Evolution Of My Office(s) 2002 To Present

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In my recent post about my current setup I alluded to possibly posting pictures of the evolution of my office(s) over the years. Well here it is.

This is the first picture I can find of a office space. It was taken May 29th 2002. I was working at the help desk for Wells Fargo Financial in Des Moines, IA. They decorated my table/cubical for my birthday.

I moved up the ladder pretty quick and soon had my own little secluded cube at Wells Fargo and it looked like this:

My Job Wells Fargo was now the Lead Unix Security Admin which sounds like a cool job but really sucked cause I would have to audit all the boxes for exploits and stuff then sitdown with the Unix Admin team and go over all the stuff they needed to fix. You can see how well liked I was here:

Not to long after that I moved to Omaha (after getting fired for working on nextpimp.com all day) and worked for Commercial Federal Bank by day but here was my office at home. I had 2 20″ sony 80lbs trinitron monitors which had the most beautiful picture! But they were HUGE!


I was fired in 2004ish from Commercial federal for working on my own websites all day (again) and started doing everything from home. This is when things started to go well for me. I had weight loss surgery and as you can see my monitors lost some weight too. I switched to dell 20″ LCD’s

In 2005 We moved from Omaha to Lincoln Nebraska and I setup this in a extra room (which is now susans office). It was a 36″ (i think) widescreen tv/monitor and then 3 20″ Dell LCD’s powered by a Dell XPS. This was totally a new temporary setup for me until my new office was being built in the unfinished part of the basement.

This was my first day in my newly built office. It still was not finished yet. I had a 60″ tv put into the wall but as you can see it was not yet framed in. On my desk I had 3 20″ dell monitors and also could use the 60″ LCD as a 4th for when I wanted to show things to other people. If you want to see this in its framed state before the drywall check this out

Here is a little better view from my point of view in the cockpit. In this instance I was running windows on the box to the left and mac on the 2 on the right. This setup did not last long. It was much easier to leave the windows box in my server room and just remote desktop into it then to have all the bs on my desk

I also played around doing some recording of some video “shows” with barry scwartz and other guests that never made it to the web =( It was fun though.

Its not always just about having “fun” playing on the internet though… When the Xbox 360 came out I was found A TON on xbox live! You can also see now the 60″ that is framed in with nice wood thing I had made for it.

back to computer setup pics! - So a bit later I moved to the Apple 30″ display from the 3×20″ and wow what a difference. The apple display is well worth the money.

and that leads us to the current setup of 2 30″ apple displays and a dual intel quad core 3ghz macpro desktop.

So thats it!!! Now tomorrow I am moving into my new office out of the house. I am REALLY excited because its a cool place… I will get some pictures soon. In the new office I am going to take one of the 30″ monitors and my old quad G5 apple.




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    169 Comments

    @September 11, 2007 3:25 pm
    Ovidiu Says:

    It’s a nice improvement for your office.Regarding the job history, I can not miss the part with being fired for working on your sites…kind of what I do since some time now ;-) , well…

    @December 13, 2007 3:12 pm

    if companies only were able to capitalize on the talent they had in you guys.

     
    @January 21, 2008 4:04 am

    computers have to waste more time than they save.

     
     
    @September 11, 2007 3:28 pm
    Pogung177 Says:

    Pretty cool evolution office desk. From thin monitor to large LCD, from fat to slim body. GOD never give prefectness to use, we must change it…!!, Is it right Jeremy..?

     
    @September 11, 2007 3:33 pm
    DJ-JB Says:

    Like my favorite group Pete Rock and CL Smooth says,, ” I went from life sucks to major bucks…..” nice going shoe, hope I can be like you some day im in omaha now my self and I feel things are gettin betta for me holla…

     
    @September 11, 2007 3:35 pm

    Glad to see your office is as messy as mine ;)

    @October 17, 2007 3:53 pm
    serge Says:

    nothing beats how messy my office is!
    nice to see how it he goes from cubicle to mansion, lol.

    @January 21, 2008 4:06 am

    then back to cubicle?
    then into a shoe?

     
     
     
    @September 11, 2007 3:35 pm

    Sweeeeeeet! Nice post man. Great job on the success.

     
    @September 11, 2007 3:39 pm
    webbrander Says:

    hey shoe, nice pics of your workspace. What kind of chair do you use? also have you ever fancied a aeron chair or something like that. I suffer from backache as i work all day at my desk.

    @September 16, 2007 10:26 am
    Jon Says:

    First of all - amazing transformation, man! I guess I’m between pics 4 and 5 physically and pic 1 professionally, so a lot of work to do…

    On the other hand at least I got a good chair (Wilkhahn) :) Not cheap (got mine at a liquidation), but sure no back pain. They say it’s more about moving your body while working than about number of levers and buttons on the chair, which is probably true. Not sure if they sell “over there” yet, You’ll have to find that out yourself if you like…

     
     
    @September 11, 2007 3:42 pm
    Sami Says:

    I can’t put this into words. I drooled over my laptop for a bit. :D

    Good Luck with the move tomorrow. Can you film your move to the office? and show it us when you can. :)

     
    @September 11, 2007 3:42 pm

    Finally - a mac on your desk. All those windows boxes were starting to frighten me.

     
    @September 11, 2007 3:47 pm
    Dave Says:

    wow! nice improvement…. i can’t wait to have my own office as well.

     
    @September 11, 2007 3:47 pm
    Theo Says:

    Congrats with the new office.

     
    @September 11, 2007 3:55 pm
    dapyx Says:

    The history of your office was interesting. I Wish you good luck with your new office.

     
    @September 11, 2007 3:59 pm
    jim Says:

    You gotta smile more in your pictures dude :)

    look forward to seeing the new office, did you talk about why you’re making the move?

    @September 12, 2007 9:02 am

    Its hardcore shoemoney

     
    @January 21, 2008 4:08 am

    lack of smiles clearly means lack of happiness. strange… because I understand happiness is for sale.

     
     
    @September 11, 2007 3:59 pm
    Tim Says:

    Shoe,

    You are the American Dream personified. It is always a blast to hear about your “evolution”. Can’t wait to hear about your future adventures. You’ve earned it!

     
    @September 11, 2007 4:03 pm
    katurday Says:

    How did your employer find out you were working on your own websites all day?

    I must say, based on this and previous posts, that you have an odd obsession with displays/monitors, their sizes, and stats! :)

     
    @September 11, 2007 4:06 pm
    Theo Says:

    You’re looking so sad at the Wells Fargo job..

    @September 12, 2007 1:40 am
    lyricsreg Says:

    I know of no one who looks happy at their job. I look forward to getting fired myself, and at the rate things are going, it won’t be long now :)

     
     
    @September 11, 2007 4:32 pm
    Vingold Says:

    Exceptional post!

    It is amazing what a person can do with their life in just a short period of time.

     
    @September 11, 2007 4:56 pm
    Patrick Says:

    Very nice man. Quite an amazing turn-around.

     
    @September 11, 2007 4:57 pm

    Wow, what an amazing personal transformation! You really should write a book!

    @September 11, 2007 8:19 pm

    Shoemoney commented a while back that he has already been working on a book. I think these pics demonstrate it would be an interesting story.

    @September 12, 2007 7:46 pm
    Bulbboy Says:

    No doubt it’s an audio book as Jeremy has said he listens to them more than reading paper books. Can you imagine him on a Nightingale Conant program?
    :D

     
     
     
    @September 11, 2007 5:07 pm

    Nice man… its cool to see change over time :) you definitely stepped it up :)

     
    @September 11, 2007 5:08 pm
    Paul Says:

    interesting!
    impressing in what short period you earned your money!

     
    @September 11, 2007 5:09 pm
    PrintnPost Says:

    WOW…I want those Monitors!….I thought my dual screen was cool!….thats insane!

     
    @September 11, 2007 5:10 pm

    cool building my office right now I like your office now real good looking and congrats on all of your success so far and hope it continues

     
    @September 11, 2007 5:15 pm

    So why the move out of your house? Yeah, yeah more room and what not. But comeon! Isn’t that what most of the population want (to work from home)?

    @September 11, 2007 7:07 pm
    ShoeMoney Says:

    Things change. having a 1 year old in the house and a nanny + building contractors (we are doing a remodel that will take atleast 4 months) is just to distracting during the day.

     
     
    @September 11, 2007 5:37 pm

    I must say, its an impressive move from a regular large sized tech geek, to nice and skinny internet guru (or whatever you want to call yourself)

    The moves from monitor to monitor is great, boy do I miss the image from the old big monitors. Sony made the best back then….

    Congrats on all the moves! The seperation of office and home is going to be such a welcome relief. I’m sure you’ll feel it after the first day or two.

     
    @September 11, 2007 5:51 pm

    I love the progression of both the office and your own change. Thanks for sharing!

     
    @September 11, 2007 5:52 pm
    PFJournal Says:

    That is truly an amazing transformation in many different ways. Kudos to you man.

     
    @September 11, 2007 7:10 pm
    TOMBALLTX Says:

    shoe that’s very unique on the evol. really great story - and again love the wood framing around that tv! really like the looks of that.

     
    @September 11, 2007 8:11 pm

    Hey Jeremy…smart to take pix of all your office spaces over the yrs! Is that guy really giving u the bird or just kidding? hehe.

    Look fwd to seeing the pix of your new space..also want to see pix of your home remodel, if u care to share when it’s done..r u getting granite? I agree a 1 yr old can be distracting..they stay distracting as they get older too. ;) - Julia

     
    @September 11, 2007 8:17 pm

    That really is an amazing transfornation/progression (both the offices and weight). You can sense Shoemoney is pretty proud of it and he has every right to be.

    BTW - This is going to be some gold linkbait for Shoemoney!

     
    @September 11, 2007 8:36 pm
    TheWild1 Says:

    man.. that is a pretty cool set up you got there.. i like how you made the gap for the tv to fit in

     
    @September 11, 2007 9:24 pm
    KingJacob Says:

    An 80 lb monitor! thats a little over half my wieght, monitors certainly got better fast. I dont even think the 30″ cinema displays are much heavier than 20

     
    @September 11, 2007 9:38 pm

    That’s quite the evolution! Be sure to post pics of your new office!

     
    @September 11, 2007 9:38 pm

    That office + tv is so badass.

     
    @September 11, 2007 9:53 pm
    Paul. Says:

    Why are you moving into an office building for? You’ve got a sweet setup in the basement.

    @September 12, 2007 9:01 am

    Shoemoney is going global!

    @September 12, 2007 7:20 pm
    King Jacob Says:

    He works online so hasnt he been global;)

    @January 21, 2008 4:11 am

    that’s just what the fascist globalists want you to think

    (Comments wont nest below this level)
     
     
     
     
    @September 11, 2007 10:05 pm
    Benny Says:

    I find it very amazing and inspiring how you basically changed your life, nevermind your office… All I can say is do what your doing and things can only get better.

     
    @September 11, 2007 10:32 pm
    ferrarislave Says:

    Looks good, glad you took some action against your weight. I bet it feels good!

     
    @September 11, 2007 10:35 pm
    Hollywood Says:

    Shoemoney — what a great story and progression of your career. I just left corporate America in April to start a business myself, and your story is quite the encouragement!

     
    @September 11, 2007 10:58 pm
    knupNET Says:

    I must say - you ROCK! I am envious of your setup!

     
    @September 11, 2007 11:10 pm

    that is so cool! That way you place the LCD TV between 3 monitors is going to be my goal. haha

     
    @September 11, 2007 11:22 pm
    kch Says:

    Your personal transformation is even more impressive than your office transformation (although I do love the toys). Congratulations!

     
    @September 11, 2007 11:50 pm

    Congrats Jeremy on all of your successes, very interesting to see the evolution through time :) keep it up mate!

     
    @September 11, 2007 11:53 pm

    Whats the verdict on the best monitor — does a single Apple 30″ beat everything? Is 2 30″ers too much?

     
    @September 12, 2007 12:08 am

    My gooooodness. You were so fat …… how come you loose so much weight

    @September 12, 2007 7:43 pm
    Bulbboy Says:

     
     
    @September 12, 2007 12:13 am
    Tom Says:

    Congrats on the new office Shoe!

     
    @September 12, 2007 12:33 am
    Steven Says:

    Wow I never knew you were so big… nice job losing it all.

     
    @September 12, 2007 1:38 am
    lyricsreg Says:

    ohoo … you used to be hudge

     
    @September 12, 2007 2:29 am
    KiwiPulse Says:

    Very nice work station. I could not imaging better installation. Congratz! :D

     
    @September 12, 2007 2:37 am
    Seo Next Says:

    Cool your body was reducing every day and monitor size was increasing.Thats great in both cases.

     
    @September 12, 2007 2:48 am
    Paul Says:

    it was an urgery afaik.. so “every day” i dont know ;)

     
    @September 12, 2007 3:51 am
    Alissa Says:

    Very inspirational. These pictures alone drive me harder!

     
    @September 12, 2007 4:04 am
    Thiru Says:

    awesome. you should write an autobiography. i will buy the first copy

     
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    @September 12, 2007 6:16 am
    Aleks Says:

    Amazing Timeline!

     
    @September 12, 2007 7:06 am

    nice evolution! but I gues tv (especially with video games) is so distracting… my respect for loosing weight, man!

     
    @September 12, 2007 7:17 am
    Vizion Says:

    Kudos shoe…as everyone mentioned - this gets me pumped. I work on my site throughout the day at work (not in-depth) but to see the transistions you went thru is truly inspiring….keep it up!

     
    @September 12, 2007 7:26 am

    You got fired for working on your personal Web site from work? Well, it looks like that turned out to be a good thing. I could get so much more done w/o a day job, but I’m not ready to take the dive yet.
    Cool evolution.

     
    @September 12, 2007 7:32 am

    What is that rack of computers in the early years?

     
    @September 12, 2007 7:56 am

    amazingi hope i can have some screens like that in few years..

    great job!
    greetinz from Brazil

     
    @September 12, 2007 8:38 am
    CatherineL Says:

    I have fired people for using the Internet at work (they usually did other pretty bad things to though) but I bet none of them have an office like you do.

    Do you think there’s a connection between losing all that weight and getting a better office - like a confidence thing? Or is it just a coincidence.

     
    @September 12, 2007 9:01 am

    Moving on up. Cant wait to see the new office. Make sure you get a diet coke vending machine installed

    @September 12, 2007 9:07 am
    Tom Says:

    you mean diet pepsi :)

    @September 12, 2007 4:07 pm
    Grivon Says:

    They’re both bad for you dummies!!

     
     
     
    @September 12, 2007 9:13 am
    Derek Says:

    Good god you looked miserable at your WF job. That was a “please god just let me die” look if I ever saw one. Sort of reminded me of Dilbert, the dude giving you the bird could easily be Ratbert. LOL

     
    @September 12, 2007 9:17 am
    2k a day Says:

    LOL Crazy history. Nice to know someone else that got canned for working on their own stuff at work. I love the setup now. It’s so nice to see you after the weight loss surgery. I’m too much of a chicken so I want to keep losing weight without it.

     
    @September 12, 2007 11:19 am

    @September 12, 2007 4:07 pm
    Grivon Says:

    Hah - shoe sent people from digital point to his blog - now they’re sending them back :p Evolution?!

     
     
    @September 12, 2007 11:53 am
    Ben Says:

    WORD Dude, thats .. ehm .. let me think about it .. sorry i can’t find the right words but i think “amazing” is a good start :).

    Greetings ..

     
    @September 12, 2007 12:18 pm
    JohnM Says:

    Hey Shoe, thank for posting pictures not just of yourself but of yourself. I lot of people hide parts of themselves but not you. Looking at your weight then and now, it is obvious that you are a person who is capable of achieving his goals. Thank you for being such an inspiration in so many ways. God bless!

    John

     
    @September 12, 2007 12:20 pm
    JohnM Says:

    Also, I love that you got canned for working on our own websites at work. I’ve doing that for two years and so far so good! I guess that’s the benefit of working in a remote field office a 800 person corporation! LOL’ing in comradeship with you.

     
    @September 12, 2007 1:29 pm
    Klaudio Says:

    Nice history.
    It’s funny to compare the first and the last picture.

     
    @September 12, 2007 1:55 pm

    That is such a bad ass office.

     
    @September 12, 2007 1:57 pm
    Novice SEO Says:

    Hey great set up…. I am full of envy……lol. All except for two things….. I see Tums and Tylenol??? on the desk…….lol…….. not stressing are we? Continued good luck and prosperity….. cheers…..eric

     
    @September 12, 2007 2:12 pm

    That’s awesome. I love how the tv slides in right in between the monitors. Great setup.

     
    @September 12, 2007 2:15 pm
    Richard Says:

    Wow, i really love the way your office has evolved. It has given me quite a few pointers.

    Kudos to you as well concerning the weight loss, you seem to have turned yourself completely around.

    I look forward to the next office pictures.

    Richard

     
    @September 12, 2007 2:55 pm
    buyusediphone.com Says:

    pretty amazing evolution
    the 2 trinitron photo isn’t bad either, comptuer lab style, mess everywhere…kind of my style :D
    I love your current place

    if you don’t mind, why did you need 6 computers ? (in the trinitron pic)

     
    @September 12, 2007 4:02 pm
    Grivon Says:

    How fast exactly did you “move up the ladder?” there at WF?

     
    @September 12, 2007 7:23 pm
    JeffPosaka Says:

    Are you going to miss having your daughter near by?

    I often think about renting a proper office to meet clients but I think of the opportunity costs of commuting. Did you consider that? It is nice when the commute time is 30 seconds and doesn’t require gas.

     
    @September 12, 2007 7:47 pm
    Bulbboy Says:

    Who is the baseball dude mascot, who seems to have followed your screens over the years, and where is he now?

     
    @September 12, 2007 8:37 pm
    Fred Says:

    Major props on the weight loss!

     
    @September 12, 2007 9:12 pm
    angad Says:

    why do you rather donate the money to poor students for their education

     
    @September 12, 2007 10:44 pm

    Hey Shoe.

    You look awesome man! You have really come a long way. Are you eating healthier? I did see like 10 coke cans on your desk!

    Noob question: why do you need so many comptuers and screens? What are they all for?

    Cheers,

    RT

     
    @September 13, 2007 3:57 am

    $hoe a heartly congrates, we cannot just expect how much pain and hardwork you would have taken to get here .. :)
    Btw, you look cute in those photos

     
    @September 13, 2007 4:11 am
    stupid 3gp Says:

    Shoe you are always a source of inspiration i learned so much from your blog and see you as a role model how you started and how things went fine you work hard and now get rewards.

    The Pictures are another source of inspiration and i am motivated again to work hard. When i am down and out i came here read articles and the energy run through my veins gear up again to work hard.

    though i am down and out today my girlfriend left me going to marry someone else as her parents wont accept me :(

     
    @September 13, 2007 6:09 am

    Wow! Well done!

     
    @September 13, 2007 6:58 am

    Forget all the tech (although it does look sweeet) - I want to congratulate you on the physical changes. How much weight have you lost? It’s an amazing turnaround and one that should be applauded.

     
    @September 13, 2007 7:28 am
    Kevin Says:

    Holy crap! You *really* lost a lot of weight since then, awesome!!

     

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