Al's new PC furniture has been installed and PC reassembled all systems checked out (cable modem, dial up backup modem, printer, mouse, keyboard, speakers).
A few things ended up with some mistakes but this is to be somewhat expected because after checking out many places in and around Evansville that are in the business, and each had some not nice aspects so it was which is the lesser of these various evils, Lesa checked with the place that does office furniture where she works, and they were happy to have my business. So as some decision was made, it went between Al, Lesa, the Office Connection in Vincennes Indiana (officeconnection@charter.net), HON industries that makes the best office furniture, but originally I did not think I could afford that, but you know, when you carefully look at the catalog and say I not need this that frill, just go for lots of work space, sturdiness, dimensions that are an almost perfect fit in my apartment, we end up with great quality.
Earlier this week Normandy Arms Apartments shampooed the carpet where we had cleared out furniture to make room for this. I told them that getting this big space cleared out is once in a blue moon, and an excellent time to fit in this operation.
Hey, it fits fantastic (no error measuring dimensions), all the wall plugs are in use, there is a nice space between corner unit and my old book case on the right, which is perfect size for halogen overhead lamp and waste basket, the computer is working fine. There is some stuff on the floor, like the UPS but it is not sitting on the carpet but on little wooden things on wheels, and there are more waiting so when the PC tower goes down, it will not be sinking into the carpet. Patricia found those for me. They are just great.
The Vincennes crew will have to do another visit later because:
- one of the shelves sticks out too far (what got packed is not what was ordered), and jabs my left side;
- some cables from back of PC to master control (which needs to be where I can push the buttons) won't reach from where we planned to put the PC so temporarily the PC is on top of the shelf that will have to be replaced ... longer cable coming;
- a higher chair was suggested but I like the chair I have, so we will be getting an under shelf keyboard tray and perhaps also mouse on it.
Overall I feeling great. The total price was less than I anticipated (because I not remembered exactly right from all the yes no pieces re-thinking). They assembled it for me, which took longer than I thought it would, they disconnected all cables on my PC and reassembled connections when done, however there is one thing left over that we not know where it goes to. Everything is working, so speculation is high as to what that for.
Hmm, I see a box that we decided not to open because Hon sent the wrong kind of drawer, and Office Connections did not take it back with them. There may be other follow up. As I come across odd cables, I moving them all to be one location, so more easy to find spare when need one. I am going to leave one of my Y2K flash lights stuck in the electric system under the new desk, so the next time I need a PC service call, the spare light is right there for under desk illumination.
The back panel is the kind of stuff you can stick thumb tacks into. Above monitor etc. there are shelves running 13" deep and 40" wide, and there is another just like it, a little wider, to the left above the shelf that will be replaced. Those shelves are two layers so other stuff can go on the very top. Basically it is a corner unit, and a left side unit, and I have an old but sturdy book case to the right. Before ordering this, I visited approx 20 different places that sold furniture suitable for PC, and at some of them looked at several alternatives.
I need to do a bit of adjustment to get essentials off the UPS not the surge protector power strips at the back center where wall plug got covered up, but this connection through first. Then the piles of stuff that used to be on my old furniture, that did not have as much work space, will come back in pieces, as I figure out what will go where, and allow space for growth in various project piles. I use box lids from computer paper quite heavily, but now if some are going to be on top shelf, I need a heavy marker so end of box lid can have word or two what it is all about.
The old furniture was donated to the humane society of Lawrenceville Illinois, to be used or auctioned, at their discretion.
Main reasons for this upheaval:
- The old furniture had done me OK when only use for my home PC was personal entertainment, but now as I am moving into part time work from home, the inefficiencies of a home office designed just personal use was getting in my way.
- The PC before the current one was not a tower, and it sat on table and ran Ok, then current one is tower on floor, because too heavy for my flimsy table, but I have wall to wall carpet and this is air cooled from bottom and air from bottom, and it sinks into carpet.
- I had several book cases that were Ok except not super sturdy, so I was like only 1/3 to 1/2 using the vertical space, so there's all this vertical space wasted, and it is all round my PC. I needed to trade up to sturdiness, where I can use all my vertical space.
- Down the road when I get my next PC, I want the infrastructure in place so it can be hooked up without the inefficiencies of what came before.
2:17:30 PM 
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