After a quick Google—a ‘to-do/doing/done’ list made of sticky-notes seems like it’d be simple, inexpensive, and helpful. Unless someone comes up with a better suggestion by tomorrow, I expect I’m going to start giving this a try as soon as I hit the nearby dollar store. :)
The current setup is that the back of a dresser is facing my bed, with the corkboard on the back; do you know of any such screens that would be feasible to attach, in whatever manner? Or are you thinking more along the lines of grabbing an El Cheapo tablet, supported by a pile of pushpins?
The issue is size. A tablet might be too small for the purpose, though it has the big advantage of being “complete” out of the box. A computer monitor is going to be lager but it’s just a display, you will still need an actual computer for it. You might be able to use your smartphone as that computer, but depending on the particulars you could still need additional hardware.
The simplest way of attaching the screen would be plain-vanilla velcro. It’s not going to be that heavy.
I think that before I invest myself too heavily in any particular hardware, I should try to find out more about what sorts of software exist for such passive wall displays. For example, I wouldn’t mind something like the custom channel used at my local coffee shop, with my own pick of RSS feeds, weather sources, GCalender items, and the like; but I don’t know offhand any piece of software, either for Android or Linux, that does that.
Due to Life, I now have a 2x3-foot corkboard just above the foot of my bed. What should I pin to it?
Kanban board
After a quick Google—a ‘to-do/doing/done’ list made of sticky-notes seems like it’d be simple, inexpensive, and helpful. Unless someone comes up with a better suggestion by tomorrow, I expect I’m going to start giving this a try as soon as I hit the nearby dollar store. :)
Ideally slots for:
several—to-do
1-2 - doing
1 - next
A few—waiting (for a reply email or something)
Done—several.
A computer screen.
An interesting thought.
The current setup is that the back of a dresser is facing my bed, with the corkboard on the back; do you know of any such screens that would be feasible to attach, in whatever manner? Or are you thinking more along the lines of grabbing an El Cheapo tablet, supported by a pile of pushpins?
The issue is size. A tablet might be too small for the purpose, though it has the big advantage of being “complete” out of the box. A computer monitor is going to be lager but it’s just a display, you will still need an actual computer for it. You might be able to use your smartphone as that computer, but depending on the particulars you could still need additional hardware.
The simplest way of attaching the screen would be plain-vanilla velcro. It’s not going to be that heavy.
I think that before I invest myself too heavily in any particular hardware, I should try to find out more about what sorts of software exist for such passive wall displays. For example, I wouldn’t mind something like the custom channel used at my local coffee shop, with my own pick of RSS feeds, weather sources, GCalender items, and the like; but I don’t know offhand any piece of software, either for Android or Linux, that does that.
I wouldn’t computer in bed, used to, but it generally leads to bad habits around distraction and sleep