My netbook is great; it's small, portable and has enough juice to do everything I need when I'm on the move. However, there's been times where I need to conduct work in a specific area and there's no desk or suitable space to set my computer down and type. There's even been a few close calls where my laptop has almost fallen from resting on top of printers, cluttered desk space and stacks of other junk.
Time to combine may portable little laptop with the stability of a tripod, time for a laptop tripod!
Whether you're in the field writing a report or stuck in an office looking for a place to set down your computer, a laptop tripod should have you covered. Depending on the type of tripod you have there is a maximum weight and size limit your laptop will be able to hold, so remix the dimensions and ideas here to make your own.
Enough talk, let's make something!
Time to combine may portable little laptop with the stability of a tripod, time for a laptop tripod!
Whether you're in the field writing a report or stuck in an office looking for a place to set down your computer, a laptop tripod should have you covered. Depending on the type of tripod you have there is a maximum weight and size limit your laptop will be able to hold, so remix the dimensions and ideas here to make your own.
Enough talk, let's make something!
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I just put a bolt through the top of the tripod head as the quick release wouldn't fit the screw thing.. i just have to screw the whole thing on and off.. no big deal.
i dont use anything to tie the laptop to the platform as it has a lip to stop it coming off and well i just don't think i need one.
pic on my flickr
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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.
I've only had one employer that offered adjustable height desks to allow for periods of standing - a great solution beyond the wobbly stack of cardboard boxes.
Excellent idea! Probably the best cheap laptop tripod i've seen!
Thanks Mike!
But i would suggest to add some venting holes in strategic places (behind the grills on laptop), just in case :)
The day I got a new head for the tripod and could keep one with each was such a relief. It's complete hassle trying to remember which bit of kit the head is with or swapping the head over and back. Unless you've got a very expensive tripod, the chances are another head will cost very little and so probably worth getting one just for this.
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