My wife has quit her job to consult/ do freelance marketing and graphic design work along with stay at home some more. I just bought a Dell 4k monitor to run dual monitors with her Mac Book Pro, any other suggestions for home office based working? Obviously we have the printer/ scanner, etc. Just things that you wouldn't normally think of or anything that really helps outside of the box?

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Posted by Macfly

BR & DS

Member since Jan 2016

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Posted on 2/13/17 at 12:40 pm to baldona

File and battery backup and possibly file storage if you have a lot of clip art, etc.

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Posted by BoogaBear

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Posted on 2/13/17 at 1:04 pm to baldona

I would get another monitor, same size. Having 2 different sized monitors makes me cringe.

Then you can tuck away the laptop and run a keyboard and such. Give it the desktop feel.

Comfortable chair.

The more it feels like an office and not home, the easier it will be to work.

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Posted by baldona

Florida

Member since Feb 2016

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Posted on 2/13/17 at 1:44 pm to BoogaBear

I agree on the 2 monitors that's the exact reason I got a new 4k one for her. We had one monitor and she used her laptop as the second but I agree completely 2 same sized monitors feel so much more comfortable to me.

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Posted by runforrestrun

Baton Rouge

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Posted on 2/13/17 at 1:46 pm to baldona

I just bought an Uplift Desk for my home office. HIGHLY recommend.

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Posted by Covingtiger

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Posted on 2/13/17 at 2:18 pm to baldona

A good chair. Herman Miller, Steelcase, etc.

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Posted by FlipNDipN

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Posted on 2/14/17 at 4:24 pm to Covingtiger

Build her a NAS. Or you can buy one.

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Posted by MNCscripper

St. George

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Posted on 2/20/17 at 5:51 pm to baldona

Laminating machine, label maker, shredder

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Posted by elprez00

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Member since Sep 2011

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Posted on 2/21/17 at 11:14 am to runforrestrun

quote:
just bought an Uplift Desk for my home office. HIGHLY recommend.

I had one at my previous job for almost two years. Its a fantastic concept, especially on those days where you find yourself just dragging. Standing up is wonderful.

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