Posted on 09/17/2012 10:06:25 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
<I personally hate tablets. I already have a smart phone, and a PC. Why do I need to have something in between?
You may not. It depends on what you need to do. I use a tablet to house all the journal articles, syllabi, homework, etc. for each of my classes. Now, instead of bringing a big binder to class (I teach grad level classes), I bring my tablet and everything is there.
I can bring articles I’m writing to doctor appointments and work on them while I wait (and listen to some music at the same time), without worrying about losing a piece of paper or making a mess. If I need to look up something for my research, if there is wifi, I can do it with my tablet sitting in the waiting room, instead of having to wait until I was at home or in my office. My tablet fits in my purse/messenger bag, rather than the big laptop briefcase I used to carry when traveling.
It took me awhile to see my iPad as something other than an expensive toy, but now, it’s worth its weight in gold. I got it free thru my university, but would buy some kind of tablet with my own dime if I had to at some point in the future.
As for phones, I use a cheap Virgin phone with a camera. I pay $20 every three months unless I run over my plan, which I’ve never done. I have had to add extra time when traveling, but I can add in $10 increments - that’s a lot better than paying $30-100 a month.
Using the good-ole graphite word processor, eh? ;-P
How many times have we heard it?
The world may be shifting back to the massive mainframe model, where terminals are simply local access points of a huge computer in a central hive. However, I won’t make that change. If my data is in a cloud, it’s not mine, it’s the cloud’s data; I lose privacy, protection and probably any sign that it is being read by snoops or the government.
If it is on a computer in my home, I gain privacy, control and protection. In short, personal computer = personal property rights over my information.
Yes, graphite word processer and occassionaly I’ll upgrad to a fountain pen processer.
I agree 100% MY computer MY data! The cloud can stick it where the sun doesn’t shine! (pun intended)
I work in IT, and I’ve watched our experts try to make it secure. Unless you own the server in the server farm, you can’t make it as secure as your data should be.
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