I am in a phase to move to a new house and was wondering what should the home office for programming looks like. If you have setup your home office for programming then please advise. Also, post your home programming office pictures so everyone can see your work environment.
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I don't have a picture handy, but I can add one later if I remember.
My home office consists of a large wrap around desk with three widescreen 19" monitors. A nice comfy chair and a decent sound system hooked up to my laptops are also essential.
Geoffrey Chetwood
2008-10-01 18:34:11
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Lifehacker.com recently featured home office setups. Here's a few of my favorites:
Extreme Lifehacker Home Office Makeover
Getting to Done: The Ultimate Home Office
You should check out more of their site for great home office ideas.
jsl4980
2008-10-01 18:36:19
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Lifehacker has coolest workspace competitions now and then, worth checking out.
JesperE
2008-10-01 18:36:48
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i have a desk and chair on order; in the meantime, i'm using a laptop on a plastic crafting table and sitting on a dining room chair with no arms - in an unfinished basement
my butt hurts
ADDENDUM: the order was cancelled (discontinued!), and my wife reclaimed her crafting table and dining room chair. Since the basement (where my home office resides) is still in the process of being remodelled, I opted for a sturdy but servicable solution: a cheap, solid door on top of two filing cabinets.
Unfortunately, the desk surface is about 2 inches higher than most office chairs will rise, and the scratch-n-dent architects chair that I bought at a used-office-furniture store has a slight tilt in the seat (which is probably why it was only $20).
So my butt still hurts. Mostly on the left side.
ADDENDUM 2: due to additional remodeling, my door-on-filing-cabinets desk was replaced with a square piece of 3/4" plywood on top of two sawhorses. For about 6 months. Now my butt hurts and my legs are asleep.
ADDENDUM 3: remodeling finally completed, and my wife bought me a beautiful, sturdy wooden desk as an anniversary present. I bought a new office chair to celebrate. Then I wrote a check to pay for it all. But since I no longer have to go to the chiropractor every week to stay upright, I have recovered the cost of the desk and chair!
Steven A. Lowe
2008-10-01 18:42:52
my butt hurts, and some jerk downvoted my pain - i get no respect(tm)
Steven A. Lowe
2008-10-01 18:50:12
+1 - My butt hurts just reading about it - and I'm in an Aeron!
Greg Hurlman
2008-10-01 18:51:07
Never underestimate the frustration level involved when they sit on your keyboard. Every cat I've ever had also thinks nudging, and sometimes biting, the edge of my laptop screen is the best thing ever.
Autocracy
2009-06-09 01:58:08
Nice! but for some reason I am always interested in a home office that has a window to the real world. Where I can see trees, street something.
azamsharp
2008-10-01 19:29:00
Right now in my apartment I have a window from where I can see the apartment parking lot. It is nice!
azamsharp
2008-10-01 19:37:11
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May be you can take a look at some pics of home offices here.
Shivasubramanian A
2008-11-23 04:57:14
Just in case someone misses it, http://www.officesnapshots.com/ contains photos of various offices. So may be you can use them for deciding whether to join that co or not...!! The link is also present in the top left of the page given above.
Shivasubramanian A
2008-12-12 16:39:04
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Scott Hanselman has published a comprehensive post about designing his home office (2007). Topics covered in his post:
- Colors
- Art
- Office / Home Separation
- Connectivity
- Desk
- Cable Management
- Monitors
- Shelving
- Ergonomics
- Brainstorming in Comfort
- Supplies
- Special Needs
- Little Details
- Backup/Getaway Strategy
- Cost and Cost/Benefit Strategy
Jon Schneider
2009-06-05 16:43:46