On Sat, Jan 14, 2023 at 5:57 PM Udhay Shankar N via Silklist < [email protected]> wrote:
> However, I recently realised that there is a small set of things that (for > me, at least) are moving in the opposite direction. The typical use case is > that my smartphone is "good enough" for casual use, but serious or focused > activity in this area needs a specialised tool. > > Some examples: > > - Reading. For focused reading, either a Kindle or a large monitor on my > desktop. > > Any others you can think of? > For me a few things come to mind: - For email responses that are more than a line long.... it is easier (and better) to do it from a laptop. In fact, that is exactly what I am just doing. I read Udhay's email on my phone, but to compose this reply I opened up my laptop. - For serious backwoods hiking it is better to go with a topographic paper map than a smartphone map app. I want to push back on the proposition that a single-purpose camera is better than a smartphone camera. On two fronts: 1. It depends quite a bit on the type of photography. Things like wildlife photography, macro photography, astrophotography, etc. are better done (today) with a single purpose camera. But family photos, travel photos, street scenes, etc. are very do-able on smartphones (and the fact that you have it on you at all waking moments means that you can shoot a lot more). 2. The software that drives single purpose cameras stinks. They are years, possibly even decade behind smartphone camera software. And smartphone camera software is only getting better, while the likes of Canon, Nikon and Sony seem to be crawling forward. Thaths -- Homer: Hey, what does this job pay? Carl: Nuthin'. Homer: D'oh! Carl: Unless you're crooked. Homer: Woo-hoo!
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