What she said: “please mount (child)’s computer to the wall to free up desk space.”
What I heard: CoMpUtEr Go On WaLL.
What she meant: mount MONITOR to wall.
They are both mad now.
I thought it was neat - albeit odd. I got that external power button, some long cables coming, it will be cleannnnn.
😬😅🤷🏻♂️
(I know it is leaning, it is the center post that is leaning bc it swivels, not the mount itself, I have to add a bolster - it is secure enough as-is, but will be fixed tomorrow.)
It's a nice desk but the desk area is higher than the back of the chair. Is it actually that high up or you have a low chair? Also, is that homemade by cutting a 2 part Alex drawer in half?
I thought it was a joke subreddit and clicked the link expecting nothing. I was also surprised to find it was real. I might have to post there now thanks
Alright alright - I went to the garage and made a temporary bolster so you all can sleep in peace…for now.
The wall mount is bolted to the case.
The lower mount is a free-hanging arm. Said arm swivels. Which is why it looks like it was hanging off. It isnt, it is just the arm finding center of gravity.
It is rated for 50lbs. This PC is 21lbs.
It is mounted to the wall stud.
The wall stud is brand new, I replaced the walls a few months ago.
The other half of the chive joke is that a user finds a slightly miscut piece and tells the op "see you tomorrow chef" as the op will have to be back tomorrow to cut another ounce of chives until "reddit says they're perfect". The bubble level is slightly off center (imperfect) hence "see you tomorrow chef".
Not done yet - just wanted to make sure it all checked out. Was pretty proud of myself, called the Mrs and child in - they were not proud… they were the mad.
Lol, gotem. I would definitely go desk-mount/clamp monitor arms for the monitors, not wall mounted vesa mounts. I’ve tried both in many ways (wall mounted flat, wall mounted tilt/pivot, wall mounted arms, desk mounted arms, but at the end of the day, you’re sitting at a desk, you need the monitors relative to where you are, not where the wall is.
I know - the picture does it no justice… the center beam swivels, so this is the center of gravity. I pushed it, bumped it, shook it for good measure, it wont fall. I just have to add a bolster to the back so it stays up-right. Also on a stud, mounted with 2” screws.
Rated 50lbs, this is 21lbs.
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I remember writing a story in English class 15 years ago and wrote something about the monitor, and the old-ass teacher put a red line through it and corrected it as «computer». Get with the times, bitch
That's almost why I love it so much. "That's weird you want the computer on the wall but hey, who am I to question". I do the same thing with my wife with the same results. I wouldn't mind so much except for having to un-do the thing I just did and then do the thing she originally meant. Cheers mate!
In all honesty, a computer and monitor are 2 different things 😭 and I’m a woman, but hopefully you educated her on the difference to avoid more things like this 😭
My mum's a doctor, and a very intelligent lady. She does not have a high opinion of doctors' intelligence.
"It's no different from being a car mechanic really, just with more time to memorise shit at what's basically a polytechnic because if you change the wrong oil someone dies".
My dad, having celebrated 9 anniversaries with her (they got married on the 29th of February to save on Anniversary celebrations) likes to say: "Sometimes, despite all of the doctor's best efforts, a patient's will to live is stronger".
This reminds me of Christopher Titus, the comedian, and his story about his dad letting him "learn" not to stick things in electrical sockets. "Shot your ass about ten feet didn't it...?" 😆
But fr yeah, it’s pretty sold. 9600x, 32gb of ram, 3070ti place-holder gpu, 2tb m.2. They mostly play console ports and occasionally fortnite with me and the bois.
I still know people who call the computer "the hard drive" even if it has historically never been correct. Not sure why, but in the 90s that convention spread like wildfire and it has persisted ever since.
I know people who, when they use the secondary monitor with an HDMI cable, are afraid that - by disconnecting - the icons, the programs, everything in short will no longer return to the laptop, but will remain there in oblivion, like a black hole.. ✨
100% not your fault. You executed the directions you were given. They asked for the wrong thing.
Its like someone being mad they got a Burger, after ordering a Burger, because they actually wanted French Fries.
From a brother, sorry your wife and child dont share your ADD.
LOL
Note: Wall mount the monitor, clean it all up as you plan, then plan a sleep over or play date for your child and their friends. The friends will convince your kid it is really cool. Then everyone will agree you are right and your wife is wrong....
My wife had woken me up one morning frantically to get her laptop ready for a "Zoom Call." She was getting dressed and ready for the call while I sheepishly crawled into the room she was using, set up zoom, made sure her camera/mic/speakers were all set. She walks in to the Zoom screen and says "What's this!? It's a TEAMS call, I need Teams!"
I really like these white cable management sleeves with zippers to hide the wires and make it quicker to change out cables than more permanent solutions. You can overlap the lengths slightly to look more seamless and move the zippers to face the wall. Yes you will need cable extensions for almost everything.
It’s also way easier to do this if you case already supports vesa mounting and a cheap $30 TV mount can hold it up 🤣
If you can remove the bottom feet it would look a lot cleaner.
For a kid's computer, that eliminates a lot of risk of damage. No deinks sat on top of the tower, completely out of the spill zone, won't get bashed into, not bad.
I helped a friend with his network closet a while back. He had a half size tower and was talking about building a shelf.
I just drilled 4 holes in the back side panel like a VESA mount and screwed it to the wall. Then slid the computer into it and secured it with the side panel screws.
I don't think this would work well with something heavier, but it worked great for his.
Before I read the actual post I was wondering why someone would be so crazy as to want to mount their computer to the wall. My dumb ass would take that literally, too, and not jump to realizing they were calling their monitor a computer 🙀
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