I got mine today. I also got a 2 pk Black Ink HP Printer cartridge set for $52. She gave me one of the packs of paper free since they were out of the free HP paper that was a bonus with the cartridges. I should have gotten a rain check but don't plan to go there for awhile; I'm happy.

Because of the cleaning factor I either go with completely to the floor or high up off the floor, nothing in between. Too difficult getting the fur mice (cat toys) from under those small spaces. You might want to check with kitchen cabinet stores. We put built in's that we bought from our kitchen cabinet manufacturer. They have several floor as well as wall cabinets to chose from. That way you can pick out what type of wood, color, configuration, that suits you. Of course you have to supply the desk top. We were lucky and found some inexpensive scraps of grainite for our desk tops.

Wow -- Like Geokid said -- pictures make all the difference. Love the nook and it could work perfectly. I don't know that I'd even worry about closing it off ... it is like it own little room! Very cute. You said that you already have your phone line there but what about electrical ... I have about 4 plugs all utilized. LOL. I'd position the Lap Top or monitor in the window corner so you can look up and out the window. That will minimize frontal glare. A full L-Shaped surface would look nice (below the window then along back wall). I'd put shelving on the right-hand tall wall (half way up or full) but I'd make it shallow (like 12-14 inches) so it doesn't cramp your work area. On the furniture -- I hate to recommend too much because the options are all over the map. If you folks are DIYers you can order laminate countertops to mount to the wall, secure on legs or to sit on-top of equal height cabinets (file cabinets or even kitchen cabinets) that are strategically positioned. Or ... you can go the OfficeDepot/Staples route and get something more modular and "officey". Alternatively, you can go more formal and get actual wood pieces new from a Furniture Store or off Craig's list but those pieces typically limit leg room or roller chair use. Finally, my favorite recommendation is to look at Pottery Barn's collection or the Martha Stewart Living Craft Collection. These two sources have so many configurable items for surfaces and storage it is mind boggling. The only drawback is most are self-assemble and limited in color. Key is ... make the nook as functional as possible for your work day with lots of surface space. Have plenty of underneath or shelf storage to organize books/papers/bills or simply to hide/stack stuff out-of-sight. LOL. Sorry for the long suggestion -- I've had too many offices in my life! Here is a link that might be useful: Pottery Barn Modular Office System This post was edited by PinesEverywhere on Fri, Jun 14, 13 at 7:44

My husband was using them long before I was, way before windows, during the punch card era. I remember he was so proud when he got one of the very first "portable" computers the Osborne which was the size of a large suitcase with about a 6" screen, the screen was black with neon yellow text. Horrible thing. But man was he the hot ticket with his carry along pc LOL (he had 2 of them) I really do not remember the first one we had at home, before windows 3, but we did have an IBM with windows 3.1, that I recall. I think the first we got connected online was maybe around 1996 and definitely dial up through MSN. Before that we did use the juno email that would dial up on it's own with out an ISP connection. I was so thrilled when I found out our house near Dallas was in the test area for the first of the Verizon Fios fiber optic, I signed up to be a test house and was so happy to be flying along and not dealing with DSL any more. When we moved here I was devastated to leave my FIOS behind but luckily we have very very fast cable here so I have no complaints. I was lucky to have a good friend that is a linux programmer and coder, that took me under his wing and became my linux guru. He pushed me to install linux on one of my computers many years ago and man I am so glad he did. I do still have a few windows computers here but I dearly love using linux, not many worries about infection. I have my little netbook I can use in my recliner plus my Pandigital Novel tablet that I can carry around and use anywhere I want, especially laying in bed to read. A few desktops and my husbands laptop. I don't think I would know what to do with out a computer handy. for those that have never seen the Osborne portable computer which came out in I think the 80's here it is. "The machine was shipped as a full package including all the hardware and software a user could need including: 64K RAM, Z-80 CPU, 5" CRT, two floppy drives, keyboard, serial ports, CP/M operating system, WordStar, SuperCalc, and two versions of BASIC: CBASIC and MBASIC. The machine also had the ability to connect with scientific equipment via a built-in IEEE-488 interface, and could run an optional external monitor via the built-in port. Not only was the machine complete, it was cheap - $1795." It weighed 25 lbs. Osborne 1