So my wrist is hurting again, so I’ve been restraining myself from firing up Textmate and being productive.
In the list of things to do that didn’t include using the keyboard/mouse there was trying a new stand for my macbook. The current solution (using the macbook box) was not perfect, since the macbook was getting too hot.
Across my feeds, I found out that NYC Resistor are selling a cardbox stand cut with their laser machine in etsy. Since they don’t export to Portugal, I decided to copycat them and make my own.
The materials: a few foldable cardboxes I had in my bedroom for storing books
The tools: Two scissors (the regular one sucked, so I used a larger one)
The manual: This is not some IKEA product, so I had to try to replicate the original. The first prototype wasn’t that good. I had to give it another horizontal support so it could support my macbook. I found two other major flaws in the stand: the thingies on the edge were too small, and the support was too high (it balanced a lot).
In my second try, i opted for resistance instead of beauty. The result was quite impressive. I doubt it will last more than a month, but it was cool to do nevertheless.
Looks like I’ve got back to using the keyboard now, damn it!