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In Reply to: RE: I also Require a PC........ posted by Cut-Throat on May 16, 2017 at 11:49:12
My five foot wide L-shaped desk wouldn't begin to fit in that nook. I can see how in your situation compactness matters. While much larger, my tower based computer is tucked away inside the desk under the "L".
I'm blessed with a dedicated 14 x 17 home office with integrated bookshelves on one wall. But then, I'm not (yet) retired and work in that space every day.
BTW, I ordered a quieter 2.5" 2TB drive to replace the 3.5" unit currently in use with leftover Paypal funds from selling the last Touch. I'll move the old one to a Sabrent USB enclosure used for offline backups that lives in the same space as the tower. I've needed to upgrade the capacity of my offline backup drives, so this is a good migration.
When the time comes to downsize into a new space, your approach makes perfect sense.
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The room is quite large..... 12' x 16'. And I used to have a Full Sized Tower PC where the drawers are now. I am just electing to keep things out of View and earshot. I like the Looks of Audio Gear (Especially Tubes). Computer Gear not so Much.
Here is part of the rest of the room. And I do have over 3600 Sq. Ft. of living area. It is more about aesthetics.
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It is more about aesthetics.
Well, my office is more about functionality as it isn't a living space. Having said that, the tower is completely hidden within the desk. What you see is the large monitor along with two printers on a cabinet. And a telescope to one side. Behind me is a large bayed window.
In one bookshelf, you see the dancing lights of the modem and router. The amp driving the in house audio system in located inside one of the built in cabinets on the wall so that is likewise hidden.
I'm not seeing anything.....
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What is seen by those who enter the office is the rear of the desk out from the wall about six feet with the view outside to my back. I don't like staring at a wall. :)Which just happens to face west - hence the poor contrast at this time of day. :)
Some winter pics from the office:
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A picture of my NAS Unit downstairs in my Cabinet. (Dollar Bill for Size reference). It's a 2 Bay Unit Capable of 20TB. LMS runs here. I have run this for over 5 months without a re-start. File sharing is the big Plus Across all windows platforms. Unlike windows which is a royal pain in the ass.
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Indeed drives are pretty small today and more reliable. Not sure of the challenge you face with file sharing.
For work shares (located on servers a thousand miles away), I click on a shortcut from my Win10 laptop.
For home shares, I click on a different shortcut. No pain here. ??
I was referring to setting up File Sharing, Changing, security - Different Windows Versions etc. in Windows. If you are truly interested in why Just Google "Why is Windows File Sharing Such a Pain in the Ass" and you can spend the rest of your life reading.Cut-Throat
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since I've already done it with my network, I really don't need to know how others struggle with it. :) Yes, one needs to wrestle with the many nannies, but I've learned where they are.
My data drive is partitioned into two logical drives: one smaller one with sensitive data and the other, a much larger space with "public" data such as music, video and pictures. I can access the latter remotely from anywhere.
You're STILL welcome...............................;-)
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