From laptop-in-bag to a real office, minimum setup
A dock, a decent monitor, an ergonomic chair, a network jack. That is your first workplace upgrade.
Try this first
- 1Invest in a dock that fits your laptop. One cable to the desk means the laptop does not slide in and out three times a day.
- 2A second monitor changes your day. 27-inch, USB-C or HDMI, height-adjustable. Not a luxury, it is the workplace version of a second hand.
- 3Cable where you can. A workstation on Ethernet stutters less than the same one on wifi, especially during calls.
- 4A real chair. Not the dorm-room desk chair. Treat ergonomics as a business cost, not a personal bonus.
- 5Headset with USB-C or USB-A. Bluetooth has its moments, for business calls a wired headset is still more reliable.
When to bring us in
When you grow from two to six workplaces, you start thinking about uniformity (same dock, same screen, same headset). One supplier saves support time. Ad-hoc clutter does not.
See also
- First IT setup as a freelancer, what do you actually needNot everything at once. One laptop, a mailbox on your own domain, a password manager, a backup. That covers the first year.
- Hiring your first employee, what IT to arrange before day oneLaptop, account, mailbox, access to the right folders. In that order, not all of it at 9 a.m. on day one.
- Moving to a new office, IT checklistInternet and power have the longest lead times. Plan at least three months out, not three weeks.
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