Work/Study from home (Home Office/Study setup)

Due to pandemic, the new normal for IT professionals is, work from home, OR for the students, Study from home, which means you have to seriously re-look at your home office/study set up so that you can work/study comfortably without compromising your health/productivity/study.

Here are few things, which I have listed, that may help you set up a decent home office/study 

Power backup 

- Invertor - In case your house/flat do not have a power backup/generator 
- Modem UPS OR Small UPS for modem - This is a must for uninterrupted internet connection

- Powerbank for mobile charging, in case you have to take a meeting from other location in your house

Internet

- Broadband (minimum 100 mbps speed)
- LAN Cable - This will avoid any WiFi speed fluctuation and you will get consistent speed. You may have to get clips to fix it as well.

- Set up the Mobile hot spot - This is in case broadband is not working

- Additional Hot spot other than the broadband internet service provider

Home office/study setup

- Well ventilated and illuminated area such as Covered Balcony or near a window 

- Ergonomic Chair 
- Table - If possible height adjustment table

- Optional Sofaset laptop table
- Keyboard and mouse tray - height and angle adjustable

- Spike guard with USB 
- Table lamp
- Laptop stand
- Mobile stand
- Whiteboard, markers and duster
- Pinboard and Sticky notes

- Bookshelf

- Footrest and Anti-skid mat

- Diary and pen

- USB Fan

IT Hardware

- Laptop/Tablet and charger
- Additional Monitor(s) - if you work on multiple applications 
- Speaker 

- Headphone for meetings

- Webcam - If required

- Wireless keyboard and mouse - preferred

- Printer + Scanner and A4 Papers- if required

- Stepler and Punch set

- Adaptors (USB Hub, converters etc)

- External HDD for backup

- Wireless Mobile charger

- Bluetooth headphone for mobile 

- Additional micro USB charger for power bank

Softwares

- Speedtest

- Any other software you want for productivity like to-do/planner etc

Mobile setup / Apps: Setup commonly required office apps on mobile, so that you can operate from anywhere.

- eMail

- Calendar 

- Zoom

- Teams

- Slack

- MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) 

- Acrobat Reader

- Chrome

- Reminder / Alarm

- Any other tools you generally use in the office

Other

- Yoga mat 
- Fitness watch

- Home exercise equipment

- Work-Life-Study Balance recommendations/suggestions

And here is my home office setup!