Windows 7 launches today, and Lifehacker has produced a guide that will tell you everything you need to know. They write:
This guide will take you straight through from system requirements and upgrading your PC to highlighting Windows 7’s best new features to help you hit the ground running with all of the awesome tweaks Windows 7 has in store for you.
A good article by Chip and Dan Heath.
Post 8 in the series: How to Set Up Your Desk
Having discussed how to set up your desk, now it is time to close this series by looking at the rest of the room.
(FYI: Originally this was the third post in the series because I thought it would be helpful to see the whole context of the room in general before discussing the desk in particular. But that seemed to interrupt the flow of the posts. So this post is now at the end to close out the series.)
The Components of An Office/Workspace
There are six components of your broader work area:
In other words, you need to have a place to actually do your work (the desk), a place to keep reference materials, a place to keep extra supplies and equipment, a place to meet with visitors and, perhaps, a place to take a break.
Post 7 in the series: How to Set Up Your Desk
For your desk drawers, I recommend having two of the three-drawer units. These three-drawer units have two normal drawers on top and then a larger file drawer on bottom. Here’s an example:
You can get by with just one if you need to, but I recommend two. One goes on your right and the other goes on your left.
Here’s how to set them up.
Chip and Dan Heath’s latest article in Fast Company is on how sometimes you don’t need to solve your problem, but instead need to look for the folks who already have.