My workplace is a little more in tune with the spartan W8:

Sleeping unit conveniently located on top for compiling remaining code in dream.

Custom Kinect "book stack" stand mounted to the rear of computing unit.

OMG!

58 minutes ago, DeathByVisualStudio wrote

@Maddus Mattus: Looks like a big-* ERD to me. Much easier to scan posted on a wall than pan & zoom on a monitor. If anything it's a trophy.

Bingo. Our main application is enormous, so I printed out ERDs of the major sections.

C

2 minutes ago, Charles wrote

@davewill: It (sunshine) happens occasionally here in the Northwestern US.

C

Once you're here long enough to get a window office. *mutter*

Home away from home

<- Jealous.

11 minutes ago, MasterPie wrote

@PaoloM:That must be really awkward facing inwards and not being able to see people creep up behind you as you work.

We just had that conversation in our office. I moved into a work area that a lady was leaving. She had the desk oriented towards the window, and I asked the movers to move it so that my back would face the window and I could see the entrance. She thought that was the most bizarre thing until we took a poll. It was unanimous among the guys that they wouldn't like people sneaking up on them, and the women all wanted to be able to look out the window.

4 hours ago, DeathByVisualStudio wrote

@Maddus Mattus: Looks like a big-* ERD to me. Much easier to scan posted on a wall than pan & zoom on a monitor. If anything it's a trophy.

I miss those good old days of printing out ginormous ER diagrams in ERwin using those $15K HP plotters.

Looks gray. You should try an office with a beach view next time.

Your old boss has one:

C

3 hours ago, cbae wrote

*snip*

I miss those good old days of printing out ginormous ER diagrams in ERwin using those $15K HP plotters.

Me too; cutting and pasting them together from the printer just isn't as fun. Those plotters were fun to watch them do their thing. It was the closest to computer expression that I've ever seen.

*Rolling 2xD8 and 1xD16*

I enchanted you, now go fetch my a double foam latte!

Note failed web page due to dodgy rural web connections ...

Herbie

if the pic actual inserts this time.

click view original and use the link!

SQL Azure MVP and UX designer.

Tools

Both of em

I am still bummed by the lack of a better selection of Bluetooth mice...

Herbie

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MasterPie wrote

@SlackmasterK:Not enough screens. You need some behind you.

Tried it with all of them in a single row. Far too much swiveling and neck contorting.  Now I just put the stuff I don't need often back there, like the snack buffet (those which aren't in use), supplies, and the assorted crud I would otherwise have on my desk but am not using.

5 minutes ago, DeathByVisualStudio wrote

@SlackmasterK: Maybe it's time for a Kinect interface? I've only seen implementations like that in control rooms.

Good job, so many displays and bridged video cards. So amazing.

@dentaku: As is often the case, I lost interest after I accomplished the proof of concept. Mostly I wanted to see and show what can be done.

Impressed with @SlackmasterK's setup and @Charles's leather sofa.

Do you cry when you accidentally hit close all windows in Visual Studio? 

from left to right:

KVM channel 1: WinXP, FF 3.6, IE6

KVM channel2: Vista, IE7

Next two screens for main laptop: Win7, IE8, FF current, Chrome Current, win Safari, WP7 emulator, VS

Next screen: Win 7, IE9, Opera current

Next screen: Touch screen. Win 8 CP, IE 10 CP

Last screen on right: Mac 10.6, Safari current, FF current

19 hours ago, Geoffreyk wrote

*snip*

Nice, but can't you just run those other configs with VMs? With all of those setups, which OS is your favorite?

I only just installed Win 8/IE10 in my work area, so I haven't had time to really form an opinion on it.

My current favorite is my Win 7 laptop. This is the machine I live out of, so I have it fine tuned to suite my tastes perfectly. I wish it had IE9 on it, but I haven't made the switch yet. I try to keep my main machine as representative of the current state of the web as I can. Though IE9 is gaining fast, IE8 is still ahead in the stats that I regularly read.

I do have a soft spot for my XP machine. I have had it for 7(?) years now and I have a lot of miles on it. It is underpowered, has a small disc and not much memory, but I still like it. I find it to be a good representation of on older, lower mid-range machine that someone might have running. You can't always assume that a user will have a lot of power at their disposal. If something runs on my old XP machine, it is fine. Sort of a sanity check.

As for VMs. Yeah, some of these could be combined together, but I see no need to. I like to have a separate monitor for each OS/browser combo, so no savings there. (I only recently moved to the KVM with Vista and XP to make room for Win 8. It was quite an internal struggle to put them both on the same monitor). Also, this way it is very easy to power up whatever machine I need at the moment and power it back down when it is not in use. That can become more complicated with VMs. Right now, the only machines that are powered on are my laptop and the Mac. (I play music from the Mac, so it is really functioning as a Stereo right now).

This is indeed a RG550+ v2.0 extra special turbo.

I was never here, this never happened. Carry on!

Always wanted to use that hypnothizer!

This is my home work area, since I'm at home for Easter. It's more or less the same as my uni one though...

RG-550, currently only used as a MIDI controller. 

Custom Ibanez I made myself with two 'monkey grip' handles, painted by Darren Michaels who did all the original swirl paint jobs for Ibanez/Vai. It's thin like a Parker Fly. Signed by Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, and Joe Dispangi. It has the elusive hand guard plate over the tremolo that Vai came up with but never really shipped due to a patent suit from Kahler. 

LNG Jem 777, #103. Signed and numbered at the factory, and then signed again "To Larry - Steve" Also has a tremolo handguard on it that Steve gave me. 

Bottom row: 

My daughter's pink hello kitty Fender Strat mini. 

Kramer ?, used only when something needs smashed. 

Charvel Model 2. A poor replacement for a much-loved Charvel Model 4 that was stolen. 

The posters are all signed by the G3 peeps, backstage patches and Vai's picks are in the corners.