Steve Jones - SSC Editor (1/11/2014)
Beatrix Kiddo (1/10/2014)
I've asked in the past about getting desks we could stand at, still no luck on that.
You can get some great standing desks nowadays. I'm not sure they're for me because I'd probably loll around all the time but I'd quite like the option.
So I thought about this. Red Gate would buy me one, but when I was in the Cambridge office, someone was doing a "trial" of a standing desk by using boxes of books to lift the monitor, keyboard, and mouse. Essentially raising his desktop with boxes.
It worked well, so he went to a standing desk. I decided to try it. I did get an investment ($150-200) from Red Gate for a pole with monitor arms to lift my monitors up, but then used boxes for the keyboard/mouse.
It's been a year, and I love it. I bought a rubber mat to help my legs, and I need to make something more permanent because I need some surface space for things, but the boxes have really worked well. I think they help me maintain a less-sedentary lifestyle.
I've thought about propping everything up on boxes to try it. I just know now that I can see over the cubicle walls when I stand and I'm worried that seeing everyone walk around will be a real distraction. Who knows, maybe I would get used to it, but I still get distracted when people walk past my desk now. It is review time, maybe I'll ask again and see if they can find a solution.
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