Entries from Elsewhere — 6 (See all)

A look inside the office of the giant search engine Yandex (via Hacker News).

See the article here.

I came across this article over at ars technica that takes you on a tour through the Blizzard headquarters.

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Lots of cool art, a secret room, a game-library (with a full-time librarian!), cool gadgets and great facilities.

See the article here.

There are computer mods and there are computer mods. I stumbled upon a very cool Steampunk mod that falls into the latter category.

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It’s not something I would like in my office, but it’s still pretty damn cool. Original article on CNET.

You can find other, similar mods on The Steampunk Workshop.

I came across this incredibly cool site a while ago. They interview famous developers and designers about their work environments. You get to read about their hardware and software setup and a few paragraphs on what their dream setup would be like.

It’s definitely worth checking out.

usesthis

Think whitboards are as clumsy as they are expensive? You might want to take a look at WhiteyBoard. It’s a instant whiteboard that you attach to something vertical—no screws required!

Free shipping, but I don’t know if they ship outside of the US.

WhiteyBoard

A pretty sweet six-monitor Linux setup:

http://blog.jasonmorton.com/?p=24