We have owned a computer since 1984. It quickly grew to be important enough that we each wanted our own. So, we had two. Eventually, we thought it would be nice to have a laptop for traveling. We got one but it got old. We got a new one. It got old. We got a new one again. At that point, we had two desktop computers, and three laptops. They were old, yes, but like us, they still worked. Not with the most up-to-date system software, or productivity software, such as word-processing and spreadsheets, but they worked. Then, our desktop systems got quite out of date, even to the point that the manufacturer no longer actively supports them. Our productivity software went the same way.
We decided we needed new desktops. But looking at what machines can do today, we saw that modern laptops are quite powerful and portable. Why not have our main computers, one each, be laptops? We got two laptops, bringing the total, walking-wounded and all, to seven. Meanwhile, our expert friend and technology teacher emphasized the popularity of the ground-breaking tablet. Soo, we might need a tablet. It has a touch screen and uses actual finger strokes across the screen, bidding fair to really change the way we manipulate through cyberspace. Ok, for experimental purposes, let's try one. So, up to 8. The same friend kindly loaned us his tablet so we could see what he had on his and try it out. The final player in our baseball team of computers joined us.
Now, a few hours after I began this post, we are pared back down. Several times lately, Lynn worried that her elderly computer might give up the ghost. Well this morning, just days after its replacement arrived, it did.
We expect the final count to be four: two laptops and one netbook and one tablet. Please put the, brakes on innovation and the latest, greatest 'features' and 'apps' for a while so we can rest.
