Home Office Book: How to Set up and Use an Efficient Personal Workspace in the Computer Age

"Its chatty, informal style puts important decisions about home office design & equipment into a 'user friendly' context....a recommended purchase"--LIBRARY JOURNAL. "Alvarez knows of what he speaks & he delivers it well."--Peter McWilliams, author of THE PERSONAL COMPUTER BOOK. THE HOME OFFICE BOOK is the first book that tackles the new reality of the electronic personal workspace head-on. It's full of common sense, good humor & the pure ring of personal experience, all brought to bear on the questions home office workers ask most: Finding space--Where to look for it & how to tailor it. Choosing furniture--Special designs & affordable alternatives. Buying equipment--Choosing & shopping for computers, peripherals, phone systems, fax machines & more. Designing & lighting your workspace--Suiting yourself & avoiding eyestrain. Working alone--How to handle the difficulties of functioning solo. Includes a 35-page Buyer's Guide, with brand-name information on furniture, equipment & supplies. Mark Alvarez is a former Associate Editor of FINE HOMEBUILDING & Contributing Editor of HOME, A Fortune Book Club selection.Alvarez, Mark is the author of 'Home Office Book: How to Set up and Use an Efficient Personal Workspace in the Computer Age' with ISBN 9780962542794 and ISBN 0962542792.