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Our editors’ desk setups, part 10: Richie’s workspace has room for improvement
by Richie Müller
Our editors’ desk setups: Jan’s all about ergonomics
18.1.2024
Translation: Eva Francis
In this series, our editors will show you which equipment they use every day – be it for work or gaming. Jan’s desk has ergonomics written all over it.
Letters that need to be dealt with, bits and bobs that don’t have a proper place yet and a test device here and there – that’s the kind of stuff that’s often left lying on my desk. Needless to say, I took this article as a welcome opportunity to tidy up the chaos and make sure my devices can be seen in the photos.
Ergonomics first
The keyboard: seduced by the Kev-fluencer
For a long time, I didn’t pay much attention to keyboards and used whichever one was at hand. This only changed when I started working for Galaxus in Germany and reading my colleague Kevin Hofer’s articles. The result of his influencer work? I had to get a mechanical keyboard.
However, when I tested the Cherry KW X ULP, I developed a liking for flat mechanical keyboards. That’s why there are two keyboards on my desk at the moment.
The vertical mouse
The screen does its job
The Acer BE270UA dates back to when I spent more time in the office than at home. It does everything I expect from a work monitor. Having said that, I do catch myself daydreaming about a larger 32 or 34-inch model.
Although my monitor is height-adjustable, I put it on a wooden monitor stand. This gives me extra storage space for a docking station or keyboard. (Shortly before publishing this article, I had the idea of placing the docking station to the left of the stand. This way, it would still be easy to access and I could fit a keyboard under the monitor.)
The satisfying webcam
Computer without passion
If my personal 2015 MacBook Pro finally gives up the ghost, I’m toying with the idea of getting a laptop from Framework and installing Ubuntu on it. I haven’t had a gaming PC for a long time. Instead, I have an Xbox Series X by the TV in case I want to use a controller.
One docking station isn’t enough
Camera for article photos
If you’ve missed an episode of our desk setups, here’s the full list:
Samuel:
David:
Flo:
Jan:
Kevin:
Domi:
Tinu:
Header image: Jan Johannsen
Jan Johannsen
Senior Editor
Jan.Johannsen@galaxus.deAs a primary school pupil, I used to sit in a friend's living room with many of my classmates to play the Super NES. Now I get my hands on the latest technology and test it for you. In recent years at Curved, Computer Bild and Netzwelt, now at Digitec and Galaxus.
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