Got the office cleaned up. It gives my wife anxiety but I know where everything is 
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Two methods…
1. I have the assistive thing on that makes the mouse pointer bigger temporarily when you shake the mouse. That's usually enough.
2. But if I still can't find the pointer, then I have Better Touch Tool set with keyboard commands to direct my pointer to the center of the display I want it on. At that point it is right where I expect it to be.
My mouse pointer tends to gravitate and shoot off to the HDTV though. I have no idea why, but it's really annoying whenever I have the source set to something other than my Mac. Like right now, my Amazon Fire Stick is streaming my local news. If the pointer shoots up I will never see it because the TV isn't showing the Mac source signal right now. Hence BTT to force my pointer back.
Mostly though, the majority of what I do involves the three central displays so I can usually find the mouse somewhere in there.
One day! One day and both kids will be out of the house and my wife and I get their rooms back!Got the office cleaned up. It gives my wife anxiety but I know where everything is
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Then I don't have to be taking up a large chunk of the living room anymore!
It’s possible of course that the kids girlfriend or boyfriend’s move in with you and stay there whilst they save for a place with your grandchildren (which they’ll expect you to babysit for free!).
Just saying.
I added shelves. I don’t like clutter on my desk. I now need to fit lights under the lower shelf. I have the lights but the installation is proving tricky because they are slightly wider than they are claimed to be.
There are times when I feel kinda guilty about my boys having to sift through and categorize all of this stuff when I buy the big ticket and go on my next grand adventure but if what @Apple fanboy states happens, I just look at it as rent back pay, payable to my wife.
I always taught y'all to always love your mama ... now GET TO WORK BOYS!
Mrs AFB is a crafter. Her room would be a nightmare to sort! Fortunately I’m planning to go first! My photography stuff would be easy to sell.There are times when I feel kinda guilty about my boys having to sift through and categorize all of this stuff when I buy the big ticket and go on my next grand adventure but if what @Apple fanboy states happens, I just look at it as rent back pay, payable to my wife.
I always taught you to love your mama ... now GET TO WORK BOYS!
I will be doing like my great uncle did and by a certain age I'll be giving stuff away. Hopefully at the end it's just a minimal set of stuff. As much as I love my 'stuff', if I can't take it with me I want people who can/want to to use it to have it. Versus it going to the dump or other places. Or just hanging around getting old and useless. It also gives you a certain 'immortality'.There are times when I feel kinda guilty about my boys having to sift through and categorize all of this stuff when I buy the big ticket and go on my next grand adventure but if what @Apple fanboy states happens, I just look at it as rent back pay, payable to my wife.
I always taught y'all to always love your mama ... now GET TO WORK BOYS!
We took my great uncle's dining room set and his buffet. It's used every day in our kitchen. Any time I pull out his old tape measure or cooler I am reminded of him. We have his coffee table in the garage. And my great uncle's stuff was quality, circa the 1950s when he was in his prime as a carpenter building homes. They don't make stuff this way any more.
Nothing glamorous, but it's functional.
When I’m on the go like travelling or school I have my Mac sitting on the laptop sleeve :
Not pictured: AirPods and external Bluetooth keyboard
Wallpaper link: https://basicappleguy.com/haberdashery/scaryfast
I use my stand and gaming headphones at home since it’s really big to carry.
Not pictured: AirPods and external Bluetooth keyboard
Wallpaper link: https://basicappleguy.com/haberdashery/scaryfast
I use my stand and gaming headphones at home since it’s really big to carry.
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BasicAppleGuy, has curated content for MacBook wallpapers.
Scary Fast black Finder wallpaper (the macOS 9 orientation one) https://basicappleguy.com/haberdashery/scaryfast
Lights are now added:
IKEA Irsta LED panel lights. These had to be trimmed to size by about 10mm so they would fit correctly. They are controlled by IKEA Rodret wireless dimmer. They spread a lot of light but do not cause reflections on the screens. I have them here at medium brightness.
IKEA Irsta LED panel lights. These had to be trimmed to size by about 10mm so they would fit correctly. They are controlled by IKEA Rodret wireless dimmer. They spread a lot of light but do not cause reflections on the screens. I have them here at medium brightness.
Ahh the good ole QSG4 and 22" cinema display. I had that too and it was amazing.
It's amazing how small 22" feels today lol.
That's the Macintosh screensaver wallpaper from Apple. Not a bad one - a real time travel back to the days of the Finder Error and the glorious "bomb" icon.
Apple should bring back the older startup chimes as something we could choose.
That would be so funThat's the Macintosh screensaver wallpaper from Apple. Not a bad one - a real time travel back to the days of the Finder Error and the glorious "bomb" icon.
Apple should bring back the older startup chimes as something we could choose.
A chime you could select as easily as a boot drive in sys pref.“This week I choose Early Intel Core Duo white 24” iMac chime” lol
Especially at 1600x1024
I still love the color & saturation of them and have a couple.