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You are so kind! How about a little board and a lot of attitude (I am part Irish, doncha know)?
I'm still around. Right now, I'm still recovering from a ten day trip (which included helping a friend install a garbage disposal) and repairing some drain plumbing on my home after I got back (that was a chore).
As far as "cable management" goes, I'm mostly just using the computer I built. Once I get around to it, I need to cut down a chair mat (the ones you buy are too large for the space I have), replace some floor tile, and do some "cable management" behind my desk to make room for the 2.1 speakers I want to get (Corsair SP2500). I'll probably have to make up some longer speaker cables for it (I already have some extra four pin ATX connector bodies; I just need to get more pins and some four wire cable). I'll also try out an ASUS Xonar Essence STX sound card to see if that will improve my sound over the onboard sound.
Once the sound system is squared away, I need to figure out how to get a TV tuner card or two to work with my computer. The Hauppauge WinTV-HVR 2250 dual tuner is at the top of my list right now. I want to be able to use a single feed for OTA TV, Satellite TV (which I don't have yet), and FM. I'll use the tuners to record TV and Radio broadcasts when I'm unable to watch them in real time.
After that, I need to look into getting some new monitors. The Dell Ultrasharp U2312HM is at the top of that list right now. I want to get three and mount two horizontally and one vertically on my desk and also hook my TV up to the computer (right now, I have only one monitor and the TV hooked up). Eventually, I want to replace the TV with one that is DLNR compliant and stream to it from the computer. I'm also going to experiment with streaming to the speakers using an Apple Airport Express (I also could use another Airport Express to stream to the existing TV).
All this takes money and I'm still recovering from the financial hit I took building my ship anchor...er...computer.
Actually bit OT but Juan I just knighted Sir Essenbe (he is too modest to put it up LOL!!) and the women mate um I am in retirement so they are all yours and linne's
Yes mate you are right too you never know what the future holds and the more you strive and get the hard yards in early you will do well as you are doing at the moment, and some - all the very best for the future.
I know I put in several years study for what I do and it was all worth it.
Now for a little, little, contrast to Bungee's fine work. I decided to swap the GPU in wifey's machine to my old one. Here's what I found on the CPU cooler.
I don't often turn a machine on its side. This one I did and found a World Record class dust monster (too big to be a bunny) on the PSU intake, it's bottom mounted. That thing was huge, wish I'd snapped it too. If you have a bottom mounted PSU, check its intake grille of filter if you have one.