Your computer command center when online

Tadhg · Post by **Tadhg** » Sun Mar 15, 2009 12:21 am

So, I recall somewhere (mebbe DF) someone posted a pic of their office/computer room where they sit when online. I thought I'd take a few pics of my secret control room in the North Tower of Castle Frankfort.

Here goes ~

Moi:

Computer screen (yes, that's the famous Sir Winston . . noble cat owned by Jaybird):

Desk:

I always feel like somebody's watching meeeeee . . .

Somewhere between this:

and this is how the west wall looks (one w/flash & one wo):

Closet 1:

Closet 2:

OK, enough of me . . . feel free to post your pics of you on the computer posting away and causing trouble here at the TLG forums!!!

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Post by **Breakdaddy** » Sun Mar 15, 2009 1:36 am

You've become the TLG forums honorary picture-poster

gideon_thorne · Post by **gideon_thorne** » Sun Mar 15, 2009 1:48 am

Brace for the awesome!
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Jonathan of White Haven · Sun Mar 15, 2009 2:16 am

You only think you're in control. You're not.

Furby is.

And you have far too many icons on your desktop.
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huds0n · Post by **huds0n** » Sun Mar 15, 2009 3:19 am

Mine:

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Grendel T. Troll · Post by **Grendel T. Troll** » Sun Mar 15, 2009 6:10 am

You guys with your MSOS'.....................
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Tadhg · Post by **Tadhg** » Sun Mar 15, 2009 1:56 pm

Jonathan of White Haven wrote:
You only think you're in control. You're not.

Furby is.

And you have far too many icons on your desktop.

Yes, too much RPG related stuff being downloaded and that number of icons is after a recent clean up.

[There is another Furby around here somewhere, but no one can find him. ]

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Tadhg · Post by **Tadhg** » Sun Mar 15, 2009 1:57 pm

huds0n wrote:
Mine:

Nice monitors. I'm sure you must play some computer/online games. If not you should!!

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Tadhg · Post by **Tadhg** » Sun Mar 15, 2009 2:01 pm

Grendel T. Troll wrote:
You guys with your MSOS'.....................

Heh, mostly. But the computer powered by the red lava lamp on my west wall is Ubuntu, doncha know!

What are you running (I can't quite tell which distro you have)?

Nice desktop image.

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slimykuotoan · Post by **slimykuotoan** » Sun Mar 15, 2009 3:22 pm

Jeeze huds0n, that looks like mission control. What 'can't' you do with that set up.
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gideon_thorne · Post by **gideon_thorne** » Sun Mar 15, 2009 9:57 pm

slimykuotoan wrote:
Jeeze huds0n, that looks like mission control. What 'can't' you do with that set up.

Get a date with a girl.
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AGNKim · Post by **AGNKim** » Sun Mar 15, 2009 10:30 pm

Here are some shots of mine. My son Jake is sitting in my proxy as I take the shots. (He's horrible at photography, poor kid).

and one with me and my dog, Sammy.

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Grendel T. Troll · Post by **Grendel T. Troll** » Mon Mar 16, 2009 4:43 am

Rhuvein wrote:
Heh, mostly. But the computer powered by the red lava lamp on my west wall is Ubuntu, doncha know!

What are you running (I can't quite tell which distro you have)?

Nice desktop image.

Cool! I am running MandrivaLinux 2009.0, using KDE 4.1 for my desktop environment.

That pic I got searching Drow sites across the 'Net. I forgot ecxactly where, but you can find it if you google "Drow."
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moriarty777 · Post by **moriarty777** » Mon Mar 16, 2009 1:57 pm

Grendel T. Troll wrote:
Cool! I am running MandrivaLinux 2009.0, using KDE 4.1 for my desktop environment.

That pic I got searching Drow sites across the 'Net. I forgot ecxactly where, but you can find it if you google "Drow."

I keep on thinking of taking a Linux-like plunge but I find my base of knowledge inadequate.

I guess for me, Windows is just the devil I happen to know.

I'll post some pics later...

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serleran · Post by **serleran** » Mon Mar 16, 2009 3:51 pm

If my desk were clean, I might consider snapping a shot, but I think I'll stay away from this one, though there have been snippets of it in some of the images of my collection.
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Omote · Post by **Omote** » Mon Mar 16, 2009 8:57 pm

Well, there ain't much to the computer side of command central for me, but here's some pics none-the-less:

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serleran · Post by **serleran** » Mon Mar 16, 2009 9:10 pm

OK, I decided to snap some anyway, despite it being very messy:

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Jonathan of White Haven · Sun Mar 22, 2009 5:24 am

Rhuvein wrote:
Yes, too much RPG related stuff being downloaded and that number of icons is after a recent clean up.

Uh, Rhu? Are you really silly enough to download stuff directly to your desktop? It's a good way to have an infected file take control (from Furby) of your machine. I always create an Archive folder in the root, then direct the browser to download files there. When it gets full (enough), I either zip up all those files and store them elsewhere, or create an "Archve Backup dd/mm/yy" folder, move 'em there, then store it elsewhere (usually on the external hdd.) It may not be terribly efficient, but it works for me.

Quote:
[There is another Furby around here somewhere, but no one can find him. ]

He's controlling the Furby that you can see...
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Tadhg · Post by **Tadhg** » Sun Mar 22, 2009 3:57 pm

Jonathan of White Haven wrote:
Uh, Rhu? Are you really silly enough to download stuff directly to your desktop? It's a good way to have an infected file take control (from Furby) of your machine.

Hehe, I am silly, everyone knows that. But not so when it comes to computing.

After 27 years of home and business personal computers along with network, database, security and mainframe experience . . my PCs and network have never been compromised.

A few attempts - thwarted easily. I'm very vigilant and have a sixth sense about what might be dangerous and of course, various types of security software back me up:

2 malware/adware watch programs

Network and PC firewalls

Registry cleaners

Security task managers

Anti-virus

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Dragondaddy · Post by **Dragondaddy** » Sun Mar 22, 2009 5:24 pm

http://www.imaginaryforces.com/featured/3/502

I'll post mine after my new pc arrives and It is all setup.

DangerDwarf · Post by **DangerDwarf** » Sun Mar 22, 2009 7:23 pm

My simple interweb exploration center.

Post by **Breakdaddy** » Sun Mar 22, 2009 8:55 pm

Why the hell not:

angelius · Post by **angelius** » Mon Mar 23, 2009 11:26 am

Ah! I want to take pics but no one yet has the one thing that matters! - A Fallout 3 bobble head!
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jaybird216 · Post by **jaybird216** » Mon Mar 23, 2009 3:03 pm

Rhu, Sir Winston will be pleased when I tell him about your wallpaper. I'll take some pics of my computer desk area tonight, and we'll see if Winston feels like posing. That's usually an affirmative - he knows he's a sexy beast.

In the meantime, here's a pic of me last night during our Sunday SKYPE game.

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Julian Grimm · Post by **Julian Grimm** » Mon Mar 23, 2009 4:08 pm

Breakdaddy wrote:
Why the hell not:

Croc's?
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Post by **Breakdaddy** » Mon Mar 23, 2009 4:28 pm

Julian Grimm wrote:
Breakdaddy wrote:
Why the hell not:

Croc's?

Long story short: I dont like my feet running across bare floor/carpet, so I wear those as house slippers. You should really be focused on my boots, because that's what I'm going to kick Tullis' booth over with.

Jonathan of White Haven · Mon Mar 23, 2009 4:58 pm

Rhuvein wrote:
Hehe, I am silly, everyone knows that. But not so when it comes to computing.

After 27 years of home and business personal computers along with network, database, security and mainframe experience . . my PCs and network have never been compromised.

A few attempts - thwarted easily. I'm very vigilant and have a sixth sense about what might be dangerous and of course, various types of security software back me up:

2 malware/adware watch programs

Network and PC firewalls

Registry cleaners

Security task managers

Anti-virus

We have similar experience(s), then, though mine are all due to fiddling with toasters (30 years this November) being a hobby and interest, rather than as a career. In all the time I've been using DOS/Windows PCs (since 1989; I started out with an Apple ][ Plus, graduating to a

//e, and later to a ][gs), I've managed to attract precisely one downloader virus, which AVG stomped on.

My setup is much simpler, with Vista (Ultimate 64-bit) providing the software firewall/adware protection, AVG for a/v, and the router (Linksys WRT54G) doing the hardware firewall work. Opera is my browser of choice, with Firefox 3 being the backup (for those rare sites that Opera doesn't parse correctly.) (I prefer Opera's bookmark and password handling to Firefox's.)

My use of a dedicated, easy to navigate download folder dates back 25 years or so, and a related unpacking/unZipping folder (Zdir) goes along with it. And my file manager of choice used to be PowerDesk, but the previous version (6) wasn't completely Vista-compatible, so I switched to Directory Opus 9. More costly, but it came with a lifetime upgrade. (About a year after I switched to DO, PD7 became available. Too late!) I still use PD6 on my XP Home-powered notebook. That will probably change when I finally replace the latter in a year or so. (It uses ZoneAlarm and the router for firewall, Windows Defender for adware, and AVG for a/v.)
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Julian Grimm · Post by **Julian Grimm** » Mon Mar 23, 2009 6:01 pm

Breakdaddy wrote:
Long story short: I dont like my feet running across bare floor/carpet, so I wear those as house slippers.

I wear leather moccasins for that. I just found the croc's amusing since my wife owns a pair just like that.
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huds0n · Post by **huds0n** » Mon Mar 23, 2009 7:21 pm

http://www.thebestpageintheuniverse.net/c.cgi?u=fashion
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jaybird216 · Post by **jaybird216** » Mon Mar 23, 2009 10:49 pm

Sir Winston charging lazors in preparation for the disintegration of the printer cover:

Ad-Hoc Intarweb Area Overview:

User Interface:

Gnomes and Books:

Finally, the POV from maptools and SKYPE:
"IF THERE'S ANY GIRLS THERE I WANT TO DO THEM!!!"

BTW, those wireless headphones are awesome. I can get up and freshen my drink without missing a word. The shirt is usually optional.
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