{"id":102,"date":"2006-12-15T04:20:00","date_gmt":"2006-12-15T11:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/librariansmatter.com\/blog\/2006\/12\/15\/pimp-my-pc\/"},"modified":"2006-12-15T04:20:00","modified_gmt":"2006-12-15T11:20:00","slug":"pimp-my-pc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/librariansmatter.com\/blog\/2006\/12\/15\/pimp-my-pc\/","title":{"rendered":"Pimp my PC"},"content":{"rendered":"

Over at Tech Explorer<\/a>, Corey asks “what does your computer say about you<\/a>?” He had the thankless task of visiting a large number of staff computers in his library.<\/p>\n

I was interested that many people had loaded in a favourite background image. Our electronic services librarian says this reminds her …and others…that she has a life outside work.<\/p>\n

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\n10 years ago, I customised my first work laptop with the album cover for Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.<\/a><\/p>\n

Instead of the Windows close down noise, I had Bollywood. I sampled in Sri Devi<\/a> singing the “awi wiwi wiwi wiwi wiwiw wi” bit of Hawa Hawaii<\/a> from Mr India<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I think I must have got it out of my system, because after that I haven’t really fiddled with my PC settings too much… I just make everything a subltle shade of lilac, nowadays. And set the default browser to Firefox.<\/p>\n

But.. I think I might be expressing myself outside my PC, at least at home….<\/p>\n

<\/a>Analyse This !! <\/span><\/p>\n
TODAY’S HIPPIE CARD<\/a>: Growth<\/div>\n
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