I’m gradually working my way to the “ultimate workstation”, and here are some of the better clippings currently in the archives:

1. This article on setting up the ultimate home office by the always fantastic D. Keith Robinson is a good place to start.

2. Obviously it’s important to take the long term consequences on the body into account, so I’m paying some attention to this article on healthy computing habits.

3. Worth mentioning from the article above is the online tool that will help you arrange your workstation for maximum comfort, and the workstation assessment from the same company.

4. Coding Horror’s article on computer workstation ergonomics lays out the basic steps needed to avoid getting hurt at your desk (no joke, it is possible to hurt yourself at your desk).

5. IMO, there’s also a lot to be said for standing while you work, and I eventually want to alternate between between standing and sitting.

6. Once it’s all setup, why work with a clunky monkey after going through all the pain, sweat, and tears of setting up the perfect workstation? Go Mac, Go!

7. Would this be the ultimate Mac setup then?

1. Reduce Stress

2. Minimize distractions (on your Mac)

3. The mind can only focus on about 3 or 4 things at a time so this is certainly a logical thing to do

4. “…Mitigate the Attention Crash”

5. Judo everything

6. Beat Brain Drain

7. Develop “Razor Sharp Concentration”

8. Do you know where you spend your time? Map your time

9. Take Small Coffee Breaks- Just so you know, it is possible to defend your coffee habit

10. Get wiki-style organization

11. Get some sleep

SurveillanceSaver is a Windows and Mac compatible screensaver I recently discovered from the blogosphere that actually shows a live feed from 400+ network surveillance cameras located all around the world. The images even show city, location, and latitude/longitude so you know exactly where you’re “spying”! Whether this is voyeuristic and creepy or simply technology at its best, it’s amazing that you can literally watch something transpire in real time on a Saturday afternoon in your den, with your Mac plugged into live security cams around the world. It reminds me of 1984 or perhaps a real-world version of The Truman Show; technology is indeed amazing and the lack of privacy that this world now affords (Google Map Satellite View, anybody?) is pretty interesting to think about.  That being said, check out this screensaver!

• Download here for Windows and Mac OS X