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#101
Laptop: dualboot Ubuntu/XP, Netbook: Windows 7 (with synergy) This is my normal setup (1): http://www.der-ketzer.com/Imagenes/Full.jpg This is the setup from the desk at the room where I sleep (2): http://www.der-ketzer.com/Imagenes/Clean.jpg

I prefer the setup (1), I find everything is in harmony =) I use the netbook for school, mail, im, tweetdeck, and the laptop for coding, etc.

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post #42

Wow, nearly everyone works on a Mac. Any Linux/BSD users out there?

I used to have a MBP. After a few months of testing it out I gave it to my wife and gladly got her $200 netbook instead, on which I immediately installed Arch and felt like I could do something again. Ah, the freedom of customizing my OS!

I used to have a MBP. After a few months of testing it out I gave it to my wife and gladly got her $200 netbook instead, on which I immediately installed Arch and felt like I could do something again.

I don't understand this.

Ah, the freedom of customizing my OS!

This, I understand.

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#103
Anyone running a desk at standing level (or adjustable height for part time standing)? I've been curious about this lately after reading all the articles about sitting being bad for you.

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#105
post #46

I'm definitely in the minority running Windows (x64). Here's a video of my rig: http://www.vimeo.com/9954310 Picture: http://chir.ag/stuff/5lcd.jpg * LCD1: Communication (chat/im, email) * LCD2: Test browsers (IE, FF, Opera, Safari), Photo Editor * LCD3: Main browser (Chrome) * LCD4: Text Editor (EmEditor), SFTP * LCD5: Media (music, video, audio controls) I'm about twice as more productive on this setup than on my l…

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#108
post #84

Pic: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/102228/desktop.jpg Had to switch back to Windows 7 after Ubuntu 10.4 decided it no longer wants to work with my video cards. I guess that's what I get for buying new hardware. * Monitors: 30" Dell, 21" Samsung and a 20.1" Dell vertical * Keyboard: Kinesis Advantage Pro * Chair: Herman Miller Embody Not featured is the Dell Latitude e4300, which was the perfect buy for mobile productivity.…

How do you like the Embody?

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#109
To the left is my actual machine (running Emacs, of course). On the right is my dumb-client for reading my work email.

http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/0DaO9w41sNJw8FVMbzVPWL9...

The speaker stands are Kleenex boxes. I keep thinking I'm going to get new speakers, but this works well enough.

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