Posted by
Cliff
on from the for-the-more-stationary-among-us dept.
ylsul asks: "Like many of you, I find myself working from home a lot, and I usually end up slouched on my couch with my laptop. Have any of you out there found the 'perfect' way to hack and slack at the same time? (maybe something like this?)"
-- J'aime mieux les méchants que les imbéciles, parce qu'ils se reposent. -- Alexandre Dumas
My choice for over three years...
by
Sir+Loin
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· Score: 2, Informative
I use two of those small tables (usually made of oak) you can get at almost any furniture store. The ones which are in a U shape, where part of it tucks under the sofa, the long part of it rises in the air and then the other side of the U forms a small table with right about the perfect height.
I use the first to hold my laptop, the second to hold anything else (drinks, papers, etc). I place them on opposite sides of my legs, both within easy reach.
It works perfectly, long as you don't need a full "desk" to hold your laptop, and you can leave the tables out for other uses, too.
Re:Exercise machine mount
by
Anonymous Coward
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· Score: 1, Informative
I set one up. Here's what you need
- Excercise bike with removable handlebars (or else they get in the way of the desk)
- Desk high enough to fit over the bike, but low enough so you can read documents lying flat on the surface (I built one ~ 5 feet high).
- As comfortable a bike seat as you can find
- A mouse (my pointstick is hard to control when I'm riding fast).
- Large fonts (bobbing head makes it harder to focus)
The main drawbacks are that the seat is uncomfortable, even after adding significant padding, and it's harder to concentrate then you might think: I usually read the news, e-mail, etc. when riding.
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FYI, here is the desk that you mean.
J'aime mieux les méchants que les imbéciles, parce qu'ils se reposent. -- Alexandre Dumas
I use two of those small tables (usually made of oak) you can get at almost any furniture store. The ones which are in a U shape, where part of it tucks under the sofa, the long part of it rises in the air and then the other side of the U forms a small table with right about the perfect height.
I use the first to hold my laptop, the second to hold anything else (drinks, papers, etc). I place them on opposite sides of my legs, both within easy reach.
It works perfectly, long as you don't need a full "desk" to hold your laptop, and you can leave the tables out for other uses, too.
I set one up. Here's what you need
- Excercise bike with removable handlebars (or else they get in the way of the desk)
- Desk high enough to fit over the bike, but low enough so you can read documents lying flat on the surface (I built one ~ 5 feet high).
- As comfortable a bike seat as you can find
- A mouse (my pointstick is hard to control when I'm riding fast).
- Large fonts (bobbing head makes it harder to focus)
The main drawbacks are that the seat is uncomfortable, even after adding significant padding, and it's harder to concentrate then you might think: I usually read the news, e-mail, etc. when riding.