This week we're sharing the hardware, software, tips, and tricks, that keep our blogging wheels spinning. Today, I'm running through my favorite gear, apps, hacks, and tips that keep me a productive blogger by day and dragon slayer by night.

We took a look at our tips and gear last year, and boy has my setup done a complete 180. Where before I was a Mac and Linux user, I'm now running strictly Windows, not to mention using Firefox over my now-estranged friend Chrome. Here's a look at what's changed (and what's stayed the same).

Hardware

Desktops & Laptops

I have too many computers. I caught the computer building bug a couple years ago and can't seem to stop myself. I've added one to the arsenal this year, not to mention upgraded all my old rigs and even traded in my old laptop for a shiny new one. This is what I currently use:

• Desktop: Jotunn, my custom-built gaming PC: This machine is about two years old now, but I'm still in love with it, and with an upgrade or two, it still packs a huge punch. Originally built as a hackintosh, this now-Windows rig contains an overclocked i7, 12GB of RAM, an Intel SSD (not to mention a bunch of other drives for testing browsers and the like), and a brand new GTX 560 Ti, which I got to beef up my graphics before buying Skyrim (and let me tell you, it is a pretty rockin' card). You can see the full build details here. I've also got a hot swappable drive bay and an SD card reader built-in, which make my life oh-so-much easier.
• Laptop: Valkyrie, my 13" MacBook Air: I got sick of lugging around my 15" MacBook Pro, so I sold that sucker on Craigslist and got a 13" MacBook Air. Best laptop buying decision I've ever made. I mainly run Windows on it and just use it when I need to head to Dachis' for the day to work. I'm not really interested in Mac OS X anymore, but I'll be the first to admit that Apple still has some of the best hardware on the planet, so I'll be sticking with Macs until the PC makers step up their game.
• Netbook: Dökkálfar, my Acer Aspire One: I have to admit, I barely use this thing anymore. It comes in pretty handy if I'm out and about for the day and don't want to carry an entire backpack full of stuff with me (see "Accessories" below), but for the most part this Archbang-running machine sits in the corner and doesn't get a lot of attention anymore. I will say this: buying a small mouse to use with this has made a huge difference, considering the touchpad kind of sucks and the drivers are half-broken on Linux
• HTPC: Loki, my custom-built media center: This is the first computer I ever built, and while it still likes to mess with me on a regular basis (hence its name), I love it. It no longer stores any of my movies (that has been delegated to my NAS, see below) but it runs XBMC like a champ. It runs XBMC on top of a Fluxbox-armed Ubuntu installation, so I can fully customize my remote, watch Blu-Ray discs, and play old school video games right from XBMC. I even got Nintendo 64 up and running since I overclocked the atom processor that powers this baby. Do a barrel roll!
• NAS: Heimdall, my custom-built FreeNAS machine: My HTPC's hard drive got too small, my external drive for backups died, and I figured it was time to upgrade my life and stick all that extra data in one place. I cobbled together the cheapest parts I could find (seriously, $35 processor and $35 motherboard cheap) and turned into a networked backup, torrenting, streaming, Usenet-powered internet PVR with the awesome FreeNAS operating system. There have definitely been some bumps along the way, but now this thing runs great, giving me web access to everything I need to get TV on my home theater PC, seed my torrents 24/7, and backup my windows machine over the network.

Phones, Tablets, and Other Mobile Devices

I'll let you in on a little secret: I've developed a small hatred for mobile devices. I don't think they're easier to use than a desktop, I don't find that I want to use them that much when I'm out of the house (because I'd rather talk to the people I'm with), and if I'm at home, I'd rather be on my desktop. I use my phone for texting and getting phone calls, or Yelp when I need it, and I use my iPod for listening to music. That's pretty much it. Fiddling with them—as I've been known to do with tech from time to time—just isn't as worth it as it used to be, because they aren't a central part of my workflow. Here are the mobile devices I have lying around, though, and the occasional conveniences they bring to my life.

• HTC Thunderbolt: I finally upgraded from that old crappy Droid to the far more awesome Thunderbolt. I've rooted, flashed the gorgeous MIUI ROM, and use it pretty much to make phone calls, navigate me around the confusing land that is Los Angeles, and settle the occasional argument about the difference between apple cider and apple juice. I love its large screen and hefty frame, and I've stuck an HTC Rezound battery in the back for a bit of extra juice. I've also turned off 4G, because frankly, it didn't end up being worth the battery loss.
• 4th Generation iPod Touch: I use this to listen to music when I'm at the gym, on an airplane, or somewhere else I don't want to carry my phone/waste its battery. I use Panamp, the awesome playlist-and gesture-based music player, and am madly in love with it.
• First Generation iPad: I can't stand browsing on this thing. The web wasn't designed for fingers. However, it makes a pretty amazing comic book reader, not to mention Instapaper and Reddit reader. Plus, iPad-optimized apps are amazing. Have you ever used Yelp on this thing? It's awesome.
• Miscellaneous Old Devices: Don't ask me where they all came from, but I've got a few extra iPods sitting around that are pretty much battery-dead, single-use music players. I've got one in my Ford Sync-enabled car and one in my bathroom. I've also got that old Droid and some old flip phones, which I use pretty much never, but can't bring myself to get rid of in case nuclear annihilation rears its ugly head and somehow the Motorola Razr is the magic piece of tech designed to survive the apocalypse.

Accessories

My favorite accessories are the ones I use at my desktop: A Logitech Performance MX mouse, which is still the best mouse I've ever used; the Logitech Illuminated Keyboard, because I like to hang out in the dark; a Logitech Pro 9000 webcam, for Skyping with my family now that I live on the other side of the country; a Nikon D90 camera, for taking pictures like the ones found in this post; two Acer P235h monitors, because...um, they were cheap; and some awesome Klipsch ProMedia speakers and brand new Shure SRH750DJ headphones for round-the-clock blasting of my metal, trance, dubstep, and Taylor Swift. And, pulling it all together are the DIY door stopper monitor stand and the rain-gutter-as-cable-management.

When it comes to my bag, I'm rocking this awesome, tiny, Grid-It case. It holds my iPad and my netbook, plus all the A/C adapters and mobile chargers that I could need for a week in the urban jungle with all my tech. None of them are really noteworthy, so I won't list them here like my coworkers have. Like I said, my favorite gear is the stuff at my desk, because I rarely leave the house if I need to work.

Software

As I mentioned, I used to be a diehard Mac and Linux user, but about a year ago I did a complete 180 and switched to Windows full time—and I'm absolutely loving it. It has much more freedom than OS X, without the pain that comes with Linux, and a bigger software selection than both. Plus, it performs really well, and doesn't make me restart to play my favorite games—which is far more of an annoyance than I feel like it should be. Here are the apps I'm using.

Desktop Apps

On my Windows desktop, I'm using:

• Pidgin for instant messaging, along with many useful plugins
• Winamp for music (because it's so well-rounded)
• TweetDeck (AIR edition) for Twitter, but I can't wait until something better comes along
• Dropbox, because duh
• ResophNotes for plain text note syncing
• Notepad++ for writing longer articles, since it has that fancy HTML syntax highlighting
• GIMP to edit images, but I'll be switching to Photoshop very, very soon at Dachis' insistence
• PotPlayer for video, because it's awesome
• uTorrent for torrenting, though I do most of my torrenting on my Transmission-enabled NAS these days
• Launchy for launching apps quickly
• AutoHotkey for all sorts of awesome things
• Rainmeter to monitor anything and everything about my system
• F.lux, because like I said...I sit in the dark a lot
• Growl for creating a versatile, consolidated notification system for all my apps
• PhraseExpress for text expansion because it's free, but it's also kind of glitchy. I'm thinking about upgrading to Breevy.
• Switcher and Dexpot for bringing a few of my favorite Mac features to Windows
• EVGA Precision for overclocking my video card
• Console2 terminal, with Cygwin as my default prompt
• Todo.txt to manage my to-do list. After trying so many others, this is the only one that's made to-do lists simple and versatile enough to actually use them.

Browser, Webapps, and Extensions

I use Firefox as my main browser (well, the Waterfox 64-bit optimized builds of Firefox). These days, it's pretty close to Chrome in terms of speed, and a lot more customizable. There are still a lot of things that make Chrome tempting, like extension syncing (what the hell, Firefox?), or a lot of little UI tweaks that just make it smoother—like dragging tabs out of one window and onto a new one. But for now, Firefox is my partner in crime. I don't use a ton of extensions, but I couldn't live without the basics:

• Xmarks for syncing bookmarks and open tabs across machines
• LastPass for managing all my passwords
• Flashblock, mostly to stop things from autoplaying all the damn time
• Lazarus, because I've lost one too many carefully crafted unsaved articles to me accidentally closing my browser
• NzbdStatus, because I can send stuff to SAB on my NAS with one click!
• Progress Bar on Tab, because it's nice to see how much of a page has actually loaded
• Stylish, mainly for these awesome Gmail add-ons

I've also finally started giving up some of my desktop apps in favor of webapps, because the webapps have just become that much better. I now view Gmail, Google Calendar, and Google Reader all on the web, and I also use Mint for budgeting my money, and Google Voice for texting from my computer. I also use Google Music when I'm away from home, to keep my library handy. It really does make a fantastic secondary player. Lastly, I've also switched to Bing Maps because Google Maps was driving me crazy. For some reason, it's always slow, laggy, or just doesn't load at all. Plus, Bing's Streetside View is way better than Google's Street View. Myfav.es is my start page.

Mobile Apps

As I mentioned before, I'm not really a mobile app hoarder. When it comes to using my phone, though, there are a few things that make it a lot more pleasant to use:

• Dolphin Browser, because it's just leaps and bounds above the default Android browser. Using gestures to visit a site is awesome.
• Swype. I've tried using other keyboards, and I always come back. It gets better with every update, and it's just so easy to use.
• Google Voice. I finally ported my number to Google Voice and use it full time, and it was a great decision. The mobile app kind of sucks, but like I said, it sure is nice to be able to text from my computer.
• Google Music, for the rare occasions that I actually listen to music on my phone. It's actually a pretty solid app, though.
• Plume for Twitter, because it's just so darn smooth.
• Todo.txt Touch, because it's the perfect touch-based interface for my text-based to-do list.
• TripIt, because somehow I've ended up traveling a lot, and TripIt makes it so easy.
• RunPee, because I hate missing all the awesome parts of a movie.
• gStrings, because it's even better than my actual guitar tuner, plus it's always with me.

Tips & Tricks Closest To My Heart

I can never remember the best ones when it comes time to list my favorite tips, because they've just become such an ingrained part of my life. But, if a few jump directly to mind, it's these ones:

• Program Your Day to Defeat Distractions and Stick to Your Daily Routine: Whenever I tell people I work from home, they always say "wow, I could never do that, I'd get so distracted!" I do get really distracted during the day, but not distracted from my work—I actually get distracted by my work. I'll get really into researching a post or writing something and completely forget to eat lunch, or I won't shower until noon, or forget that I don't even have any food in my apartment in the first place. Scheduling my daily routine with little popups has made a big difference in cementing my daily routine, and not letting work get in the way when something like making breakfast will take five minutes. Similarly, I found that using a time tracker for a few weeks was a great way to make sure I'm using that work time efficiently, instead of wasting large amounts of time on small, unimportant tasks. I'm thinking of combining this "program your day" approach with the Jerry Seinfeld method of scheduling tasks, so I can see a broader overview of when I forget to do things and how I can improve.
• Wean Yourself Off Your GPS Dependency and Actually Find Your Way Around: Moving to a new city is tough. Moving to LA is even tougher. I've never relied on my GPS so much, and that's fine when I'm going somewhere new. But after realizing I still didn't know how to get to my best friend's house because I kept using my GPS, I decided it was time to make a more conscious effort to learn my way around. I'm still working on this one...but I'm proud to say that I can at least make it to all my friends' houses without the help of Google Maps. And when I do need my GPS, I have the absolutely incredible binder clip car dock to mount my phone to the dash.
• Trick Yourself Into Better Oral Hygiene by Flossing in the Shower: Comedian Mitch Hedberg once said that it's as hard to quit smoking as it is to start flossing. One tip from the tips box, and all of a sudden I'm flossing every day. My breath is better, my dentist doesn't yell at me anymore, and man does popcorn really like to get up in there. Perhaps it's just psychological, but I'm not about to argue, because I'm actually doing it.
• Eat Greasy Food with Chopsticks to Avoid Fingerprints: Those of you that know me or follow me on Twitter saw this coming. It's still one of my favorite tips on Lifehacker, if only because my love for potato chips is only equaled by my obsessive compulsive need to keep everything super clean. So how does a tech geek indulge in a bag of Ruffles while also trying to browse Reddit? By eating them with chopsticks, that's how. I'm not even a little bit joking.

This week we're sharing the hardware, software, tips, and tricks, that keep our blogging wheels spinning. Today, I'm running through my favorite gadgetry, apps, hacks, and tricks for making said gadgetry bend to my will.

The last time we did this series I was a reader frantically downloading new apps and trying out new extensions to help get a hold of my often chaotic freelance workflow. Most of the software below was purchased or downloaded because I found it here, so don't be surprised if you notice some striking similarities to other team members.

Hardware

Desktops & Laptops

I've managed to minimize the amount of computers in the house over the years to just two machines. Where I once had a computer for each task, I decided to cut down on what I owned and reduce the clutter. Right now, I just own a one laptop and one desktop. The computer names come from the fact that about ten years ago I was stealing Wi-Fi from a Greyhound station across the street and for whatever reason, I kept the names running.

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• Desktop: Greyhound 6, my 27" iMac (Late 2009): When I was in school for the second (third?) time, I was knee deep in research for a thesis and needed a lot of screen real estate. I had no desktop at the time and was itching for something new and fresh. When Apple introduced the 27-inch widescreen iMac's with the i7 processor upgrade I jumped on it and have been using it ever since. I have a BootCamp installation of Windows 7 for when I need to pop over and use Windows software (or more likely games).

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• Laptop: Greyhound 5, my 15-inch Macbook Pro (2007): When Apple introduced the new unibody Macbook design I hated the two-tone look, glass screen, and the new keyboard. I wasn't in the market for a new laptop at the time, but I snagged up one of the last refurbished Macbook Pro's with the aluminum-style keyboards. I love the keyboard on these models more than any other keyboard I've ever owned and, if necessary, will find some way to keep this Macbook alive for the rest of time. Yes, the laptop itself is clunky, heavy, and doesn't fit comfortably anywhere, but it has the best keyboard I've laid my fingers on.

Since a few people have asked, the wallpaper on both computers is called Hansvetical.

Phones, Tablets, and Other Mobile Devices

I was once a big fan of multi-tasking everywhere I went and using my mobile devices for everything I did. Over time I've learned to minimize my usage and get away from the screens as much as possible. That doesn't mean I don't use my phone and tablet, but I've isolated a lot of their usage to try to cut down on the number of times I look at them throughout the day.

• Phone: 32 GB iPhone 4S I've been on the two year upgrade cycle for iPhones and subsequently I've ended up on the S-cycle. I like my phone simple, which is why I tend to keep it loaded up with only the essentials and it's also why I prefer the iPhone to Android. I realize there are plenty of neat tricks to be had on an Android, but when it boils down to it I only want my phone to keep me connected, not operate as a one-stop shop for everything I need.
• Tablet: Jailbroken 32 GB iPad 1 If you ask me what my primary use of the iPad has been since I purchased it from someone upgrading to a 3G iPad in a USPS parking lot, I'd have to say it's mostly been the Kindle app. Still, I use it as a focus-machine when I'm struggling to get work done and need a distraction free writing environment.
• Other devices: Nintendo 3DS Okay, this is probably the least productive thing on this list, but I bring it with me everywhere despite the fact I usually feel like a 10-year-old kid when I bust it out. As a portable break-machine, it's great to have around. If nothing else it does have a pedometer and rewards me with useless digital toys when I walk a certain distance in a day.

Accessories

I like to have different options for being on the move so I have a couple different bags I use depending on the situation and my mode of transport. I tend to keep it as simple as possible, but here's what I always have with me.

• Manhattan Portage 15" Laptop bag: For short trips when I just need my laptop and some pens, I like my incredibly simple laptop bag.
• PAC Pro Lite Large Messenger Bag: If I'm on my bike and wandering around looking for a good place to get away and do some work, I prefer my ridiculously over-sized and versatile PAC bag. It can be a shoulder bag, a backpack, and on top of my computer and supplies it can expand to hold a week's worth of groceries.
• LaCie iAmAKey 16 GB Flash Drive: It's simple and almost impossible to forget at the house so I always have a flash drive on me.
• iPad DodoCase: When the iPad first came out, I wasn't too keen on showing it off in public so I picked up the DodoCase to mask it as a notebook. It doesn't offer any real form of protection from drops, but it keeps the screen safe in my bag.
• AKG K272Hd K 272 Hd High Definition Headphone: Not exactly the most mobile set of headphones, but I'll often wander away from my studio to work on mixing music and these are what I use.
• Moleskine Square Notebook Pocket: I'll admit I started using these as a starry-eyed young college student thinking there was some type of inspiration to be found in a brand, but to this day Moleskine's are still my favorite notepads for jotting down notes and random pictures of dinosaurs.

Software

In general, I'm more of desktop app person than I am mobile or web based. I like to backup files I'm working on in every place I can possibly imagine, but the bulk of my work I like to do from the privacy of my own computer. That's not to say I don't use a few webapps and extensions, I just prefer to keep it on my own computer when I can.

Web Browser, Extensions, and Webapps

There's really one, superficial reason for my love of Chrome: the look. I realize that shouldn't play a role in browser choice, but I prefer the simple look and feel of Chrome to Firefox. I've been bouncing back and forth between the two for a while, but when it comes to daily use, it's all Chrome. Here's a few of my favorite Chrome extensions.

Extensions

• TooManyTabs: I can get certifiably crazy with my tab usage now and again and TooManyTabs is my favorite management tool for helping me find the tab I'm looking for quickly.
• LastPass: Simply put, I'm always forgetting which password I use where and why. LastPass keeps that from happening.
• Amazon Wishlist: I'm a sucker for all kinds of media and to keep track of all the new junk I'm considering purchasing I needed an easy way to catalog it. Tossing it on my Amazon Wishlist is the best way I've found yet.
• Context: Context allows me to set up specialized sets of extensions for whatever I'm doing. This is handy, because there are a ton of extensions I use on a per-project basis, but not daily. As we've seen, extensions seriously slow down Chrome. Context gives me the option to set up specialized groups for each task I'm going, whether it's research, writing, or shopping.

Web Apps

• Google Docs: It took me a while to get used to Google Docs. As I said above, I tend to prefer desktop solutions. Still, Google Docs is my go-to for writing a lot of the time.
• Instantwatcher: To put it bluntly, Instantwatcher makes Netflix search not suck. When I'll often spend ten or fifteen minutes looking through the Netflix app to find something to watch, Instantwatcher makes the process streamlined.
• If This Then That: I like automation. When I'm trying out new webapps or programs, I like to know how it works with what I've used before and IFTTT helps keep that process easy and automatic.
• Mint: The only reason I really like Mint is the fact I like pretty graphs, but as a tool to keep track of what I'm wasting money away on Mint works great. In my head it creates a handy little visual story for every month.

Desktop Apps

If it was feasible to stuff every app I use into the menu bar, I would do it. For whatever reason, I love the quick-access, no-nonsense drop down widgets that people have made to control everything ranging from music playing to clipboard management. That's not to say I don't use regular software as well, because I do, but I really appreciate a good menu bar tool.

• Dropbox: Dropbox worked for me from the start and I've never really looked back since I started using it.
• Adium: It's my favorite IM chat client for Mac.
• Sparrow: It took me a long time to move away from Apple Mail, but Sparrow provided the added functionality I was looking for.
• F.lux: I sit in front of the computer way too much and F.lux helps ensure I don't go completely blind and don't have trouble sleeping when I'm doing it.
• Skip Tunes: Admittedly I started using it this week, but I love this little micro-controller for all my music.
• Spotify Despite some issues in recent updates, I've stuck with Spotify because I've spent way too much time working on dedicated work playlists like this one filled with all my favorite instrumental jams.
• Enqueue I ditched iTunes for music playing the second I started using Enqueue. While I still have to use iTunes for app management, that is it's only purpose now. This is my favorite music player I've used in a while.
• ClipMenu: It's a simple, free clipboard utility that sits nicely in the menu bar.
• Google Chrome: It's my browser of choice.
• Reeder: I bounce between Reeder and the vanilla Google Reader webapp, but if I want to actually get some reading done and not just skim, Reeder is my go-to app.
• DashExpander: It's rather funky to get used to, but as a free text expansion tool, it gets the job done.
• Scrawl: I love taking notes and I love menu bar apps. Scrawl does both and syncs across computers.
• Logic Pro: While I don't use it every day, when I do record and mix music Logic is my favorite program to do it. It's simplified without being simple.
• StencylWorks: I don't use StencylWorks as often as I'd like, but as a tool to teach the basics of game design (and subsequently coding basics), it has proven a far better experience than any of the books or classes I've taken. It's simple, visual, and easy to pick up and start making things with.

Mobile Apps

Sometime last year I realized off-loading my work onto my mobile device was causing serious problems with my ability to actually stop working. Since then, I've cut my iPhone down to just the apps I absolutely need and pushed a lot of the work related stuff to the iPad.

• Dropbox: Again, once I started using it I never looked back.
• Reeder: Just like the desktop version, the iOS version of Reeder makes flipping through Google Reader simple and nice to look at.
• QuickVoice: It's not exactly a great digital recorder, but it's free and does what it needs to without a lot of tricks.
• Reminders: Apple's built-in reminders app doesn't do a lot for me on the to-do list level, but I use the geo-fencing feature all the time to remind myself to tell a friend about something when I arrive at their house, or to help me remember an item as I'm leaving. It's not always quick enough to catch me before I leave, but when it does it's a massive time-saver.
• iA Writer: On my iPad, I occasionally like to throw down the Bluetooth keyboard and work without distraction. One of the chief complaints about the iPad—it's lack of real multi-tasking—happens to be my favorite quality.
• Amazon Mobile: When friends recommend movies, books, or whatever else, I like to have an easy way to remember them. Amazon's mobile app let's me throw those ideas into a wishlist and come back to them when I have some extra money.
• Camera+: For the most part, I've completely ditched my regular camera and use my iPhone for taking photos. To be fair, I'm terrible at taking pictures, so quality isn't as much of an issue as accessibility. Camera+ provides a nice set of options the default camera on the iPhone lacks.
• Runkeeper: I don't really jog or run, but I use Runkeeper to track cycling and walking mileage so I can get a good look at what I'm doing when I go out.
• Korg iElectribe: After my house was robbed a few years ago and my real Electribe synthesizer and drum machine were stolen, I wanted to pick them up again, but the price was just too high. iElectribe gives me back at least a portion of that on my iPad.
• Korg iMS-20: Similar to the reasoning for using the iElectribe, I could never afford (or at least justify the expense) of a real Korg MS-20. The digital version allows me to tinker around just as well.

Tips & Tricks Closest To My Heart

It's pretty hard to narrow down my favorite tips and tricks because there have been so many I've put it into practice over years of reading Lifehacker. Still, some of the most memorable also happen to be some of the strangest. Here are a few I imagine will always stick in my memory.

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• DIY binder clip cable catcher: This is the first post on Lifehacker that I actively remember and to this day it's a trick I continue to use to organize cables on my desktop and entertainment center. I have found plenty of other uses for binder clips over the years, but this one will always be my favorite.
• What Stress Actually Does to You and What You Can Do About It: I can turn into a little shivering ball of stress if I'm not careful, so this post served as a handy reminder of what to do when I felt that coming on. It was also nice to see the difference between a "normal" reaction to stress and an abnormal one.

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• Remove the Tube and Pull Up: Your Toilet Paper Roll Is Now a Box of Tissues: Every once and a while there comes along a tip that makes you stop in your tracks and wonder why you've never thought of it yourself. This toilet paper-to-tissues hack is one of those that I've gone on to use several times.
• Remove a Stripped Screw with a Rubber Band: Since I have a tendency to pick up old random junk and take it apart, I'm always struggling with stripped screws. Using a rubber band doesn't always work, but when it does it makes me feel like some type of certifiable Macgyver genius.

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• How to Get Started with Usenet in Three Simple Steps: I've been a huge fan of Usenet for as long as I can remember. Dialing in to Prodigy with my 56k modem and sifting through groups was once an average Sunday afternoon for me. Still, this article was a helpful reminder that although newsgroups have been on the decline, they still have plenty of use left in them.
• Save Water-Damaged Books, Docs, and Photos by Putting Them in the Freezer: I've used this tip a few times for rain-soaked books and while it certainly doesn't return wet books to like-new condition, it makes them continue to be useful.

Some workspaces, if you're lucky, give you a glimpse of the owner's personality. With today's featured workspace, you may feel like you've known Flickr user nevermindtheend for years. This minimalist white and pale blue setup is all about comfort and joy.

For example, there's the rack of tea tins and the electric kettle at the ready and playful decorations like Olivia (the pig), a hedgehog letter holder, a Doctor Who Tardis figurine, and assorted Stormtroopers. She uses an exercise ball as a chair, which has some nice benefits. The setup is quirky and infused with personality, yet still clean and neat.

If you have a workspace of your own to show off, throw the pictures on your Flickr account and add it to the Lifehacker Workspace Show and Tell Pool. Include some details about your setup and why it works for you, and you just might see it featured on the front page of Lifehacker.

slightly more minimal desk setup | Flickr

Today's featured workspace is described by owner Stephen Coles as a "glorious place to work"—no doubt thanks to the great view, all that natural light, and lots of room to work.

The UV-resistant window panes each have blinds that reduce glare yet still let in light and, yes, that is a tree trunk in the office (but just decoration, not a live tree). The rest of this ranch is equally impressive and inspiring; for more pictures, see Coles' Flickr photostream below.

If you have a workspace of your own to show off, throw the pictures on your Flickr account and add it to the Lifehacker Workspace Show and Tell Pool. Include some details about your setup and why it works for you, and you just might see it featured on the front page of Lifehacker.

South Hall Office | Flickr via Apartment Therapy