In this episode of Syntax, Scott and Wes talk about their desk setups and how they’ve evolved, both as coders and video and course creators.
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Show Notes 03:36 - Desk
Scott Ikea countertop on Jarvis Legs. Four presets - sit, stand, horse stance, lunge
Wes 8" Ikea Butcher Block countertop on legs
LackRack on wheels underneath
Desk at cottage is Maple Live Edge Slab on Hairpin Legs
09:01 - Chair
Scott Steelcase Gesture
Wes Polished Aluminum Herman Miller Aeron
Roller Blade Wheels!
15:39 - Display
Scott Vivo Stand
38" LG Curved Ultrawide
Vissles-M, Portable Touchscreen Monitor
BenQ Monitor Light
Wes LG 32" 4k Ultra HD
Dell Ultra HD 4k Monitor
Rain Design 10032 mStand Laptop Stand
22:49 - Headphones
Scott Ultrasone
Wes QC35s w/ Wicked Cushions - wish they charged over Wireless
24:58 - Mouse + Keyboard
Scott Keychron K3 with optical
Apple Magic Trackpad
Wes Apple Magic Keyboard - extended in Space Grey
Logitech Mx2
29:18 - Laptop
Both MacBook Pro
33:43 - Dock + Connecting it all together
Scott Caldigit TS3+
Satechi USB-C Slim Multi-Port with Ethernet Adapter
Under desk rack
Wes Everything is in a Lackrack
Caldigit TS3+
Single Cable Hookup
Two monitors
6+ webcams
Elgato CamLink
2 HDDs
Microphone
Amazon Powered USB Hub
Startech Rack Mounted Power Strip
41:36 - Camera + Capture
Scott Sony a7 iii
Elgato CamLink
Wes Sony RX100 iii
44:11 - Microphone + Capture
Scott Audient Nero Monitor Controller
M-Audio BX8
EV RE20
Focusrite Scarlett 2i2
dbx 286s
Cloudlifter CL-1
BSW RE320POP
Wes Heil PR40 + shock mount, boom arm, pop filter
Focusrite Scarlett 2i2
ART EQ 351
dbx 286s
BSW RE320POP
49:06 - Lighting
Scott
Neewer Bi-Color 480 LED
Traditional three-point lighting (key, fill, backlight)
Philips Hue above for color pop
Wes
Neewer Bi-Color 480 LED on a Wyze Plug
Two Backfill LED Color lights
BenQ Screenbar
55:22 - Storage / Backup / Home Server
Syntax 220: The Synology Show - Backups and Home Server
Scott Synology DS918+ 8TB
Wes
Synology DS918+ 16TB (DS920+ is the latest)
16TB of drives - I don’t use anywhere NEAR that
LaCiE Rugged or WD Passport for Time Machine
57:50 - Other / Wish list
Scott ReMarkable 2 tablet
Apple Pro Display XDR
Wes Mindnode
Elgato Stream Deck
LG 5K2K Curved Display
Links GraphQL Code Generator
KeystoneJS
BSW
Ikea Lack Side Table
Better Touch Tool
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