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I've found the best lying down desk is a $300 mini-projector and a yoga mat. You project at the ceiling (so projector is above your head) and then put a wireles
by christophergs 6y ago
I've found the best lying down desk is a $300 mini-projector and a yoga mat. You project at the ceiling (so projector is above your head) and then put a wireless keyboard on your stomach, with mouse by your side. Alternate with a standing desk. Good after 10 years of jiu-jitsu and a knackered body
- mdorazio 6y agoThat sounds pretty awkward for typing more than a few sentences. Do you have something to angle the keyboard somewhat?
- searine 6y agoI do something similar. Typing isn't bad but it's sometimes tough to get your fingers at the right starting positions for touch typing. I put a few tactile stickers on the keyboard to help. Otherwise it is very comfortable. In my experience, I've found a MS Surface and a gooseneck ipad holder is a lightweight ideal laydown desk. I clamp the gooseneck a few feet above me in bed and I can lay perfectly flat and have access to a full PC. It also can be disassembled and stored in moments.
- aasasd 6y ago> I put a few tactile stickers on the keyboard Could you please point me to your choice of stickers, or mention the brand? I desperately need some bumps on the current keyboard and thought of messing with glue and plastic, but it hasn't occurred to me that someone already made a finished solution for that. From searching, I now see a bunch of related stuff, like braille and such, so it would help to narrow it down to more suitable products.
- top_kekeroni_m8 6y agoDon't most keyboards have small bumps on F and J keys, so you can actually orient your hands when touch typing?
- searine 6y agoYeah, but for for farther away keys, like / or \ for example, you can loose the registration of your fingertips and mistype. Laying down and typing is at a weird angle so you can't quickly check that your fingers are aligned right. It is just easier to have a tactile anchor at the far end of the keyboard, particularly when typing fast.
- searine 6y agoI just went to a craft store and found some stickers. It doesn't take much, just the smallest sticker can change the feel of a key.
- christophergs 6y agoIt's actually pretty comfy. Here's a quick write up with pics: https://coursemaker.org/blog/create-affordable-lay-down-desk/ https://coursemaker.org/blog/create-affordable-lay-down-desk... (sorry for the pop-up)
- bravura 6y agoThe mouse is a little out of the way. Seems like have you to move to a workflow that you are almost entirely on keyboard? I would love that but just find that there is so much forced mouse interaction which I would like to avoid?
- christophergs 6y agoJust the photo, the mouse can be used no problem. I switch sides from time to time so shoulder doesn't get stiff.
- boogies 6y agoIf you just need to click a button or two now and then, keynav is great. It’s one of the programs I have in a script to fetch automatically on fresh GNU installs, though it’s no replacement for vi bindings everywhere one can get them (vis, dwm, tmux, Pentadactyl, etc.)
- Snackchez 6y agoThe pop-up is impossible to close. I’m on an iPhone SE running latest iOS. Super annoying.
- christophergs 6y agoThanks for letting me know! Not enough device testing, my bad.
- junon 6y agoThose bent wrists are *screaming" carpel tunnel.
- birdyrooster 6y agoThis sounds uncomfortable but to each their own.
- cies 6y agoi'd use a broken keyboard, where each side stands up, so you type with each hand on a half keyboard that sits between your thigh and your hand.
- beagle3 6y agoTwenty years ago or so, I borrowed a projector from the office (they were still very expensive at the time), and spent a couple of nights watching movies on the ceiling with friends, while lying down on the floor. It was incredibly comfortable, and uncomfortably decadent at the same time.
- jedberg 6y agoMy wife and I used to do that when she was a teacher. Over the summer we'd bring her classroom projector home and watch movies on the ceiling. It was great! Now we have adjustable beds and a TV in the bedroom, so that's easier.
- hombre_fatal 6y agoHow about one of those keyboards that split into left hand and right hand? Then your hands can be at your side. Like when using Nintendo Switch Joycons.