A Geek Goes Flying

Not sure why it took me this long to learn how to do this (it took like 3 clicks). The Displays control panel in system settings Update: And then, inevitably, I started accessorizing. To put it at eye level when used with the arm-mounted monitor on my sit-stand workstation, or with a laptop elevated on a Moallia laptop stand / riser , I found this AiFeelife Height Adjustable Portable Monitor Stand to be the best compromise of quality, available height, reported durability, flexibility, and sturdiness ($38; make sure you get the one with the wingnut-looking “adjustment knobs,” the reviews of the ones that are Allen key adjusted are fairly negative). It should also fit my 16" portable 2K monitor, though I haven’t tried that yet. Dining Table Workspace: Portable monitor stand holding 10th gen iPad

Rigg Monitor Mount with keyboard, monitor, mouse, battery Okay, here’s the final form. I rotated the legs of the  Rigg Monitor Mount around the cross-bar (see below), providing ample room for at least a 75% keyboard (pictured is a Keychron K2 with Kailh Box Royal switches). I have the AVLT Thin Client VESA Mount attached to the Rigg Monitor Mount backplate, holding a MacBook Air retina and mounting a UPERFECT 15.6 monitor, which looks and works great. The cheap iPhone mount is currently supporting a Zendure X5 battery pack (USB-C PD45W; looks like it might be discontinued, but the X3 would work, too). I have the laptop linked to the display with a cheap short USB-C cable ; the battery is connected with another cheap, short-ish USB-C cable . How I got here. I was intrigued by the Rigg Monitor Mount . (I paid $79 for it on Amazon , and now see today it’s selling for $59.) An answered question on Amazon (by the vendor) says: “There are about 15" inches (38cm) in between the f...