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I've spent a long time engineering, and adapting my workspace. It's at the point now that going to an office is a horrible experience, compared to my home offic

by cik 5y ago

I've spent a long time engineering, and adapting my workspace. It's at the point now that going to an office is a horrible experience, compared to my home office. Here's my setup * Ikea Standing desk (I never sit). I know plenty of people who use these for sitting, simply because the height of the desk is finally suited to their specific frame. * As many monitors as will make you happy (to each their own, but I'm happy with 2) * Kinesys Freestyle 2 keyboard (wired, I hate wireless things, I never want to think about batteries) * A laptop stand to lift my laptop - it turns out this made an enormous impact to my neck * Monitor stands - most monitors are stationary, but the wrong height, even when compared with arm layout in an ergonomic setup. * Kensington Expert Mouse * Wacom One tablet - Now I can draw on digital whiteboards in Zoom, or even on shared websites and it's significantly better than the mouse experience. * Sony WX-1000XM3 headphones - I use it for both music and the noise cancelling. Just having in on an cancelling noise has been an incredible improvement * Whiteboard - This is by far the most important one in this list.

frogulis 5y ago
> wired, I hate wireless things, I never want to think about batteries It's funny, I feel exactly the same. When friends have asked me to explain why, I struggle to justify it. It's just a minor feeling of security -- one less thing to maintain. The only piece of hardware I've considered moving to wireless is a headset for gaming with friends, but it hasn't happened thus far. Maybe if the End Times come and my ATH-M50x stop working.
- grujicd 5y ago
  To be fair, batteries for Logitech wireless keyboard (K270, non-fancy one, without backlight) last for years. Same for their Marathon mouse. Battery is not the reason to skip these devices. Connectivity might be, I had some interference with multiple sets nearby. But if you're solo they work very reliably.
- _carbyau_ 5y ago
  Wires also double as safety tethers for angry people who like to throw their mouse/keyboard. Yes, I have intentionally purchased wired stuff for others with this in mind. Yes, they needed to get their shit together and they did.
- indrora 5y ago
  My M50x's sit quietly awaiting the short spots where I use them for intense focus work. There's two things I've made wireless on my desk: mouse and headphones. I use trackballs, and the sheer donveni of being able to shift and adjust without worrying about a lead is mind boggling. As for the headset: if you can swing it, pick up either the Arctis 7+ or Arctis 9 from Steelseries. I have the 9 and absolutely make use of the split between normal audio and chat audio during calls. There is a quality of life improvement from my being able to walk in circles while I hear conversations go in circles.
- roydivision 5y ago
  > I struggle to justify it My keyboard is never further away from my machine than the length of the cable, so I see absolutely no reason to complicate things by adding batteries to the equation.
grujicd 5y ago
+1 for Ikea standing desk. I'm using it sitting but now I know which exact height suits me. Btw. I only recently found out that in my case chair's armrests should be above the table. When they're below I quickly develop forearm pain from table's edge, except if table has round edges. And these are very rare around here, edges are usually sharp. Ikea's other non-standing desks are also often adjustable, but with tools. So not good if you want to experiment with height, but if you know your preference they have better price/quality ratio.
jlkuester7 5y ago
> As many monitors as will make you happy I really like this approach! Some people want more, some people want less. There is no universal right answer! But monitors are so relativity inexpensive (when compared to their potential performance/quality-of-life increase) that if you work on a computer a significant part of they day, they are a no-brainer for optimization!
amelius 5y ago
> Wacom One tablet - Now I can draw on digital whiteboards in Zoom, or even on shared websites and it's significantly better than the mouse experience. Except there's no scroll wheel to zoom in/out. Which makes it difficult to use in programs like Inkscape and KiCAD. Does anybody have a good alternative (external scrollwheel perhaps?)
- falcolas 5y ago
  The last time I used a Wacom pad, you could use pinch actions with your fingers to not only zoom in and out, but rotate and scroll. It differentiated between finger and pen actions quite cleanly.
Ingaz 5y ago
There are a lot of devices that supports both wired and wireless. I think it's a correct direction. I can use my keyboard during Linux installations in wired and in wireless mode I can switch between notebook and 2 Android devices with shortcut
tetha 5y ago
> * Kinesys Freestyle 2 keyboard (wired, I hate wireless things, I never want to think about batteries) I very much second that choice in keyboard, I had the freestyle 2, and now I also have the new mechanical version of it. I have really long arms, seemingly and most keyboards, even ergonomic split ones mean I either have to push my elbows together, or angle my wrists weirdly, or sit really far away. With the Kinesis Freestyle, I can just arrange the halves wherever it feels right for them to be. And I tend to move them around relative to each other over the day, which apparently is a good thing, since it causes me to hold my wrists and elbows differently across the day, just like a dynamic sitting or standing posture.
solarmist 5y ago
+1 to having physical whiteboards around. They're super handy. I have three permanently mounted to the wall and a small magnetic one that I keep on my fridge.

by cik 5y ago

frogulis 5y ago

> wired, I hate wireless things, I never want to think about batteries It's funny, I feel exactly the same. When friends have asked me to explain why, I struggle to justify it. It's just a minor feeling of security -- one less thing to maintain. The only piece of hardware I've considered moving to wireless is a headset for gaming with friends, but it hasn't happened thus far. Maybe if the End Times come and my ATH-M50x stop working.

grujicd 5y ago
To be fair, batteries for Logitech wireless keyboard (K270, non-fancy one, without backlight) last for years. Same for their Marathon mouse. Battery is not the reason to skip these devices. Connectivity might be, I had some interference with multiple sets nearby. But if you're solo they work very reliably.
_carbyau_ 5y ago
Wires also double as safety tethers for angry people who like to throw their mouse/keyboard. Yes, I have intentionally purchased wired stuff for others with this in mind. Yes, they needed to get their shit together and they did.
indrora 5y ago
My M50x's sit quietly awaiting the short spots where I use them for intense focus work. There's two things I've made wireless on my desk: mouse and headphones. I use trackballs, and the sheer donveni of being able to shift and adjust without worrying about a lead is mind boggling. As for the headset: if you can swing it, pick up either the Arctis 7+ or Arctis 9 from Steelseries. I have the 9 and absolutely make use of the split between normal audio and chat audio during calls. There is a quality of life improvement from my being able to walk in circles while I hear conversations go in circles.
roydivision 5y ago
> I struggle to justify it My keyboard is never further away from my machine than the length of the cable, so I see absolutely no reason to complicate things by adding batteries to the equation.

grujicd 5y ago

+1 for Ikea standing desk. I'm using it sitting but now I know which exact height suits me. Btw. I only recently found out that in my case chair's armrests should be above the table. When they're below I quickly develop forearm pain from table's edge, except if table has round edges. And these are very rare around here, edges are usually sharp. Ikea's other non-standing desks are also often adjustable, but with tools. So not good if you want to experiment with height, but if you know your preference they have better price/quality ratio.

jlkuester7 5y ago

> As many monitors as will make you happy I really like this approach! Some people want more, some people want less. There is no universal right answer! But monitors are so relativity inexpensive (when compared to their potential performance/quality-of-life increase) that if you work on a computer a significant part of they day, they are a no-brainer for optimization!

amelius 5y ago

> Wacom One tablet - Now I can draw on digital whiteboards in Zoom, or even on shared websites and it's significantly better than the mouse experience. Except there's no scroll wheel to zoom in/out. Which makes it difficult to use in programs like Inkscape and KiCAD. Does anybody have a good alternative (external scrollwheel perhaps?)

falcolas 5y ago
The last time I used a Wacom pad, you could use pinch actions with your fingers to not only zoom in and out, but rotate and scroll. It differentiated between finger and pen actions quite cleanly.

Ingaz 5y ago

There are a lot of devices that supports both wired and wireless. I think it's a correct direction. I can use my keyboard during Linux installations in wired and in wireless mode I can switch between notebook and 2 Android devices with shortcut

tetha 5y ago

> * Kinesys Freestyle 2 keyboard (wired, I hate wireless things, I never want to think about batteries) I very much second that choice in keyboard, I had the freestyle 2, and now I also have the new mechanical version of it. I have really long arms, seemingly and most keyboards, even ergonomic split ones mean I either have to push my elbows together, or angle my wrists weirdly, or sit really far away. With the Kinesis Freestyle, I can just arrange the halves wherever it feels right for them to be. And I tend to move them around relative to each other over the day, which apparently is a good thing, since it causes me to hold my wrists and elbows differently across the day, just like a dynamic sitting or standing posture.

solarmist 5y ago

+1 to having physical whiteboards around. They're super handy. I have three permanently mounted to the wall and a small magnetic one that I keep on my fridge.