Those three scenarios – the desk, the couch and outside, define the computer I use and are central as to what device suits me best. If it was up to me, I’d never do any work anywhere outside my house so I don’t have to worry about this scenario. It’s the awkward place I don’t want to be, but have to in order to get paid. I don’t have the comfy couch, nor do I have the big monitor, keyboard or mouse. Outside encompasses the odd, but increasingly more frequent occasions I need to do some computer stuff the iPhone can’t handle when I’m not at home. The third place I do computer stuff is “ outside“. With an iPad I can get through a large chunk of my work, which includes filtering through thousands of RSS feed items, reading articles and surfing the web to research topics I need to write about. It’s my favourite place, the most comfortable place where I can do computery sort of things. Where I’m spending a lot more time these days is the “ couch” which also includes the bed, the hammock, the floor, the beanbag or anywhere else you can sit or lie down comfortably. There’s nothing that can’t be done at my desk. I’ve been honing my skills on this sort of setup for over 20 years, so naturally, it’s where I’m the most efficient. It’s got a fast computer with a big screen, a keyboard and a mouse, running Windows or Mac. The centre of the action, my MCG of computing if you will, is a desk at home. There’s three places I do computer stuff – my desk, the couch and outside.
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