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Laptop desk from Camera Tripod. Works along side your bed, chair , whatever.
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First, I found a nut that fits the camera tripod base. Then counter sunk, drilled into the other side of a piece of scrap so that it wouldn't pull through and had enough that the tripod screw could bite into it from bottom. I made the wood base smaller than the laptop to help in the cooling underneath. Carefully tighten the tripod base to the wood (hand tighten)
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Scientists at the Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Louisiana analyzed the lifestyles of more than 17,000 men and women over about 13 years, and found that people who sit for most of the day are 54 percent more likely to die of heart attacks.
That’s right—I said 54 percent!
Masters immediately called the lead researcher at Pennington, a professor named Peter Katzmarzyk. Turns out, this wasn’t the first study to link sitting and heart disease. Similar research actually dates back to 1953, when British researchers found that (sitting) bus drivers were twice as likely to die of heart attacks as (standing) trolley operators.
Here’s the most surprising part: “We see it in people who smoke and people who don’t,” Katzmarzyk told Masters. “We see it in people who are regular exercisers and those who aren’t. Sitting is an independent risk factor.”
In other words, it doesn’t matter how much you exercise or how well you eat. If you sit most of the day, your risk of leaving this world clutching your chest—whether you’re a man or women—as much as doubles.
Thanks a lot!
(I wrote nearly the same comment to mikeasaurus who made nearly the same thing, but more recently.)
Let's look at it from a commercial or serious hobby standpoint.
If you do any kind of serious outdoor portraiture or architectural photography I find it essential to have a laptop while shooting teathered to the camera.
1. Instant feedback regarding exposure, composition and white balance.
(try properly evaluating your image with the 2.5 or 3 inch screen on the camera even with a Hoodman)
2. Easier for the client (model or art director) to see the product while in production.
Having the laptop attached securely to tripod at the shoot is important. This design is both secure, affordable and can be tweaked to be modified for your particular computer.