My Home Office (2020)

My previous office photo is almost 4 years old and some things have changed since then! My current home office setup (2020) From left to right I have a Dell U2410 24" monitor connected to an aging home-built computer running Ubuntu 19.10, a Dell U3219Q 32" monitor connected to a 15" MacBook Pro (2019) which is resting on an Ergotron monitor arm and notebook tray.

 

I have a Das Keyboard Model S Professional (with Cherry MX Blue switches, so clicky) and a Logitech M720 Triathlon wireless mouse connected to the Linux machine, shared with the laptop using Synergy.

 

The desk is a GeekDesk Max motorized adjustable desk (large frame, 63" x 31.5" top). Mounted on either side are GeekDesk CPU Holders holding the desktop and NAS up off the floor (makes cable management a lot nicer + I can actually clean the floor).

 

The standing mat not quite in frame at the bottom of the photo (see the older photo for an actual view) is an Ergodriven Topo.

 

On the right side of the desk is a Synology DS918+ NAS.

 

There are two APC UPSes somewhat visible wall mounted behind the desk, a Back-UPS 600 and a Back-UPS 550. (We get a fair number of power blips here in the country.) One is connected to the Linux desktop and one to the NAS via USB for monitoring and shutdown in extended power outages.

 

The speakers and subwoofer are an Altec Lansing ACS-45.1 set, and are probably the oldest thing I still actively use, dating to 1998. Conveniently it has two audio inputs so both the Linux desktop and the MacBook Pro (by way of the monitor's audio out jack) are connected to it.

 

Atop the center monitor is a Logitech C920 USB webcam (seriously great) connected to the MacBook by way of the monitor's USB hub.

 

Peeking out from behind the middle of the two monitors is an ASUS RT-AC68U router. Not visible (velcroed to the underside of the desk) are an 8-port Trendnet gigabit ethernet switch, a Ubiquiti Edgerouter-X, an old Linksys wireless router for guest WiFi, and an OBi200 VOIP adapter connected to that cordless phone (the "land line" which has been VOIP via Anveo for a long time now).

 

The headphones hanging under the desk are Sony WH1000MX2 noise cancelling Bluetooth headphones and they're hanging from The Anchor (not really visible in this photo). On the far right is a Shure PGA58-XLR microphone.

 

Mounted underneath the front of the desk on either side are Kingston FCR-HS4 USB 3.0 media readers. The little black box with the red button on the desk is my current prototype of a Bluetooth mute button for video calls. Han Solo in carbonite is a phone rest. :)

 

I've gotten a bit better about cable management over the years (if you compare to the 2016 photo) with judicious use of mounting bases, zip ties, and velcro cable ties. One other not-directly-visible improvement was the addition of a blackout window shade, Signature Cordless Blackout Shades from SelectBlinds, which makes the lighting way better for video calls. (There's a huge window on the wall opposite my desk which is lovely for natural lighting but blows out the exposure on my webcam.)

 

The paint color on the walls is Behr Antique Tin.

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