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I'm thinking of making a change to the way that I interact with technology at home.
Last night I realized I spend a lot of time browsing the web - forums, news etc - but not getting anything really useful or enjoyable done. I could read books, or play games, or watch something on TV, or study for my upcoming exams, but instead I just surf. It is a complete waste of time.
Right now I have a work laptop, which I only use for work (ie never use it at home unless it is work related), an oldish gaming PC (Phenom II X6, Radeon 7790), and an Android media player upstairs that streams content from my downstairs gaming PC. My gaming PC is in my room, and it is a bit crowded in there. So I sit and surf and surf and surf, and its irritating me. I wouldn't mind if I played games for hours instead - I see that as more productive - but instead I just surf. Its like a bad habit I need to break.
I'm thinking of buying a small laptop (might wait for Beema/Mullins), and an HTPC for upstairs. I could move my PC up to the lounge temporarily I suppose, its just that it would be a bit of an eyesore.
My aim is to get more productive use out of my computing than just wasting my time browsing the net.
What do you guys think? What are your computing setups like? How much time do you spend in front of a computer? Do you feel that you use it productively?
I'm thinking of making a change to the way that I interact with technology at home.
Last night I realized I spend a lot of time browsing the web - forums, news etc - but not getting anything really useful or enjoyable done. I could read books, or play games, or watch something on TV, or study for my upcoming exams, but instead I just surf. It is a complete waste of time.
Right now I have a work laptop, which I only use for work (ie never use it at home unless it is work related), an oldish gaming PC (Phenom II X6, Radeon 7790), and an Android media player upstairs that streams content from my downstairs gaming PC. My gaming PC is in my room, and it is a bit crowded in there. So I sit and surf and surf and surf, and its irritating me. I wouldn't mind if I played games for hours instead - I see that as more productive - but instead I just surf. Its like a bad habit I need to break.
I'm thinking of buying a small laptop (might wait for Beema/Mullins), and an HTPC for upstairs. I could move my PC up to the lounge temporarily I suppose, its just that it would be a bit of an eyesore.
My aim is to get more productive use out of my computing than just wasting my time browsing the net.
What do you guys think? What are your computing setups like? How much time do you spend in front of a computer? Do you feel that you use it productively?
