I finally have had enough with my cramped, little desk that I have been doing my computing from. Unfortunately, if you are _really_ into computing, the off-the-self options are pretty lame or nonexistent. A good desk has got to have room for a big monitor or two, speakers, a lamp, printer, scanner, CDs, pens and pencils, paper, etc. That is, you’ve got to have ++big++ desk.

As a bootstrap option, I decided to put together a quick solution. I figured that a good, solid door (the desktop), and a couple of modified wire restaurant-style “racks”:http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product.aspx?prodid=10006799&whse=&topnav=&cat=&s=1 would do the trick. Doors come in few standard sizes (24″ or 30″ wide by 6′8″ or 8′ tall). I opted for a 30″ x 6′8″ solid-core oak-veneered door, which cost me about $90. To modify the racks, I had to hacksaw the four support poles down to desktop height.

The final result does not look very pro, but it is pragmatic. In the future, I’ll probably “upgrade” to an 8′ door (which they have to special order), and make it look a lot better with some cable “grommets”:http://closet-masters.com/Wire_management/grommets.htm and “organizers”:http://www.cableorganizer.com/.

Here’s a picture of the new setup.
!-http://www.zoinger.com/img/computer_desk.jpg!