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

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
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

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