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Poll: What computer type do you use for work? Tópico cartaz: ProZ.com Staff
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lexical wrote: I was getting along just fine chiselling in cuneiform script on a pillar of granite till this poll came along and unsettled me. Where did I go wrong? Actually the cuneiform *Tablet* falls into the laptop category ... the 'it rocks' kind. | | |
Parrot Espanha Local time: 18:05 espanhol para inglês + ...
Claudia Alvis wrote: Actually the cuneiform *Tablet* falls into the laptop category ... the 'it rocks' kind. I use both, but to be honest, I'm a heavy user and I need a desktop. I got the laptop when I began to see all sorts of nice new gadgets in interpretation booths, but my multitasking hasn't taken me that far yet so it's serving as a backup. | | |
JaneTranslates Porto Rico Local time: 12:05 espanhol para inglês + ... Getting back on topic... | Feb 28, 2008 |
...though I loved every word of the digression, lexical, Nicole, Claudia, and Parrot... Witold Chocholski wrote: I use desktop PC and two monitors, which sometimes happen to be not enough I simply cannot imagine working on one tiny screen. I use three screens. My desktop PC has two large screens, and I swivel my chair to the laptop which I use for Internet research (including Proz, of course!). I started this setup by accident. My PC was stolen, I was given a laptop as a temporary replacement, the new desktop PC I bought came without a modem, so I had to keep using the laptop... Now I like this setup so much that I wouldn't even bother to get a modem for the desktop PC, except that I need to connect to the internet to update programs, especially virus protection. (Why modem? Long story, but in case you're curious: Where I live there is no wireless reception and no cable, and satellite connections conk out whenever it rains. The antiquated phone lines make DSL nonfunctional--I tried. If they chop down the mountain across the road, either to build houses or to quarry the marble that blocks wireless signals, I'll try again, but I hope they don't do that!) | | |
Miet Ooms Bélgica Local time: 18:05 alemão para holandês + ...
Desktop during the day: big screen, more possibilities Laptop: during travelling (I also teach languages and spend a lot of time on the train) and in the evening, with my family in the living room. Cosy... | |
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Christine Andersen Dinamarca Local time: 18:05 Membro (2003) dinamarquês para inglês + ...
Jack Doughty wrote: Pardon my ignorance, but what is a tablet? I have a laptop but don't like the keyboard. I make enough typos as it is, and spent all day correcting them when I tried the laptop. I ache from my head to lower back and cannot get the screen into a position where I can see it if I can also reach the keyboard. OK, it's me, I know, but I've been battling with touch-typing on and off for over thirty years, and I'm never going to get any bettter. As long as it doesn't get worse, I can live with it. But the machinery has to suit me, not the other way round. Besides, I have my PC screen in the upright position, with Trados at the top and most of an A4 page visible below. Like Reed D. James, I like a big office chair and space for the books (and a separate space for a coffee cup and stand with a tea light to keep it hot... ) My 'cage' is slightly smaller than ten square metres, and there is no space for anything except my work. The other advantage is that I keep work out of the rest of the house. When I'm out of office, I'm inaccessible (well, almost), off duty and not interested in work. I keep the laptop for backup, but I hope I never have to use it seriously! It's a good thing there are so many possible solutions - there's a chance for everyone to find one! | | |
both, but... | Feb 28, 2008 |
I absolutely hate working on laptops so I much prefer using my desktop. | | |
Elena Carbonell Holanda Local time: 18:05 Membro (2007) inglês para espanhol + ... Laughing my head off!! | Feb 28, 2008 |
Nicole Schnell wrote: lexical wrote: I was getting along just fine chiselling in cuneiform script on a pillar of granite till this poll came along and unsettled me. Where did I go wrong? Does your licence allow you to carve on a back-up pillar? I recently upgraded from carving bark 1.2 (got a serious worm-problem, though, Scolytinae. Damn little hackers.) Then I switched to leather 2.1. Never got the tanning process right, so I refrained from sending translations written on hide. My clients might say that my translations stink. I got curious and ordered Granite 3.1. This version comes with a 40% proof enhanced carver slave which guarantees beautiful italic fonts. Thank you for posting this. It has made me laugh!! | | |
Desktop forever! | Feb 28, 2008 |
I had long used laptops, because of space limitations, which I anyway used with a plugged-in keyboard and mouse and was quite happy with. This year, however, when I got myself a new office and finally solved the space problem, I also invested in the latest state-of-the-art strong and quiet desktop with a BIG screen. I still have my laptop for backup, even though I think (and hope) that I won't have to change my desktop for a looong time. However, it is true that if you invest in a ... See more I had long used laptops, because of space limitations, which I anyway used with a plugged-in keyboard and mouse and was quite happy with. This year, however, when I got myself a new office and finally solved the space problem, I also invested in the latest state-of-the-art strong and quiet desktop with a BIG screen. I still have my laptop for backup, even though I think (and hope) that I won't have to change my desktop for a looong time. However, it is true that if you invest in a good computer it doesn't really matter if it is desktop or laptop. It's simply more of a matter of personal taste and convenience. ▲ Collapse | | |
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