Yesterday I posted a rather short one about my moving to the bedroom without really thinking about what I was writing or the way I was writing it.
Upon reflection during the wee hours of the morning it occurred to me that folks might have gotten the wrong impression about what was actually going on. And I definitely wouldn’t want my readers to get the idea that I, myself, had been banished from the bedroom for the last 5 years, heavens no. This wasn’t what was happening at all.
Really (heh-heh…really)
Anyway, since we both tend to spend a lot of time on our respective computers these days we finally came to the conclusion that by having both our computer desks in the same room we might actually see more of each other than we currently do. And just so we don’t see too much of each other we situated my setup at right angles to hers and a bit behind so when I turn to the right I see the back of her head. What this has to do with anything I haven’t the faintest idea. It’s just the way my fingers happened to be typing at the time.
This moving operation was just a bit more complicated than you might think as it involved moving a 135 foot, 800 pound credenza into the library where my computer desk used to be. Okay, maybe it was more like 6 feet long and 60 pounds but it felt more like 135 feet and 800 pounds when we were trying to lift, shove and slither it around tight corners, narrow hallways and such.
The there was the 100 ft of Ethernet cable to tear out from the baseboards and door frames and from behind various pieces of furniture and lots of breakable stuff which included glass trinkets and collectibles, a grandfather clock and an upright piano. Fortunately, it was removed without too much collateral damage taking place.
And of course, like in any move both major and minor, I found myself with a bunch of stuff left over that now had no place to go. Maybe I should finally consider throwing out all those old, obsolete computer parts and pieces that I actually had to dust off before I recognized them?
There’s still a bit of tidying up to do yet but one thing was readily apparent about having both computers in the bedroom.
It’s a lot warmer in there. Probably save us a bit in heating costs this year as well.
Two words – “laptop” and “wireless”.
We have a laptop each and I have a wireless setup which is ideal. Not only do we have no wires [apart from power and mouse] but we can bring the laptops anywhere. In summer, I often bring it outdoors if the glare isn’t too bright. I can also have my choice of rooms throughout the house, though the upstairs toilet tends to be a little cramped.
.-= Grandad´s last blog ..National crisis averted =-.
Grandad – Our DSL modem has wireless capability also and for a couple years I had a wireless dongle hooked up to my desktop but for some reason kept cutting out on me every time the host switched IPs on us (we have a dynamic IP address). I chased that problem around for 2 years to no avail so I finally had to resort to being wired in. Strange thing is that Laurie’s old laptop never had the problem.
And I agree, using a laptop while adorning the throne would be rather awkward at best.
If you think using a computer on the toilet is impractical, you should try taking it into the shower. When are they going to start making these damn things waterproof?
.-= Larry Wallberg´s last blog ..The Ten Commandments (World Version) =-.
Or even a swimming pool? Though I did discover that immersing my mobile phone [that's a cell-phone to you American illiterates
] in a mug of scalding tea didn’t do it any harm. I don’t have a mug big enough to test my laptop.
.-= Grandad´s last blog ..Irish Blog Awards – Part Deux =-.
Larry – I would think the water would keep getting in your eyes.
Grandad – Mobile phone? Cell phone? I’ve got something called a Trac phone. Is that like the same thing? That’s the trouble with all this technology crap. No standardization.