Half of the traffic on the web comes from cellphones. It is easy to pull out a phone and check something. But a phone is small. It is difficult at best to have several web pages open at the same time. Right this minute, I have 12 web pages open in two different browsers and two other programs open, besides. Google has emphasized the growth of smartphone traffic on the internet and has urged businesses to design their web sites for mobile traffic. If you want to see the difference, look at my blog Fear, Fun and Filoz with a computer and with a smartphone.
Way back in time, we used to have a dial-up connection to the internet but broadband is much steadier, faster and more usable. The three main operating systems are Windows, Apple and Linux-Android. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usage_share_of_operating_systems#/media/File:StatCounter-os_combined-ww-monthly-201704-201704-map.png
It is easy to get frustrated using a computer or other device. Getting frustrated can interfere with or stop your search for answers and information. In addition, it is easy to get distracted. A picture of a good-looking model or sports hero or a blatant headline announcing the end of time can pull in my attention. If you are older, you may completely forget that you were trying to find out more about that Senate bill that interests you.
I am just writing to remind people that the modern computer is a fine tool, has a great deal more power and actual user space to work in, than a smartphone. Good, light computers are available at attractive prices and often work out for computing, word processing and communication better, faster and more happily than a smartphone.
A further point: it can be an advantage to NOT be connected to the internet all the time. I am not thinking of that detective that your ex has hired to track your movements. I am just thinking that knowing what you want to do, sitting down to do it, and leaving it all behind when you go off to friends or the store or the library can feel comfortable, organized and orderly.
Way back in time, we used to have a dial-up connection to the internet but broadband is much steadier, faster and more usable. The three main operating systems are Windows, Apple and Linux-Android. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usage_share_of_operating_systems#/media/File:StatCounter-os_combined-ww-monthly-201704-201704-map.png
It is easy to get frustrated using a computer or other device. Getting frustrated can interfere with or stop your search for answers and information. In addition, it is easy to get distracted. A picture of a good-looking model or sports hero or a blatant headline announcing the end of time can pull in my attention. If you are older, you may completely forget that you were trying to find out more about that Senate bill that interests you.
I am just writing to remind people that the modern computer is a fine tool, has a great deal more power and actual user space to work in, than a smartphone. Good, light computers are available at attractive prices and often work out for computing, word processing and communication better, faster and more happily than a smartphone.
A further point: it can be an advantage to NOT be connected to the internet all the time. I am not thinking of that detective that your ex has hired to track your movements. I am just thinking that knowing what you want to do, sitting down to do it, and leaving it all behind when you go off to friends or the store or the library can feel comfortable, organized and orderly.
