the pulley 516 securely so that it does not slip off pulley 516 a top cutaway view of the lift assembly 202 and monitor mount 104 is shown in fig9 the view is taken along the lines 9 9 of fig1 the attachment points 508 and 518 as well as gas cylinder 502 pulley 516 lift assembly 202 and monitor mount 104 are shown the computer lift 100 of the present disclosure is amenable to mounting to a desk or other surface in a number of ways allowing for flexibility in mounting various mounting embodiments are shown in fig1 13 for example only and not by way of limitation fig1 shows a mounting where the computer lift 100 is attached directly to a desk table surface 1000 via a mounting fastener such as screws bolts or the like 1002 fig1 shows a mounting where the computer lift 100 is mounted to a desk table surface 1000 using a plurality of clamps 1100 in a front mount embodiment fig1 and 13 shown a mounting where the computer lift 100 is mounted to a desk table surface 1000 using a plurality of clamps 1200 at a rear of the desk table surface connected to the computer lift 100 by extending bars straps or the like 1202 in another alternative mounting a velcro type system for mounting may be used computer lift embodiments have been described that include a computer lift with a smaller height profile than existing computer lifts this is accomplished using a gas spring cylinder pulley and cable system allowing the doubling of the stroke.