Comments on: Workspace of the Week: A standup job

By: Doreen

Doreen — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 03:02:44 +0000

sorry to be a bummer but I think it’s an ugly space.

By: gypsy packer

gypsy packer — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 23:44:35 +0000

I hope that I someday have the opportunity to do something as nice for you all as you have done for me today. I can get a hospital table and get rid of the unitasker once and for all. Reading all of these great blogs does cut into exercise time!

By: Not an Artist

Not an Artist — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 16:05:20 +0000

Ryan, that is an Apple wireless keyboard:
http://store.apple.com/us/prod.....co=MTQ0OTE

I think the only way a shorter user could use a 44″ height desk surface would be to sit on a bar-height stool. Perhaps on a couple of phonebooks, too!

30″ is standard table/desk height (seated work surface), 36″ is standard for a standing work surface height and 42″ for bar height — which is not meant to be used as a working surface at all. So this super tall desk may be just right for this very tall user but I suspect would not be functional for anyone much shorter. I think it would hit me just under the chin, actually!

By: Camron Flanders

Camron Flanders — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 15:59:24 +0000

Tabitha,

I know how it goes I looked and looked for a reasonably priced standup desk tall enough, and I dreamt of some of the motorized sit/stand desks. But man they are expensive!

Hope he enjoys his IKEA desk, if only we had one of those here in the central midwest.

By: Camron Flanders

Camron Flanders — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 15:57:19 +0000

Ryan,

It is one of the new aluminum Apple Wireless Keyboards. I _love_ it, I moved to it from one of the wired ones, and before that a logitech G15. It’s by far my favorite and I really feel like I write/code faster with it.

http://www.apple.com/keyboard/

and some of my pictures of it here:
http://flickr.com/photos/camfl.....781210614/

By: Tabitha (From Single to Married)

Tabitha (From Single to Married) — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 15:30:53 +0000

My husband, who’s 6’8″, will get a kick out of this. We had the hardest time finding him something big enough but not overpowering. We finally went with a large corner desk that wraps around the wall on either side from IKEA.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 15:11:41 +0000

What keyboard is that?! I’ve been looking for a wireless keyboard that small. All the small keyboards i find add in a bunch of multimedia buttons at the top, which kind of defeats the purpose of making it small to begin with.

By: STL Mom

STL Mom — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 14:08:31 +0000

Funny, I’m standing at the kitchen counter with my laptop while looking at this. I’m only 5’1″, so 36″ is standing height for me.
I find that standing up helps limit how much time I spend at the computer. It’s probably also better for my back (if not my arches.)
Here’s some info about treadmill desks from the NY Times http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09.....ref=slogin
Now your treadmill isn’t a unitasker anymore!