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I am sick of looking at my PC work area as it looks like the aftermath of a terrorist attack on a Dick Smith store. So if anyone could give me any suggestions to tidy it up please do (preferably by spending as little time and money as possible). Cheers in advance.

Here is my current set up:

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The monitor and speakers get turned around when I am cooking in the kitchen as I find cooking extraordinarily boring without something to watch.

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From the top to the bottom:

Guitar amp (with PC as my tabs/notation are on my PC and I can play along with youtube etc on the rare occasions I actually practice guitar)

Scanner/printer

Linux netbook

Old Pentium (needed a disk drive for ripping CDs)

Windows netbook with External HDD behind it

Another external HDD and the power cables etc.

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The actual computers are on the bookshelf. It is only the monitor, speakers, mouse and keyboard that are on the counter (which is attached to the wall, it isn't a desk) . I was worried I might get the components wet when washing dishes but haven't yet. Like I said I like to be able to watch stuff while in the kitchen. I also like to be able to sit at the work area so then I turn the monitor and speakers around to the counter side.

I know I can tidy things up and make it a bit more effecient buy buying a monitor with inbuilt speakers but I want to know if there is any low cost/effort stuff I can do.

Thanks for the replies guys.

Edited by *LOACH*

I reckon your anime models wake up at night and have battles leaving that as the aftermath. Could not possibly be the work of one man :)

The image on your monitor looks familar, can't think of where I have seen it though :)

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