Office workstation

• Redid my original KVM setup with a different KVM unit
• Swapped out the Dell U2412M for a Dell U2717D IPS 27" QHD Wide 1440p UltraSharp InfinityEdge Slim Widescreen monitor ($300 used, I wanted the older display for the USB A ports etc., it’s just easier...). Had to pick up a USB 3.0 cable to connect to the KVM, to take full advantage of the new hub.
• Swapped out the SIIG Aluminum Mechanical Single Monitor Arm Mount for a dual arm version of the same thing (SIIG Aluminum Mechanical Dual Monitor Arm Mount) ($127), with a VIVO Notebook Adapter for VESA Monitor Mounts ($25)

To use the now surplus 24" monitor, I picked up a VESA stand ($22), a Plugable USB 3.0 to DVI/VGA/HDMI Video Graphics Adapter ($39 used, $48 normally) and a Dell DVI cable. The Plugable adapter theoretically works with the Mac using a DisplayLink driver. As soon as my desk is clear enough to try it, I’ll report back. (Edit: Had to install the DisplayLink software (from the Downloads section of this page), as expected, which is a little kludgy but works fine - so far I’ve tested it on my 14" MacBook Pro M1 Pro running macOS Sequoia 15.1 (24B83), but it should also work, with just a KVM toggle, with the Mac mini that lives at the office.)

This will be used with the Mac in 90° rotation, to have a portrait display for, e.g., legal documents I’m working from. I always wanted a portrait display, back in the day ...

Macintosh Portrait Display

And now I have one:

Portrait, 2K 27", and built-in laptop 14" displays

Also added an inexpensive 8-sheet cross-cut Bonsaii paper shredder ($40). Because it was stacking up and I’m too lazy / busy to walk over to the file room to use our big Bonsaii, and I can’t in good conscience task our staff with shredding my documents when they’re also super-saturated...