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by dive 1631 days ago
> What room do you use in the house?

Had to move from central London to a suburb to afford a house with a dedicated cabinet. One of the best decisions I made at the beginning of the pandemic. I am sure my mental health has improved a lot with the option to "close" the cabinet at 6 PM and disconnect from my work till morning.

> Do you have a special desk?

A basic standing desk I bought on Amazon. It is okay. But now I am thinking to buy a new solid one. Standing desks tend to be wobble, and it can be not very pleasant.

> What monitors do you have?

iMac M1 24". I have LG 5k 24" as well on the table. But I turn it on only to connect to the iPad or when I have to present something online.

> Keyboard?

Ultimate Hacking Keyboard[0] 60 v1 with a palm rest. One of the best purchases at the beginning of the work from home/isolation trends.

> Mouse?

Apple Magic Trackpad. Do not like mouses.

> Do you work from a laptop?

Used to. But with the shift to the work from home situation, I switched to iMac—a more prominent display, quiet, better ergonomic.

> Do you move around the house?

Yes, but only for meetings. I usually make calls (Zoom, Google Meet) from my iPhone to move around. The second reason I do so, by the way, is the terrible Bluetooth stack on the current Apple Silicon machines and the inability of Google Sevices to work reliable anywhere except Google Chrome in the latest version.

> What other equipment?

- iFi ZEN DAC[1] for music

- BenQ WiT e-Reading Desk Lamp[2]

- Apple AirPods Max + AirPods Pro

> Microphone?

Nope. I am using the one in my headphone or iMac's ones.

> Webcam?

iMac or iPhone cameras.

[0] https://ultimatehackingkeyboard.com/

[1] https://ifi-audio.com/products/zen-dac/

[2] https://www.benq.eu/en-uk/lamps/desklamp/wit.html

Edit: formatting

1 comments

Thank you for the link to [0] - I've never heard about nor thought about such a contraption but it looks so freaking cool. Don't have the space for ATM but it's on the To-Get list.