Another day, another awesome geek product provided by Ikea. What is it with this place lately. It's like it wants you to always have a convenient spot to put your laptop.
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Another day, another awesome geek product provided by Ikea. What is it with this place lately. It's like it wants you to always have a convenient spot to put your laptop.
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If you want a home office as stylish as you are, it's best to start with a smart desk. If you're negotiating tight spaces, there's no need to bring home a big chunky desk; there are plenty of small ones out there. Crate & Barrel has just come out with its Convertible Compact Desk ($499), which is a clever home-office solution that converts from a 30-inch cabinet to a 55-inch full-size desk by sliding out its top panel (and desk's legs).
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For the next installment of this game, take a look at each of these extending desks and see if you can answer my questions about them.
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Hi CasaSugar,
I am thinking of setting up a work space in my bedroom. I don't have much space and I would like to get one of those high desks, like a standing desk. Do you have any examples of cute ones.
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If you were thorough with your Spring cleaning this year, you might have found yourself with a closet to spare. For some of us, storage space is at a premium, but others might just be short on work space. If you fit this profile, consider turning a spare closet into an office.
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Although I've been feeling globe shapes lately, I must say the Michiel van der Kley Globus ($8,775) is one big piece of weird furniture. It is described as a "compact personal mobile workstation," but is basically a desk and and chair on wheels in a big white ball. Its rotating chair and pull-out table top are revealed when you crack open its globe shape, and you can close it up and roll it away if you want to work in another room.
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The Connect-a-desk is not the first time I've seen a desk-free laptop desk — remember the Lindo wrap-around hip desk. That was voted "freakish" by a landslide, and ThinkGeek's version hasn't really made the concept any more palatable.
For 40 bucks, you get the ability to walk around while using your laptop, but for $40, you may suddenly not know yourself anymore.
It's not that it can't be useful — the question is really — is usefulness worth the price of your dignity.
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If you read my How-To on organizing your desk, you may remember that I wrote, "If everything has a place, you won't need to search for it. . .
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Although Eric Abrahamson and David H. Freedman's book A Perfect Mess claims that there are hidden benefits to being unorganized and cluttered, I'm not sure I'm a believer, and I stand by the aesthetic reasons for being organized. So, I thought I'd give you a few tips on streamlining your workspace that seem to have helped me out.
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Since I'm on an Ikea kick with the Benno faux-mount TV stand, I thought I'd bring you another useful piece of home tech.
The Mikael desk would fit right into my place — I still love the convenience of my Dave stand, but sometimes I really get more done sitting at a desk.
And though the pic shows how great the Mikael is for a desktop computer, I'd use it for my laptop, and totally increase the usefulness — when I'm not laptopping, I can do my bills there or use it for my sewing machine!
And seriously — 40 bucks?.
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