Workstation
Every workstation at nilenso (remote or in-office) is equipped with the following by default.
Desk and chair
Laptop, charger and adapter
Keyboard, wrist rest and mouse
Monitor
Webcam
Headphones
Utilities
Miscellaneous phone chargers and cables
This is a recommended list of default equipment to setup a workstation. It should be updated when better options are available, unless someone has a strong preference to not do so. Please get in touch with our Operations Team on #operations if you'd like help buying or replacing any equipment at your workstation.
When a new employee joins, use this list of curated items for their WFH setup. Before sending it across, check if the sheet is up to date: the items are still on this page, the links are working.
Desk
Chair
Laptop
Don't forget to get spare chargers and adapters when buying new laptops.
14" M2 MacBook Pro – 512 GB
15.6" Dell Precision 7540 CTO Base
Intel Core i7-9750H, 6 Core, 12M Cache, 2.60GHz up to 4.5GHz Turbo, 45W
15.6" FHD/UHD Non-touch, IR Cam/Mic Bezel
32GB, DDR4-2666MHz SDRAM, 2 DIMMS
Radeon Pro WX 3200 w/4GB GDDR5
Keyboard
Split
(Prefer brown or red switches if you're unsure what the colors mean)
Mouse
Logitech G102 (Wired)
Logitech G304 (Wireless)
Monitor
Webcam
Logitech c930e for wide angle (for conference rooms, not individual use)
Headphone
Sony WH-1000XM4 or Bose Quiet Comfort 35 II Wireless for good noise cancellation. These are known to have average sounding mics. Prefer a boom mic for better audio quality.
Beyerdynamic DT 770 for comfort (doesn't have a mic).
Jabra Evolve with boom mic for clear speech pickup and good microphone noise isolation. The entry-level wired on-ear headset is light and easy on the head and ears. Options are also available with active noise cancellation, and bluetooth (if you really need those).
Miscellaneous
Powered USB Hub (if the monitor can't act as a hub)
USB-C HDMI adapter for travel (of this kind)
Utilities for Mac
iTerm: Better Terminal
HomeBrew: Package manager
Rectangle: Sort-of tiling window management
Flycut: Clipboard manager
Caffeine: Keep your mac awake
Dash: Offline searchable programming docs
Display menu: Display menu in your menu bar
Zotero: Helps manage bibliography and citations, pretty helpful if you want to read/write papers
Trailer: GitHub notifications don't have great discoverability, use this to keep a track of PRs
MeetingBar: See your next meeting in the menu bar and join with a single click
Git support for pairing
git-duet to coauthor git commits
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