tongue

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2 Monitors
2 Keyboards
2 mouses
1 mouse pad Laughing out loud
1 webcam
1 microphone
book about HTML
book about computers
Folder
(A) Note book
(A) Pen - i only have one pen Mad
tea cup
empty crisp packs Roll eyes
Phone

Thats all as long as i know.. Laughing out loud Yeh my desk is messy but the rest of my room is cleannn Sticking out tongue

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my dog is sitting on my desk, basking in the sun! - he has pushed all the files to the side/under him.

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I've finally gotten round to uploading an annotated photo of my desk to flickr - hover over to see what stuff is:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/andy206uk/383481441/

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monitor
keyboard
phone
mouse
mousepad
broadband thing
headphones
pens (not paulines)
glass of wine
speakers
tissue
printer
paper
dinosaur atlas
my book

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Here's a fun question: what all is on your desk right now? I'm trying to rearrange things here but there's just too much clutter! I've got:

scanner
speakers
monitor
webcam
empty package from new headset (headset is currently on the floor)
stack of papers/bills/notes to self
post-it notes
empty bowl (just finished dessert)
plastic water glass
3 bottles nail polish
lip balm
blue highlighter
pencil cup with writing utensils
hand lotion
almost empty water bottle
glass with chai tea drink
paper holder with more assorted papers
phone
desk lamp
cable modem
found a piece of paper way at the back with a yoga sequence on it

Need to clean this up! I'm not normally this sloppy

So what have you got on your desk? I'll post my work list tomorrow.

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Way too much clutter :eek:

Printer/Fax/Scanner/Copier
CD Holder Draws (the printer sits on top of this)
Telephone
Caligraphy Set (which I got for christmas and still haven't opened)
Phone Book (Business & Government Book)
Cooking Books x 10
Blank CD Spiral with 25 disks remaining
CD's with software stored on them x 15
Printer Ink Cartridge Refill (from old printer)
USB Cord for the old printer
USB cord for the digital camera
Partner's pay slips for the past two months
Children's Books - Dr Suess
Local Directory, opened at the Cat Sterilization page (must get onto that)
Dolly Pegs
Attachments for the vaccuum cleaner
Fridge Magnets
Carlton Football Club Membership items for both the boys (sitting on top of the printer)
Bank Statements, and
Bills

By golly gosh I have some crap on my desk!

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Lots of magazines and wires all over my desk Smiling

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^ oh, you love magazines

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OMFG you had to ask

Monitor (of course) x2
3 phones
a printer/scanner/copier/fax (ftw)
a cd player that is probably older than me
pictures
pictures
more pictures
address books
contact lists
portfolios
3 pepsi cans (empty)
2 bk cups (empty)
and
gumball machine

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Lots of pens, a notepad, a mouse, a headset, Ganesha statue, CDs.

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Hm. I'm at work, so this answer won't be as scintillating as it would be at home, but oh well... as I focus on the top of my desk I see:

Desktop with flatty monitor
Headphones
Stapler
A little laminated card of company values (good for brown-nosing)
A VOIP phone that occassionally talks to me
Some crumbs (wipe wipe)

Wow... are you as tired as I am after that gripping litany?

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Pen
Book
Cd
My PC
Pikachu!
headset
Mirror
Candy
My Cat
My Girl friend (Picture)

That all.

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keyboard
mouse
cell Tel
glass
folders and files
headset
ipod
pen

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:santa: why there isn't showing my signature?:santa:

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If your message is under a certain length, your signature generally does not show up. I believe that both of those messages you posted in this thread were under the length limit.

Unfortunately, I can't remember exactly what the cut-off is. Smiling

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dust

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Megan;178808 wrote: Here's a fun question: what all is on your desk right now?

I have these on my desk right now: Smiling
CPU,
monitor,
headphone,
mouse pad,
mouse,
pieces of paper,
a couple of programming books,
a pen,
bunch of CD-Rs,
a CD container (??),
speakers,
keyboard,
a printer (on its second level)
and my wallet.

Hmmm. I guess I should tidy up a bit. Laughing out loud

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Lol, interesting how a desk sums a person up...

I've got:

19" Monitor
7.1 Speakers
Mobile
a Pendant
Yell pages
Pencils / highlighters
PHP book
Stationary book
House phone
Mobile Phone
Flight tickets
Router
Notebook
Debit card
Headset
Mouse / Keyb / Wireless receiver
Dictaphone
Sunglasses
iPod dock
camera
watch
bracelet
wallet
ooo just found £10 !!

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uh, heaps of papers, cell phone, file stacky things, printer, pen jar, headphones and phone, must be home time?

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Hello everyOne...,!!! im new here..!!!celphone, bag and handkerchief...,heheheheheheehehehehehehehehhehe i cant go without that.. The things at my table are balpen and Speaker..

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Hello everyOne...,!!! im new here..!!!celphone, bag and handkerchief...,heheheheheheehehehehehehehehhehe i cant go without that.. The things at my table are balpen and Speaker..and other things that are not important. HEHEHEEE bracelet, coffee..hope so..hehehehe

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fan, laptop, mouse, cd-r's, baby sleeper, glasses, vicks inhaler, pepsi, half drank baby bottle, sunglasses

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now i got more dust and a coca-cola

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Monitor, keyboard, mouse, scanner, phone, printer, modem, study light,
pen, pencils, marker, speaker, cup, ruler.

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