What does your desk look like?
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@nerdydad said in What does your desk look like?:
@scottalanmiller said in What does your desk look like?:
@chrisl said in What does your desk look like?:
After some careful consideration, I realized I can do like 95% of my work on my iPad through the various social, cloud, and productivity apps.
This is my current setup that I'm testing out. Anker Bluetooth keyboard, my iPad Mini, and a cardboard box so that my neck doesn't get tired from looking down.
I'll probably upgrade to a refurbished 9.7" Pro at some point, but so far, so good.
I like the idea, but the screen is just way too small. The biggest thing for me is the lack of mouse.
That is why you have fingers. Plus, he said it was an iPad mini. I'm sure a regular iPad would not work just the same.
FTFY
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@scottalanmiller yeah the screen is a tad small, that's why the upgrade to the 9.7" will be better.
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@nerdydad yeah the apps being self-contained kinda limit the necessity of a mouse. I thought that'd be a limiting factor, but it hasn't been an issue thus far.
Keyboard shortcuts really help, I can switch apps via Cmd + tab, and most apps display any available shortcuts if you hold down Cmd within the app.
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@wrx7m i still have my fully functional W10 laptop at home, it just doesn't come into the office anymore with me. No files in storage, everything via cloud.
Just need to figure out how to set up Outlook to access my work email and we'd be all set. I don't believe the iOS Outlook app allows for POP, but there has to be a workaround.
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@chrisl said in What does your desk look like?:
@scottalanmiller yeah the screen is a tad small, that's why the upgrade to the 9.7" will be better.
I think my dual 27" are too small!
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@chrisl said in What does your desk look like?:
@nerdydad yeah the apps being self-contained kinda limit the necessity of a mouse. I thought that'd be a limiting factor, but it hasn't been an issue thus far.
Keyboard shortcuts really help, I can switch apps via Cmd + tab, and most apps display any available shortcuts if you hold down Cmd within the app.
That's not TOO bad, until you want to edit a lot of text.
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@chrisl said in What does your desk look like?:
@wrx7m i still have my fully functional W10 laptop at home, it just doesn't come into the office anymore with me. No files in storage, everything via cloud.
Just need to figure out how to set up Outlook to access my work email and we'd be all set. I don't believe the iOS Outlook app allows for POP, but there has to be a workaround.
You have POP email at work? If so, doesn't the native non-Outlook app do that well?
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@scottalanmiller True. I was able to write an article for our blog entirely on the iPad yesterday, containing multiple links, etc. Wasn't too bad to deal with.
Spreadsheets are a different story, however.
Mileage may vary based on type of work, obviously, but it's been a smooth transition for me so far.
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@scottalanmiller Trying to keep work separate from personal as much as possible and don't want that tied to my account. About to reconfigure work email as IMAP to make it easier to use the Outlook app.
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@chrisl said in What does your desk look like?:
@scottalanmiller True. I was able to write an article for our blog entirely on the iPad yesterday, containing multiple links, etc. Wasn't too bad to deal with.
Spreadsheets are a different story, however.
Mileage may vary based on type of work, obviously, but it's been a smooth transition for me so far.
I do it all the time. From the Marketing side it's where I spend most of my time anyway.
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@minion-queen I think the biggest benefit is that my bag got a lot lighter
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@chrisl said in What does your desk look like?:
@scottalanmiller True. I was able to write an article for our blog entirely on the iPad yesterday, containing multiple links, etc. Wasn't too bad to deal with.
Spreadsheets are a different story, however.
Mileage may vary based on type of work, obviously, but it's been a smooth transition for me so far.
I find that just correcting spelling is impossible on the iOS devices.
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@chrisl said in What does your desk look like?:
@scottalanmiller Trying to keep work separate from personal as much as possible and don't want that tied to my account. About to reconfigure work email as IMAP to make it easier to use the Outlook app.
It doesn't tie to the account, it still keeps the separate in the app.
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@chrisl said in What does your desk look like?:
@minion-queen I think the biggest benefit is that my bag got a lot lighter
That's where a Chromebook wins big time. Fixes the mouse issues, lighter than an iPad, no clunky keyboard to deal with, longer battery life, etc.
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@scottalanmiller said in What does your desk look like?:
@chrisl said in What does your desk look like?:
@minion-queen I think the biggest benefit is that my bag got a lot lighter
That's where a Chromebook wins big time. Fixes the mouse issues, lighter than an iPad, no clunky keyboard to deal with, longer battery life, etc.
What chromebook are you running again?
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@nerdydad said in What does your desk look like?:
@scottalanmiller said in What does your desk look like?:
@chrisl said in What does your desk look like?:
@minion-queen I think the biggest benefit is that my bag got a lot lighter
That's where a Chromebook wins big time. Fixes the mouse issues, lighter than an iPad, no clunky keyboard to deal with, longer battery life, etc.
What chromebook are you running again?
Asus C201. Love it.
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@scottalanmiller I stopped following the Chromebooks when I realized they were mostly useful online. Has that changed at all?
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@scottalanmiller said in What does your desk look like?:
@chrisl said in What does your desk look like?:
@scottalanmiller yeah the screen is a tad small, that's why the upgrade to the 9.7" will be better.
I think my dual 27" are too small!
I have three monitors - 24" each... and I want at least 2 more... Ugh.. where did the mouse go now.
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@wrx7m said in What does your desk look like?:
@scottalanmiller I stopped following the Chromebooks when I realized they were mostly useful online. Has that changed at all?
No need to be online. I mean MOST computer activities today only work online. What do you do offline with any computer, other than video games? If I lose networking, I pretty much stop working anyway. My Chromebook does basically as much offline as you could possibly do offline.
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@scottalanmiller - I get your point. This is truer now than ever. However, there is still plenty that can be done while offline. Obviously, this is dependent on job function. In IT, not a whole lot.
