Mamy

Mamy

This is the studio's main audio workstation. Just thought I'd post this as I'm about to redesign it. I've had several weeks to tinker with Rainmeter and I've got some new setup ideas :]

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I use 2 monitors, a very large primary monitor and a smaller secondary monitor off to one side . . nestled amongst audio gear [hence the different resolutions :]

The top and bottom bars are always visible, unless I'm working in certain programs and don't want to be distracted. I tend not to need acres of screen real estate when using Firefox, so I find it more productive to have instant visual access to all the computer folders and functions I use on a day to day basis, which has definitely been achieved here!

I use Launchy to launch apps and documents, and in conjunction with NirCmd to email, tweet, shutdown monitors, open and close DVD trays, append items to my ToDo list on 2nd monitor, send the contents of my clipboard to a predesignated text file, speak aloud the contents of my clipboard [more handy than it sounds :] and to perorm fast indexed file searching through Everything!

I also use Strokeit mouse gestures for just about everything! 20k+ gestures in 4 weeks use!!!

I built 2 little docks to either side of my clock in attempt to be rid of ObjectDock! They fade in and jump to the front on mouseover, and launch my most accessed folders. I use Standalone Stacks to launch a stack on right click for superfast folder browsing, left click opens the same folder in explorer for flexibility!

I use Launchy to launch apps and documents, and in conjunction with NirCmd to email, tweet, shutdown monitors, open and close DVD trays, append items to my ToDo list, send the contents of my clipboard to a predesignated text file, speak aloud the contents of my clipboard [more handy than it sounds :] and to perorm fast indexed file searching through Everything!

The list on the right of the 2nd monitor is the ToDo list that is appended to by Launchy. It takes me 2 or 3 seconds to quickly add an idea or reminder for myself, without leaving the program I'm using or breaking my mental flow.

The background image on the 2nd monitor I made to give myself some visual boundaries for icons. The area at the top [above the birds :] is for my current projects. The area in the middle is for random crap that I need to sort out! I turned off icon arranging to give a more of a messy floor look :]

Left Monitor

Right Monitor

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Meters | Rainmeter

Random Quote | Changes hourly, left click changes manually | Code by moi, this particular quote I think was one of many supplied by JSMorley at the Rainmeter forum

CPU Meter | Left click runs 1-Click Maintenance Scan | Modified from Kaelri's Enigma

RAM + Swap File | Left click opens Task Manager | Modified from Dark-Shot666's Next1

Drives Icons | Left click opens drive folder, right click opens a standalone stack | Modified from Kaelri's Enigma

DVD Drive Icon | Left click opens drive folder, right click opens burning program | Left arrow closes physical tray, right arrow opens tray | Code by moi

My Computer Icon | Left click opens My Computer folder, right click opens a standalne stack | Code by moi

System Preferences | Left click opens System Control, right click opens System Information | Code by moi

Clock | Left click opens Date and Time Properties, right click opens Mozilla Prism Google Calender App | Modified from Kaelri's Enigma

Net Traffic | Left click connects to Net, right click opens Net Connection Status | Code by moi

Weather | Left click refreshes weather | Modified from Moxamax's Moxaweather

Docs Folder Dock & Audio Folder Dock | Left click opens folder, right click opens a standalone stack | Code by moi, inspired in part by JSMorley's JMDock

ToDo List | Left click manually refreshes, right click opens text file | Modified from Kaelri's Enigma

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Background | Modified artwork by the amazingly talented dario111

Visual Style | area o4

Icons | Ecqlipse, Reflections

Application Launcher | Launchy

Media Display | CD Art Display v1.0 | 13_sectionid=2&amp13_fileid=56"CDCard skin

Start Menu hidden with NirCmd batch file loaded on startup

Music can be found on Myspace

/Mamy