History repeating itself

richlevy · 01-02-2010, 02:30 PM

Ok, more than a decade ago, maybe two, I bought my 2nd Windows (DOS?) computer, a Packard Bell. It came with a pretty standard CRT. When I got it home and unpacked it, I realized that the CRT was designed to hold the speakers on either side. This added about 6-7 inches to the width. I owned the same particle board computer desk I own today. No problem, I took a saw and hacked off the piece that you see in the picture.

Fast forward to today. My new system came in weeks ago, along with my 23" widescreen monitor. It's been sitting downstairs waiting for my Windows 7 upgrade to come in. Yesterday, I completed the upgrade. I took the foam wrapper for the screen upstairs to check and it will not fit within the hutch.

I can fit it in the existing hole if I raise it 3 inches and move it 2 inches forward. But this is closer than I am comfortable with.

I can't find my saw, so I will either be borrowing one or visiting home depot to make new alterations to my desk.

The great thing about a cheap computer desk is I don't even have to think twice about hacking it apart.

dar512 · 01-02-2010, 02:49 PM

How often did your connection go down that you had to put the number for comcast on the front of the shelf?

richlevy · 01-02-2010, 03:04 PM

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Originally Posted by dar512

How often did your connection go down that you had to put the number for comcast on the front of the shelf?

Not too bad the last couple of years. It was a slightly rocky start. We've sort of learned the drill. Unplug cable modem and router. Reconnect modem first and then router.

Sometimes it has been on my end. Once I had to reset TCPIP settings 'netsh int up reset c:\resetlog.txt' because e-mail was getting through but I could not get a browser to connect.

lumberjim · 01-02-2010, 03:04 PM

that looks like shit.

take the whole top off, or better yet....buy a table style desk that fits your needs. garage sale?

dar512 · 01-02-2010, 04:30 PM

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Originally Posted by lumberjim

that looks like shit.

Septic tank backing up?

Clodfobble · 01-02-2010, 06:24 PM

I'm with lumberjim--my personal priorities put my home environment pretty high, so I'd be buying a new desk long before I took a vacation to Vegas, or bought a new computer, etc. But I realize not everyone has the potential to get stressed out by their workspace.

lumberjim · 01-02-2010, 07:42 PM

http://philadelphia.craigslist.org/fuo/1534226446.html

richlevy · 01-02-2010, 09:39 PM

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Originally Posted by lumberjim

that looks like shit.

take the whole top off, or better yet....buy a table style desk that fits your needs. garage sale?

But on the right half of the top is a lamp and some other items. There is a middle wall panel that divides the desk in two and provides support.

I have been looking at new computer desks, but this one works for me right now, even though the screws broke on the right side of the desktop and it's being held up by duct tape.

I put the computer higher than the desk. The old computer was on it's last legs.

lumberjim · 01-02-2010, 11:39 PM

dude. it looks like it was gnawed by a beaver.

how much time do you spend in front of it? spend the money.

xoxoxoBruce · 01-02-2010, 11:46 PM

Mind over matter. If he don't mind, it don't matter. And it's not in the parlor where the ~~Parson~~ Rabbi's going to see it.

Shawnee123 · 01-03-2010, 09:56 AM

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Originally Posted by dar512

How often did your connection go down that you had to put the number for comcast on the front of the shelf?

Dude...what's the number for 911?

skysidhe · 01-04-2010, 06:48 AM

Office Depot has a good selection of wood grain multi tier desks reasonably priced. I have one I didn't pay much for.

Walmart's are cheaper but they might fall apart easier. I don't know.

This one is a $100 at W.M.

01-02-2010, 02:30 PM	#1
richlevy King Of Wishful Thinking Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Philadelphia Suburbs Posts: 6,669	History repeating itself Ok, more than a decade ago, maybe two, I bought my 2nd Windows (DOS?) computer, a Packard Bell. It came with a pretty standard CRT. When I got it home and unpacked it, I realized that the CRT was designed to hold the speakers on either side. This added about 6-7 inches to the width. I owned the same particle board computer desk I own today. No problem, I took a saw and hacked off the piece that you see in the picture. Fast forward to today. My new system came in weeks ago, along with my 23" widescreen monitor. It's been sitting downstairs waiting for my Windows 7 upgrade to come in. Yesterday, I completed the upgrade. I took the foam wrapper for the screen upstairs to check and it will not fit within the hutch. I can fit it in the existing hole if I raise it 3 inches and move it 2 inches forward. But this is closer than I am comfortable with. I can't find my saw, so I will either be borrowing one or visiting home depot to make new alterations to my desk. The great thing about a cheap computer desk is I don't even have to think twice about hacking it apart. Attached Images __________________ Exercise your rights and remember your obligations - VOTE! I have always believed that hope is that stubborn thing inside us that insists, despite all the evidence to the contrary, that something better awaits us so long as we have the courage to keep reaching, to keep working, to keep fighting. -- Barack Hussein Obama

01-02-2010, 02:49 PM	#2
dar512 dar512 is now Pete Zicato Join Date: May 2003 Location: Chicago suburb Posts: 4,968	How often did your connection go down that you had to put the number for comcast on the front of the shelf? __________________ "Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain." -- Friedrich Schiller

01-02-2010, 03:04 PM	#4
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	that looks like shit. take the whole top off, or better yet....buy a table style desk that fits your needs. garage sale? __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

01-02-2010, 06:24 PM	#6
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	I'm with lumberjim--my personal priorities put my home environment pretty high, so I'd be buying a new desk long before I took a vacation to Vegas, or bought a new computer, etc. But I realize not everyone has the potential to get stressed out by their workspace. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

01-02-2010, 07:42 PM	#7
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	http://philadelphia.craigslist.org/fuo/1534226446.html __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

01-02-2010, 11:39 PM	#9
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	dude. it looks like it was gnawed by a beaver. how much time do you spend in front of it? spend the money. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

01-02-2010, 11:46 PM	#10
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Mind over matter. If he don't mind, it don't matter. And it's not in the parlor where the ~~Parson~~ Rabbi's going to see it. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

01-04-2010, 06:48 AM	#12
skysidhe ~~Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.~~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 6,828	Office Depot has a good selection of wood grain multi tier desks reasonably priced. I have one I didn't pay much for. Walmart's are cheaper but they might fall apart easier. I don't know. This one is a $100 at W.M. Attached Images Last edited by skysidhe; 01-04-2010 at 06:53 AM.

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