Over the last few months, talk of changing to standing desks had been coming up in casual conversation between myself and the other members of the dev team. A few weeks ago, we all finally decided to make the switch.
It’s been about three weeks, so I can’t yet speak to any long term benefits or challenges. However, I do feel like I’ve finally found a configuration that I am enjoying, which is to have the larger monitor above the laptop. Thankfully, you can set where you want the desktop to extend from on the MacBook, so I don’t have to move my mouse off to the left to have it go up to the other screen.
I’m still finding it challenging to stand for the entire day, so I do allow myself short sitting breaks with a tall chair that we happened to already have in the office.
I want to give it a real try for at least six months and see where I am at that point. I’ll keep you posted.
29 January 2013
At work they switched me to a MacBook Pro. Thanks to the solid state drive they added, it starts up really fast.
27 October 2012
Web Development
- Project Manager: Add an extra space here.
- *Two weeks later*
- Project Manager: Why is there extra space here?
28 July 2012
Photo of the Day #72
Milo brought his dog into the office today. She is a sweetheart.
13 June 2011
Photo of the Day #64
With the right angles and effects, anything can look ominous.
26 May 2011
Photo of the Day #58
While I was on leave, they switched out my old desk with this one. It is slightly smaller, but gives my cubicle more space. It also has a nicer feel to it. All in all, I’m pretty happy with it.
8 March 2011
Photo of the Day #31
Colby (aka Colbatron 9000) is trying to solve the good old Rubix Cube without referring to any guides. He is getting ever closer.
14 June 2010
Photo of the Day #29
Another day at work (taken last week by my cohort, Colby).
13 June 2010
Photo of the Day #24
At one point, Google Street View thought this dumpster out back was our office. Actually, they probably still do.
20 May 2010
Re-Adjusting
After being laid off last November, Brittany has found a brand spankin’ new job. It is a new and exciting adventure for her, as she is finally doing what she has wanted to do for years; cook professionally.
I can attest to the fact that she is an awesome cook. We have been together now for five years as a married couple and dated for a year before that. I am very happy that she has found a job that she is enjoying so much.
The crazy part now is that I suddenly find myself with some alone time after work and on Fridays. That sounds great in theory, but it is really a mixed bag. On the one hand, I have started getting a little better about working on my side projects and finishing games to write about for WingDamage.
The downside is that with her new schedule, I don’t have 24-7 access to talking to my wife.That may sound strange (and admittedly selfish), but just think about it; With cell phones, texting, Facebook, and Skype I could pretty much send any stupid joke I thought of or random nonsense link her way and get an instant response. Now I have to wait my turn.
It’s really not a huge deal, just something I find I’m still getting used to. I’m sure in our modern world where both partners in a relationship usually end up working full time, it is a pretty common occurrence.
9 April 2010
The Blog of Jonah Gregory
Hello, my name is Jonah. I am a writer on various websites, including WingDamage.com and SideQuesting.com. I am the writer and creator of the all-ages comic book "Here There Be Robots", which I'm currently developing into a novel.
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