My Comments on Lifehacker Featured Workspace
Thank you all for the many compliments. It truly took about 6 months to get it to the point where it is today.
I’ve tagged all of my Home Office photos here: [www.flickr.com]
Good discussion about the wiring. There are 4 power supplies going through the wall (3 monitor power supplies, and extension cord for the Rope Light and Speakers).
I have the capability to install a new box in the wall – it’s a good point about keeping up to code. Since all of the cables are relatively new and in good condition, after consideration, I had originally viewed the fire hazard aspect as unlikely. If anything, it will be the [not really] overloaded primary outlet, though not as bad as most dorm rooms.
In terms of major costs specifically for this project (as opposed to modems and routers, which I would have anyway), here’s the general cost breakdown:
$460 2nd and 3rd Monitors
$330 Triple-monitor bracket
$290 (2) USB to DVI (1) (USB to VGA) adapters
$150 Creative Gigaworks T40 Series II speakers
$110 Raritan USB 4-PC KVM switch
$100 HumanScale CPU600 bracket
$ 80 Pottery Barn wall shelf for console
$ 50 18′ LED Rope Light (2800 K, 1″ spacing)
$ 40 Realtime Soft UltraMon (for monitor management)
$ 30 Plexi-glass with tint
$160 Misc – lumber, Dremel bits, power strips, cables, etc.
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$1800 – plus several weekends’ worth of time
Regarding the Aeron chair, I got mine over five years ago online for about $650 including shipping. Other furniture includes the desk (around $800) and the credenza (around $900).
Thanks again!
My Home Office – Featured Workspace on Lifehacker
Floating Monitors and Hidden Peripherals
Today’s featured workspace is full of surprises like monitors that seem to float in the air on a cloud of ambient lighting, cords hidden behind faux walls, and peripherals hidden in hollowed out shelves.
Lifehacker reader acflynn knows how to put together a home office with functionality and style if his contributions to the Lifehacker Workspaces Show and Tell pool are any indicator. He included such copious notes on each photo that we’ve opted to put those notes within the gallery below. Click on the first image to get started reading about all the nifty touches he’s included in his workspace. If the notes here aren’t clear enough, check out the original images with picture-based annotations at the Flickr link below.
If you have a workspace of your own to show off, throw the pictures on your Flickr account and add it to the Lifehacker Workspace Show and Tell Pool. Include some details about your setup and why it works for you, and you just might see it featured on the front page of Lifehacker.
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