Comments on: Improve Your Workspace with $200 http://www.legalandrew.com/2008/01/15/improve-your-workspace-with-200/ law for the rest of us Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:57:51 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Modern Living Room Furniture w http://www.legalandrew.com/2008/01/15/improve-your-workspace-with-200/comment-page-1/#comment-51167 Modern Living Room Furniture w Thu, 24 Jan 2008 04:31:50 +0000 http://www.legalandrew.com/2008/01/15/improve-your-workspace-with-200/#comment-51167 Thanks for the post, it was a timely one for me, because my husband just relocated to a new job and i was wondering about giving him an office warming present of some sort! Thanks for the post, it was a timely one for me, because my husband just relocated to a new job and i was wondering about giving him an office warming present of some sort!

]]> By: Andrew Flusche http://www.legalandrew.com/2008/01/15/improve-your-workspace-with-200/comment-page-1/#comment-51148 Andrew Flusche Thu, 24 Jan 2008 01:24:58 +0000 http://www.legalandrew.com/2008/01/15/improve-your-workspace-with-200/#comment-51148 Mark - I do have my eyes on a ScanSnap. They're just too darn cool, and I'm shooting for a paperless office (like you!). Paul - Lighting is a great idea. My office has the standard fluorescent bulbs, so a natural light lamp would be great. Maybe I should do a little shopping. Mark – I do have my eyes on a ScanSnap. They’re just too darn cool, and I’m shooting for a paperless office (like you!).

Paul – Lighting is a great idea. My office has the standard fluorescent bulbs, so a natural light lamp would be great. Maybe I should do a little shopping.

]]> By: Paul http://www.legalandrew.com/2008/01/15/improve-your-workspace-with-200/comment-page-1/#comment-51077 Paul Wed, 23 Jan 2008 16:30:41 +0000 http://www.legalandrew.com/2008/01/15/improve-your-workspace-with-200/#comment-51077 I don't know what the lighting is like in your office, but choosing your own lighting system might be worth the money. My office is lit by light-saber fluorescent bulbs, which I despise. I turn them off and absorb natural light. If I could, I'd bring in a small halogen and bounce it off a wall or something. Someday, sigh. I don’t know what the lighting is like in your office, but choosing your own lighting system might be worth the money. My office is lit by light-saber fluorescent bulbs, which I despise. I turn them off and absorb natural light. If I could, I’d bring in a small halogen and bounce it off a wall or something. Someday, sigh.

]]> By: Mark - Productivity501 http://www.legalandrew.com/2008/01/15/improve-your-workspace-with-200/comment-page-1/#comment-50058 Mark - Productivity501 Tue, 15 Jan 2008 16:14:11 +0000 http://www.legalandrew.com/2008/01/15/improve-your-workspace-with-200/#comment-50058 I would set it aside for a ScanSnap or buy DEVONThink Pro Office. :) If my computer was slow I might consider putting it into additional RAM and if I didn't have a good backup system I might consider an external hard drive. If I didn't have enough storage space, I'd head to IKEA and see how far my $200 would go there. Personally I find music is distracting. This may be one of the downsides to spending a lot of time studying music composition. I can usually listen to Mozart piano sonatas and Bach keyboard pieces (as long as they are on a piano--not a harpsichord), but pretty much anything else is distracting. I've been experimenting with nature sounds as a way to help me focus, but the jury is still out on that one. I would set it aside for a ScanSnap or buy DEVONThink Pro Office. :) If my computer was slow I might consider putting it into additional RAM and if I didn’t have a good backup system I might consider an external hard drive. If I didn’t have enough storage space, I’d head to IKEA and see how far my $200 would go there.

Personally I find music is distracting. This may be one of the downsides to spending a lot of time studying music composition. I can usually listen to Mozart piano sonatas and Bach keyboard pieces (as long as they are on a piano–not a harpsichord), but pretty much anything else is distracting. I’ve been experimenting with nature sounds as a way to help me focus, but the jury is still out on that one.

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