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Sitting well at a Mac, from the laptop on your knees to the desk with two displays.
PostureDesk setup for a Mac: chair, keyboard and screen, step by stepSet up a desk for working at a Mac in the right order: chair and feet, back support, keyboard, mouse, screen height and distance, then light. With a checklist.
PostureDo posture reminders work? What helps and what gets ignoredPosture reminders can help, but not by holding you in one perfect pose. Why the best posture is your next one, and what makes a reminder worth answering.- PostureGood posture with a MacBook: three setups that stop the hunchA MacBook joins the screen to the keyboard, so one is always at the wrong height. Three setups that fix it, from a stand and keyboard to laptop-only habits.
- PostureMacBook and external display posture setups that workLaptop beside the monitor, below it, or closed in clamshell mode: which screen goes in front, how high each one sits, and the Mac settings to match.
- PosturePosture on long video calls: raise the camera, then sit backLong video calls pull you into a hunch over the laptop. Raise the camera, sit back, stand for some calls, walk the audio ones and stretch when you hang up.
- PostureTech neck: what it is, why it aches and how to ease itTech neck is the head-forward posture of looking down at screens. Why it can leave your neck and shoulders sore, the fixes that help, and when to get checked.
- PostureWhy your shoulders creep up at the desk, and how to drop themShoulders up by your ears again? The usual desk causes (stress, a high desk, a far mouse, a cold room), a quick shoulders-down check and setup fixes.
- PostureWorking from the couch or bed with a MacBook, without the sore neckCouch, bed or kitchen table: how to set up a MacBook when there is no desk, how long to stay in one spot, and the signs it is time to move to a real desk.
- PostureWrists at a Mac: keyboard, trackpad and mouse without the strainKeep your wrists straight at a Mac: keyboard height, resting between keystrokes, trackpad or mouse, shortcuts that cut mousing, and when to see someone.