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V8 refers to the arrangement of the cylinders? I count 8 cylinders, in what suspiciously looks like a V formation in the video, complete with valves, pistons, and a crank shaft. V8 doesn't say anything about the motive force behind the pistons - whether it be exploding fossils, exploding...

Customers lie, cheat, and steal, and never, ever believe they're at fault. I work for an unnamed major ISP in Canada, and I've heard everything. "I'm in College, why would I have to read?", "I don't touch anything with electricity in it", and "I haven't touched anything" when the modem has...

I too work the internet help desk, and I think you'll find that the average customer doesn't even know how to spell DDOS, never mind grasp why their PSN doesn't work.

Or you can get a real Wacom-enabled PC like an Asus Vivotab Note 8 and a copy of Clip Studio Pro for less than a Shield tablet and Pen.

I have an owncloud server but I haven't actually used it for a while. The major issue was actually the client - cpu usage spiked quite high because they hadn't optimized indexing. I also had early problems with filename issues on the server, mainly due to a mashup of japanese filename...

And our corporation run society will start taking hits out on artists who've produced particularly successful works and try to withhold rights :P

Just completed my 2013 20 Mpixel workstation upgrade. (obligatory worklog link: http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1750319 ) Main workstation: https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/jBsvUh4BtL8x-pjRM-qZl9MTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=embedwebsite...

And finally - the completed workstation. https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/F34lT0IOaKCEOrSezHCOhdMTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=embedwebsite https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/s9b71Q0QEt0LC1uWYcxHPtMTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=embedwebsite...

My Laptop desk - another Ikea unit. It floats around from room to room and side to side to give me extra work space and a spot for my laptop that isn't obscuring monitor space. Super cheap ikea furniture, assembled with wood glue to give better structural integrity...

Here's the computer guts running the Op, so you can make fun of my bad cable management. The before, with 2x5770 https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/nNsihiYeDsDszsf4-JKAhNMTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=embedwebsite Out with the old...

Some bits and pieces before I show off the final result. The amplifier is tucked behind the monitor out of site, which makes it a bit hard to use the remote. https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/xOxUwiNY9rJFH4oVcOSzQdMTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=embedwebsite My temporary solution is a hard...

The monitors to the left of my desk are being mounted to an Ikea Vika Alex storage unit: http://www.ikea.com/ca/en/catalog/products/60192826/ https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/QNbPDD7gdgPSlp9_oL_suNMTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=embedwebsite I reinforced the mount point for the dual...

Okay - one last push till the end. Right hand monitor mount, using the silver monitor arm that started on the left side of the TV. You can see where I moved it back and forth a few times before I was happy with the placement...

There are more monitors coming. I'm also going to be making things neater, but for the moment it's taken so long to get to this point that I just need the thing together and working. More photos coming, probably in a day or 2. Glad you guys like it ;)

I need to take some more pics before I can continue on the workstation, so here's the laptop charging station I did in the space vacated by the old desk. Made from the Stolmen system from Ikea. http://www.ikea.com/ca/en/catalog/categories/departments/bedroom/19087/...

Jumping around a bit, the next thing I built up was my collectible nook. Mucked out the space: https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/5Lc1gNEnMofw3b-8mVPhJNMTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=embedwebsite Set up a Vittsjo shelving unit: http://www.ikea.com/ca/en/catalog/products/20213312/...

Here I'm test fitting the monitors. The arm I reused on the right side isn't adjustable enough, so I'll have to spring for one that matches the left. https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/TG0BrEWlPwIv9uy7MDGO19MTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=embedwebsite Another Micke drawer set is going...

I have a bunch of things that I want to put somewhere (KVM, external HD boxes, etc), and no place to put them. I also need somewhere to hang my headphones, but the most convenient place is the side of the steel rack. Not the most convenient place to put a hanger. Enter this...

I need a place to stuff my switch. Technically, it came with rackmount gear, but do you think I can find it? Bah. There's a nice space for it in the gap created by the Mixer at the back of the rack...

Rear speakers are up. They're mounted on a beam running behind the desk, firing down at an angle. https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/2kHXstOW7XKU2Dt8jA4Rm9MTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=embedwebsite They're remarkably stable and vibration free, despite free floating on the screws at...

I want to strap as much as possible to the shelving unit - makes things neater and easier to move around. https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/f7XSvPSZMDV71czLC-QdC9MTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=embedwebsite The monitor arm is supposed to be clamp-mounted, but I don't have a suitable...

Depends on the computer. I'm moving my stuff from a Lian-Li PC70 (which re-defines the term spacious), to a 4U rack, and it's a very tight fit. Cooling is especially a concern - I had to get creative to keep temps down. Rack cases tend to have to be loud to achieve the same cooling as a well...

Now, I want the rack to be self-contained: Wiring this sort of set up is a nightmare, and I'd like to cut down on my rat's nest as much as humanly possible. First order of business - Power. Now, the rack is steel with enclosed sides, not leaving me much room to hang stuff on it. Solution...

Starting to get some work done on the main workstation, here. Starting with the first 2 monitor arms. https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/xJhj1SpuRfV-SmkUT2MOI9MTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=embedwebsite And a preview of the rack...

The game station is the easy part, relatively. https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/dZ2ySeupefInnShBcLojlNMTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=embedwebsite The middle monitor is the Asus Nvidia 3d 23" monitor. Before moving things, I had a pair of Samsung 21.5" monitors for the surround, but the...

On the other side of the room: The shelf unit now behind the computer needs to be replaced. Since I'm short of storage space and don't need to build up, I went with the ghetto solution. https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/xed-kpei0e8UWru850SpcdMTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=embedwebsite...

The first step: https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/ElSAHgaulV5ojLa-vrH4dNMTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=embedwebsite The shelf came from behind my old gaming PC desk, and was built a couple of years back with farm-based construction acumen. IE - it's built of 2x4 and 3/4" plywood...

Hi! It's come time to rebuild my workstation. I've been using the same set up for years, and it's starting to feel old and cramped. Here are my 2012 pics: http://hardforum.com/showpost.php?p=1038212958&postcount=32 And the gaming PC...

From TFA: "Lackluster demand has reportedly prompted Microsoft to slash orders of its Surface RT tablet from 4 million to 2 million units. According to DigiTimes, the slow start for Redmond's ARM-based tablet could ultimately persuade Microsoft to lower the price of its upcoming Intel...

Wow. Here's a bit of nostalgia! :) I"m planning to put together a Voodoo2 SLI setup at some point in the future. I've still got a stack of old, unfinished glide games :P

Here's my game computer. Sorry - desk is a mess. The machine was out of commission for a while and I haven't finished getting everything back in order. The middle monitor is the Asus Nvidia 3d Monitor, the side monitors are Asus 23.5" monitors, and the tv is 32". They're all driven...

Haven't posted here for a while, so I figure Jan 1 is a good time to get in. This is my main workstation. I had problems getting it all in the shot, so here are more views... Left: . Right: Top Right: Rack: People ask me what I do with this. Well, here's what it looks like when I'm...

The trick to prevent buzzing on Lian-Li cases is to tension the side panels. I've got a pair of PC-70s, one old style and one new style. The old style one has the middle retention thumbscrew ever so slightly offset from the top and bottom ones so that the panel bows outward, increasing the...

I disagree. Recycling them means their suckage gets passed down to future electronic generations.

My Engineer friend went to a trade show in China where a vendor had a stack of identical power supplies, and a selection of stickers with different power ratings on them. When you ordered power supplies from them you also specified which sticker you wanted stuck to them.

I sometimes have half a dozen things going on at a time, so I leave them open for reference. Other times I'm lazy. Normally it's only a 100 or so, but right now I'm up over ~260. For example, I left this this thread open in a tab - otherwise I probably would have forgotten about it. And...

Main- 8gb, Vista 64, [email protected], 4 monitors, 300 Firefox tabs :) 2nd - 8gb, Ubuntu 64, OS X 10.5.4, Q6600 My 3rd [email protected] is my game machine, but it only has 4gb ram...

The original front was basically made of slotted 5 1/4" bay covers (most of which were missing), panel cut outs for the original controls, and a pair of 80mm fans. The aluminum is just an expedient way of covering everything up and letting me mount things to it. I'll be mounting the KVM and...

A NEW CHALLENGER APPROACHES! I found something in the junk drawer that might work well in my build... Now, to find room in the case front for it. Physical work will be suspended until I see if this thing is useful enough for installation. It will probably require a lot of custom...

Next step in the process is to whack a couple of chunks out of the case to make room for some of the equipment I'm installing. Top part is for the power controls, bottom is for the fans. Ready to rumble!: This case is not a fun thing to cut through. I'm doing this at 3 in the...