@Mickets: At that point though why not just get something with doors you can open and close, or a roll-top? I realized in trying to find a clever solution I was ignoring obvious ones.

@Mickets: If you had something big like an armoire with the TV in it, you could make two frames that meet in the middle, hinged. Then you pull down the top frame and it lays along the bottom one (possibly with more magnets?) while you watch TV. When you're done, you button it all up. I think watching through the mesh…

@CFinWV-in purple I am stunning!: The teaser trailer has a line that says "once it's cut, it loses its power". So yeah, presumably there's some sort of new spin on the hair thing.

@PSUSkier: No you see I live in a giant router.

@Bizdady: There's no place like Home!

I "built" a stand-up tool chest out of one of those cheapy Target standalone closets. Rather than the flimsy cardboard backing that came with it, I went and bought some pegboard from Home Depot.

@animatedantmo: Also known as "Another World" in Europe.

I've also been using SiSoft Sandra, but again, overkill. This looks like it will be handy for me and easy enough to recommend to less tech-savvy friends looking to upgrade! #systemmonitoring

@WhineAndCheese: A pen without a cap still writes; a cap without a pen does not.

As unhealthy as they are, I usually keep a stock of meal-in-can stuff, like Chef Boyardee pasta and whatnot. They're junk, but they last forever and they're great for those "oh crap, I only have 15 minutes to eat before I need to leave" situations.

I write for an office supply blog and often link to Lifehacker for cool home office stuff, so I love seeing stuff like this. As you can imagine, it's hard to find content for an office supply blog, so it's always nice when I can link to a quality post on a respected blog as part of my job.

@TheOtherHalf: Not even well-pasted ad copy:

VOTE: Screenhunter by WisdomSoft. Not sure where I picked it up but the free version is really handy. Can draw rectangles, cap current window, full screen, etc. It's all I use.

For those concerned about price, don't forget that someone handy with a welding torch and a bit of savvy can cobble together a decent electric on their own out of a rolling chassis and some deep-cycle batteries.