My wife uses hers mostly for writing, my daughter uses it for schoolwork and math games and the dog pretty much just for online shopping, although I have caught her watching squirrel videos.
@shahnm
I’m in the same situation. Ever since I bought my desktop, I have almost never touched my laptop. My brothers keep telling me I need a device for portability, but that is what my smartphone is for.
@jst1ofknd I’ve tried to mimic my work setup in my home office. Identical hardware in both locations, down to the brand and model of cooling pad, keyboard and mouse. It’s fan-freakin-tastic. And the docks have been worth their weight in gold. Unplug one power cable, one USB cable and I’m out the door. Just need to add one more monitor at home.
@jst1ofknd Same here. My docking station has essentially turned my laptop into a desktop that I can shuttle between work and home.
My typing, about 80 WPM on a full side keyboard, is effectively reduced to about 20 WPM (after all the correcting) on a laptop keyboard. And using a touchpad almost brings my productivity to a stand-still. Even a dinky portable mouse will do. I guess I would get better if I just stuck with it, but as long as I have access to the docking station, I will use it.
@macromeh I do quite a bit of work at home. Having identical setups eliminates those intermittent hardware anomalies which sometimes crop up after system app updates. I need only solve the challenge once rather than troubleshooting a glitch at the office, only to find another issue at home. If something works a certain way, it’s going to be the same result no matter which desk I’m seated at.
Pretty much only computer stuff.
Gaming, videos, CAD for 3D printing, reading, surfing the internet for random stuff, graphic design, shopping, email, chat, etc. Jeeze, how did we do stuff before 1990?
Not much, really. Accounting, email, website management, graphics, video editing, word processing, spreadsheets, production management, payroll, some light 3D design… hmm, I think that might be about it? At work I have 3 displays, at home only two (but I’m looking to add another).
@Targaryen You really need to do as I do… keep your illegal gun running records on flash paper so when the black helicopters come a simple match strike disposes of the evidence.
I would have considered
work-related
word processing (at least you got that one)
email
presentations
programming
educational-content development
personal
most of the above
checking weather reports
reading news stories
diversions (crossword puzzles, jigsaw puzzles, movie
watching (on CDs,DVDs – not a streaming fan)
playing music stored on my drives
shopping and ordering
paying bills
… I use mine as backup to my desktop so that when (not if) it crashes, which it has lost it’s OS and HDD a couple times, I can order replacements easily. I don’t use my smart phone because I enjoy big screen that only desktop offers plus it’s easy to expand unlike laptop and especially tablet and smartphone… The only problem is keeping the LT up to date. Laptop (and sometimes tablet) however is perfect for travel.
My laptop is the only surviving PC in the house. I use it to pay bills as it’s easier to run my Excel budget sheet on than an android device. That’s it’s main use. I also use it to transfer files from one media to another and to play Plants vs Zombies occasionally as the PC version is much superior to the android version.
web browsing. (not that i never use my phone for that, like i am right now…but generally during the day i like a real keyboard and a more convenient multi tab setup.)
I pretty much only use my laptop for reading webcomics before sleep. Otherwise I use it for web browsing and facebook when I travel, which is only once or twice a year.
@JoetatoChip I am going through the archives on Questionable Content currently. Never read Drugs and Wires. I have probably a couple hundred webcomics in my bookmarks though.
I use my personal Chrome Book for email and keeping up with the news (mainly the NY Times) as well as checking Meh and other things. I use my work-owned laptop for…work by remote access.
Everything I do online and anything else computer related. I don’t own a tablet, don’t want one. I use my phone for very little. I want a larger screen and a keyboard.
@lseeber I want to get a tablet that can act like a phone and take calls etc and just wear an ear piece. I want to use boardroom buzzwords like “let’s circle around…” or “let’s put a pin in that…” Also I barely use my phone anymore. So a tablet sounds good.
I got a laptop as a backup in case my PC dies, but I haven’t backed up my stuff onto the laptop yet. I basically just charge the laptop when the battery is drained.
@hchavers
I’m not sure what you mean. Those are different form factors, one designed for a cross between portability and power, and the other purely for power.
@hchavers
Not at all. There seems to be some miscommunication. I was merely trying to let you know that any device with a processor (smartwatch to supercomputer) is considered a computer. I understand my comment was unsolicited, so if you don’t want to hear it, I’ll shut up.
Pretty much nothing these days. I bought an expensive gaming laptop and it sits in my closet. It’s too big and heavy and too expensive to leave up and running anywhere in my house because KIDS RUIN EVERYTHING. I use my phone to do everything on the innawebz these days.
I use my personal laptop as a Media center for my home. Have a NAS set up, and it’s running the programs to allow me to stream my things to my other devices. It’s an old brick of a laptop, and I just threw Mint on it to run the programs lol.
I’ve got a Dell Precision mobile workstation at the office - I’m confident it can do almost everything any full-sized PC can do (tho I rarely work it very hard): ‘Office productivity’ (MS Office suite), CAD, handful of custom software applications (that are slowly being replaced by web-based interfaces).
Wife recently replaced an old MacBook Pro with Macbook Air for lighter weight: email, reading & editing manuscripts, videos (she’s learning some new knitting techniques - no joke), family scheduling (harder than it sounds), some online shopping.
Recently replaced kids’ old Fujitsu Lifebook with a (almost as old) HP Elitebook 8570W workstation when the old computer started getting laggy with some brute force programming tasks they’re messing around with (as well as some highly modified Minecraft builds).
All the activities that require more security than we’re comfortable running on our mobile devices, plus stuff we prefer doing with a larger screen (videos, auction-related, design work, photos, etc) happens on the 27" iMac in the home office.
Note: I hardly do anything but call & text on my smartphone - almost all that technology is wasted on me. I probably would have been perfectly happy to live out my days with a nice integrated PDA/phone.
My laptop is sufficiently old enough that it rarely ever gets used anymore. The very few occasions I do use it are usually for the sake of simply maintaining it, and the odd time I need to check email when my phone is for some reason out of commission. (Very rarely)
My laptops, (3) are my computers, I do everything on them. I have a 5TB hard drive attached to the most powerful for storage, but use a 12 year old Dell Inspiration for most everything day to day.
Nothing. Ever since I got my desktop, my laptop has only been used a couple times: for rendering (trust me, the desktop is better), and for online exams which are remotely proctored.
Pretty much everything.
Well, everything that requires a computer.
My laptop (MBP) is my main computer.
I have an iMac in my basement music room that I bought to record music on, but I only use it to listen to music. One day I’ll record though! (I can now count how long I’ve been saying that in decades.)
I got it so I can take a gaming machine with me when I’m not at home. It’s not as powerful as my desktop, even though it’s newer, but it’s good enough for LAN parties and the like.
That’s what I got it for. But mostly it’s become a meme storage and browsing device.
I got my laptop (HP Elitebook 8530P) on eBay for $125, no shipping. No battery. I upgraded the RAM to its max. I got it to use with my Silhouette Cameos here in the family room where I can actually spread out on my work table. In the office, I have the FAX machine and his computer in my workspace.
And some internet stuff. Then it started to be summer and the office is the hottest room in the house, except when it’s time to cook dinner.
So, I started doing paperwork on my laptop in the family room as well. I have Quickbooks on the laptop and the PC and work data on an external drive connected to my router.
My wife uses hers mostly for writing, my daughter uses it for schoolwork and math games and the dog pretty much just for online shopping, although I have caught her watching squirrel videos.
/giphy Work
I don’t actually use my laptop. I am, however, addicted to my desktop.
@shahnm
I’m in the same situation. Ever since I bought my desktop, I have almost never touched my laptop. My brothers keep telling me I need a device for portability, but that is what my smartphone is for.
@nolrak Grab your dick and double click…
@sammydog01 me up all night honking me horn!
@nolrak Came here expecting this.
Umm “art”
@therealjrn Moving art.
@therealjrn
I’m guessing this is your go to site for art, right?
@therealjrn You mean you just use it for the "art"icles, yes?
@cinoclav @therealjrn
/giphy moving art
@cinoclav @compunaut Umm, yeah…like that…only nakeder.
@cinoclav @compunaut @therealjrn
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Porn since laptops are trash anyway. There. Somebody had to say it.
Network remote access, programming, database maintenance.
@ThatsHeadly Similar! Laptops make great thin clients when you have access to a nice and beefly server environement to Get Things Done
My work is in the process of switching everyone to a laptop. Everything I do is on one…
Granted I do have a docking station at work with three monitors connected to it…
@jst1ofknd
Work: “Presto! You’re a laptop!!”
jst1ofknd: “Oh oh!”… Poof.
Edit: Admittedly, this is not my best work. However, I have had a considerable amount of wine tonight, so I’ve got that going for me…
@shahnm
I’m guessing that’s akin to the Dad joke to make the kid a sandwich…
I like Dad jokes… My kids, however, are typically less than impressed…
@jst1ofknd I’ve tried to mimic my work setup in my home office. Identical hardware in both locations, down to the brand and model of cooling pad, keyboard and mouse. It’s fan-freakin-tastic. And the docks have been worth their weight in gold. Unplug one power cable, one USB cable and I’m out the door. Just need to add one more monitor at home.
@jst1ofknd Someone call me a taxi…
@shahnm You are a taxi.
@ruouttaurmind
The company I work for won’t pay for that and neither will I. Plus I have no space to convert to a home office.
@jst1ofknd Same here. My docking station has essentially turned my laptop into a desktop that I can shuttle between work and home.
My typing, about 80 WPM on a full side keyboard, is effectively reduced to about 20 WPM (after all the correcting) on a laptop keyboard. And using a touchpad almost brings my productivity to a stand-still. Even a dinky portable mouse will do. I guess I would get better if I just stuck with it, but as long as I have access to the docking station, I will use it.
@shahnm …which is nice.
@ruouttaurmind Huh, I can’t imagine a scenario where I would want home to even remotely resemble work. Boundaries.
@macromeh I do quite a bit of work at home. Having identical setups eliminates those intermittent hardware anomalies which sometimes crop up after system app updates. I need only solve the challenge once rather than troubleshooting a glitch at the office, only to find another issue at home. If something works a certain way, it’s going to be the same result no matter which desk I’m seated at.
Pretty much only computer stuff.
Gaming, videos, CAD for 3D printing, reading, surfing the internet for random stuff, graphic design, shopping, email, chat, etc. Jeeze, how did we do stuff before 1990?
Not much, really. Accounting, email, website management, graphics, video editing, word processing, spreadsheets, production management, payroll, some light 3D design… hmm, I think that might be about it? At work I have 3 displays, at home only two (but I’m looking to add another).
@ruouttaurmind that’s “not much”? or were you being sarcastic?
@katylava Just a little lighthearted sarcasm.
The sticker on my laptop says it all.
I’m a sysadmin for a supercomputer, and most of my day is on my laptop, on a text console, remotely accessing said supercomputer.
@smyle
Does your other computer where a cape? Can it fly, leap over buildings, etc.?
@jst1ofknd Of course. All those things. And rescuing kittens out of trees. It wouldn’t be much of a supercomputer if it couldn’t. Duh.
@jst1ofknd @smyle
/giphy No capes!
Porn, hacking, keeping track of my illegal gun running business expenses and so on. You know, the everyday stuff.
@Targaryen You really need to do as I do… keep your illegal gun running records on flash paper so when the black helicopters come a simple match strike disposes of the evidence.
@ruouttaurmind @Targaryen The summer heat down here would dispose the evidence, black copters or no.
Facebook, shopping, Movies, games, stuff, things, etc. etc.
@Pony Does the capital M in “Movies” signify any particular kind of movies…?
@shahnm It signifies my lack of attention while typing forum replies. Or Marvel Movies. Whichever.
[Such a limited set of choices.]
I would have considered
work-related
word processing (at least you got that one)
email
presentations
programming
educational-content development
personal
most of the above
checking weather reports
reading news stories
diversions (crossword puzzles, jigsaw puzzles, movie
watching (on CDs,DVDs – not a streaming fan)
playing music stored on my drives
shopping and ordering
paying bills
Browsing, shopping, email, Twitter, checking the headlines, staring at in despair when the world seems like too much, . . .
… I use mine as backup to my desktop so that when (not if) it crashes, which it has lost it’s OS and HDD a couple times, I can order replacements easily. I don’t use my smart phone because I enjoy big screen that only desktop offers plus it’s easy to expand unlike laptop and especially tablet and smartphone… The only problem is keeping the LT up to date. Laptop (and sometimes tablet) however is perfect for travel.
My laptop is the only surviving PC in the house. I use it to pay bills as it’s easier to run my Excel budget sheet on than an android device. That’s it’s main use. I also use it to transfer files from one media to another and to play Plants vs Zombies occasionally as the PC version is much superior to the android version.
web browsing. (not that i never use my phone for that, like i am right now…but generally during the day i like a real keyboard and a more convenient multi tab setup.)
I pretty much only use my laptop for reading webcomics before sleep. Otherwise I use it for web browsing and facebook when I travel, which is only once or twice a year.
@infornography Do you read Drugs & Wires Or Questionable Content?
@infornography @JoetatoChip Everyone should be reading KILL SIX BILLION DEMONS
@JoetatoChip I am going through the archives on Questionable Content currently. Never read Drugs and Wires. I have probably a couple hundred webcomics in my bookmarks though.
@JoetatoChip @ThomasF I haven’t heard of Kill Six Billion Demons but next time I’m looking for a new one I’ll keep that and Drugs and Wires in mind.
P.O.R.N.
What?! Don’t judge me!
I use my personal Chrome Book for email and keeping up with the news (mainly the NY Times) as well as checking Meh and other things. I use my work-owned laptop for…work by remote access.
I have my laptop setup to record TV shows using PlayOn.
Bills and e-mail. Using laptops for fun died when I adulted… adulting is no fun.
@IWUJackson
I used to read a lot before I aduled… I mean real books. Now I audiobook.
Adulted. Not aduled…
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Everything I do online and anything else computer related. I don’t own a tablet, don’t want one. I use my phone for very little. I want a larger screen and a keyboard.
@lseeber I want to get a tablet that can act like a phone and take calls etc and just wear an ear piece. I want to use boardroom buzzwords like “let’s circle around…” or “let’s put a pin in that…” Also I barely use my phone anymore. So a tablet sounds good.
@Targaryen They called those Samsung Notes.
Unfortunately, they also acted like a fire hazard and airplane-grounding device.
Buying crap off meh
Buying robots.
Email, news, and shopping.
I got a laptop as a backup in case my PC dies, but I haven’t backed up my stuff onto the laptop yet. I basically just charge the laptop when the battery is drained.
@heartny You should keep it in the refrigerator you know.
@heartny @therealjrn But then the battery would never drain!
My workstation laptop is my sole computer. The tablet, on the other hand, is used for social media and posting to Meh forums.
@hchavers
Your tablet is also a computer, and so is your smartphone. They just have different form factors
@DVDBZN Then why the distinction between a laptop and a desktop?
@hchavers
I’m not sure what you mean. Those are different form factors, one designed for a cross between portability and power, and the other purely for power.
@DVDBZN So, you do understand the difference between a laptop and a tablet. You just trying to give me a hard time?
@hchavers
Not at all. There seems to be some miscommunication. I was merely trying to let you know that any device with a processor (smartwatch to supercomputer) is considered a computer. I understand my comment was unsolicited, so if you don’t want to hear it, I’ll shut up.
Pretty much nothing. I don’t have a laptop. Nor do I plan on buying one.
We all now why we picked other…
I use mine to re-encode stuff for my Plex server. And to play on Roll20, because the mobile interface has historically been terrible.
My husband caught a gaming laptop on sale on prime a few years ago and since then, i use it for everything. I gave my desktop to my son.
I use computer for all of the computer things.
Pretty much nothing these days. I bought an expensive gaming laptop and it sits in my closet. It’s too big and heavy and too expensive to leave up and running anywhere in my house because KIDS RUIN EVERYTHING. I use my phone to do everything on the innawebz these days.
I use my personal laptop as a Media center for my home. Have a NAS set up, and it’s running the programs to allow me to stream my things to my other devices. It’s an old brick of a laptop, and I just threw Mint on it to run the programs lol.
Anything worth doing I do on my primary PC.
@FeralRants That’s interesting do you have description of how I can do this in my apartment?
TWITTER!!! DAMMIT!!!
Doing most of the stuff that I do when I’m not sleeping.
Pretty much as a decoration for our home office.
@MrMark … so, a MacBook, then?
I’ve got a Dell Precision mobile workstation at the office - I’m confident it can do almost everything any full-sized PC can do (tho I rarely work it very hard): ‘Office productivity’ (MS Office suite), CAD, handful of custom software applications (that are slowly being replaced by web-based interfaces).
Wife recently replaced an old MacBook Pro with Macbook Air for lighter weight: email, reading & editing manuscripts, videos (she’s learning some new knitting techniques - no joke), family scheduling (harder than it sounds), some online shopping.
Recently replaced kids’ old Fujitsu Lifebook with a (almost as old) HP Elitebook 8570W workstation when the old computer started getting laggy with some brute force programming tasks they’re messing around with (as well as some highly modified Minecraft builds).
All the activities that require more security than we’re comfortable running on our mobile devices, plus stuff we prefer doing with a larger screen (videos, auction-related, design work, photos, etc) happens on the 27" iMac in the home office.
Note: I hardly do anything but call & text on my smartphone - almost all that technology is wasted on me. I probably would have been perfectly happy to live out my days with a nice integrated PDA/phone.
There is no option for ‘Absolutely everything’
My laptop is sufficiently old enough that it rarely ever gets used anymore. The very few occasions I do use it are usually for the sake of simply maintaining it, and the odd time I need to check email when my phone is for some reason out of commission. (Very rarely)
My laptops, (3) are my computers, I do everything on them. I have a 5TB hard drive attached to the most powerful for storage, but use a 12 year old Dell Inspiration for most everything day to day.
Pretty much as a dust collector! iPad all the way, occasionally have to have the laptop for odd stuff.
It has been holding a book for me for the last month or two. Last time I used it was for a Sunday game night with @ThomasF.
@RiotDemon
@ThomasF O.O
Everything internet and computer related other than watching videos at home and phone calls.
Ok, aside from work, I use my laptop for anything that’s hard to do on my tablet. Paying bills, … um, I can’t think of anything else.
Nothing. Ever since I got my desktop, my laptop has only been used a couple times: for rendering (trust me, the desktop is better), and for online exams which are remotely proctored.
Pretty much everything.
Well, everything that requires a computer.
My laptop (MBP) is my main computer.
I have an iMac in my basement music room that I bought to record music on, but I only use it to listen to music.
One day I’ll record though! (I can now count how long I’ve been saying that in decades.)
Web browsing, almost exclusively.
I got it so I can take a gaming machine with me when I’m not at home. It’s not as powerful as my desktop, even though it’s newer, but it’s good enough for LAN parties and the like.
That’s what I got it for. But mostly it’s become a meme storage and browsing device.
All that stuff except gaming.
I got my laptop (HP Elitebook 8530P) on eBay for $125, no shipping. No battery. I upgraded the RAM to its max. I got it to use with my Silhouette Cameos here in the family room where I can actually spread out on my work table. In the office, I have the FAX machine and his computer in my workspace.
And some internet stuff. Then it started to be summer and the office is the hottest room in the house, except when it’s time to cook dinner.
So, I started doing paperwork on my laptop in the family room as well. I have Quickbooks on the laptop and the PC and work data on an external drive connected to my router.