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Be really, really careful about installation. I recommend something like this: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B087FRRDN9/?ie=UTF8&th=1 I have one and it's rock solid.
What is your fear? I have one that "grips" the front and back of the frame and it works really well and has for 1000s of reps.
I tried lots of USB-C docks/dongles and finally gave in and got a decent lower-end Thunderbolt dock from Anker. No more juggling multiple cables to get 4K60. Single cable solution to dock my MacBook Pro and run pretty much anything.
It isn't currently in my office, but a cheap recumbent stationary bike has been a good help to knock out some cardio when I have a break.
Well top is really the M1 Pro MacBook Pro. Fast, silent and 95% of the time I don't even think about battery life. A big improvement over my 2019 i9 MBP.
Related, also maybe my 12.9" iPad Pro with the Magic Keyboard cover. It's a 2018 with a dying battery but it makes a great book reader, video viewer, spare monitor, etc. With the keyboard case it's decent for writing or remote terminal work. It's become my "couch laptop" and what I throw in the car in case I get stuck waiting for something or someone.
I've got a cheap standing desk but meh - mostly sit at it but being able to change height even for sitting is nice. Cheap-ish Tempur-Pedic office chair works pretty well for me. Creative Pebble Pro speakers were a big improvement over my previous ones with analog input and a subwoofer I kept kicking. Anker C200 webcam and Audio-Technica ATR2100x-USB microphone were cheap upgrades for calls. A clamp-on cupholder that keeps my drink stable and away from possible spills onto my MacBook is a win. A few external SSDs for Time Machine etc.
My first split keyboard, where I could also easily change the angle. That was an ergonomic game changer for me. I can really recommend a split keyboard to anyone. In my case, it's a Dygma keyboard. I use vim as my primary editor and I've never been able to type so fast and for so long without interruption
Seriously nothing compares to the typing experience of split keyboard. Open shoulders are great, relaxed arms and wrists is a blessing, then there are layers. Those are sooooo awesome when used in correct way!
It has really been amazing experience. I can't imagine going to normal keyboards.
My Remarkable 2 E-Ink notebook for sure. I'm a pen and paper notes taker - R2 has been extremely useful in freeing me up from the pen and paper books. And my notes are searchable and tagged!
my hesitation with these E-Ink notebooks is getting the notes off the device and into my other computers in some automated way. Have you found a good workflow for that?
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Post-its from 3M, an awesome source of PFAS. Perfect to pollute your home in a permanent and irreversible way.
Hurry up and stock up on PFAS before they're gone! https://pfas.3m.com/pfas_uses
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> 3M to pay at least $10.3B to settle 'forever chemical' drinking water lawsuits in U.S.
CompareIt! [1] - It's an ancient diff program last updated over a decade ago, but I've never found a diff program nearly as useful. It is windows only, but it is fast, allows quickly setting manual anchor points (I miss this horribly when doing git diffs via vimdiff), and has converters for common file formats like doc and pdf (extracts the text and then does the diff). I use it for both work and home. In addition to…
Oh wow, I use WinMerge and they almost look identical on the screenshots. Honestly googled if they are not the same, or open source version of it - but does not seem so.
2. I registered for a free Canvas account on Instructute.com and now build courses to teach everything I learn.
3. Deciding that upgrading my PC's system unit would wait as I bought new peripherals, like 43" 4k TV as monitors, a better keyboard, a DSLR, etc.
4. Used Xeon-powered workstations, then learning to upgrade them.
5. Learning that the best things in life are free, like large-format color copiers on CraigsList that have a small and fixable issue, but are too heavy yo move without renting a commercial truck with a lift gate.
6. A VPN so I could pirate books and audio books.
Physical sticky notes Really! I never used them and after receiving them as a "gift" I started loving using em. They really help me manage both: job and private stuff!
I'll second what others said about chairs and nice keyboards. If you're going to spend a lot of time using it, it might as well be a good one. Some other things that helped me with a mainly work from home life: - A very large desk with a ton of space to tinker with things. I got an corner desk, with one wing holding an electronics workbench, and the other kept clean for working on my 3d printer or camera or taxes, et…
Which EInk notebook do you use?