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All the granite will have no-slip carpet padding between it and the steel to stop movement and ensure the pieces don't crack under load.
Room of Shapes by RedBlackProduction
This is the studio's main audio workstation. The idea was to have an attractive and informative desktop that wasn't going to be too obtrusive or distracting . .
Visual Style | areao4
Dock | stardock objectdock
Icons | ecqlipse, reflections
Meters | rainmeter
- enigma | hard drives. cpu
- simplicity | net traffic
- next1 | shutdown buttons, swap & ram
- hud.vision | calender
Media Display | cd art display | CDCard skin
www.cdartdisplay.com/index.php?categoryid=8&p13_secti...
The awesome music I was listening to can be found here | www.myspace.com/astateofflux
Background | Manipulated photo of an art installation by the amazing Esther Stocker | www.estherstocker.net
The background image has been blurred and rotated to fit the monitors . . modified image available here: img43.imageshack.us/img43/2325/astateoffluxestherstock.jpg
Thanks to the original authors of the programs, Esther Stocker and to Lifehacker for the feature :D
Office area using Ikea Vika Amon tabletops, two 2x4 Expedit bookcases laying on sides and one 1x5 Expedit bookcase. Custom wall divider made from over 1100 feet of sisal rope, hand made custom frame to double as divider and cat ladder.
From top to bottom:
Game.com, Atari Lynx, R-Zone, GameGear
Sega Master System and SMS Base II
Sega Genesis with CD and 32X
Sega Saturn
Dreamcast, Atari Jaguar,
LG DVD Recorder/Digital Tuner
Atari 5200
Atari 7800 and Atari XE
After creating the original mind.Depositor with clips and used it for a while, I found a small problem but it bugs me on regular basis. To insert and pull out the cards, it requires force, no matter how small it is, it creates stress. That's why superior Japanese stationery designs often put into considerations how to reduce user efforts. They call the practice "Universal Design".
So I set out to do a simpler version by using two pieces of leather only. I also have a practice to carry a small notepad or Field Notes to capture to-do inputs temporarily before transferring them to GTD index cards. So I'm adding a slit for the notepad and a slit to store extra blank index cards.
On the left hand side of the cover, I can put a notepad by inserting it to a slit, put blank GTD index cards in the pocket and insert a Field Notes.
On the right hand side I can put two categories of index cards (Personal and Work) into different pockets.
There is also a flap used as a bookmark or enclosure.
The whole thing becomes more compact and functional. It requires less effort to use, it is a simpler design with pleasant leather as the only material, I'm so happy with it. I especially like the color contrast of the outer white and inner brown. So check out the sections below and learn how to create your own.
Original mind.Depositor
Download mind.Depositor Index Card Templates
How to create the original mind.Depositor
How to create mind.Depositor 2
Previous cover of mind.Depositor: Lifehacker.com (followup, and Japanese version of it), GTDTimes, Moleskinerie, Koloist, David Allen Co., Lifehacking.jp, Geeks Guide To Productivity
More on Scription blog: moleskine.vox.com/library/post/minddepositor-2---leather-...
Extension cord and USB extension going underneath the desk to the cable compartment IKEA gave us!
IKEA Micke Desk $80.00
www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/50180046
USB Extension Cord/4-Port Hub $10.00
Power Extension Cord
$5.00
Zip Ties & Tape
$5.00
Keep-A-Cable $9.00
www.amazon.com/Cables-Unlimited-Keep---Cable-polyethylene...
Start by getting the Micke desk at IKEA and setting it up. Check the other stuff off and lets get started. Finish the table but don't put the drawers in yet; you'll be getting dirty to set up the wiring down there.
Get all the USB/Power Wires/Etc. you will need to connect. Take the USB extension cord/hub and use 1 USB port on the PC/Laptop. Send the other end down under the table where all the rest will connect. You can also just do this with a PC on the floor and send the USB cord up from the back of the machine. Connect the required USB cables to the USB hub which should now be placed under the table in the "wire-compartment." Use the zip-ties for any extra wiring.
Route the USB wires up from one of the sides. Tape em' down in there and behind the desk so it doesn't get messy! Use a Keep-A-Cable to hold the wires up behind the desk so you don't need to reach for them every time. Finally just connect the power wire for the machine and monitor to the extension cord which you plugged into the wall outlet. Place it underneath the table in the wire compartment.
Bonus tip: Use some of the cardboard from the box to make compartments inside the drawers for different daily use of school materials, etc.!
The project is still unfinished, i am waiting for some more hardware. I
am still not done unpacking (i moved), so my whole place is a mess.
i will post some detail shots of the easy and cheap monitor stands later. they turned out to be the best idea in the whole project.
Not photoshopping the Monitors makes me totally morally superior to BP, by the way ;) i must admit to some beer spill though. my mouth did not fit properly over the bottle and the pressure was just too much.
Just for fun.
Wallpaper: another world wallpaper VIII by =night-fate
Applications, Extensions and Themes: as seen in the previous series, Lightning Sunset and Wing.
(Apologies for accidentally deleting a few comments.)
Randomely Made Desktop
--------------------------------------Setup-----------------------------------------------------
-Rainmeter-
1. Generic's II
3. Enigma
4. HUD. Vision
6. myHUD's( hacked version of 10 Foot HUD)
-Launchy-
1.YFlex.
-Visual Styles-
1.NiteXP.
-Software-
1. Rainmeter.
3. Autohotkey.
-wallpaper-
1. Delicater.
The entire workarea. Still missing a few things, need a record player or CD player and a proper audio rack for them. Want to wire the already modded xbox on to the home network too. Don't fret the beer fridge just can't be seen in the photos.
I thought I'd try my hand at one of these wallpaper-integrated arrangements. I could have gone even more subtle than I did, but I wanted to keep it functional. (Also, I en't crazy enough to compete with this.)
I changed a few of the images, as you can see - I've been playing with an icon set called Amana, because it's pretty. Sadly, it's not released on a public license like ecqlipse2, but I might go ask for their permission to use it in a new (post-Enigma) theme. Because, as aforementioned, they is pretty.
As for Enigma: apparently, every prediction I make on this site is doomed to contradiction. I thought that the interest level would have started to wane by now, but that hasn't happened; the last Lifehacker article doubled the number of downloads and earned it a Daily Deviation, which was incredibly gratifying. Your enthusiasm for this little hobby of mine is still impossible for me to wrap my head around. :)
With that, of course, came a truckload of feedback and some intelligent, practical feature suggestions (along with some amusingly absurd ones; I think someone wanted an Instant Messenger skin. :-/ ) At any rate, I think it's a fair request to keep improving the install and configuration process. I'm still doubtful of any more big newsworthy upgrades, but you never know.
I had an idea for a really simple novelty skin, like Arcs, so if anyone's interested I'll post that on dA sometime soon.
Speaking of which, here's another easily-breakable promise I can make: I will not post any more desktops with Arcs. Pretty sure I've milked that for all it's worth. :)
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Credit
One more thing I wanted to mention. As I've always said, I'm happy for people to take my work, adapt it, transform it beyond recognition, etc. That was one of my goals in making it public in the first place. That said, if you decide to post your recreations in public, I do ask that you abide by the terms given. There are basically three simple rules: credit me for what's mine, don't make money from it, and share it under the same terms.
I hope I never have to get on anyone's case about this, but I take it seriously, not only for my sake, but others'. Enigma is built with some resources that I didn't create: the icons, MoxaWeather, limpet's calendar, and so on. Each is justified either by similar terms of release or the creator's permission. Let's keep the pattern going, lest the violator be hunted down by a long chain of crotchety config developers. :)
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Desktop
Theme:
- Wallpaper: cropped from S E T H by ~dreamwa1ker.
Startups:
- Autohotkey.
- Launchy.
- D-Color.
- .
- Start Killer.
Programs running:
- Rainmeter. Skin: Enigma, experimental build.
- Yod'm 3D 1.4.
This has been my little break project.
Which has been heavily based off of TeknoFTW's Desktop "Zebra1".
www.flickr.com/photos/teknoftw/4067279453/
I loved the red, and the large taskbar. The little sidebar-ish thing with the info was great too. The dock contributed. Overall, really good.
This is completely Rainmeter, and a few other programs. No. Litestep. Period.
The wallpaper is basically just a generic metallic tinted example from DeviantArt, though this could work with many different backgrounds. Its by Glorious Day, and heres the Link:
gloriousday.deviantart.com/art/beautiful-wallpapers-pack-...
Im also running Rocket Dock with Stacks Docklet, and Token Dark Icons, along with the Blackline Skin.
Vista VS: Gaia 09, Original One. They came out with a green one and a red one too, which I really liked.
Startkiller hides the Start button, making it look more solid. Launchy is also running with a modified Dank Skin, sorta mixed with Roola by Otis Bee.
OK. Time for Rainmeter.
Everything was heavily based off of Synergy:
redblackproduction.deviantart.com/art/Synergy-Clock-1-0-1...
Great Skin. Of course, that was just the clock, and Notes, the latter of which I flipped horizontally. The weather and Power Icons are Custom, and when clicked, Power takes you to Windows Power Options and Weather takes you to the weather.com page of your City.
By the way, the font has been changed to "Antipasto", which can be found here:
I changed the icons a bit, so the edges are less "crisp", and are a bit more rounded.
Hope you like it!
Back to finishing up my driving hours.
Finished modding my desktop/workspace. Modified icons and dock with CandyBar (using David Lanham's Somatic Dream set), added widgets with Geektool. Forgot who made the wallpaper, though - been sitting around in my wallpapers folder forever.
Here's my newest dual monitor desktop! I originally had plans to make a Warhammer 40k theme...but the wallpaper I'm making for it is taking a bit longer than expected. Anyways...
I have always been fond of the Calvin and Hobbes comic, and after seeing a lot of positive feedback from my previous C&H desktop, I decided to make another one! While browsing wallpapers, I saw this gem and knew I had to make something with it. This desktop is simple and concise and gives me a calm, comical feeling and I hope it does the same for you!
Enjoy :)
What's In this Desktop:
[Icons:]
[Taskbar:]
The invisible taskbar can be found here.
[Rainmeter:]
- Simple Sentence for the weather temps and conditions and date and time.
- Helmet HUD for iTunes now playing.
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Full-Size screen shot of the finished desktop.
*If you want the Rainstaller install file for this interface, comment or send me a message!
Comments / tips are appreciated!
Using cardboard cut-outs to mock in the desktop and keyboard tray to test heights and geometry. So far so good. Thank you Catia.
Office area using Ikea Vika Amon tabletops, two 2x4 Expedit bookcases laying on sides and one 1x5 Expedit bookcase. Custom wall divider made from over 1100 feet of sisal rope, hand made custom frame to double as divider and cat ladder.
Living in a cheap student apartment, I have to do my laundry on a coin operated machine in the hallway. This requires a lot of quarters, and keeping them organized can be quite a challenge! That's why I use a small Quick Clamp to hold them securely in place until needed, organized by date of mint, and if the same year may occur, by mint (Philadelphia first, followed by Denver and finally San Francisco, though the latter stopped producing circulating coinage some time ago). In the unlikely event that two quarters are from the same year and the same mint they will be organized according to levels of wear, least worn first.
A custom stand supports the twin LG 23's. The idea of a free desk drove me to this also helps for posture. Keyboard receiver is two-way taped to it for a great signal and visibility. Using the lifehacker credit card cable holder hack as well on the CPU end of the desk.
Scrap steel and elbow grease. Thanks to scott's welding.
Just in case some of you didn't happen to see my mug on Lifehacker today! Rock Star... but why couldn't they have used a more flattering image - I guess it's because it's all about headaches, and when you think headache you think Terryland!
On the Web: lifehacker.com/software/health/stop-your-headache-before-...
Office area using Ikea Vika Amon tabletops, two 2x4 Expedit bookcases laying on sides and one 1x5 Expedit bookcase. Custom wall divider made from over 1100 feet of sisal rope, hand made custom frame to double as divider and cat ladder.
For the Lifehacker Flickr desktop pool. The desktop is Openbox over Ubuntu (10.04!) with a slightly modified Tempura theme and tint2 at the bottom. The key parts I'd draw attention to are the conky bar which has CPU, RAM, temp, battery, load, and indicators for mail activity, as well as all sorts of unobtrusive network activity on the right. The Openbox menu also has all sorts of fun stuff. Shown is where I can get my forecast in just a click or two without opening a browser using the conkyForecast script. Much of the scripts and configs are at github.com/uriel1998/ducking-archer If you have questions (or need a script I've not posted on github) let me know!
I have searched everywhere for a suitable Moleskine-style iPad case over the past few months. Lifehacker ran this a couple of weeks ago and I finally got around to making one. It's wonderful.
Inspired by a post on Lifehacker, I decided to tackle the ugly, nasty, dirty mess of cables under my desk.
After all day of cleaning, organizing wires, mounting the rack...the finished result.
Here's the clever bit: all the stuff that doesn't need to be directly seen by me is stashed into the flat desk drawer right above my lap. Everything in the drawer is lifted off the bottom of the drawer with cardboard risers. In the back of the drawer are two 500 GB external hard drives in Rosewill cases; the one on the left is for backups, on the right, for movies. I keep the lid of the laptop very slightly open to further improve air circulation. This setup is great because when I'm using my computer normally, all this stuff is out of the way. But to access it, all I have to do is pull a drawer out if I need to plug in headphones or grab my computer to go mobile. All the cords go out the back of the drawer and into a makeshift cable trough I made with a long, narrow piece of cardboard. (It's not pretty or elegant, but hey, it works, and was free).
I think these kinds of desks are extremely common in college dorm rooms, so this might be a good solution for those in college looking to get some efficiency out of their setup. It sacrifices that often advantageous dual-monitor efficiency that comes with having a laptop and an external display, but I really think that having a cleaner desk makes me more efficient than having two screens.
The logos. I have no idea what BBE Digital is. I need to read the manual. :P
Edit: This photo was featured on lifehacker.com/352870/improve-your-hdtv-experience. Thanks guys!
Tape a round piece of the color filter to the inside of the battery assembly. Make sure to cover all sides of the light, or you will get some white and some colored lights.
(Tutorial from Lifehacker. See their "Create Your Own Sun Jar" tutorial.)