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Been working from home for 10+ years. OFFICE I have a full dedicated bedroom setup specifically as my office. While there have been a few issues with boundari
by michaelbuckbee 8y ago
Been working from home for 10+ years.
OFFICE
I have a full dedicated bedroom setup specifically as my office. While there have been a few issues with boundaries, having that physically separate space mostly solves that. It helps that it's on the second floor and away from the 1st floor with the traffic of kids and family in and out constantly.
My desk it setup facing towards the windows (no glare). I have a ceiling fan and a dedicated air conditioner so it's always a comfortable temperature.
DESK SETUP
I use a 55" Curved 4K TV as a monitor along with a standing desk. The center of the TV is ~3ft from my nose.
4k -> It's like a grid of 9 laptop screens. I use Divvy as a window manager and have it split into multiple sub-screens. Typically my setup is to have my code editor in the center and then array around that with terminals, documentation, previews, chat apps, etc.
My goal is try and cut out alt-tabbing and context switching as much as possible: use live reload, auto running tests, dedicated virtual desktop per project.
Curved -> The curve helps quite a bit with the larger size and using it as a monitor. I upgraded from a flat 42" 4k and that was close to the corners being too far away to be usable.
Standing Desk -> I'm a weirdo and just stand all the time, the desk doesn't even move. I use a thick standing mat and sometimes a balance board. Also, the combination of 4k + Standing is great b/c you can lean as needed.
NETWORK CONNECTIVITY
I've got an unremarkable (and relatively) quite slow residential cable internet package. The few times there has been an issue, I've tethered to my phone as backup so I could stay online.
Hope this helps.
- windlep 8y agoWhat model of TV is that? I've been looking at going to a larger 4k screen for a similar reason, but am wary of the increased input lag all TV's seem to have (the dreaded molasses feel of the cursor). Would love to find a screen around 43" or so without the lag.
- benjohnson 8y agoIf the TV has a 'game mode' you can typically get rid most of the lag.
- michaelbuckbee 8y agoIt's the Samsung non HDR 4k Curved. In general, with 4k TVs you can tweak the settings so they work as a monitor. Another commenter mentioned 'game mode', but all the different manufacturers call it something else. Normally the things I change the most are turning "sharpness" all the way down, turn off smoothing and change the color balance to not be so blue.
- mcjiggerlog 8y agoThat's pretty cool - do you have a picture of the setup?
- owaislone 8y agoWhat kind of computer do you use? Does it comfortably drive a 4k display with 9 screens?
- michaelbuckbee 8y agoClarification: a 55" 4k TV is roughly the equivalent number of pixels to 9 standard (not hidpi) laptop screens. XGA Standard 1024 * 7689 = 7,077,888 4k TV Resolution 3840 2170 = 8,332,800 WXGA Wide 1280 * 800 = 9,216,000 And the computer is a Late 2013 MBP (with full HDMI out)
- wordpressdev 8y agoWhat system you are using to support that many sub-screens filled with applications??