| Many people buy a computer, only to find that it | | | | electrical outlet handy. All you need to do is add a |
| doesn't really fit anywhere. They can be big, | | | | wireless card to the computer and plug the connection |
| awkwardly-shaped things, with a whole collection of | | | | into a router, and then you can use the Internet without |
| wires and gadgets that all need somewhere to stand. | | | | having to run network cables all over the place. This |
| The solution is to get a computer desk. They don't | | | | works especially well in offices, where lots of |
| cost much, and they're specially designed to hold all the | | | | computer may be networked together, or, worse, |
| peripherals a computer needs. There's space for the | | | | networked to one printer or server. |
| monitor, speakers and mouse on the top, a shelf for | | | | In larger computing environments, it is possible to get |
| the keyboard, and then compartments at the bottom | | | | big computer desks that are set up for multiple |
| for the system box itself and even for a printer or | | | | computers, making it easier for a team to work |
| scanner. A good computer desk will also have holes | | | | together on them. Some desks even come with |
| and routes for all the various cables that are needed | | | | computers integrated, meaning that the working parts |
| to tie it all together and make it work. All you need is a | | | | of the computer can be hidden much better, a bit like a |
| comfortable office chair, and you're set. | | | | kitchen with built-in appliances. However, the downside |
| With the rise of wireless networking, it is even possible | | | | of too much integration between the computers and |
| to have computer desks in places you wouldn't | | | | the desks is that it can make the computers much |
| otherwise have thought of, as long as you have an | | | | more difficult to repair if they happen to break. |