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Friday Thought: WorkStation Set-up

This week my new 20" Wide Screen Monitor turned up from HP Refurbs, I got it for οΎ£132 on their eBay shop. Has the same resolution as my Mac Book Pro Screen so works a treat.

So here is my work station set up.

It's currently a quick set up in a quite part of the office so I can get a job done with minimal interruptions and the ability to Zone out.

I have my SPV 3100 Windows Mobile syncing with the mac now using The Missing Sync OK the latest version is a bit buggy and hopefully it will become more stable but does what I need for now.

I've had a fan on my desk for the last 6 years, I prefer to control my own temperature meaning that if someone is cold or hot they don't have to bother me I'm OK Jack :) I prefer being cold anyway as you can always warm up with more clothes but being too hot just sucks.

I had to get a chair that suited me, and working for a small company I thought hell I got that money from HSBC I'll get myself a decent chair that will help my posture and dam is it!!!

The we have the great Mac Book Pro I don't know how I worked without it, so simple and fast!!!! Now with the extra monitor it makes developing web applications so much easier with windows everywhere and of course the new friend twitter and iChat :)

I decided to get a Pair of USB Headphone that will always stay with my mac Book as sometimes I forget to take my Bluetooth ones with me plus MAC OSX 10.4 doesn't have A2DP yet so the quality is really bad. Also means if I decided to do a podcast or vidcast the audio is digital all the way.

Finally I've always had a pint glass normally either a Stella or Guinness one at the moment just a bog standard one but its does the trick. As everyone has I'm sure I have my favorite mug, mine being the one with my name on (And people still try to use it grrrr) I got it for XMAS my first year at Sky from my then Manager and it's been with me ever since ahhhhh.

I know Mark Drew and some others have done this in the past but what is everyone else's set up out there?

Comments
J's Gravatar My Home (study) setup is a dell dimension raid 0 with 2 x 22" Dell LCDs, with laptop on my right side. The study has a lovely view & cool enough. Its missing a flat screen TV & skysports though :o(.
Office set up is with 2 17" lcds & laptop (again). Could do with a fan, but at work we're advised to lower our carbon foot print.

Ipod is always handy, USB headset for skype/skypeout.
# Posted By J | 9/14/07 3:53 PM
Big Mad Kev's Gravatar What I didn't show was the little pedal bike under the desk to power teh fan ;)
# Posted By Big Mad Kev | 9/14/07 4:43 PM
Andy J's Gravatar My home office has a two tired desk. On the top tier sits my 23" Apple Cinema display screen, which is my second monitor to my MBP. I've got a 500GB external drive for holding movies, and backups. My mouse is Apple's wireless mighty mouse, I just use the MBP speakers though thats looking at changing soon, and there is also a marvin the martian figure which I've had forever looking at me now.

Here's an old pic but not much has changed though its missing marvin the martian which is on my desk now: http://www.flickr.com/photos/andyjarrett/358314712...
# Posted By Andy J | 9/18/07 9:56 AM
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