Yes a good point too Neil. There are times when I think I should have gone for a PC which I find so ugly to be in that I would get out of it as soon as possible and do other things with my life! There are many who are either addicted or close to many of the behaviours of addiction and yet it is also a part of modern communications. I read on BBC recently (no link) of someone who went back from ADSL to modem to reclaim his life. Reminds me as I type of such things as chicanes and speed bumps put into perfectly fast roads to make people drive slower, Yet I would still prefer a PowerBook - it is easier to share non work stuff with another rather than go off into another room. I would be surprised if there aren't a lot of difficult relational issues associated with computer use - but maybe its just a modern channel for a perennial problem? But also I know that my Mac can suck up any amount of time I let it as there are so many aspects of it that I either enjoy, use for work - or feel the need to keep up with. Its good to take joy in other things too and then its easier to balance it out.
If you just synch the home folders every time you want to go off with the 'book - and upon return you should be fine I would have thought. Silverkeeper works fine for me - free from LaCie. all the best Brian > On Tue, 5 Jul 2005 00:03:19 +0100, Brian Steere wrote: > >> Having said the above I would prefer a 15inch Powerbook with an extra >> display and keyboard for serious work. Much better than a Mini. Why be >> trapped to a desk? Seriously a friend has one and its another realm to be >> able to be in different places in the home as well as outside trips etc. > > Good point. Though my iBook has spent most of its time sitting on an > iCurve plugged into a monitor with external keyboard and mouse. Which > takes up more space than a mini. I haven't made as many customer visits > as expected so it'll continue to do the job and a Powerbook would be > overkill. My (current) main concern now with the mini turning up is how > to keep email synchronized between it and the iBook for those occasional > visits. > > And being trapped to a desk has its advantages when you're a sad geek > like me - I'm starting to carry the iBook around the house with me > everywhere. When I could be watching the TV...I'm reading email; when I > should be relaxing in the garden...I'm surfing the web. I've fallen into > the same trap as I did a few years ago with my Powerbook 190. That time > the problem solved itself when I dropped the poor thing down the stairs. > This time I'm relying on the slightly less dramatic solution of having > the main computer stuck in one room. Hmmm...doesn't solve the problem of > just being able to pick the iBook up and surf the web though. > > Neil > -- Mac UK is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... 123Inkjets.com <http://lowendmac.com/ad/123inkjets.html> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Mac UK list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/mac-uk.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[email protected]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-uk%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
