Here is a great post providing both practical & technical advice such as: 

1) How to Build a Permanent Work Space

2) Invest in Quality Technology

3) Get Comfortable Office Furniture

4) Set Real Work Hours

5) Discover Your High Productivity Periods

6) Technology tips

7) Dell laptop and peripherals recommendations

8 )Sound issues - troubleshooting

and even more help can be found on"A Guide to Dell Resources and Tools for Remote Work or Study".