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Here you can really see the space limitations of being in the top of the house.
The sloped roof is the main reason for the floor bed. That and I just like it that way.
I started numbering my eggs because I have always been bad with math. This is why I went to MIT and majored in History. The fact they come in boxes of 15 instead of 12 in Denmark is killing me! Now I always know how many eggs I have left! Thanks to my sharp mind I will never run out of eggs again.
Day Bag
The point of this bag is to get me through the day. I usually have a bag or toolbox close by as well for generalized storage and quick cleanup, but mostly these bags are used for things that I rarely use or don't need all the time. The effect gives me places that I can drop off things that I'm not going to need, and leaves me to have only the essentials with me.
The size of this particular bag is nice because it's so limited, I can only really afford to carry things that I'm going to use. I might switch the psp for an ipod nano 5g if i'm planning on going to the park or the gym.
Having two smartphones allows me to keep both pretty clean and uncluttered. The Note is for calls, maps, evernote, and all things utility. The S3 is an alternative gaming machine, used for google hangouts, and is the device that I normally hand off when kids in the family want to play with my phone.
I also use hair ties for just about everything because they're a lot nicer than rubberbands to hold my stuff together. 22c in particular is where I hook my keys and waterbottle if I'm walking a ways. This is connected to the strap. The ones on the wallet hold a credit card in place, especially if I'm strapped for cash and I want to use one card over another.
Finally, I'll actually use my bluetooth headset. I'll initiate a tasker sequence using my pebble and dictate notes while driving, or if I'm just brainstorming and the words just won't come out on paper.
LEGEND
1 - STM Scout 2 iPad Shoulder Bag, Black
2a - Limeade L180X Battery (18,000 mAh), Matte Black
2b - Wallet Sized Battery of unknown capacity, Corporate branded. (Not Really Pictured)
2c - Limefuel L240X Battery (24,000 mAh), Gloss White (ALT) (Not Pictured)
2d - EasyAcc Powerbank (12,000 mAh), Black/Silver (ALT) (Not Pictured)
3 - PSP Go, Sparkley White, 16gb onboard, 2gb memory card
4 - Kindle 4 NT
5 - Keys with Flashlight, Car starter, Carabeener and Paracord keychain
6 - Marona, Men's bi-fold wallet with moneyclip and two generic hairbands
(These are useful).
7a - Samsung Galaxy Note 3 -- Primary Cellphone
7b - Samsung Galaxy S III -- Secondary Gaming Machine
7c - Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 -- Occasional Netflix (ALT) (Not Pictured)
8 - Inhaler
9 - Microusb cables(x2), PSP Go Usb Charging Cable (x1), Micro Microusb cable (x1)
10 - Skullcandy Ink'd 2 earbuds
11 - Android OTG Cable
12 - TP-Link TL-WR710N(US) Travel Router
13 - Generic Emerson Charger from something I think.
14 - Generic Looking WD Passport Bag (For Cable Storage)
15 - Pebble Smartwatch
16 - Gold Bond Ultimate Intensive Healing Hand Cream
17 - Leatherman Skeletool
18 - Altoids Tin
19 - 16gb Flash Drives, Microsd to USB converter device -- corporate branded
20 - Plantronics Marque 2
21 - Sony 32g MicroVault Smartphone flash drive
22 (a-c) - Various hairbands used for connecting things to other things or to themselves
23 - Staples Steno Book Notebook
24 - TUL Gel Pens
25 - Brita Sports Bottle (Not Pictured)
Ice Cubes -- Chilly Willy: Things that are frosty, icy, and frozen
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UPDATE: Download my Flip Clock Rainmeter port off my website: architectrio.com/projectvirus.html - CD Art Display skins now uploaded as well. Thanks for the feature Lifehacker!
Just a new concept I'm playing around with. Inspired by an old desktop by Skarhead187. Information task bars that are always visible aren't too useful to me as I'm constantly minimizing windows before opening another application. Leaving this information behind the application I'm using doesn't decrease functionality for me. Got a couple more ideas for this theme that I'll throw in later.
Progams:
Snackr:
- Scrolling Rss Feed
Rainmeter:
- Personal port of Fliqlo screensaver as first seen by Skarhead187
- Moxaweather
- HUD Vision horizonal calendar
- Enigma system stats
CD Art Display:
- Displays music information from iTunes
Objectdock:
- Open/running windows dock
I was somewhat surprised to see this guy leaning against a bicycle stand, propping up his laptop in the bright afternoon sunlight. What could he be doing here, on the east side of Broadway between 80th and 81st Street?
I suppose I could have asked him, but he looked pretty focused on what he was doing ... so I looked around for an explanation. Aha, yes, there it was, right behind me: one of the many Starbucks coffeeshops in the neighborhood. Starbucks has a publicly-accessible Wifi network, which most people use indoors (that's the whole point, obviously: you go inside, buy yourself a ridiculously expensive latte, and then sit there and sip it while you surf the Web). But this guy had figured out that he could access the signal from outside, and was probably too cheap to go indoors and pay for a cup of coffee.
I'm sad to report that his laptop was a Dell computer, rather than a classy Mac Powerbook that I would have preferred to see ...
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Note: this photo was published in a Jan 22, 2009 blog article entitled "All About Assets." It was also published in an undated blog titled "How Does Spilling Liquid on a Laptop Damage It?", and a May 25, 2009 blog titled "Smartere med Laptop på reisen." More recently, it was published in a Jun 19, 2009 blog titled "Yescalate Brings You Business Information and Customer Reviews." And it was published in a May 19, 2009 ComputerWeekly.com blog titled "Competition: Send us your mobile working snaps!." It was also published in an undated (Oct 2009) blog titled "‘Spin-tronics’ Technology May Cool The Laptop." And it was published in an Aug 6, 2009 blog titled "New York Coffee Shops Hate on Laptops." It was also published in a Dec 14, 2009 blog titled "Why Schedule Appointments Online?"
A couple days later, it was published in a Dec 17, 2009 blog titled "Top 10 Ways to Answer the Question 'What Do You Do?'" It also showed up, on the same day, in the an article with the same title, in the "Technology" section of the December 17th issue of The New York Times. Not quite as good as getting published on the front page of the newspaper, but I'll take what I can get... And if that wasn't enough, it also showed up, on the same day, and with the same title, in a Dec 17th blog posting on Salon's website. It was also published in an undated (Dec 2009) Squidoo blog titled "How to Do Just About Everything."
Moving into 2010, the photo was published in a Jan 12, 2010 blog titled "Hiding behind the anonymity of the net." And it was published in a Mar 3, 2010 blog titled "Gables Park 17’s Green Tip of the Week!" It was also published in an Apr 4, 2010 "Amazon Store" blog and an Apr 15, 2010 Tech and Gadget blog, with the same title as the caption that I used on this Flickr page. A horizontally "flipped" version of the photo was also published in an Apr 22, 2010 blog titled "Strona internetowa na temat konsultacji społecznych." It was also published in a May 14, 2010 blog titled "30 Tips for Successful Communication as a Remote Worker." It was also published in a Jul 2, 2010 blog titled "Article Spinning And Article Distribution Services: How To Create 100 Articles From Only One Using Jetspinner ? The Best Article Spinning Tool? Article Spinning, Part 1: What is Article Spinning?." And it was published in an undated (Aug 2010) blog titled "Laptop." It was also published in an Oct 8, 2010 blog titled "Mercado de PCs aumenta en un 56% por fuerte demanda de equipos portátiles." And it was published in an Oct 10, 2010 blog titled "Journalist: Do you list your suitcase?" It was also published in an Oct 30, 2010 blog titled "BUY CHEAP OLYMPUS CAMERAS ONLINE," as well as an Oct 30, 2010 blog titled "Nice Best Tech Gadgets 2009." Seems to me the last blog is about a year behind the times, but I just report what I see... Meanwhile, it was published again in a Nov 2, 2010 blog titled "Thing 11: My Flickr Experience." And it was published in an undated (late Nov 2010) blog titled "Internet porn vacation," as well as a Nov 22, 2010 blog titled "Business travelers want mobile, Expedia picks up Mobiata." It was also published in a Dec 3, 2010 blog with the odd title "Precarious, yes, but he's protecting his sperm count." And it was published in a Dec 16, 2010 Gawker blog titled Welcome to the Boom Time, Rocket-to-the-Moon Time."
In 2011, the photo was published in a Jan 1, 2011 blog titled "Cheap Computers-Online Stores are a good option." It was also published in a Jan 9, 2011 blog titled "Desktop vs. Laptop." And it was published in a Jan 27, 2011 blog titled "Can I connect my old lap top to my new one to transfer files?" It was also published in a Feb 3, 2011 blog titled "Varför är mobilt bloggande bättre?" And it was published in a Mar 14, 2011 blog titled "Extra, extra! Read all about it!" It was also published in a Mar 21, 2011 blog titled "IBM To Offer Nanotechnology Assuring Long Battery Life." And it was published in an Apr 2, 2011 blog titled "Benefits of online car insurance » Benefits of online car insurance." It was also published in an Apr 13, 2011 blog titled "Soluciones de movilidad: En proceso de adopción en América Latina." And it was published in a Jun 3, 2011 blog titled "So bezahlst du keinen Cent für das teure Internet im Hotel." It was also published in a Jun 17, 2011 Technology Review blog titled "The Risks of Telecommuting." It was also published in a Jul 13, 2011 Knewton blog titled "MBA Admissions Tip: School-Hosted Blogs." It was also published in an Oct 3, 2011 blog titled "Very Cheap Car Insurance." And it was published in a Nov 9, 2011 blog titled "Developing your Own Side Hustle." It was also published in a Dec 26, 2011 blog titled "Cómo actuar si nos roban el portátil."
Moving into 2012, the photo was published in an undated (early Jan 2012) blog titled "Going to be going on vacation and thought about using expedia for discounted hotel rates - are they reliable?" And it was published in a Jan 8, 2012 blog titled "Best auto insurance rates? Mean for men?" It was also published in a Mar 14, 2012 blog titled "How To Promote a Blog." And it was published in an Apr 12, 2012 blog titled "How To Build Your Own VPN." It was also published in a Jul 30, 2012 blog titled "How To Choose The Best Netbook." And it was published in an Aug 27, 2012 blog titled "Hiding Behind Email? The Four Times You Should NEVER Use Email," as well as an undated (late Sep 2012) blog titled "Episode 13 - Free Agency." It was also published in an Oct 16, 2012 blog titled "Mobile First, Web Firster," as well as an Oct 29, 2012 blog titled "4 Ways to Enable Your Employees to Work Remotely." And it was published in a Dec 3, 2012 blog titled "Do I Really Need to Worry About Security When I’m Using Public Wi-Fi?"
Moving into 2013, the photo was published in a Jan 23, 2013 blog titled "다시 돌아온 비즈니스 영어 메일, 실전예시로 배워보자!." It was also published in a Feb 19, 2013 blog titled "THE MOOC PHENOMENON: FREE UNIVERSITY EDUCATION FOR EVERYONE?" And a heavily cropped version of the photo was also published in a Feb 20, 2013 blog titled "Don’t Over-Crowd The Plate! 4 Ways To Simplify Your Designs" at speckyboy.com/2013/02/20/ways-to-simplify-your-designs/. It was also published in a Feb 28, 2013 blog titled "Build Your Own VPN to Pimp Out Your Gaming, Streaming, Remote Access, and Oh Yeah, Security." And it was published in a Mar 6, 2013 blog titled "MOOCs and Mobile." It was also published in a Mar 25, 2013 blog titled "Q&A: How do you become a faster and/or more efficient reader?", and a Mar 26, 2013 blog titled "Ontario Liberals must Tackle Skills Gap: Oakville Chamber," as well as another Mar 26, 2013 blog titled "How to boost your job search through personal projects." And it was published in an Apr 12, 2013 blog titled "It’s Not Business – It’s Personal: Blurring the BYOD Divide."
Moving into 2014, the photo was published in a Mar 21, 2014 blog titled "Dell-icious — Are Dell Laptops the Computer For You?" And it was published in a Dec 31, 2014 West Side Rag blog titled "The Biggest Upper West Side Stories of 2014."
Moving into 2015, the photo was published in an undated (mid-January 2015) blog titled "Is your site ready for a blog?"
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This is part of an evolving photo-project, which will probably continue throughout the summer of 2008, and perhaps beyond: a random collection of "interesting" people in a broad stretch of the Upper West Side of Manhattan -- between 72nd Street and 104th Street, especially along Broadway and Amsterdam Avenue.
I don't like to intrude on people's privacy, so I normally use a telephoto lens in order to photograph them while they're still 50-100 feet away from me; but that means I have to continue focusing my attention on the people and activities half a block away, rather than on what's right in front of me.
I've also learned that, in many cases, the opportunities for an interesting picture are very fleeting -- literally a matter of a couple of seconds, before the person(s) in question move on, turn away, or stop doing whatever was interesting. So I've learned to keep the camera switched on (which contradicts my traditional urge to conserve battery power), and not worry so much about zooming in for a perfectly-framed picture ... after all, once the digital image is uploaded to my computer, it's pretty trivial to crop out the parts unrelated to the main subject.
For the most part, I've deliberately avoided photographing bums, drunks, drunks, and crazy people. There are a few of them around, and they would certainly create some dramatic pictures; but they generally don't want to be photographed, and I don't want to feel like I'm taking advantage of them. I'm still looking for opportunities to take some "sympathetic" pictures of such people, which might inspire others to reach out and help them. We'll see how it goes ...
The only other thing I've noticed, thus far, is that while there are lots of interesting people to photograph, there are far, far, *far* more people who are *not* so interesting. They're probably fine people, and they might even be more interesting than the ones I've photographed ... but there was just nothing memorable about them.
Speed tip: Use a long chopstick or a ruler to make individual portions of ground foods right in freezer bags, so you can break off just as much as you need when cooking small amounts. Full details and variations here.
I usually create desktops that are a bit more slick and less... human, but I couldn't help myself after finding the screengrab (from the movie Easy A starring Emma Stone).
The rainmeter config, font and start orb can be found here.
The visual style is Nude, which you can find here.
The wallpaper can be found here.
The system stats on the taskbar is the standard Enigma config that comes with Rainmeter.
The dock is Rocket Dock and the icons, along with the taskbar icons, are Ecqlipse 2
Many thanks to Lifehacker for featuring the desktop and everyone who is enjoying it :)
UPDATE: I have fixed the iTunes and Clock text cutting error, at least for my resolution. I have also added Rainmeter configs for RAM, CPU and SWAP thanks to dberm22 plus HDD. Any problems, let me know!
Background Image: wall.alphacoders.com/big.php?i=426399
Skins Used:
1. MonsterCat Visualizer - marcopixel.deviantart.com/art/Monstercat-Visualizer-for-R...
2. i2 Bar - ld-jing.deviantart.com/art/i2-bar-129207455
3. Sinister Analog Clock and Horizontal Calendar - natosaurus.deviantart.com/art/Sinister-V-2-0-for-Rainmete...
This is the first desktop that I am submitting to this pool. League of Legends is one of my favorite games, so I thought that I would incorporate it into my second attempt at a Rainmeter desktop. The background image is Diana, one of the many champions in League. While I do not play her in the least, I thought that this image fit the bill of the look that I was going for.
I hope you all enjoy it! Comments are more than welcome.
Textbooks? Digital.
Teaching tools? iPad.
Filing cabinet? Dropbox.
This is my simple little modern teacher home workspace (updated with my new computer!). I am plugged in, connected to my work, students, and learning network online. Plus I have space to work when I do have papers to grade. And yes, that is Mickey Mouse holding my business cards.
Twitter: @mjfagioli
Blog: techwhys.wordpress.com
featured (or mentioned) on the the following sites:
positive fanatics unofficial ikea web journal
www.mikrocontroller.net/topic/93852
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Created with fd's Flickr Toys.
Thanks to DIY site and this link DIY Bokeh for this always fun idea.
This is my crude version of trying this out. It fits right over my nifty-fifty. Yes, they're Christmas lights.
This was seen on LifeHacker
Here is everything except my closet and bed. The bed is above the desk and the closet it behind me. I'll try to put labels on anything that might be interesting.
Notice next to my desk in front of my hamper, the VCR and two video cameras. I am currently taking on the wonderful task of digitizing all my family's old movies. It's as much fun as you think it is.
Thanks to Lifehacker for featuring my room! You can see the post here.
*Note, this is not a dorm room. My room is located in a rent house and measures 10x11.
Another Custom Desktop created with Geektool. On some of the spines of the book, CPU, RAM, Hard Drive Space, Time, Date and others are hidden and created using Geektool. If there are any questions about anything please feel free to ask and I will answer as soon as I can. :)
Let me know what you think
Wallpaper (Taken: Flickr User: OutofPrint)
www.flickr.com/photos/22309082@N07/2157407789/
Geektool
projects.tynsoe.org/en/geektool/
Yahoo Widgets
widgets.yahoo.com/
Weather Widget
widgets.yahoo.com/widgets/widescapeweather
Battery Widget
widgets.yahoo.com/widgets/wdscp-battery
If you scroll over the image, the notes box in all of the hidden information
Hope you enjoy!
Grilled Hot Dogs garnished with Horseradish Mustard!
... Another experiment in food photography
You can find me on Twitter!
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Current Photography Gear/Accessories Include:
Camera: Nikon D2X
Camera Bag: Lowepro Slingshot 300
Post-processing Software: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom
White Balance Filter: ExpoDisc Digital White Balance Filter
Memory Cards: SanDisk Extreme IV Compact Flash Card (4 GB) (8 GB)
Flash: Nikon SB-800 AF Speedlight Flash
Reflector/Diffuser: Lastolite LR3696 33-Inch TriFlip Kit
Camera/Lens Cleaning Kit: Nikon Cleaning Combo Kit
HotShoe: Lastolite LS2438 15x15 inch Ezybox HotShoe
Spare Battery: Nikon EN-EL4 Rechargeable Lithium-Ion Battery
Reccomended Photography Books:
Understanding Exposure: How to Shoot Great Photographs with a Digital Camera (Updated)
Colorado Model Kirbie B
I found this cool Polaroid making app on lifehacker.com.. That is all it takes for me to get distracted for 10 minutes theses days.
Check it out. www.poladroid.net/
Update: for those of you who called me out on the extra work of the polaroid.. what can I say.. "Busted" So to be fair.. here is how I did it. I do these little recordings for clients all the time. You might get something out of it.
Cam
Galison 4x6 accordion file in which I keep my cards. My system evolved from a checklist grid inspired by Edward O'Connor's personal unit tests, Ben Franklin's weekly table of virtues, templates from DIY Planner and the original Hipster PDA all via Lifehacker.
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-...
A place for work... And a place for relaxation...
A long day at work, a lot of work around the house, combined with a few requests to see the entire workspace - well. Here is a bit more.
In addition to the macbook and dual monitors, below the TV is my (media)server setup. Mac Mini, with a total of 5 external Western Digital MyBook drives with a combined 6,3 TB of storage.
Yes. There are two airport extremes, one 1st generation and one of the latest generation. Yes. They are on their side, just to provide some more cooling. They create a LOT of heat when stacked on top of each other.
Below that, is the NAD amplifier, with a cambridge audio DAC which is connected to the Mac Mini via USB to provide a lot better audio.
I made this low tech DIY smartphone camera stand out of two binder clips and a business card, and Lifehacker published it. lifehacker.com/5875653/make-a-simple-smartphone-dock-out-...
I made this desk out of an Ikea closet organizer. I needed something with a pretty small footprint and the dimensions of the organizer fit the bill. I just added a keyboard tray. This system has two added benefits. I can turn it into a standing desk without too much difficult, and I can add storage as needed. The chair is a fully adjustable Sayl from Herman Miller. This chair is advertised as inexpensive, but is more than double the base price once one adds all of the ergo adjustments. I had an Aeron for several years before this and much prefer the Sayl for its adjustability, size, and colours.
After: 3 days, 5 friends, a whole lot of stuff. A quilter's paradise.
Read how we did the $1,200 "Quilty As Charged" Garage Makeover on the Atwater Village Newbie blog.
It took me 18 months to finish the extension on my home. Even then, with a newborn son I wasnt in the financial position to finish my mancave of the way I wanted it.
I got there eventually though and now its a place I love to spend my time, either editing photos playing computer games or reading a book.
I designed the bookshelves on google sketch up before i even started the house and my father in law who is a joiner built them for me. The lefthand most shelf is hinged and on caster wheels with my closet full of junk behind it.
The desk is actually a ladies vanity table because finding new versions of old fashioned desks is harder than you would think.
I've spent the past day making heavy modifications to some Rainmeter scripts, and this is the result. I've got a thing for the Rockwell font at the moment.
EDIT: Thanks, Lifehacker!
EDIT2: I've uploaded the scripts; see the link in the comments. As for the wallpaper, it's a modified version of Eos by elusive.
EDIT3: Wow, thanks for the follow-up post Gina!
Colorado Model Sam
www.flickr.com/photos/58997339@N07/
Does anyone out there have any experience with Magic Lantern
I work from home so I spend a lot of time in this room. We are currently renting and did not want to paint so the color had to come from accessories. I settled on green as you can see.
It's bright and cheery which is keeps me from going crazy looking at plans all day (I work for a company that manufactures custom animal enclosures for zoos, veterinarians etc.)
Almost all of the furnishings came from Ikea, so it's all affordable. Still need to clean up some wires but it's getting there. There are notes in the other photos if anyone is curious.
Enigma 2.0
is here.
Major features:
- .EXE Installer
- GUI widget manager.
- Template configs - usable right out of the box.
- Black & white variants for every widget.
- Individual story links for the RSS Reader.
- Show/hide button for Sidebar.
- New mail indicator for Gmail Icon.
The download includes a complete changelog. Everything announced in the preview was accomplished.
Wallpaper cropped from Phoenix Nebula by ~freelancah.
Bottom Row -
On Key Ring - 128GB PNY Flash 2.0, 64GB OTG/USG Sandisk Flash
Mead 1 Subject binder for notes
PS Vita (Server maintenance isn't slow people)
Kindle 5th Gen (Actually useful for PDF's and Tech Notes)
LED Flash Light (Can't lie, X Files flashlight from Lootcrate, perfect size)
Wooden Credit Card Wallet
ATT Samsung Galaxy Note 5, Gear S2 not pictured (Personal)
Verizon Apple iPhone 6S (Batline for After Hours emergencies)
USB LG DVD Writer
Surface Pro 3 - i5, 128gb
Bag - Kensington LM340 Messenger Bag
Top Row
Surface Arc Mouse
Verizon Mifi
Samsung Headphones
Roll of Velco
Wire Snips (To cut said velco, among other things)
Badges to get into various places
Surface Charger
Grid - IT Organizer - Large -
Dual HDMI / VGA to Mini Display port
Another 128GB PNY Flash 2.0
SoundBlaster Audio Amp for flights
Anker 5 Port USB Charger w/ OTG plug
Anker Ethernet/USB Hub
1TB Seagate USB3.0 HDD
15,000 mAh Anker USB Charger
5 Micro USB Cords / 1 Apple Charger in back pouch of Organizer
No major changes this month. Added a monitor riser for the workshop (on the left), a set of drawers I inherited and finally got my files back from the accountants, so they have gone back to where they should be.
Jordon gave me a "go bag" for our anniversary. Lifehacker has been raving about them for a while and they are bad that is full of your essentials so you are prepared to go at a moments notice and do something cool.
He put it together himself and picked up a canvas bag at Quinn the Eskimo. It's a parachuters shoulder bag so if I need to jump out of an airplane, I'll be fine.
In it he got me a case for my iPod Nano and a new LowePro case for my beloved (and aging) Fuji Finepix J10 camera. It's battery was dying so he got me a replacement battery as well so I can take photos all day now. Since I am horrible with keeping track of SD cards, he got me an Optex media holder in it as well.
In the next compartment was some pens and a new journal to keep notes on my adventures. For energy there was a Jersey Milk chocolate bar.
He also put in a funky water bottle and a Starbucks Tea Press. In case I got bored, he bought me a National Georgraphic Travel magazine (which just listed Saskatoon as a great place to travel to)
I've worked very hard on this office and added several custom built items... visit danielheth.com/office for my complete write-up.
A quilter's paradise: 2 days, 5 friends, a whole lotta stuff.
Read how we did the $1,200 "Quilty As Charged" Garage Makeover on the Atwater Village Newbie blog.
This is my first attempt messing around with geektool, however I'm pretty satisfied with what I have done. Just leave a comment if you have any questions about it and I'll let you know. :)
Wallpaper
petercui.deviantart.com/art/Travel-Sky-63897516
GeekTool
Top Processes
top -ocpu -FR -l2 -n20 | grep '^....[1234567890] ' | grep -v ' 0.0% ..:' | cut -c 1-24,33-42,64-77
Time
date "+%l:%M %p"
Date Number
date +%d
Month
date +%B
Weekday
date +%A
Calendar
cal
To Do List
Create a text file with TextEdit but make sure you click Format>Make Plain Text before save. Then select the file in path in GeekTool.
News RSS
This one is a little more complicated lol
Download Shell: code.google.com/p/sh-rss-feed/downloads/list
In GeekTool: sh [location/]news.sh -[number] i.e. sh ~myname/bin/news.sh -4
The location is just where the news.sh file is located and the number is
how many post you want shown. It is possible to change the RSS feed
by opening news.sh and changing the url inside. Make sure the new url
does not have feed:// before it, if so just erase it.
Uptime
uptime | awk '{print "" $3 " " $4 " " $5 }' | sed -e 's/.$//g';
RAM
top -l 1 | awk '/PhysMem/ {print "" $8 " "}' ;
CPU
top -l 2 | awk '/CPU usage/ && NR > 5 {print $12, $13}'
The Text Uptime, CPU, RAM
Another text file, remember have to Make Plain Text before saving
CoverSutra
www.sophiestication.com/coversutra/
Yahoo Widgets
Weather Widget
widgets.yahoo.com/widgets/widescapeweather
Battery Widget
widgets.yahoo.com/widgets/wdscp-battery
IM Client
Icons are a mixture of:
iCal
www.blocksoft.net/iconical.html
Folders
jr050680.deviantart.com/art/Pry-System-95517859
Hard dives
Thvg.deviantart.com/art/Slick-Drives-95235862
Others
RimshotDesign.deviantart.com/art/Milkapp-26790473
kano89.deviantart.com/art/iPhoto-08-93032097
interfacelift.com/icons-mac/details.php?id=1980
I hope i covered anything, if there is anything else just let me know :D
Namaste!
OS: Windows 7 RC1
Dock: Custom RocketDock skin
System Info: 3 edited Rainmeter skins (Enigma clock and Geosans CPU/RAM)
Wallpaper: Edited Interfacelift Dharma Wallpaper.
The original wallpaper is available here - interfacelift.com/wallpaper_beta/details/1155/dharma_init...
I have created a download featuring my customs RocketDock/Rainmeter/Wallpaper skins and edits here - www.megaupload.com/?d=8DBO6M6Q
Enjoy!
LIFEHACKER FEATURED ME... THANK YOU SO MUCH!
This is the current desktop setup I use. I find it's very usable and all the lighting you see in the photo (minus the desk lamp sticking out to the left) was only fifty dollars added together.
Coolest part is the IKEA Dioder LED strips. There are two behind the monitor (stuck on diagonally in an upside-down V shape), one under the desk for keyboard lighting, and one hanging down from the top of that vase-shaped lamp.
The reason for a LED strip under the lamp is that the lamp seems to block off the light to the top part of it because of its shape. To compensate, I dangle a LED strip over the top and route the wire through it and to the bottom.
On the desk there's a Harmon/Kardon 2.1 speaker set, a 24-inch SyncMaster P2570 screen, a generic work lamp, and an Upek Eikon fingerprint reader. The keyboard is a Kensington SlimType (a joy to type with) and a Logitech MX wireless mouse.
The entire setup is powered by my HP computer. Out of this picture to the right is another desk (my dad's) with a 22-inch screen and a HP computer... other than that, there's nothing much to tell.
(Lifehacker editors: if I do get picked for feature on the website (YIPPEE) then it'd be nice to have a mention that I'm a 12-year old (shh) "web designer" with a website at brandonwang.org)
Londa and I were reading the lifehacker posts on top photography tricks and she wanted to try one of the examples of covering the face and drawing attention to the eyes while leaving the rest to the imagination. I thought it turned out pretty cool.
I have no idea what this guy was looking at, but he was certainly staring intently into his Macbook laptop.
Note: this photo was published in an April 15, 2009 blog titled " What's Your Worst Email Gaffe?" And it was published in an April 19, 2009 Japanese blog titled "コミュニケーション , 仕事術「メールでやっちゃった最大の失敗は？」." And it was published in a Jun 10, 2009 blog titled U-G-L-Y You Ain’t Got No Alibi!."
Moving into 2010, it was published in a Jan 6, 2010 Lifehacker blog titled "What's Your Worst Email Gaffe?" It was also published in an undated (Mar 2010) Online Dating Guide blog titled "First Contact." It was also published in an Apr 14, 2010 blog titled "Ten Online Dating Mistakes Dudes Make." And it was published in a May 12, 2010 blog titled "Having Trouble Meeting Perfect Women Online." It was also published in an undated (Oct 2010) blog titled "Online Dating 101 – Starter’s Guide," and it was published in an Oct 9, 2010 First Date Conversation blog, with the same title that I used for the caption on this Flickr page. It was also published in an undated (mid-Nov 2010) blog titled "Relationship Advice – Don’t Be a Chrome Partner." And it was published in a Dec 15, 2010 blog titled "Code, Drugs, and Rock-n-Roll." It was also published in a Dec 20, 2010 blog titled "Online Dating Getter Safer, More Regulated-er" and a Dec 21,2010 blog titled "How to Online Date More Safely (Hint -- Hire a Spy!)."
Moving into 2011, the photo was published in a Jan 10, 2011 msn Dating blog, with the same title as the caption that I put on this Flickr page. It was also published in a Feb 2, 2011 blog titled "Michelle’s Real Life Experience with Online Dating." And it was published in a Feb 12, 2011 NewsGeek blog titled "סקס, שקרים והכרויות באינטרנט," which apparently means something like "Lies, Sex, and Online Dating." It was also published in a Feb 24, 2011 blog titled "Online Dating Advice – Tips & Advice To Help You Find Your Match!", as well as a Feb 25, 2011 blog titled "Heartbroker, one of the More Innovative Free Dating Sites, Takes Steps to Minimize Heartbreaks." It was also published in an Apr 3, 2011 OnsMatch blog, with the same caption and detailed notes as what I had written on this Flickr page. And it was published in a Jun 28, 2011 101 Dating Advice blog, with the same caption and detailed notes I had written on this Flickr page. It was also published in a Jul 25, 2011 blog titled "{eventful-title}," with the same detailed notes that I had written on this Flickr page. And it was published in a Nov 14, 2011 blog titled "Tips for First Date With Another Boy?"
Moving into 2012, the photo was published in an Apr 23, 2012 blog titled "Email accident leads an entire company to think it’s being fired." And it was published in a May 1, 2012 blog titled "NLP体験講座で「NLP」とは何か？をカジってきた."
Moving into 2013, the photo was published in a Jan 20, 2013 blog titled "How to Fail at Turning Your Passion into an Online Business." It was also published in a Mar 5, 2013 blog titled "Did I Really Just Send That? Five Rules for Making Sure the Message You Want to Send is the Message You Send."
Moving into 2015, the photo was published in an Apr 20, 2015 blog titled "Never Let a “Writers Block” Leave Your Site Paralyzed Again."
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Late in the afternoon of St. Patrick's Day in 2009, I walked into Bryant Park, which is located behind the New York Public Library, between 41st and 42nd Street, facing Avenue of the Americas. There were a few drunken revelers (most of whom looked like high-school kids from New Jersey), and several people basking in the sun. I concentrated mostly on the latter...
First and foremost, I can now officially announce the release of Enigma 1.1 to the Lifehacking community. :)
As I described in the preview, I've added:
-RSS reader.
-Gmail notifier.
- System/battery graphics using ecqlipse 2 icons.
- Tray clock replacement.
- Quick-edit button for Notes.
- Application launcher. Useless to anyone with Launchy or StandaloneStack, but it's pretty, and way too much fun to play with. (You can see what it looks like in the deviantArt screenshot.)
- Assorted doodads and revisions.
- Fixed the Location bug plaguing Enigma and HUD.Vision.
As for this shot, it's nothing dramatically different from my Leaf, so I'll redirect you there for all software/themes. My new toy of the week is the aforementioned StandaloneStack, courtesy of skarhead187. I loves them, precious. Right now, I've added a bunch of them to my Launchy directory, but my real plan is to assign some keyboard shortcuts to them using Authotkey - I'm thinking Win+F1, F2, etc. The creators of Enso once mentioned that the one shortcoming of active-input app launchers like Launchy, Executor and Enso is that you can't effectively browse your options. The Start Menu, quite frankly, is an effective tool for that, and I still use it for that purpose regularly. But I think a method using StandaloneStack may eliminate even that need. I already categorize the programs in my start menu (Accessories, Programs, Media, etc.), so it's a natural progression to assign a hotkey/stack combo to each one.
And after that? They're shortcuts. You can do anything with shortcuts and batch files. You can nest them, for heaven's sake! You could design an interface that used literally nothing but these stacks.
Sadly, classes are starting up again, and I have some other non-Desktop-y projects to work on, so God knows when I'll get to that.
Wallpaper: Runner's high by ~Angelus-Hellion.
Note: this photo was published as an illustration in an Aug 2009 Squidoo blog titled "Discount Laptop Batteries." And it was published in an Aug 13, 2009 blog titled "Laptops werden laufend geklaut." More recently, it was published in a Sep 14, 2009 blog titled "Best Italy Expat Blogs: The Most Helpful Bloggers."
Moving into 2010, the photo was published in a Jan 13, 2010 LifeHacker Australia blog titled "Questions To Ask Before Buying Mobile Broadband." And it was published in an Apr 8, 2010 Tech and Gadget Blog with the same title as the caption that I used on this Flickr page. It was also published in a Jun 25, 2010 Lifehacker blog titled "About To Get Pre-Paid Mobile Broadband? Check Lifehacker First." And it was published in a Jul 4, 2010 Fresh Networks blog titled "Social media does not just take place online, and a Jul 9, 2010 Lifehacker blog titled "Planhacker: Complete Australian Postpaid 3G Broadband Guide." It was also published in an Aug 4, 2010 Buy Laptop Guide blog titled "christmas special offer for computers & laptops," as well as an Aug 6, 2010 Buy Laptop Guide blog titled "How do I get my teacher discount from Dell?" And it was published in a Sep 9, 2010 blog titled "5 Great Online Marketing Tools for Small Green Businesses." And it was published in an Oct 11, 2010 blog titled "intnternet Marketing Business Opportunity," as well as an Oct 23, 2010 Nice Online Business Marketing photos blog, with the same title and notes as what I had written on this Flickr page. It was also published in an undated (late Oct 2010) blog titled "10 Happiness Tips for Busy People." And it was published in a Nov 8, 2010 blog titled "Viral Internet Marketing Technique – not Using it Could Kill your Online Home Based Business Internet Affiliate Marketing!" It was also published in a Nov 26, 2010 blog titled "Who Else Wants Their Own Internet Home Based Business?" And it was published in an undated (Dec 2010) blog titled "The Ten Commandments of Internet Affiliate Marketing, Thou Shall Read This!", as well as another blog titled "Marketing to International Audiences." It was also published in an undated (mid-Dec 2010) blog titled "Slow Food’s Terra Madre helps local delegates make global connections." It was also published in a Dec 14, 2010 Nice Home-Based Business Australia Photos blog with the same title and detailed notes that I had written on this Flickr page. And it was published in an undated (mid-Dec 2010) blog titled Advocacy Group Seeks Economic Development for State’s Music Business Advocacy Group Seeks Economic Development for State’s Music Business, with the same detailed notes as what I had written on this Flickr page. It was also published in a Dec 31, 2010 blog titled "10 Happiness Tips for Busy People | Tiny Buddha."
Moving into 2011, the photo was published in an undated (early Jan 2011) blog titled "How to Choose an Internet Affiliate Marketing Program." It was also published in a Jan 13, 2011 "Learn 2 Earn Online" blog, with the same title and detailed notes as what I had written here on this Flickr page. And it was published in a Feb 15, 2011 blog titled "Revenue Potentials Introduced by Internet Marketing Tools." It was also published in a Feb 24, 2011 blog titled "How to Avoid Laptop Repair Errors." And it was published in a Mar 8, 2011 blog titled "The Importance of Focus in Internet Business and Finding Yours." It was also published in a Mar 14, 2011 Funny Games Pictures blog, with the same caption and detailed notes that I had written on this Flickr page. And it was published in a Mar 24, 2011 blog titled "Wilmington Based Lumina Academy Offers Online Education." It was also published in an undated (early Apr 2011) blog titled "Ten Happiness Tips for Busy People." And it was published in an Apr 30, 2011 blog title "Making 'Introduction to Computers for Arts and Social Sciences' Even More Awesome." It was also published in a May 9, 2011 blog titled "Pessoas como Mídia: Os Novos Modelos de Comunicação." And it was published in a Jun 28, 2011 blog titled "Binnenkort gratis Wi-Fi hotspots door heel de Algarve." It was also published in an Aug 27, 2011 blog titled "Can you rank high in Google with just one page?" And it was published in a Sep 14, 2011 blog titled "6 Signs That a Winning Notification Email Is a Fake." It was also published in a Sep 24, 2011 blog titled "Q&A: WHERE TO ADVERTISE ONLINE FOR FREE YOUR HOME BASED BIZ OPPORTUNITY."
Moving into 2012, the photo was published in a Jan 1, 2012 blog titled "Chile lauded for social media development, information technology." And it was published in a Jan 4,2012 blog titled "The Practical Alternatives to Learn to Play Guitar." It was also published in a Mar 1, 2012 Venezuelan blog titled "Ingeniería ambiental: controlando el cuidado del planeta." It was also published in an Apr 23, 2012 Affiliates Money Tools blog, with the same caption and detailed notes that I had written here on this Flickr page. And it was published in a May 21, 2012 blog titled "Different Kinds of Internet Marketing Tools."
Moving into 2013, the photo was published in a Jan 28, 2013 blog titled "Nice Social Media Marketing Tips For Small Business photos." And it was published in an undated (mid-Feb 2013) Affiliates Money Tools blog, with the same caption and detailed notes that I had written on this Flickr page. It was also published in a Mar 25, 2013 blog titled "Mobile Computer Repair - Getting Started," as well as a Mar 25, 2013 blog titled "NVQ Procurement Simplified." And it was published in an Aug 2, 2013 blog titled "Facebook Enters the Television Age With Video Ads in Timeline," as well as an Aug 5, 2013 blog titled "Banks Survive Cyberattacks: 5 Things to Know for the Week," and an Aug 27, 2013 blog titled "大量の時間を消費するコンテンツから卒業するための荒療治なシステム「Pavlov Poke」."
Moving into 2014, the photo was published in an Oct 18, 2014 blog titled "bSaving for an Education."
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Back in the spring of this year (2009), I decided to pay a visit to Washington Square Park (pictures of which are available here), having earlier stumbled upon some photos I had taken there 40 years earlier, in the spring of 1969 (photos of which are included in this album). I was surprised to see that the park was undergoing massive renovation, and that the fountain was closed off; but some construction signs promised that it would be open once again in the summer ...
So this past weekend, I decided to venture back to the park once again. The renovation was indeed finished; the fountain was operating again, and the warm, sunny weather had attracted throngs of New Yorkers and tourists to spend a pleasant afternoon engaged in all sorts of activities — much of which involved splashing around in the water. But there was also juggling and chess and scrabble, guitar-playing folk-singers and a violinist, two different jazz bands, and an energetic quartet singing old 1950s doo-wop ballads.
I spotted tourists and visitors from Japan, Italy, Scandinavia, and various parts of the U.S. People were sunbathing on various patches of grass around the edge of the park. There were children, students, lovers, families, and old hippies; and there were half a dozen dogs, at least a few of which enjoyed the opportunity to splash in the pool. There was an ice-cream cart and a hot dog stand, and if the park was anything like the old days, there probably at least a few places to buy drugs of every conceivable kind. For those who might have wondered what this place really was like in the "old days," there was a cheerful old guy (named Robert Fogelnest, from what I could find on the Internet) peddling copies of a book titled The Streets of Greenwich Village.
All in all, there was something for just about everyone. If you've got an afternoon free while it's still summer here in New York City, I highly recommend a stroll through Washington Square Park. Remember: summer won't last forever...