The Notebook In Your Purse: More Powerful Than The Obsolete Mainframe
Computers are getting smaller and smaller. The new notebooks are a great tool, and they are getting even smaller. One of the secrets to the smaller size is the touch screen. With the development of multi touch technology, the keyboard no longer needs actual keys. It can take the form of a touch screen. Yes, this little notebook has an entire QWERTY keyboard without keys. And its nine-inch size allows it to be slipped into your pocket for easy access wherever you can find wi-fi. No need to schlep a bulky briefcase or computer bag (man purse).
Imagine yourself being able to get online anywhere. You go into a coffee shop, open up your notebook, and voila. The world is at your fingertips. Check your RSS feeds to read what your favorite bloggers have to say today while you sip your exotic coffee and munch a little something sweet. No need to fight with a floppy newspaper. It’s all on the tiny screen of your notebook. Do you agree or disagree with your bloggers? Add your two-cents’ worth. Even better, write your own blog. Who cares that no one may read it? It is still out there and, who can say? Maybe someone somewhere will stumble across it in their voyage through cyberspace.
Then, when you are finished with the blogs, you can turn your attention to Facebook. So much valuable time can be wasted on Facebook. What are your friends doing today? Just hope it isn’t cluttered up with things like “Woke up with a headache. Have to go to work now.” Just as dull is something similar to “It is 85* already and going to be a hot one.” Don’t say anything this boring. Spice it up with something interesting. One of my favorites of all time was the entry by the mother of twin toddlers who said she overheard one say to the other during naptime, “Close your eyes and dance like a monkey.” Looking for more ways to waste time? Facebook has innumerable games and quizzes to amuse you.
Maybe you’re not visiting a coffee shop to waste time. Even better. You can be productive while you are there. Read your email. Keep in touch with what’s going on in the office and with your customers. You can most likely even remote into your desktop in your cubicle and do some actual work. The screen is small on the notebook, but you can manage. The resolution these days is amazing. You can even read entire web pages on a phone. If you are a freelance writer or translator, you can easily do your daily work on a notebook. You don’t even need wi-fi until it’s time to turn in your project. You want to do a little bit of work in a public wi-fi zone because you probably get pretty sick of staring at your same four walls with no company but the cat. But don’t get sucked into too much people watching or, worse, get sucked into a conversation. Keep your mind on your work.
We are all better for the fact that computers are getting smaller but more powerful. Just don’t waste too much of your valuable time.
Connor R Sullivan recently reviewed touch screen systems for his company. He was impressed with the technology used in modern multi touch applications.
