Comments on: AFK, but not entirely

By: Scott

Scott — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 08:44:52 +0000

My laptop (I know we're supposed to say "notebook" these days, but if I had just said "notebook," you would have imagined my life orbiting around a little pad of paper) is my everything these days. Since becoming self-employed in October, it's my office, my reminder that there's a world outside my home office, my jukebox, and so much more.
But you said besides computers. That's easy too. I have to admit I'm a cell phone late bloomer. I'm not a big fan of the phone, but I needed one for my business, so I finally broke down and got one. But it's not just any phone, it's an LG Voyager. It looks more like a mini laptop (notebook, fine) when I open it up instead of using the handy-dandy-and-oh-so-cool touchscreen and, like your Q, let's me check my e-mail, keep track of appointments and mileage (though I'm kind of sporadic with remembering to do that), look stuff up on IMDB when watching something with my wife, text the kids, listen to music, take pics and videos, jot down story ideas, and just about everything else.
If it were just a phone, I'd probably still be a holdout. Unless I could find an old eighties "brick" that works on today's networks. That would be kind of cool.

By: Libby

Libby — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 00:19:31 +0000

I couldn't live (happily) without my T-Mobile Dash. It's a lot like your Q, but it sounds a lot faster
What I love most is that when I can't whip out my laptop to write or take notes, I can use my Dash because it can edit and sync with all of my MS Office programs, and I don't have to try to decipher my own handwriting when I go back to type it into my documents later on. It plays music and movies, and has provided me with an ungodly amount of quality Bubble Breaker time. It's going to be in our next family portrait.

By: Trish

Trish — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 20:30:38 +0000

Although the only part of my life it helps keep in order is my brain, I can't live without my iPod. I keep my inspiration in there.

By: Caryn

Caryn — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 18:13:51 +0000

Wow. Sounds busy! I just got married a few years ago, and I remember those weeks right before the wedding. They were crazy–and I wasn't even trying to fit a trip to New York into the plans.
As for gadgets I can't live without, I have to admit that I adore my iPod. I know, I know…such a cliche. And as for helping me keep my life in order, it's the reason I can make myself exercise, wash dishes, or do a hundred other boring tasks. And trying to write with my chatty husband around is quite difficult without those earbuds firmly implanted in my ears.
Have a fantastic trip!