The new monitor allowed me to get rid of two (!) cables in my setup, which pleased me quite a bit. And since there are people reading this whose eyebr

My Setup, April 2024 - by Thorsten Ball - Register Spill

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2024-04-28 13:30:05

The new monitor allowed me to get rid of two (!) cables in my setup, which pleased me quite a bit. And since there are people reading this whose eyebrows went up at the “two cables”, I thought I’d use this as an occasion to write about my desk and computer setup a little bit.

Chair: I’ve had this Steelcase Gesture for six years now and highly recommend it. I know, I know, these chairs are expensive and the IKEA Markus chair is also pretty comfortable, but believe me when I say the same thing that everyone else also says: investing in a good chair really pays off.

As for Aeron vs. Gesture: I don’t like the Aeron. I think it’s a “world population is split 50/50 on this” kind of thing. Try both, chose one.

Also worth noting: in the past few months I thought the chair would’ve given up on me, but turns out it was my butt, not the chair — somehow something happened in a workout that made it uncomfortable to sit on this chair for more than two hours. Changed workout program and chair’s comfortable again. Meaning: investment still pays off!

If you came here to read about cables and are now wondering how we ended up talking about my butt: sorry but not really! Wait until we get to the desk mat.