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It has been said that necessity is the mother of invention. I have found that to be true often. Last week was no exception.
I've been spending inordinate amounts of time on my PC on the job hunt. Since I had recently replaced my pc with a server the sound level has gone up a lot in office. As such to cope, I had to turn up my background music. It got to the point that I had a little trouble hearing my phone.
My solution was to set it up in front of my monitor so when it rings or or email comes in I can easily see it light up and see who's calling and what account the email is coming in on.
The down side is its a bit of a precarious perch as my monitor is elevated. After a while the bass or vibrations would make it fall. That annoyed me quite a bit since it is a recently upgraded Helio Ocean.
I needed a stand for it. After sitting and looking for simple stands I found a bunch of DIY solutions. But I found them to be flimsy or required things I didn't have handy. Non marring is a requirement, so paperclip solutions are out. It's a hefty phone so business card holders were out. Binder clip arrangements are a bad joke in my opinion. I needed something better.
So while pondering what I could do I lit a cigarette. Then I took a good look at a cigarette pack.
Inspiration struck me. I'm a smoker and as such I usually have a few empties laying around. A little pondering and here is what I came up with.
This is my first instructable. My other projects are located at http://www.recklessphilosophers.com
I've been spending inordinate amounts of time on my PC on the job hunt. Since I had recently replaced my pc with a server the sound level has gone up a lot in office. As such to cope, I had to turn up my background music. It got to the point that I had a little trouble hearing my phone.
My solution was to set it up in front of my monitor so when it rings or or email comes in I can easily see it light up and see who's calling and what account the email is coming in on.
The down side is its a bit of a precarious perch as my monitor is elevated. After a while the bass or vibrations would make it fall. That annoyed me quite a bit since it is a recently upgraded Helio Ocean.
I needed a stand for it. After sitting and looking for simple stands I found a bunch of DIY solutions. But I found them to be flimsy or required things I didn't have handy. Non marring is a requirement, so paperclip solutions are out. It's a hefty phone so business card holders were out. Binder clip arrangements are a bad joke in my opinion. I needed something better.
So while pondering what I could do I lit a cigarette. Then I took a good look at a cigarette pack.
Inspiration struck me. I'm a smoker and as such I usually have a few empties laying around. A little pondering and here is what I came up with.
This is my first instructable. My other projects are located at http://www.recklessphilosophers.com
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Signing UpStep 1What you need.
2 empty packs of cigarettes. Plastic must be intact. Marlboro preferable - I'll explain why. It's not brand preference. The markings on the pack actually help in the assembly.
Duct tape.
scissors.
Black paint - Optional.
Duct tape.
scissors.
Black paint - Optional.
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nice idea with the holder though.
L