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PCs in the Living Room?
mwebert asks: "OK. I figure a large number of my fellow Slashdot readers have encountered this same scenario, so please respond. Right now, we keep our Dell Inspiron notebook on the corner of our coffee table in the center of our living room, accessing our home wireless network, and allowing the user to see the TV and multitask their little heart out. (Yay, IMDB!) That said, sitting on the edge of the couch (or worse, the floor) is getting old fast. Of course, I could get a true desk, but I don't want it to face the wall or corner, and I don't want it to turn the decor of my living room into a dentist's office reception area. I'm looking for a handsome (yet unobtrusive and functional) rolling workstation, preferably with a shelf/drawer or two. I've checked out http://www.anthro.com/ - but their offerings look pretty utilitarian, don't they? Any other ideas?"
Aww dude, you're gonna get flamed :-/ , brace yourself!
RTFA 'n' all that...
However why doesn't the guy place the laptop on his lap? Seems a hell of a lot easier than buying a rolling table solution to me and he should still be able to multitask.
The only reason I can think of him not wanting to place the laptop on his knees/legs/movement enablers is if he's worried about his penis getting burnt, in which case there are solutions available.
He said he's using a laptop/notebook computer.
Wow, I must be blind.
I don't see what the problem is, then. If it's a laptop, you don't have to sit on the edge of the couch, you can pick it up and put it in your lap! Hence, laptop...
Just get rid of the TV. Problem solved :)