On Dec 20, 2010, at 12:20 PM, steve harley wrote: > On 2010-12-20 04:54 , paul stenquist wrote: >> That's certainly a viable solution, and a number of photographers and art >> directors that I know work much the same way. I prefer having my laptop >> unencumbered, because I use it away from my desk quite often. > > there's a middle ground -- in my case as soon as i reach my home office a 2nd > display and a wired keyboard are attached; i set up the same in those cases i > regularly visit another workplace; on more stable days i also plug in a > Firewire drive dock (for secondary backups -- critical backup are wireless > via Time Machine), and sometimes a USB scanner, but it's a cinch to > disconnect these items and walk out with the laptop -- i have a backpack > ready, and a 2nd power supply if i think i'll need it > Sounds like a good solution. But I frequently move from the desk to another location two or three times a day, so separate computers work well for me. Plus, I e-mail all work to myself and download it to the other computer, when I switch off, so that gives me an extra backup as well. Paul
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