IT desk essentials

Marcus Delgado

@deepdishmarcus

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This ain't a listicle, it's my actual cart history. Half this stuff keeps River North servers alive during a 2am outage, the other half keeps board game night from turning into a Bears-offense-level disaster. No fluff, no sponsored junk, just what's actually on my desk and in my bag right now. Pour one out for whoever invented cable management, because it sure wasn't me.

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IT desk essentials — 5 items
Name	Comment	Product	Category	Where I Use It	Price Range
1Herman Miller Aeron	Spent more on this chair than my first car. Worth every penny after an 11-hour patch Tuesday that felt like Game 7 overtime.	Herman Miller Aeron	Office Chair	Server room standby desk	$900-$1500
2Keychron Q3 Max	Thocks like a slapshot off the boards. My keystrokes sound more confident than the Bears O-line, and that's a low bar but still.	Keychron Q3 Max	Mechanical Keyboard	Home office rig	$190-$220
3Catan board game	The gateway drug. Somebody always gets robbed of sheep and loses their mind like Jerry Krause trading away a draft pick.	Catan	Board Game	Weekend game nights	$45-$55
4Gloomhaven	This box weighs more than a Bulls bench player and the rulebook is thicker than the CTA system map. Worth the brain cramps.	Gloomhaven	Board Game	Deep rulebook weekends	$100-$140
5Logitech MX Master 3S	Silent clicks so I can troubleshoot a ticket during a Zoom call without anyone knowing. Sneaky like a Hawks power play goal.	Logitech MX Master 3S	Mouse	Everywhere, always	$90-$100