Show Off Your Compy

[Gin]

aka the "Show Everyone How Cool You Can Make Your Computer" thread.
Here's mine:



(it's partially cut off so click for the whole thing)

I've since changed the Firefox Menu into the Pirate Bay/"Home Taping Is Killing Music" cassette-and-crossbones.
I like that I can see everything that's going on at once.

[Knight]

[Bronze]

[Gin]

I DON'T GET IT

Better, OHWOWTRANSPARENCY-less version of my theme.

[TealKick]

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I spy with my little eye, something that looks like Jet Set Radio. Which automatically makes Gin's computer awesome.

[Bronze]

I DON'T GET IT

It's a big ol' pile of shit!

[Desov2]

Jet set Radio was a sweet game.

[Pirate Jack]

http://xs125.xs.to/xs125/08090/screenshotwide266.jpg

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So this is how I wish monitors were. So much time and effort is put into great wide-screen monitors, but most of that goes to waste. I want height.

This is a wide-screen monitor. 1440x900. Flipped sideways, it's still 900 wide. That's wide enough for the internet, wide enough for word processing, wide enough for video. The only loss is full screen gaming. By flipping the screen sideways, I can read websites, textbooks, and documents without having to scroll. I can also also watch wide-screen video at a very decent size while also surfing the web.

The only downside?

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[Jim North]

Demand a detachable laptop monitor!

[PyscoUno]

i see your problem there...its a dell

[Bronze]

I'm imagining you lying on your side to type. It's pretty funny.

[TealKick]

Wow, that's pretty cool.

[Pirate Jack]

I'm imagining you lying on your side to type. It's pretty funny.

I do, actually. It's a pain in the neck.

[Matador]

Three Words: Get a wirless [adding a fourth] keyboard.

[Agrajag]

Most external Dell monitors can swivel 90 degrees. You can buy a widescreen one and then just turn it vertical.