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  • K Keith Barrow

    MWE Lab - Efficient Computer Work Environment for the Home or Office.[^]. I've managed to spec one up that costs more than my car, but that's partly a reflection of how little I'm prepared to spend on stuff.

    KeithBarrow.net[^] - It might not be very good, but at least it is free!

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    I got it up to $19,240.00 but then I realized I'd only pay that if the rest of the X-Wing came with it...

    Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...

    "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
    "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt

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    • K Keith Barrow

      MWE Lab - Efficient Computer Work Environment for the Home or Office.[^]. I've managed to spec one up that costs more than my car, but that's partly a reflection of how little I'm prepared to spend on stuff.

      KeithBarrow.net[^] - It might not be very good, but at least it is free!

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      Forogar
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      Wot? Only one screen?

      - I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.

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      • K Keith Barrow

        MWE Lab - Efficient Computer Work Environment for the Home or Office.[^]. I've managed to spec one up that costs more than my car, but that's partly a reflection of how little I'm prepared to spend on stuff.

        KeithBarrow.net[^] - It might not be very good, but at least it is free!

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        Mike Hankey
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        I have a spare kidney, wonder where I could sell it?

        New version: WinHeist Version 2.2.2 Beta
        I told my psychiatrist that I was hearing voices in my head. He said you don't have a psychiatrist!

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        • Mike HankeyM Mike Hankey

          I have a spare kidney, wonder where I could sell it?

          New version: WinHeist Version 2.2.2 Beta
          I told my psychiatrist that I was hearing voices in my head. He said you don't have a psychiatrist!

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          OriginalGriff
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          eBay?

          Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...

          "I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
          "Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt

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          • Mike HankeyM Mike Hankey

            I have a spare kidney, wonder where I could sell it?

            New version: WinHeist Version 2.2.2 Beta
            I told my psychiatrist that I was hearing voices in my head. He said you don't have a psychiatrist!

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            Keith Barrow
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            The interesting thing is, I reckon you could make something like this for cheap- especially if you don't need to adjust the monitor in that anglepoise-y kind of way. Car seats must be ten a penny in breaker's yards.

            KeithBarrow.net[^] - It might not be very good, but at least it is free!

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            • K Keith Barrow

              The interesting thing is, I reckon you could make something like this for cheap- especially if you don't need to adjust the monitor in that anglepoise-y kind of way. Car seats must be ten a penny in breaker's yards.

              KeithBarrow.net[^] - It might not be very good, but at least it is free!

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              Mike Hankey
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              Could if you had a shop set up with the right tools. If I had such a shop I would love to try to make one.

              New version: WinHeist Version 2.2.2 Beta
              I told my psychiatrist that I was hearing voices in my head. He said you don't have a psychiatrist!

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              • K Keith Barrow

                The interesting thing is, I reckon you could make something like this for cheap- especially if you don't need to adjust the monitor in that anglepoise-y kind of way. Car seats must be ten a penny in breaker's yards.

                KeithBarrow.net[^] - It might not be very good, but at least it is free!

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                I actually made myself a chair for my computer desk by getting an old car seat from a junk yard. It was an old Austin Maxi 1800, I think. The top of the line model for it's time. It had arms on the seat and everything. Amazingly comfortable; I just made a heavy wooden frame to mount it on at a slightly reclining angle - great! I gave it to a friend when I moved house and have missed it ever since.

                - I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.

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                  I actually made myself a chair for my computer desk by getting an old car seat from a junk yard. It was an old Austin Maxi 1800, I think. The top of the line model for it's time. It had arms on the seat and everything. Amazingly comfortable; I just made a heavy wooden frame to mount it on at a slightly reclining angle - great! I gave it to a friend when I moved house and have missed it ever since.

                  - I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.

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                  Mike Hankey
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                  Hmm that's a good idea except where I'm at it would always be in the way and so would have to put some kind of wheels on it. Got me thinking!

                  New version: WinHeist Version 2.2.2 Beta
                  I told my psychiatrist that I was hearing voices in my head. He said you don't have a psychiatrist!

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                  • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

                    I got it up to $19,240.00 but then I realized I'd only pay that if the rest of the X-Wing came with it...

                    Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...

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                    :cool: :thumbsup:

                    Software Zen: delete this;

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                    • Mike HankeyM Mike Hankey

                      Hmm that's a good idea except where I'm at it would always be in the way and so would have to put some kind of wheels on it. Got me thinking!

                      New version: WinHeist Version 2.2.2 Beta
                      I told my psychiatrist that I was hearing voices in my head. He said you don't have a psychiatrist!

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                      Forogar
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                      My chair wouldn't budge an inch so I made a swing arm for my keyboard and had to lift one of the arms to slide in or out of it. I think the solidity added to the comfort.

                      - I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.

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                      • OriginalGriffO OriginalGriff

                        I got it up to $19,240.00 but then I realized I'd only pay that if the rest of the X-Wing came with it...

                        Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...

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                        :thumbsup:

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                        • F Forogar

                          Wot? Only one screen?

                          - I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.

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                          Slacker007
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                          Forogar wrote:

                          Only one screen?

                          I thought the same thing. I'm sure they will charge an extra 10 grand for that. :) MWE Lab - Efficient Computer Work Environment for the Home or Office.[^]

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                          • K Keith Barrow

                            MWE Lab - Efficient Computer Work Environment for the Home or Office.[^]. I've managed to spec one up that costs more than my car, but that's partly a reflection of how little I'm prepared to spend on stuff.

                            KeithBarrow.net[^] - It might not be very good, but at least it is free!

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                            Slacker007
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                            I'm sorry, but this is the coolest thing I've seen in a couple of weeks. Feed and clothe the kids/buy toys, feed and clothe the kids/buy toys. Ugh, decisions. :-D

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                              My chair wouldn't budge an inch so I made a swing arm for my keyboard and had to lift one of the arms to slide in or out of it. I think the solidity added to the comfort.

                              - I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.

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                              Another problem I would have is that I have an electronics bench next to the computer and I work a lot on it so not sure how I would handle that. The roll around chair that I have now is a relatively inexpensive model, therefore not real comfortable but to get one that suits the purpose and is comfortable would be out of my financial range.

                              New version: WinHeist Version 2.2.2 Beta
                              I told my psychiatrist that I was hearing voices in my head. He said you don't have a psychiatrist!

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                              • Mike HankeyM Mike Hankey

                                Another problem I would have is that I have an electronics bench next to the computer and I work a lot on it so not sure how I would handle that. The roll around chair that I have now is a relatively inexpensive model, therefore not real comfortable but to get one that suits the purpose and is comfortable would be out of my financial range.

                                New version: WinHeist Version 2.2.2 Beta
                                I told my psychiatrist that I was hearing voices in my head. He said you don't have a psychiatrist!

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                                Forogar
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                                You could try mount the frame on sofa castors. If you have a hard floor you can slide and rotate on it then. This will also give you some height and reduce the height of the frame needed slightly. I was looking at pictures of old Austin Maxi seats and none of them have armrests attached! I think the car at the scrapyard must have had custom seats fitted before the crash that landed it in the junkyard!

                                - I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.

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                                  You could try mount the frame on sofa castors. If you have a hard floor you can slide and rotate on it then. This will also give you some height and reduce the height of the frame needed slightly. I was looking at pictures of old Austin Maxi seats and none of them have armrests attached! I think the car at the scrapyard must have had custom seats fitted before the crash that landed it in the junkyard!

                                  - I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.

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                                  Mike Hankey
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                                  Yeah if the Maxi had arm rests sounds like it might be custom? I'm thinking maybe rails and have it swivel, but here we're getting into needing some sort of machine shop, which I don't have at my disposal.

                                  New version: WinHeist Version 2.2.2 Beta
                                  I told my psychiatrist that I was hearing voices in my head. He said you don't have a psychiatrist!

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                                  • K Keith Barrow

                                    MWE Lab - Efficient Computer Work Environment for the Home or Office.[^]. I've managed to spec one up that costs more than my car, but that's partly a reflection of how little I'm prepared to spend on stuff.

                                    KeithBarrow.net[^] - It might not be very good, but at least it is free!

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                                    BillWoodruff
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                                    Oooh .... I want.

                                    «There is a spectrum, from "clearly desirable behaviour," to "possibly dodgy behavior that still makes some sense," to "clearly undesirable behavior." We try to make the latter into warnings or, better, errors. But stuff that is in the middle category you don’t want to restrict unless there is a clear way to work around it.» Eric Lippert, May 14, 2008

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                                    • F Forogar

                                      Wot? Only one screen?

                                      - I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.

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                                      k5054
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                                      There's a nice 3-monitor example on the sites home page MWE Lab - Efficient Computer Work Environment for the Home or Office.[^]

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                                        I actually made myself a chair for my computer desk by getting an old car seat from a junk yard. It was an old Austin Maxi 1800, I think. The top of the line model for it's time. It had arms on the seat and everything. Amazingly comfortable; I just made a heavy wooden frame to mount it on at a slightly reclining angle - great! I gave it to a friend when I moved house and have missed it ever since.

                                        - I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.

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                                        dandy72
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                                        Did you keep the airbag for when your app crashes?

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                                        • K Keith Barrow

                                          MWE Lab - Efficient Computer Work Environment for the Home or Office.[^]. I've managed to spec one up that costs more than my car, but that's partly a reflection of how little I'm prepared to spend on stuff.

                                          KeithBarrow.net[^] - It might not be very good, but at least it is free!

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                                          DO people not keep anything on their desks anymore? Seriously, I don't see a surface to lay a single 8.5"x11" sheet of paper on. [Edit] Oh, wait...I see this "side table" option. Still way too cramped for the way I work though.

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