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PC or Mac?
Desktop, laptop, netbook, other?
FarmBoy
PC or Mac?
PC(s)
Desktop, laptop, netbook, other?
All of those.
I keep everything backed up on at least one external hard drive that I take with me and on another I leave at home.
Also, you'd be surprised how useful an iPhone can be when you're away, yet in desperate need of your stat-fix.
Laptop with Sprint broadband for extended travels.
As a matter of fact, I keep complete zips of my websites in my Android phone's SD card and on my keychain USB flash drive just in case of serious disaster
As a matter of fact, I keep complete zips of my websites in my Android phone's SD card and on my keychain USB flash drive just in case of serious disaster
Not a bad idea; I have most of them on flash drive already, but didn't occur to me to put them in my BlackBerry. I certainly have enough memory.
At my brick and mortar shop, I have a laptop. Both with Vista.
Only notebooks since 1993
Just right now, a Thinkpad Lenovo R61 with 1400x1050 display.
Travel: Dell Studio 1555, dual core, Windows 7 (64 bit), 15 inch monitor. Unfortunately my usual travel destination only has dial-up available so I have to use a USB external modem (Mom-in-law's place).
I like the idea of using a flash drive, will have to give that a try.
Just in case Santa is listening I need a second stand alone backup box which I can keep away from home.
When I really want to be mobile: iphone, but I'm not addicted to adsense reports, so I'm very unlikely to check them there.
Been using that setup since 2004 (not the same machine anymore).
The netbook is almost a clone of my office machines and is so fast and usable it's amazing and I use it more than the 17" lap top.
Used to have 7" netbook with linux - too small and useless, for me.
No need for a fancy phone with a netbook, IMHO:-)
I have a laptop for when I'm out of the office. I've worked on numerous local business websites and the laptop was primarily so I could show clients work in progress at their office. It's a Toshiba POC (Piece of Crap) and doubles as file storage for backups. It replaced the other Toshiba POC that was thrown off a second story motel balcony one really wierd night. These days I don't use it much except to check email when I'm away from my spare bedroom/office/music room/bar for any length of time. Everybody keeps telling me I can do this on my phone but I've never gotten comfortable with the size of the screen on that damn thing and I hope I never do.
Santa's bringing me a 1TB external HD for Christmas and I can hardly wait! I'm the worlds worst at deleting useless files and now I'll finally have enough room to save everything...
Good thread. It's interesting to see what other people have. Kinda makes me feel inadequate but I'm used to that by now... ;)
Upgraded to the screen and executive chair last year when I had a back problem. They completely sorted it. Laptops seem to encourage me to lean over them.
The netbook is almost a clone of my office machines and is so fast and usable it's amazing and I use it more than the 17" lap top.
I'm with you on the netbook. A month and a half ago I had a desktop PC and a laptop. I thought the laptop was wonderful because I could take it with me to work on the go.
Then I purchased the netbook and it changed everything. Now my desktop AND my laptop seem like big old clunky dinosaurs.
My productivity has increased since this purchase. It's so portable and light and as you mentioned - fast.
Not bad for $29.
FarmBoy
Running Mandriva 2010 KDE.
I was using a lightweight desktop (XFCE) until recently, but KDE has a lot of nice little things (like being able to a remote server in the file manager and then open a file on it with one click) that XFCE is missing.
I also now like having desktop effects: they are actually functional as it makes things like switching windows slightly faster and more comfortable, while things like drop-shadows, dimming and translucent windows help you focus on the right bit of the screen.
I am quite likely to buyy a netbook next time.
1. IBM Thinkpad (15.4 inch) running Ubuntu Linux.
2. Asus Netbook (10 inch) running Ubuntu Remix (Linux) for when I travel.
3. iPhone - Manage my sites via web-based tools, SSH to my servers, etc when in a bind.
Plus a 22 inch HP monitor, and ergo keyboard and a kneeling chair (helps with posture and bad backs).
Since my webservers are all Linux, it makes the most sense for me to run Linux on my work laptops. I can seamlessly connect and manage the servers by mounting directly to them.
Since I migrated to Linux my productivity has skyrocketed. =)
Like maximillianos, my servers run Ubuntu as well so it's much simpler and more productive to be running the same on all machines.
Still running Win98SE, IE6 and FF2
Does me and, I see absolutely no benefit in upgrading. Addicts of "all new, all singing, all dancing" gizmo's can't mount one cogent argument in my circumstances.
Page load times of 24 ms instead of my 140 ms aren't an argument.
