My Computer and Desk Setup | Quadriplegic (C5,C6,C7)
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- Опубликовано: 19 окт 2024
- Having a disability, you often need to modify things to make them work for you. Here is my computer/desk setup. Surprisingly, I don't use any adaptive equipment to use the computer. How is your computer/desk set up?
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How is your computer/desk set up?
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Your NetGEAR Router AT $79.00 - OUT-OF-MY-LEAGUE! Very nice components, collectively, that is some system you put together! My router was $9.99. Like you, I ditched all of the eating, dressing, ADL devices - FREEDOM! My dad went to Purdue, bachelor's in business, after WWII. He worked as a sales rep. for Standard Oil 5 days a week and attended law school at I.U. three nights a week. Standard Oil offered him a new full-service gas station on US 31 S Indianapolis. The last stop for gas until Louisville, KY ('62 - '68). A Marathon with a full carwash and a dynamometer (horsepower at rear wheels - muscle cars days). Eight years later, a Tire store in Martinsville - (don't judge me) opened and operated by me the last two years before injury. Went to college and two years in, my philosophy professor and I walked outside after an evening class. He asked me what I was doing there. He saw the question mark on my face - "go sell something," he said. I've managed a Firestone Store (all tires), worked at Mongomery Auto for six months in Glendale, AZ, and five years at Sears Auto Greenwood Park Mall - this and carpentry are my vocational strengths. That nat'l non-profit (ASRO) - I was elected to Nat'l Headquarters and attended Fund Raising School at I.U.P.U.I - we folded after Christopher Reeve introduced Embryonic Stem Cells to the world. What's next at 68 years old? Working on that. Lol
I don't have a computer, I a tablet, and phone.
Your dad did a great job, Mason. This looks like a great setup for those in a chair. I'm mostly bedridden, so I keep everything close to the bed I spend most of my time in. I use my phone quite a bit, pretty much as a computer.
Looks great, Mason. Thanks for sharing this with us and the world. I'm sure it will inspire many to build one. ❤
Awesome! Thank you for watching and commenting!
I recently discovered your channel, and I must say, I'm truly impressed by how you effortlessly navigate through life's challenges. Your ability to engage in activities like gaming, driving, and traveling, despite your injury, is incredibly inspiring
Wow, I appreciate your kind words! Thank you for watching and commenting!
Gadzooks! You lost me at, "I built." Earlier this year I purchased an HP Windows Ten 'refurbished' modem that came with a cheesy keyboard and wired mouse - a great purchase for $150ish, has worked flawlessly. My Windows 8.1 stopped providing updates - goodbye. The computer table was purchased twenty years ago along with 2) 7"(W) x 4"(H) x 34"(L) pieces cut from an eight-foot timber. The heavy boards raise the table to a comfortable place while the heavy lumber doesn't slide easily. A used 36" monitor and a Kensington mouse (Amazon $69.99) rests under my left hand while I type with a typing device on my right hand. The mouse is stationary - a game changer for me (ambidextrous). Norton, Ad Remover, and luck keep things manageable. Your entire arrangement is impressive. What do you use to type and write with?
I appreciate you sharing your setup. Here are my videos for writing and typing:
Typing: ruclips.net/video/y0iRuCpUEVM/видео.html
Writing: ruclips.net/video/_Q0VixCJLRM/видео.html
Thank you for watching and commenting!
Good grief, Mason! You're awesome at typing with typing devices in both hands - no mistakes, how? Lol Without 'devices' on my mouth hung open! It never occurred to me that a moment would catch me 'left out' wo my device aboard - still reeling from your knuckle technique. I too was advised to sleep on my hands closed and blessed with tenodesis in 1980. In H.S. took typing and reached 22 words per minute - I'm faster with Sticky Keys on with a device in either hand. The discovery of the Kensington mouse - Wendy Crawford Burton, a quad from a car accident at an airport in Japan (Wendy was well on her way to a professional modeling career). She built a new home in the wilderness north of Grand Rapids and invited my wife and I to come up and spend a few nights as we were both asked to be on the board of directors for a 501(c)(3) non-profit - The American Spinal Research Organization (ASRO). Wendy seemed fragile though always 'driven' and dodging depression - exercise was impossible. She introduced me to this big mouse I've mentioned. So instead of reaching w my left hand across the keyboard to hold an upside-down wired mouse, I acquired the big mouse called the Kensington (Amazon). Thanks for the direction regarding typing device on Amazon!@@masonx54
I started off with the typing devices but haven't used them for years now. I can almost type with my knuckles as fast as I could type before my spinal cord injury but have a lot more errors.
The more I watch your videos you really surprise me, you are a very inspiring person for others... I recently saw the video where you explain your accident and it is a miracle that you are here ❤ enjoy your life Mason you are really a very sweet person
Wow, I really appreciate that! Thank you for watching and commenting!
@@masonx54 😊
I'm so glad to see a video on this topic,Mason.
Awesome! Thank you for watching and commenting!
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Thank you for watching and commenting!
Awesome setup and video! What wheelchair is that, and how is it compared to others for using the computer?
My setup: I have multiple rolling tables full of accessories + BenQ 2700U monitor on desk I can't reach + grabber reacher + laptop on height-adjustable laptop/projector stand (I use it as a screen when sitting in bed, while using Dierya DK61 and some kind of gaming mouse on separate height-adjustable, tilting Seville Classics rolling table) + upright display stands for papers (using the computer at all has gotten really hard, so I print important things for easy reference) + guitar pedals for foot support + two folding tables for arm support + giant pillow on bed for back support + height-adjustable Meeden drafting stool for putting my body in between all of the other things when I have the energy to do so. and I have no room for anything but sleeping.
I would love to have a wheelchair like yours and clear up the space that's being taken up by all of my homemade armrest, backrest, and footrest supplies!
I have stenosis from C5-C7 and have been jerry-rigging my own supplies for years, but your solution is the best I've seen. (I've been offered spinal fusion surgery but would rather just get a practical, working setup for doing stuff I enjoy in my current condition than go through a whole surgery that's not guaranteed to make my life better and could make it worse.)
I have the Permobil F5 VS wheelchair: ruclips.net/video/U5xPQjH61kY/видео.html
@@masonx54 Thank you!!!
You have a good computer set up mason.
I like it. Thank you for watching and commenting!
That’s a good set up, the height of the new desk would be a lot better than the older desk ❤
I agree! Thank you for watching and commenting!
please make a video of you gaming im also a quadriplegic n thinking of getting a pc (curious to see what games can be played)
I will be making that video very soon. You should be able to play any game. Thank you for watching and commenting.
Cool setup ❤
Thanks, Andy!
Custom built is the best!
I agree! Thank you for watching and commenting!
thankyou
You're welcome! Thank you for watching and commenting!
Please make a video how do you play games and access all these
Thanks
I plan on making a video showing how I play games on my computer. I appreciate your suggestion! Thank you for watching and commenting!
Do you use - or have you tried to use - the joystick of your wheelchair as a mouse?
I have not tried using the joystick of my wheelchair to control the mouse, but I have been told that it's possible. Thank you for watching and commenting!
I’m also a paraplegic and it’s a pain in the ass when trying to fix something on the PC. It’s on the floor so I couldn’t really reach it without help!
Yeah, it's very frustrating. I'm a quadriplegic, so it's even more difficult. Lol Thank you for watching and commenting!
do your pads for your knees give you pressure sores?
I have been using this wheelchair for over two years and have not had problems with pressure sores from the knee pads. Thank you for watching and commenting!
You don't have a surge protector?
The Belkin power strip partially takes care of that. a.co/d/0EUhvUU
@@morgancalvi6675 You're not telling me anything I don't know. If you would go to the link in my last comment, you would see "Belkin Power Strip Surge Protector" with 3940 joules rating.
Do you play any games?
I play Clash of Clans on my phone, and Minecraft and Call of Duty on my computer. Thank you for watching and commenting!
Get a quadstick so you can play some call of duty with us lol. That's what I'm saying to control my whole computer and gaming setup
I thought about getting a QuadStick early on after becoming paralyzed, but I built this computer and am able to play Call of Duty just fine. I don't have the most recent Call of Duty because I've been really busy. My Steam username is masonx54 if you want to add me. Thank you for watching and commenting!
What kind of work do you do?
I'm an IT Specialist.
@masonx54 Thank you, for the reply
I appreciate it.
How do you type input words?
Here is my video showing how I type: ruclips.net/video/y0iRuCpUEVM/видео.html
Hey I love your setup. C5, C6 T10, I game on steam and xbox if ya want to add me.
What's your Steam username?
@@masonx54 hey its rockstarrob
Mine is masonx54
I messaged you on Facebook
I received your message and responded!
Love the setup buddy. I'm also a C5C6 Quad gamer and have been for 23 years. I play everything with a controller but just recently started playing Diablo 4 on PS5 which was referred to me by a buddy of mine. If you have it me and my buddy started a clan for people like us. Anyone else is welcome to join. H3ll On Wh33ls.
I have never played Diablo. Have you ever tried playing using a keyboard? I just couldn't get myself to learn how to play games with a controller after becoming a quadriplegic because I knew how good I was before my injury. Thank you for watching and commenting!
@@masonx54 Hey buddy. I highly recommend you give Diablo 4 a shot it's super easy for quads. Yeah I've played a bunch of games on the PC using the mouse and keyboard but I still prefer a controller. I play mostly on PS5 but recently upgraded my PC specifically for Starfield since it's a Microsoft exclusive but I most definitely will be using a controller to play it through Steam.😁
What do you do for aim while shooting? That’s probably been my hardest struggle and I can’t find a good way around it.
@@jessiejones907Are ps5 controllers easier than xbox?
Yeah for me the PS5 controller is a lot easier to use. I can't get used to that left joystick on the Xbox controller. As far as aiming some games like COD, Starfield and Destiny have a accessibly option that allows you to toggle aim down sites. So for example when I'm playing Starfield I'll tap R2 once gun comes up I fire with R1 and just tap R2 again when I'm done. These games also have button mapping which makes it so much easier for people with disabilities find a configuration that works best for them. Happy gaming.😁