"Computer Desk Setup, Monitor \u0026 Developer Workflow"

My desk setups progressed over time. From side-by-side displays to an ultrawide and portrait combo, and finally to a single 27’’ or an extended laptop setup for meetings.

# Monitor Setups

My Monitor setup over the years.

Wide-Screen, see my Battlestation in the Alps on Reddit

Portrait monitor on the left with wide-screen as main.

27’’ as main driver and laptop screen when having a meeting. Also shared on Twitter.

Another one with the Portrait Monitor and night-light mode.

Single monitor with same laptop screen for meetings

Multi-monitor and laptop setup.

Flightradar check with wide-screen.

Also see Distraction-Free Typewriter, where I share my small computer.

Find more images with #TodaysOffice on Twitter/X Posts (need to remove dash - with blank, otherwise it show not only my posts (HTML rendering..)) or Bluesky Thread. Or some olders once in a blog post about Today’s Office while on the Road .

# Shortcuts for Virtual Desktops

Throughout this journey, I’ve tried various alignments and configurations, ultimately concluding that the best setup for me is a single screen with separate desktops. I switch between them using these handy shortcuts:

🖥️ Alt+1: Terminal for coding
🖥️ Alt+2: Browser for research and browsing needs
🖥️ Alt+3: Obsidian for notes, thinking, writing, and my Second Brain
🖥️ Alt+4: Music, featuring Spotify and Focus@Will for all things auditory
🖥️ Alt+5: Collaboration tools like Slack, Asana, Nirvana, and my to-do lists
🖥️ Alt+6: Extra (when laptop screen is open): Additional screens for meetings with Zoom, etc.
🖥️ Alt+7: Extra (when laptop screen is open)

I’ve also experimented with various keyboards and mice. Currently, I’m using the Kinesis Advantage 2 and My KBDFans DZ65RGB as my daily drivers.

What is your go to setup after trying different setups?

# Monitor Alignment

Image Source

Which one are you? 😉

# Some Images

Find more images in links below Screen Setup:

• Workflow setup
• Probably the Most Beautiful Theme
• My Monitor
• Then vs. now

# Developer Workflows

Mind my worksflows at:

• My Obsidian Note-Taking Workflow | ssp.sh
• My Journey from macOS to Arch Linux with Omarchy | ssp.sh with Omarchy and Linux, including a YT video: Omarchy Arch Tiling Window Workflow (macOS comparison) - YouTube
• Watch my MacOS workflow video at macOS Tiling Windows Setup for Data Engineers & Writers | yabai + skhd - YouTube.
• Or collaboration workflow with Obsidian and Markdown at Efficient Markdown Collaboration (HackMD, Obsidian, Neovim, VSCode) - YouTube.
• Or find My Tech Stack and all my configs at dotfiles.ssp.sh

# Others Workflows I like

• My Developer Workflow - How I use i3, tmux, and vim by ThePrimeagen
• Go fullscreen with all your apps by Jason Fried

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Origin: Then vs. Now
References: Location Independent Lifestyle, My Laptops or Notebooks, My Monitor