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Kirill Semenov 
Ukraine
Local time: 01:52
Member (2004)
English to Russian
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| Desk drawers | Feb 24, 2006 |
Magda Dziadosz wrote:
Glad you didn't ask what's in my desk drawers! 
May I guess? Bills from your Internet provider and phone company, mostly.
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I wonder why so many of you have a calculator on their desk... Don't you trust the one from your PC?
| | | | NancyLynn
Canada
Local time: 18:52
French to English
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MODERATOR | the only thing I *don't* have is a calculator! | Feb 24, 2006 |
It's on my virtual desktop.
On my physical desktop, I have a monitor and speakers for one computer, temporarily retired, plus a laptop.
A 24 x 30" box with a couple dozen CDs, pens, stamps, address labels, defunct cheque books.
Then I also have, surrounding the laptop:
a bottle of handcream
some kids' toys
some kids' artwork
some doggie toys
two boxes of floppy disks which I can't even use in my laptop
a cookbook and part... See more It's on my virtual desktop.
On my physical desktop, I have a monitor and speakers for one computer, temporarily retired, plus a laptop.
A 24 x 30" box with a couple dozen CDs, pens, stamps, address labels, defunct cheque books.
Then I also have, surrounding the laptop:
a bottle of handcream
some kids' toys
some kids' artwork
some doggie toys
two boxes of floppy disks which I can't even use in my laptop
a cookbook and part of another cookbook
two boxes of envelopes
three boxes of stomach medicine which I can't take until the baby is born, but man, I can't wait to be able to take that stuff again (and then I'll be joining the rest of you with your coffees and glasses of beer) - plain water for the moment
a box of tissues
two fat dictionaries
a book on geography
and a scanner
plus my calendar and yesterday's mail
I just did a clean-up about 10 days ago - and I'm about 5 days late with this one...thanks for the reminder
Nancy ▲ Collapse
| | | | tazdog (X)
Spain
Local time: 00:52
Spanish to English
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| too much stuff | Feb 24, 2006 |
Apart from the computer, monitor and speakers, I have:
-a couple folders holding paperwork for ongoing projects
-a document holder that’s holding payment schedules and a spiral notebook
-a copy of my current job
-grocery shopping list
-cell phone
-watch
-calculator, yellow highlighter, Bic pen
-numerous notes (mostly to myself) on odds and ends of paper
-cool bracelet from Argentina that I take off while working (thanks, Andrea)
... See more Apart from the computer, monitor and speakers, I have:
-a couple folders holding paperwork for ongoing projects
-a document holder that’s holding payment schedules and a spiral notebook
-a copy of my current job
-grocery shopping list
-cell phone
-watch
-calculator, yellow highlighter, Bic pen
-numerous notes (mostly to myself) on odds and ends of paper
-cool bracelet from Argentina that I take off while working (thanks, Andrea)
-tin of hand cream
-miniature metal bucket holding a pack of Vitamin C candies and a couple boxes of Smints
-mug with pens, pencils, markers
-small cloisonné container holding paper clips
-calendar
-bottle of water (half liter)
The usual semi-organized chaos… ▲ Collapse
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Gianni Pastore
Italy
Local time: 00:52
Member (2007)
English to Italian
TOPIC STARTER | I wonder that myself | Feb 24, 2006 |
Maria Diaconu wrote:
I wonder why so many of you have a calculator on their desk... Don't you trust the one from your PC?
I use also MS Excel. It's great because you can check all the numbers you've put in and have an instant overview, making easier spotting double inputs etc.
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It's completely empty
I'm moving out to a new apartment (well, a rather old apartment, the way I like it, but it's new to me ) this weekend, so right now my desk is empty, waiting for the moving guys to move it, hehe
I'll get back to you later, when I have set up everythi... See more
| | | | Clare Barnes
Sweden
Local time: 00:52
Swedish to English
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| here goes... | Feb 24, 2006 |
(apart from the computing stuff):
Swe-Eng dictionary
English thesaurus
Post-it notes
Two local advertising papers
SFÖ brochures + invite to conference
Train + plane tickets
Two spiral bound jotters (both in use as I often manage to mislay one of them)
Notebook
Two calenders
Tax forms
Papers for the local UN group (good job I found those - they were underneath the tax stuff)
Three candles
Hand cream
Floppy... See more (apart from the computing stuff):
Swe-Eng dictionary
English thesaurus
Post-it notes
Two local advertising papers
SFÖ brochures + invite to conference
Train + plane tickets
Two spiral bound jotters (both in use as I often manage to mislay one of them)
Notebook
Two calenders
Tax forms
Papers for the local UN group (good job I found those - they were underneath the tax stuff)
Three candles
Hand cream
Floppy disc
A stone from Brighton beach
Squeezy hand strengthening thingies (what are they called?)
Hmmm... not sooooo bad after all...
Oh, and a lamp! ▲ Collapse
| | | | | Things on my PC desk... | Feb 24, 2006 |
Gianni Pastore wrote:
Nadia Fahmi wrote:
On my PC desk or both office desks and sideboard?
...the one where you place your keyboard, Nadia!
OK, then:
Ashtray
Pack of cigarattes
Lighters
Coca Cola Light can (my afternoon drink)
Landline telephone
Cordless telephone and base
Two speakers
speaker control
Pencil holder
web cam
notepaper cube (with an electric toothbrush that needs spares - been sitting there for two months until I find the time to buy the spares_
USB hub
mouse - mouse pad
I guess I am relatively tidy... this desk... because if you had said both... then, I would be in trouble.
But, I recently refurbished my office and put a lot of shelves around, so everthing that was on my desks... is now on the shelves...
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| Forgot to say... | Feb 24, 2006 |
That my monitor is wall-mounted, so it's not on my desk... only the keyboard...
| | | | Maria Karra
United States
Local time: 18:52
Member (2000)
Greek to English
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..is practically empty compared to yours!
I have a pencil, a green pen, and a notebook. A few minutes ago I also had my Oxford-Hachette, but I put it away to tidy up.
Monika, three levels?!! I didn't know such desks existed! Aren't those called small bookcases?
| | | | Monika Coulson
Local time: 16:52
Member (2001)
English to Albanian
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SITE LOCALIZER | Desktop from OfficeMax | Feb 24, 2006 |
Maria Karra wrote:
Monika, three levels?!! I didn't know such desks existed! Aren't those called small bookcases?
Hi Maria,
I really do not know the exact word. It looks something like this: http://www.officemax.com/max/solutions/product/prodBlock.jsp?BV_UseBVCookie=yes&prodBlockOID=537466221&expansionOID=-536879593
Mine is a bit different, because it does not have the glass doors on the left side and it does not have the library on the right side. Instead, the computer screen level is an empty space. What I meant by the lower level is both drawers that are on both sides, under the computer screen. The third level (or upper level) has 6 small compartments, similar to the ones shown on the upper front side of this pic. Maybe I used the wrong word for saying that my desktop has three levels, but this is how I would describe it. Of course, I am not a furniture specialist.
Monika
[Edited at 2006-02-24 19:12]
| | | | | Toys and stones | Feb 24, 2006 |
It's too much because my desktop is XXL
- a lot of unidentified files (like Magda) and slips of papers
- coloured paperclips – scissors (never used - just alibi)
- the unexpected Spanish dictionary (sparetime)
- the predictable Dutch-German dictionary
- map of Mallorca (holiday mood)
- CD ROM Learning Spanish with speech recognition
- flea comb
- 3x fold old rug (for th... See more It's too much because my desktop is XXL
- a lot of unidentified files (like Magda) and slips of papers
- coloured paperclips – scissors (never used - just alibi)
- the unexpected Spanish dictionary (sparetime)
- the predictable Dutch-German dictionary
- map of Mallorca (holiday mood)
- CD ROM Learning Spanish with speech recognition
- flea comb
- 3x fold old rug (for the catnapping secretary)
- lifelike plastic toys: lizard and elephant
- pebble stone with strange inclusions like fool’s gold
- no hippos out of stone, but kind of Bastet Cat Godess (secretary!)
- a calculator! (more sensuous than Excel! He is called Walther)
- book:Heirloom Vegetables. Shriek I still have to order seeds.
Stephanie and Walther ▲ Collapse
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Maria Karra
United States
Local time: 18:52
Member (2000)
Greek to English
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 Monika, this is bigger than my entertainment center
Even without the glass doors and the shelves!
Maria
| | | | Heinrich Pesch
Finland
Local time: 01:52
Member (2003)
Finnish to German
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| The real thing is much easier to use | Feb 24, 2006 |
Maria Diaconu wrote:
I wonder why so many of you have a calculator on their desk... Don't you trust the one from your PC?
Its much easier to use the real thing than any virtual calculator. Excel I use only for complicated calculations and my tax declaration, and always close it to save memory.
| | | | Gianni Pastore
Italy
Local time: 00:52
Member (2007)
English to Italian
TOPIC STARTER
... I am going to change the name of this thread in "Desktop content from hell". Thanx folks
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