From 7295a3f50bb3b78ec9296860281e3ffbf9146931 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Colin Nederkoorn Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2014 19:45:05 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Updated standing desk doc --- ...06-18-Ikea-Standing-desk-for-22-dollars.md | 23 ++++--------------- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/_posts/2012-06-18-Ikea-Standing-desk-for-22-dollars.md b/_posts/2012-06-18-Ikea-Standing-desk-for-22-dollars.md index 4384a2cac..e5489f374 100644 --- a/_posts/2012-06-18-Ikea-Standing-desk-for-22-dollars.md +++ b/_posts/2012-06-18-Ikea-Standing-desk-for-22-dollars.md @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ I've been interested in standing desks for a while. I keep reading things like: [he who sits the most dies the soonest](http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2012/04/confirmed-he-who-sits-the-most-dies-the-soonest/256101/). -All the options online are expensive. Until now. [Ryan of Opani, our deskmate who does amazing big data analytics](http://opani.com) and I combined our brains to see if we could come up with a better solution: +All the options online are expensive. Until now. [Ryan Witt from Decisive](http://decisive.is/) and I combined our brains to see if we could come up with a better solution: ## Introducing The Standesk 2200 @@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ just put it on top of your existing desk. Ergonomics are pretty simple. You want your set up to look like this: -[![Standing desk ergonomics](https://img.skitch.com/20120619-qqtq8nf6agxxk29cg9bsih8biq.png)](http://www.tinkeringmonkey.com/site/do-your-back-a-favor-get-a-standing-desk/) +[![Standing desk ergonomics](https://img.skitch.com/20120619-qqtq8nf6agxxk29cg9bsih8biq.png)](http://blog.tinkeringmonkey.com/do-your-back-a-favor-get-a-standing-desk/) -[Go check out the full article on tinkering monkey](http://www.tinkeringmonkey.com/site/do-your-back-a-favor-get-a-standing-desk/). They even make standing desks. +[Go check out the full article on tinkering monkey](http://blog.tinkeringmonkey.com/do-your-back-a-favor-get-a-standing-desk/). They even make standing desks. There are really 2 parts of this: *monitor height* and *keyboard height*. The key thing is: you don't want your monitor and keyboard to be on the same surface. You'll get neck cramps, or cut off blood circulation to your fingers. @@ -68,14 +68,7 @@ Wegener](http://twitter.com/jwegener). ## Who's using this design? -A few people so far: - -* Colin & John from [Customer.io](http://customer.io) -* Ryan from [Opani](http://opani.com) -* Joel & Matt from [Acquaintable](http://acquaintable.com) -* Saikat from [Stripe](http://stripe.com) - -If you end up building it, let me know in the comments. +Hundreds and hundreds of people have posted their build pictures on twitter, in the comments, and online. If you build it please share your pics! ## The deluxe @@ -84,14 +77,8 @@ area for your monitor. This option gives you space for a laptop stand. Also consider the [Dioder LED set](http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/50192365/) ($39.99) to add some color to your desk. It gives it that lowrider feel. Though be wary, that *the LED lights are more expensive than the entire standing desk*. -## In summary - -This is a phenomenal desk setup. After Ryan and I figured this out, -there are 4 other people who have bought the parts to make their own -desks. +## What about you? Have you built an amazing standing desk? Email me colin at customer dot io, or add it in the comments here. I want to see it. Have you made improvements on this design? Let me know too. - -