EBay Kind of Day
I've had a sore neck and back for months now, and I'm blaming my posture in front of the computer. My monitor is too high and my desktop is too high to type comfortably. So today, I bit the bullet, and searched EBay for a new monitor and keyboard drawer. The monitor was easy, there's plenty of those. A sliding drawer to fit under the table was another story entirely. I have emailed a place here in Australia that has some for only about $45, but this includes postage only to capital cities. I didn't complete the online transaction, because I'm in the bush (so to speak) and postage is possibly dearer. But I am pleased with my purchases.
The monitor is a ChiMei CMV 19" Widescreen LCD with speakers. Never heard of the brand, so I did some Googling, and there's a website offering lots of technological products, and it comes with a 3-year warranty. The price was $290, with an extra $25 for postage. A New Zealand site (similar money rate) was advertising the same product for $399 (excluding GST). Now, when I'm looking at the computer screen, I'll actually be looking down, instead of up, as is the case at the moment. I'm also upgrading from a 15" to 19", and I can't wait for it to get here.
The keyboard tray fits under any desk and screws onto the underside of the desk. Simple instructions, so even I should be able to install it. I'll be ergonimically set.
After much trial and error, and lots of screw-holes under my desktop, I finally managed to get the keyboard draw installed how I wanted. Times like these you need a man around the house (NOT).