Gear Recommendations

Wirecutter has great recommendations for most things. These are the ones that we like.

Laptop Stand

Unless you use an external monitor, a laptop stand is absolutely crucial for raising the height of your laptop to 2 inches above your eye level. We like the Nexstand Laptop Stand because it's liteweight, sturdy, folds down to almost nothing, and is about 30 dollars cheaper than the similar Roost.

Keyboard

We all use different keyboards, and find this is a personal preference. An Apple bluetooth keyboard tends to work fine in my experience. If you want to get into this there are a lot of strange and beautiful keyboards out there!

Mouse

Again, we all use different mice — the Apple bluetooth mouse is fine for most purposes. One member of the team uses a mouse from Evoluent and likes it a lot (although she is often met with puzzled looks when anyone else tries to use her computer).

Gloves

I love these IMAK RSI Computer Gloves, they cushion my hands no matter what position they're in, and keep my gear from getting too sweaty! Just remember to toss them in the wash from time to time.