Tagged “desk”
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The keyboard tray, and what it costs
A tray is the answer to a desk that's too high and can't be lowered. It also takes knee room, depth and your mouse. How to tell if it's worth it.
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Where the paper goes
Paper flat on the desk drops your head lower than any screen does. Where documents belong, and how to make a holder out of what's already there.
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Standard desk height suits one body, and it might not be yours
Desks are built to one height for everyone. What that costs if you're shorter or taller than the average, and the different fix each case needs.
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What a standing desk actually fixes
A sit-stand desk doesn't fix your setup — it gives you a second one to get wrong. What it genuinely solves, and how to set the standing half.
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Setting up on a kitchen table
Dining tables are built taller than desks and dining chairs lower than task chairs. What to do about both when the table is the only surface you have.
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The space under the desk is part of the setup
A crossbar, a drawer unit or a box of cables stops you pulling the chair in — which pushes the keyboard away. How to check the clearance and clear it.
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Desk depth is the constraint nobody checks
How deep your desk is decides how far away the screen can go, and a shallow desk forces a compromise. How to spot it and how to buy depth back for free.
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Desk height, when the desk doesn't adjust
Most desks are one height forever, and that height wasn't chosen for you. How to tell if yours is wrong, and the four ways to change it or work around it.