Home Office - My Desk

My Server running Windows 2003 Small Business Server. This is where I host my website, email, and blog. Exhange 2003, IIS 6.0, MySQL, Moveable Type and Trend Micro Corperate Scan (network/server) Virus Scan.

My Desktop Computer, a dual core AMD X2 Athlon CPU based machine.

My Work Laptop a Compaq Evo 610c

My personal laptop, a Sony FX150K

Apple G4 550Mhz. Macintosh

Dual 19" Trinitron Monitors

Klipsch Promedia 2.1 THX Speakers, Sound Amazing!

Uniden 5.8Ghz. Base Station/Speaker Phone

Directional Wireless antenna from Hawking Technologies, which is connected to a Linksys Wireless G Speedbooster Access Point.

My laptop backpack, I lug this around everywhere, but mostly to/from work.

8 Port Linksys 10/100 Switch (links up the slow non gigabit stuff)

showing apple pride.

Desktop books: Windows SBS 2003 Admin, OSX for UNIX Geeks, Moveable Type, iPod Book, HipHop Dictionary, Metrosexual Guide to Style, Field Guide to the North American Bird, and Emotional Branding by Marc Gobe (because I dig marketing and branding).

Columbus BlueJacket's Puck

Farrakahn Flyer, someone put on my car at the state of the city address I went to... guessing they didn't know I was a white guy... The flyer cracks me up the subject of the flyer: "Reparations: What does America and Europe Owe?"

Toys on Monitor: few VW scale model buses, a model P-51 Mustang, my Name Plate from Qwest Communications (when I left I kept it), and two dice from the Sands Hotel.

3M Post-It Note Pop-up thingy.. I use this thing all the time.

Injection Molded VW Beetle Convertable, given out by VW at the Detroit Auto Show.

Beastie Boy's Sticker I got at a Root's/Van Hunt/Blackalicious show.

Green Giraffe Drink Mixer Thingy, We have a bunch from our favorite restraunt in C-Bus Alana's...

SanDisk USB2 Flash Card Reader.

Random Magazine Stack... Usually made up of technology, car, fashion/culture and news magazines.

Tomy Watergame's (with the Dolphin), where you try to get the rings on the nose of the dolphin or whatever it is...

Train whistle from the band Trainwreck (Kyle Gass of Tenacious D's new band), who I was out opening up for on a few tours, they are now good friends of ours.

Eyeglass case for my glasses... Complete with Versace certificate, woo hoo... haha. If I can see through them, and I don't look horrible in them, I don't care what brand they are.. since they all come from the same Luxotica factory.

Trash Can, which we fill up honestly about twice a week, with paper and misc stuff from the mail, etc.

Microsoft Natural Keyboard, connected to a two port KVM to switch one of the montiors between the second video output of my desktop Windows XP system, and my Macintosh.

The server I only access via terminal services, if I really need to jump on the box I will hard connect to it.

this is for in case that the apple men come looking for apple users, sort of like the sticker you put on children's windows for fireman to see them,

Dude, you should recycle your paper. :-)

Actually I do recycle now (this pic is old), 95% of what stuff we take in gets recycled.

how relax are you in ^_^

I spend a lot of time here. It's my half of our home office (my wife has the other half). I work out of my house about 40% of the time, and my wife works out of the house in the evenings and weekends. We both work a good bit... so we are in this room more than any other in our house.

Anyways, my side of our office is filled with tech stuff. I have two large tower cases (one is a server, the other is my desktop), my work laptop, my personal laptop and my Macinotsh G4.

These machines connect to another group of computers in my basement (I have six runs of CAT5e cabling between my 2nd floor office and basement). I run my firewall (Smoothwall), two test linux systems, and another Windows XP machine running next to my music/audio stuff, all out of my basement to avoid the complete geek overrun of the office. In fact soon the server and desktop machines will also move to the basement and into a custom rack enclosure (along with my other mess of boxes downstairs) I will then build another AMD dual core system to be my desktop computer. As my current desktop is headed to be a virtualization server (VMWare) which will act as a test bed /home lab for me.

All the fast stuff connects via gigabit ethernet (Server, Main Desktop, G4 Macintosh, downstairs XP machine and my wife's HP nc8230 laptop), the other stuff has to stay in the slow lane with fast ethernet connections, or wireless connections if I feel like walking about.

Click here to see a photo of our book case on the other side of the room.

Here is a link to the photo of my real office which isn't nearly as exciting.

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Derrick S. says:

Whoa! Serious setup.
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

Boso says:

whoA, great stuff!!!
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

Garrette says:

.............nice
Posted 50 months ago. ( permalink )

nicolas_mt says:

cool place to work!
Posted 49 months ago. ( permalink )

Trajan K says:

that's some serious sh*t !
Posted 49 months ago. ( permalink )

laffy4k says:

Awesome setup! Very impressive!
Posted 49 months ago. ( permalink )

Cynical At Last says:

That is intense

I really wish I could build a setup like that, its like a network admin's dream
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

fensterbme says:

This is a much more comfortable work environment than my actual office (see below), hence me trying to work from home as much as possible (not to mention it's quiet in my home office).

Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

Matthew Clark Photography & Design says:

If you want another 100 views per day post in the apple group. :)
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

"life is in the details" says:

not really much of a mac set-up though, is it?. looks like you lean heavily towards the "dark side" i count 4 PC's and one Mac.
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

fensterbme says:

Waiting for them to release the Intel based PowerMac and I will then upgrade the G4 (the G4 is not doing well with Photoshop these days). I'm OS agnositic, both have their plusses and minuses. I don't really lean either way...

In a former job I used to support a medium sized network of Mac's and they had to get along with their Windows counterparts, ever since I've grown to love parts about both of them.

If your in IT (which is my profession) it's mostly a UNIX/Windows world, I would use Mac's much more if I could. Unfortunately Mac sys admin's normally don't pull much cash.
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

G o r a n [deleted] says:

excellent
Posted 48 months ago. ( permalink )

digichrome says:

Nice setup. Can I ask what kind of desk that is? Looks modular which is something I really need.
Posted 47 months ago. ( permalink )

fensterbme says:

@ Digichrome:

Thanks...

The desks (my wife and I both have one) are from IKEA. They are modular, you buy the parts you want.

IKEA Galant Workspace Series

They are great, and work really well if you want a big workspace that doesn't cause a fortune. It's hard finding large desks, etc. in terms of surface space.
Posted 47 months ago. ( permalink )

AprilnotMay says:

That's a hard core work space right there.
Posted 45 months ago. ( permalink )

jw2dotorg says:

Very nice. My wife and I are thinking of doing a similar setup. How large is your room? Any pics from the "her" side?
Posted 45 months ago. ( permalink )

:martin: says:

Woah, I'm unashamed to say that is awesome....
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

justsetups.com says:

Nice setup!!!!
Congrats!!

www.flickr.com/groups/justsetups/
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

MagnusDeuS says:

'mazing.....1 PC + 2 Lap's + Mac + Server . {O_o} .
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

donenespez says:

My home office looks the same... somewhat a litlle more messy... and my server is an old amd400+ and I got cables everywhere... hum! ;-)
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

fensterbme says:

@donenespez: Very cool.... My cables are there, and there are a good bit of cables at that... I have a wire tray that keeps most of the cabling off the floor and keeps it kinda hidden but the mess is there...

It's a lot better than my previous setups are (I've learned something over the years watching professionals do wiring in data centers... I try to keep the cables from being tangled and have them 'flow' a bit to the right components, etc.
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

vincentnguyen says:

Very nice setup; well organized.
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

night000vision000 [deleted] says:

wow.
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

rburlaub says:

what is it you do that you need that much computer power?
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

fensterbme says:

@rburlaub:My full time job is architecting and building servers/network/storage systems for a very large financial institution. But I also do side consulting for small/medium businesses and use some of this power to test things out/keep my chops up to par... Most of the stuff was either given to me or was written off by my account on my taxes.

Nerd stuff aside I do a lot of photography and eat all the power I can get processing RAW images, etc.
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

luvi says:

Whoa! That's mine! :D

Let's start a group! :)

LuVi
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

alinzainescu says:

very, very nice !!!
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

claudio robles says:

Esa guea sÍ Es un centro de mandos pos guevon
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

æternaPhotography says:

Daaaaaaaaaaaaang.....

I bet with all that stuff on, though, it makes your electric meter spin like a top ;-)
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

Steffen Coonan says:

Sweet set up, like my own.
Posted 36 months ago. ( permalink )

Steve Masiello says:

Man! You have all that and I'm still chugging along with a single pentium 2 tower. I guess it's really time to upgrade. Wanna donate anything?
Posted 36 months ago. ( permalink )

Rasmus Öberg says:

I can understand why you want to work out of your house!
You have a lot of nice stuff, but still manage to keep it clean. Nicely done!
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

Rob Fay says:

I'm assuming your desks are from Ikea (looking at tags)? What solutions are you using for storage and organizing (file cabinets, shelf organization, etc.)?
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

fensterbme says:

@Rob Fay: I have a few IKEA drawer cabinets (forget what type, three drawer under desk thing) that I use for misc. stuff and on top of them sits my HP multi-function printer/copier/fax. My wife has a hanging file/desk drawer system from some place (It wasn't cheap, probably $300)

For shelf organization we use two metal shelves from Crate and Barrel... You can see a photo of our bookshelves here. I like IKEA a lot, but will buy stuff from wherever so long as it fits the bill.
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

Roberto Alcântara says:

Could you tell me the height and depth of its table? I intend to make a similar, just a little longer.

thank you
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

fensterbme says:

@rpfilho: I'd check IKEA's web site, I bet they have the dimensions.... It's their Galant series office stuff.
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

Roberto Alcântara says:

Thank you !!!
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

PiNNO! says:

i want your beastie boys sticker!!! XD
Posted 34 months ago. ( permalink )

Byone UKP says:

I am interested on how much you pay for electricity every month.
Posted 33 months ago. ( permalink )

!efatima says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Emirates Mac, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.
Posted 33 months ago. ( permalink )

| Mathieu | says:

Great desk for working and really nice stuff man! You're very lucky :-)
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

mr kafooman says:

Keep it up
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

MaNaSsEs says:

Amazing work station! Congratulations!
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

JustinCaze says:

Is that where you flickr from?

If yes, please share it in the Where I Flickr Group as well.

Thanx and keep on flickering!

Justin
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

u_p (un.titled_photo) says:

cool space to work :D
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

Joel Freeman says:

filling up the trash with paper? isn't that an environmental no-no?
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

fensterbme says:

@Joel Freeman: Most paper actually ends up in the shredder which is recycled (as are most things in our house, paper included) but some hits the trash can I'm not real religous about where my paper is routed....

I don't think paper in the trash is an environmental no-no, paper degrades just fine. It's the plastic, batteries and other things people pitch in the trash that's the real 'no-no'.
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

jay 434 says:

wow thats my dream setup there all macs of course
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

sean dreilinger says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called telework / telecommute, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

conkamedia says:

no apple mac ???????????
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

fensterbme says:

@conkamedia: Yes, apple mac... Read the description, and the notes on the photo there is a G4 Mac in there. Probably in the next year a new Mac and a 30" display.
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

Shutterhack says:

Machine thought in digital bliss, all knowledge
stored in memory banks equal to the Universe.
Machine had learned how to think for itself
but was like an unloved child, left on the shelf.
A sentient being with nothing much to do.
Machine was bored…Source
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

ZeeDesertRat says:

Dude. Do you AC that room in the wintertime?
Posted 25 months ago. ( permalink )

Emma L Jones says:

This is great! I think our readers at www.enterprisenation.com will think so too. Please consider joining our group, Home Offices, and adding some of your photos. No obligations, of course!
Posted 24 months ago. ( permalink )

4Durt says:

Hi, I'm an admin for the Show Me group:

Show Me Around Your Room or Office!
Love to have your photo added to the group!
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

PanHandle Joe says:

Looks like you caught the same bug I did! :-)
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

MAREXdesign says:

wish this was my work space!
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

fensterbme says:

@itysonlicious: IKEA
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

Michael Hendrickx says:

Sweet setup++
Posted 21 months ago. ( permalink )

CrapMonkey Travis says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called WorkSpace Cribs (aka: Rate My Office), and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.
Posted 21 months ago. ( permalink )

rsibaja says:

Hey u geek! c'mon share with us this photo at Cool Geek Desk, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

_Nia_ says:

Great shot!

I wish you could share your photo in Home&Living!
www.flickr.com/groups/homeandliving/

Thank you!
Posted 18 months ago. ( permalink )

Ms Art Lit [deleted] says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Global Sociology Post 2 Award 2, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Found in a search. (?)
Posted 18 months ago. ( permalink )

virgorama says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Flickrspace, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

CatsFive says:

Schwing. I like that keyboard. I used to use it, too. I like the tactile feeling of the softer, less-travel springy keys on the Macbook pro now. Ah well. But I miss ergo keyboards. I wish Mac made one.
Posted 9 months ago. ( permalink )

dorian-grey says:

i really love to see other people's home work space compared to mine--it helps to give me ideas in the future--awesome photo and details
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

w9jim says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Show Us Around Your Room or Home Office!, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Posted 4 months ago. ( permalink )

NothingButFormals says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Nothing But Memorable Decor, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Posted 4 months ago. ( permalink )

bejerry says:

hi, fensterbme
we really adore your place, if you don't mind, we appreciate you can share on our website (it's all for free) www.decomyplace.com we trying to share everyone's living idea, and help more people to improve their living space. we appreciate any support from you. and sorry if we made any uncomfortableness to you, have a good day.
Posted 4 weeks ago. ( permalink )

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