tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6569681.post113777929635679879..comments2024-01-15T13:17:33.771-08:00Comments on Geeking with Greg: Early Amazon: Door desksGreg Lindenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09216403000599463072noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6569681.post-14576890254769486812015-03-01T02:16:46.426-08:002015-03-01T02:16:46.426-08:00I built a door desk for $50using a hollow core doo...I built a door desk for $50using a hollow core door and some ikea table legs with no angle brackets. The hollow core is fine holding 2 monitors on a clamping bracket and a mid tower pc, I just have another desk leg on the rear middle part of the desk. Does the job and as a plus, the legs are on screws! I use them instead of folding desks for exhibitions now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6569681.post-79536145440364210412011-02-09T01:48:39.265-08:002011-02-09T01:48:39.265-08:00They used to give miniature versions of the door d...They used to give miniature versions of the door desks as staff awards at the annual 'All Hands' meetings. Don't know if they still do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6569681.post-81805543052004706432010-01-29T17:22:34.422-08:002010-01-29T17:22:34.422-08:00ah jeez the door desks at amazon. the group affili...ah jeez the door desks at amazon. the group affiliated with the one I worked within initially were the sad dudes that actually constructed these things. Literally. the amazon store for employees in the Rainier bldg next to Lowes used to sell the extra ones.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6569681.post-11564682356979402632009-02-23T07:44:00.000-08:002009-02-23T07:44:00.000-08:00They're not hollow-core doors - they're solid core...They're not hollow-core doors - they're solid core, otherwise there wouldn't be enough wood for the screws in the L-brackets (Simpson Strong-Tie brand) to bite into to securely attach the legs.<BR/><BR/>I built two for my basement home office for around $225.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6569681.post-28162505385541415572007-10-31T10:22:00.000-07:002007-10-31T10:22:00.000-07:00They're still here too. Every table and desk in t...They're still here too. Every table and desk in the Seattle corporate offices are 'Door Desks'. I personally have an "L" shaped one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6569681.post-1144100620243727382006-04-03T14:43:00.000-07:002006-04-03T14:43:00.000-07:00Hahaha! Went on a tour of Amazon last month - wha...Hahaha! Went on a tour of Amazon last month - what did I tell my friends about? The furniture! Not only in the offices but in the meeting rooms too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6569681.post-1137807667133450552006-01-20T17:41:00.000-08:002006-01-20T17:41:00.000-08:00Found a pic. Thank you Wayback Machine.Found a pic. Thank you <A HREF="http://web.archive.org/web/20010606140033/image.pathfinder.com/time/poy/images/desk.jpg" REL="nofollow">Wayback Machine</A>.Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15161993662808444118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6569681.post-1137787302781817512006-01-20T12:01:00.000-08:002006-01-20T12:01:00.000-08:00Sorry, not that I can find. There appears to have...Sorry, not that I can find. There appears to have been one in Time Magazine in their 1999 person of the year article<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.time.com/time/poy/door.html" REL="nofollow">http://www.time.com/time/poy/door.html</A><BR/><BR/>but it is now seems to be behind a paid archive wall and unavailable.Greg Lindenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09216403000599463072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6569681.post-1137787233269250362006-01-20T12:00:00.000-08:002006-01-20T12:00:00.000-08:00I still have a scar on my right knee inflicted by ...I still have a scar on my right knee inflicted by my old door desk. I really hated those things.alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12249501433500486103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6569681.post-1137786125392683022006-01-20T11:42:00.000-08:002006-01-20T11:42:00.000-08:00Any photos, Greg?Any photos, Greg?Dimitar Vesselinovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16351923203224534457noreply@blogger.com