Jim's Place - Circa 2013


Here is my working mode with indirect lighting.  LED rope light underneath, double switch on right under edge of desk controls upper and lower lights individually.  17" LCD and 20" HD LCD on vertical pole mount.  The new vertical monitor pole allows the lower display to drop almost to the desk and tilt back and the upper monitor to be lowered and tilted forward. This new monitor setup is much easier on the neck as only a slight tilt of the head or even just my eyes to shift displays, it also gives me easier access to the dtorage behind the upper display. Just enough room under the bottom display for a small USB hub.  The large pull out shelf holds: Logitech solar powered bluetooth keyboard that allows connecting to 3 devices with the push of a button (the LED lighting keeps it charged),  Apple touch pad has replaces my mouse and it is great.  All this is connected to a 2012  Mac mini 2.3GHz i7 (4 core) 16GB/1TB computer on a shelf under the desk along with a 1.5T Firewire 800 and 3TB USB 3 drive.  Scanner is a Canon 8400F reflection/transparency. To the left is my MacBook Pro, I use Apples built in screen sharing to swap the laptop screen on to the big monitor as well as the living room media center computer. All the compters are connected by GigaNet and N wireless. Shelves for storage underneath. Older Setups