Doing some online shopping. Trying to find more add-on's for my desk to really maximize the multitasking capabilities.

Ran across this. Too much?

Wake up!!

I found a usage for the WOL (Wake on LAN) feature finally. Now that all my computers are tucked nicely underneath the desk in front of me. Reaching the power buttons has become a chore. Got to thinking about a remote power on solution. Remote being from my chair. And found this site. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wake-on-LAN

I know I should be embarrassed when considering the short distance from my chair to my desk as "remote". But from one computer I can now toggle on all the computers attached to the network. This serves two purposes:

1. PAIN IN THE **!#@$ Less back strain. Bending over may be ok for the younger folks and Gumby, but for me, not so much fun. Less fun not the desired outcome.

2. GO GO GREEN! I support the notion of feeling guilty about using too much electricity. I am not say that I actually feel guilt, just that it's an idea that I'd like to support using more technology to accomplish. Having WOL encourages me to turn off all these damn computers when I go to bed.

I am sure that these WOL applications have other useful purposes. I see one program I can use from my Windows Mobile phone to turn on/off all the computers on my network while I am away. Scripts you can use from the web.... Sounds like might be cool for remote access of some such.

Would you like to play a game?....

Controlling Minions

For WoW, Vanguard, Age of Conan, and hopefully Warhammer Online, I am using a software solution for controlling my minions.

Keyclone

Keyclone is a p2p, unicasting keyboard emulator. Keyclone links applications together...enabling you to hit 'F1' within one application, and having that key simultaneously sent to each of the other applications keyclone is managing. it will also send those same keys to any other keyclones you may have linked in, which in turn will distribute the keys to the applications they are managing.

Mousing around 6 desktops

An amazing piece of software for the multiboxer is Synergy

Synergy lets you easily share a single mouse and keyboard between multiple computers with different operating systems, each with its own display, without special hardware. It's intended for users with multiple computers on their desk since each system uses its own monitor(s).

Synergy

Coolest part? it's open source and works wonderfully.

Warhammer Trailer Video

Getting Serious

Oh, I can tell I am finally getting serious about Warhammer. I just spent a couple hours finding just the right wallpapers to change all my desktops to.

You know there is no going back once you've done that.

(L)Users

Users /nm./: collective term for those who use computers. Users are divided into three types: novice, intermediate and expert.
Novice Users: people who are afraid that simply pressing a key might break their computer.
Intermediate Users: people who don't know how to fix their computer after they've just pressed a key that broke it.
Expert Users: people who break other people's computers.
— From the Jargon File.

Warhammer

38 days.... and counting. what to do, what to do until then? Should I spend all day reading about Warhammer? Should I pretend to be interested in other games?

Oh what to do....

38 days.

Happy Desk Day

8/8/08 officially has become Desk Day.

2 years of planning and dreaming has resulted in the optimal desk/computer configuration to date. My Anthro brand desk arrived earlier this week just in time for the festivities of Desk Day.

The new desk holds all my old gear very well, and eliminates the two desk monstrosity of last year. With lots of newly freed up space in the computer room, planning for stage two is under way.

What to do with all that space?!