kobayashiGT Internal Moderator May 15, 2020 Share May 15, 2020 This is how HardwareZone works from home #HWZWFH source: https://www.hardwarezone.com.sg/blog-how-hardwarezone-works-home-hwzwfh-part-2 My area of solitude Let me start by saying I love my kids. I really do. But preferably, I’d like to love them from my office far away when they’re at home after school. Unfortunately, Covid-19 has changed this with the government issuing Work from Home orders and Home-Based Learning days for students. Working from home, let me say how jealous I am of our associate editor’s setup he showed off last week. The space and equipment on display were enough to make a tech lover like me drool with envy. I don’t need a lot to keep me happy. Give me enough space for a fat man to be comfortable, a nice chair, a big, sharp monitor, and a desktop or laptop that can connect to what I need, when I need it, and I’m satisfied. A man of simple needs and pleasures. In the office I have an office provided desk and chair. I use an office provided PC along with USB-powered keyboard and mouse, and my only indulgence is my 34-inch monitor that allows me to easily view up to three-word documents at a time. At home, I don’t have a proper desk and have had to hijack the dining table. The good thing about it is the real estate I have for my device sprawl. The bad is that it is severely minimal, and this has meant plugs and cables making a mess on the side. My kids do their schoolwork next to me so they have access to easy tech support and a reference library when they get stuck with school work. The mess I try to ignore Comfy chair? Well, I have a chair and it has a padded base and is high enough to sit on and view my screens without having to strain my neck. Any additional storage I need is kept in Ikea bought containers that provide me with ample space for junk. My Ikea storage containers I was initially reduced to using the 13-inch laptop screen on my MacBook Pro but I brought my Acer 32-inch monitor to make it easier for an old man to see the text in small emails and multiple documents. Bigger is always nice The Acer EB321HQU A is a 31.5-inch, 1440p monitor with DVI, HDMI, and DisplayPort inputs. Using an IPS panel with a 60Hz refresh rate and 4ms response time, it comes with a tilting stand, has picture-in-picture and picture-by-picture modes. It is more than enough for my current needs. I can even have a video running quietly in the background without any problem. But having seen the screen real estate curved monitors provide, I’ve decided that a curved monitor is the way forward. My laptop is a late- model 2018 13-inch MacBook Pro bought early 2019. It is powered by a 2.3GHz quad-core 8th generation Intel Core i5 processor and 8GB LPDDR3 RAM. It also has 4 Thunderbolt 3 ports. My 2018 model of MacBook Pro I can’t use a speaker as the sound will distract my wife and kids from what they need to do. I also have the occasional conference call. So rather than speakers, I chose to go with a pair of BoseQC20 earphones. This is an active noise cancelling earphone set. The in-ear wearing style means that users can now block out ambient noise in most everyday scenarios. Furthermore, the earphones also come with a convenient talk-through function. The earphones and all the accessories Finally, I added an external keyboard and mouse. The keyboard is a standard wireless, battery-powered one from Apple. Nothing fancy but it works. It may be small but it gets the job done The mouse is a Logitech MX Anywhere 2. Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to review the new MX Master 3 so I’m still using old tech. Old it may be, but it is still one of the better devices out there. MX Anywhere 2 It comes with Darkfield High Precision laser tracking, which allows for tracking on any surface, including glass that’s at least 4mm in thickness. Logitech Flow allows a mouse to control up to three computers seamlessly, allowing the user to move text, images, and files between these devices. The battery lasts slightly more than two months on a full charge. Quote I think the team from HWZ is doing a very good job in occupying their readers with the tech they are using when working from home. I myself is a geek too. So I will to read others' setup. Any MCFers wanna share their WFH setup here? @RadX You wanna share? 🤣 ↡ Advertisement 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freeder Hypersonic May 15, 2020 Share May 15, 2020 Think @RadX should be something like this.. 2 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
1fast1 Supersonic May 15, 2020 Share May 15, 2020 9 minutes ago, Freeder said: Think @RadX should be something like this.. @RadX got multiple monitor setup like in the Matrix. No, not this one. This belongs to the good guys. This one. 😁 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToyotaShuttle 5th Gear May 15, 2020 Share May 15, 2020 12 minutes ago, Freeder said: Think @RadX should be something like this.. security guard? 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
1fast1 Supersonic May 15, 2020 Share May 15, 2020 2 minutes ago, ToyotaShuttle said: security guard? Yes. Hades Security. Reports only to Ministry of Infernal Affairs. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freeder Hypersonic May 15, 2020 Share May 15, 2020 7 minutes ago, ToyotaShuttle said: security guard? Yah.. guard the toilets.. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tianmo Hypersonic May 15, 2020 Share May 15, 2020 The only different for @RadX is, in the office he uses Casket, at home he uses Coffin, other than that, you leave him in the middle of the football field also he wont notice a different in the day... 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kobayashiGT Internal Moderator May 15, 2020 Author Share May 15, 2020 10 minutes ago, ToyotaShuttle said: security guard? You never die before arh. hahahah. 🤣 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadX Moderator May 15, 2020 Share May 15, 2020 42 minutes ago, Tianmo said: The only different for @RadX is, in the office he uses Casket, at home he uses Coffin, other than that, you leave him in the middle of the football field also he wont notice a different in the day... I have many ppl working UNDER me ok 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadX Moderator May 15, 2020 Share May 15, 2020 39 minutes ago, kobayashiGT said: You never die before arh. hahahah. 🤣 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tianmo Hypersonic May 15, 2020 Share May 15, 2020 Just now, RadX said: I have many ppl working UNDER me ok yah, six foot under, many many.... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ysc3 Twincharged May 15, 2020 Share May 15, 2020 2 hours ago, Turboflat4 said: @RadX got multiple monitor setup like in the Matrix. No, not this one. This belongs to the good guys. This one. 😁 Must classify... 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angcheek Hypersonic May 15, 2020 Share May 15, 2020 HWZ pay must be damn good .... the house so big 😁 1 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kobayashiGT Internal Moderator May 15, 2020 Author Share May 15, 2020 2 hours ago, Angcheek said: HWZ pay must be damn good .... the house so big 😁 Yah lor! super envy lah! 🤣 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jman888 Moderator May 15, 2020 Share May 15, 2020 18 minutes ago, kobayashiGT said: Yah lor! super envy lah! 🤣 are you complaining or hinting to your boss? 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kobayashiGT Internal Moderator May 15, 2020 Author Share May 15, 2020 17 minutes ago, Jman888 said: are you complaining or hinting to your boss? YOU WANNA SABO ME! 😅 hahahhaha. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxus-MIFA9 Supersonic May 15, 2020 Share May 15, 2020 4 hours ago, Tianmo said: yah, six foot under, many many.... Because of COVID-19, added one more foot. So now is seven feet down under .... 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inlinefour Twincharged May 15, 2020 Share May 15, 2020 8 hours ago, Angcheek said: HWZ pay must be damn good .... the house so big 😁 some said mediocre or peanut depends on who huh ↡ Advertisement 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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