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Laptops: A blessing or a curse?
Chanpory Rith | Oct 8 2007
When I got my first laptop, I loved the exhilarating freedom of whipping it out anytime I "needed" it. No matter where I am, I could work on a project, balance a budget, or play a video game. Years later, despite its "convenience", I'm dangerously married to my laptop. It's with me virtually everywhere. On the bus, at work, at home, in bed. And yes, it even goes with me to the toilet--the perfect time for multi-tasking, right? According to my estimate, I spend twice as much time looking at an LCD screen than high-definition reality. My laptop, supposedly handy, is now just an easy excuse to work (or procrastinate) at any time, all the time. I need help, and it's time for an intervention. Do you have an unhealthy marriage with your laptop? Have you switched back to desktops? How have you coped? Please share. 43 Comments
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 Parking the Macbook ProSubmitted by Zac Garrett on October 8, 2007 - 12:33pm.
Then one thing I've found with leaving my laptop permanent is that you start to plug more and more stuff in. Now only do I have a monitor plugged in now, but I've got an external hard drive, mouse, and keyboard. The longer I keep the laptop plugged in the harder it is to plug everything back in after I take it somewhere. I think about taking the computer to go do something and it is just not worth the effort most of the time. » POSTED IN:
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