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Mephisto2 · 04-20-2004, 11:18 PM

OK, so I'm off on a 6 week business trip in early May to the US and EMEA.

When I return to Sydney I'm only here for a week before I take myself and Mrs Mephisto back to her home town of Perth on the other side of Australia. That's between 4,500 and 4,700 KM (depending upon how you drive it). Mrs Mephisto has always wanted to return home, and her family support network, before having our own kids and a recent medical scare put things in focus for me. So I'm leaving the bright lights of Sydney very soon...

As I shall effectively be working from home from now on, I need a good home office.

That's where you guys come in. I need your help in designing a perfect, friendly, comfortable home working environment. I already work from home 2-3 days a week as it is (that's early morning conference calls for you), but my "office" is a desk in the living room of our small apartment, which isn't too conducive to high productivity. When in Perth we expect to buy (and then build) a house, so I should have the luxury of a 'study' at last.

So what do you guys think I need? I already asked a couple of weeks back for advice on clocks to show multiple time-zones, and the consensus is a few of those small silver ones you get in IKEA with the city names printed on labels below.
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What else?

From a technology perspective, I can pretty much get what I want (within reason).

Commence designing...

...NOW!

Mr Mephisto

04-20-2004, 11:18 PM	#1 (permalink)
Mephisto2 Junkie	Design me the perfect home office OK, so I'm off on a 6 week business trip in early May to the US and EMEA. When I return to Sydney I'm only here for a week before I take myself and Mrs Mephisto back to her home town of Perth on the other side of Australia. That's between 4,500 and 4,700 KM (depending upon how you drive it). Mrs Mephisto has always wanted to return home, and her family support network, before having our own kids and a recent medical scare put things in focus for me. So I'm leaving the bright lights of Sydney very soon... As I shall effectively be working from home from now on, I need a good home office. That's where you guys come in. I need your help in designing a perfect, friendly, comfortable home working environment. I already work from home 2-3 days a week as it is (that's early morning conference calls for you), but my "office" is a desk in the living room of our small apartment, which isn't too conducive to high productivity. When in Perth we expect to buy (and then build) a house, so I should have the luxury of a 'study' at last. So what do you guys think I need? I already asked a couple of weeks back for advice on clocks to show multiple time-zones, and the consensus is a few of those small silver ones you get in IKEA with the city names printed on labels below. ' What else? From a technology perspective, I can pretty much get what I want (within reason). Commence designing... ...NOW! Mr Mephisto Last edited by Mephisto2; 04-20-2004 at 11:23 PM..