So Many Devices, What Should We Do?

Isn’t technology great? Everything you want is at your fingertips. Laptops, tablets, smartphones; these can provide whatever information you want in a millisecond, no matter where you are. But – which one of these is the better item? That, of course, depends on what you are using it for.

For example, I have a smartphone. It is another appendage of mine, I’m afraid. I can do so much with it, such as surf the web, order pizza, read e-books; the list goes on and on. However, I can’t use my smartphone as a substitute for my computer for a number of things. The most obvious are my online classes. I can bring a class up on my phone and read the postings and a lecture, but answering the posts, with my smartphone keyboard, is a real pain. My class experience is much richer on a real computer. Other things such as composing more than texts, also, lend itself to a product such Microsoft Word or the open source program Open Office normally found on your laptop.

But what about the tablets vs. the laptop? What is the real purpose of each? A few good websites to research this are as follows: Buzzle.com, Tablet Buying Guide, About.com and Associated Content from Yahoo.

Finally, there are some phones coming out on the market now, like the Motorola ATRIX 4G that brag about being everything to everyone - in this case a phone and a laptop computer. You can read the review of this product from the Engadget website and see if this, and products like it, live up to the hype. Yahoo has come out with a page on upgrading to new technology - their recommendation - DON'T!

In summary, when deciding on purchasing a laptop, tablet, or smartphone, do some research and make sure you are getting a product that meets your needs.