A peek at my work setup

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My desk setup at home

From left to right:

• Furry writing partner (essential).
• Cat lamp. I think originally from Ikea?
• A card from my friend Georgina which cheers me up every time I look at it.
• Reference books for whatever project I'm working on currently. The one on top is Myisha Cherry's excellent The Case for Rage.
• Screen raiser (made it out of a shelf and some height-adjustable furniture legs).
• The ASUS VP280QG screen. It's good. I like it.
• The Logitech C920 HD Pro Webcam. This thing's brilliant and I recorded all my course videos on it. I also have a Samson Q2U mic (stashed in the drawer) that I use for talks and podcasting. These two gadgets are all you need to record high-quality video and audio. I used to have a far more involved podcasting kit with a soundboard and pop filter and everything, but it's really not necessary for most home podcasters.
• Liquid brown energy-sludge (I'm an extremely basic bitch so I live on Nescafe Gold Blend).
• Logitech K380 Bluetooth keyboard. I LOVE this thing. You can switch between three different devices at the touch of a button, so I have it connected to my Mac, iPad and phone. It's super portable and comes with me everywhere.
• Many notebooks. I'm currently using this Moleskine dupe with a Pilot Vball. Yes, that's a scrunchie on top SHHHHH.
• A Technet Bluetooth Mouse. Not the prettiest thing, but it's reliable, cheap and comfortable.
• (Hidden behind the screen) a giant USB C hub for all my gizmos.
• (Hidden behind the laptop) an Anker charging dock which is mega helpful when I travel.
• Macbook Pro. No idea what model. It's kak old.
• (In the back corner) a Buffy the Vampire Slayer card my buddy Dale Halvorsen made for me, which reminds me to be brave and slay my demons.
• JBL over-ear headphones. I find these mega-comfortable. I can wear them all day.

On-the-go

Instead of lugging my whole laptop around, I've been using this more minimal setup when I'm on the go, which all fits inside that cute little handbag.

• JBL over-ear headphones.
• Handbag is from Dr Pachanga, a gift from my beloved oldest friend Melanie.
• iPad. Not sure what model. I have the iPad pencil, which is WONDERFUL if you ever do any digital drawing/sketching.
• Logitech K380 Bluetooth keyboard.
• Moleskine dupe and Pilot Vball.

What are your favourite work-gadgets, friends? I'd love to hear.