[Finale] Desktop versus laptop survey
I think we need a list survey of laptop versus desktop usage. I, for example, have both, but my laptop is my real machine upon which I do 60-70% of my work. If my observation of an observed group of undergraduate students is accurate, they are closer to 90% in laptop usage. Henry Howey Professor of Music Sam Houston State University Box 2208 Huntsville, TX 77341 (936) 294-1364 http://www.shsu.edu/music/faculty/howey.php Owner of FINALE Discussion List ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
[Finale] Desktop versus laptop survey
Desktop 90% Laptop 10% Don't get out very much these days :-( Jonathan Smith I think we need a list survey of laptop versus desktop usage. I, for example, have both, but my laptop is my real machine upon which I do 60-70% of my work. If my observation of an observed group of undergraduate students is accurate, they are closer to 90% in laptop usage. ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
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I'm in the desktop camp. Chuck On Dec 12, 2007, at 9:29 PM, Henry E. Howey wrote: I think we need a list survey of laptop versus desktop usage. I, for example, have both, but my laptop is my real machine upon which I do 60-70% of my work. If my observation of an observed group of undergraduate students is accurate, they are closer to 90% in laptop usage. Henry Howey Professor of Music Sam Houston State University Box 2208 Huntsville, TX 77341 (936) 294-1364 http://www.shsu.edu/music/faculty/howey.php Owner of FINALE Discussion List ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale Chuck Israels 230 North Garden Terrace Bellingham, WA 98225-5836 phone (360) 671-3402 fax (360) 676-6055 www.chuckisraels.com ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
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Laptop for the last four years. Rick Neal Henry E. Howey wrote: I think we need a list survey of laptop versus desktop usage. I, for example, have both, but my laptop is my real machine upon which I do 60-70% of my work. If my observation of an observed group of undergraduate students is accurate, they are closer to 90% in laptop usage. Henry Howey Professor of Music Sam Houston State University Box 2208 Huntsville, TX 77341 (936) 294-1364 http://www.shsu.edu/music/faculty/howey.php Owner of FINALE Discussion List ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
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For me it's about 85% desktop (because of my 30" display!) and 15% laptop. **Leigh On Wed, Dec 12, 2007, Henry E. Howey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >I think we need a list survey of laptop versus desktop usage. > >I, for example, have both, but my laptop is my real machine upon which I >do 60-70% of my work. > >If my observation of an observed group of undergraduate students is >accurate, they are closer to 90% in laptop usage. ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
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100% Laptop. I couldn't live without it. My next machine will be a laptop again. For what it is worth, I don't even use a second monitor, although I am always tempted to get one. Johannes -- http://www.musikmanufaktur.com http://www.camerata-berolinensis.de ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
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At 11:29 PM -0600 12/12/07, Henry E. Howey wrote: I think we need a list survey of laptop versus desktop usage. I, for example, have both, but my laptop is my real machine upon which I do 60-70% of my work. If my observation of an observed group of undergraduate students is accurate, they are closer to 90% in laptop usage. I think you're conservative. I'd put it much closer to 100%, especially since this university requires students to have computers, a compatible suite of software, and any departmentally-required software. Around here the desktop seems to have gone the way of the Apple IIe and Commodore 64! I do all my work on an Apple MacBook Pro. We do have an eMac household computer in the kitchen, but I do no music work on it. John -- John R. Howell Virginia Tech Department of Music College of Liberal Arts & Human Sciences Blacksburg, Virginia, U.S.A 24061-0240 Vox (540) 231-8411 Fax (540) 231-5034 (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) http://www.music.vt.edu/faculty/howell/howell.html ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
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On Dec 13, 2007 12:29 AM, Henry E. Howey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I think we need a list survey of laptop versus desktop usage. > > I, for example, have both, but my laptop is my real machine upon which I > do 60-70% of my work. It's about 50/50 on both, but right now, since I'm on holiday with my family, it's 100 percent laptop. Hope this helps! Kim ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
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On Dec 13, 2007 12:29 AM, Henry E. Howey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I think we need a list survey of laptop versus desktop usage. I, for example, have both, but my laptop is my real machine upon which I do 60-70% of my work. I use my laptop more than my desktop for Finale purposes. I found that it just tended to hang on my desktop. And nothing destroys productivity like having your computer slow down to nothing for two minutes out of every ten. Adam ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
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At 12:29 AM 12/13/2007, Henry E. Howey wrote: >I think we need a list survey of laptop versus desktop usage. I use my desktop about 75% of the time -- but more like 95% for Finale. A lot of what I do is transcribing or editing from existing sources, and I need to have my copy holder on my desk with my big monitor, mouse, and full keyboard. If I'm going to be doing anything in Finale on my laptop more complicated than some layout tweaks, I make sure to bring with me a USB numpad and often a mouse. Aaron. ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
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On Dec 13, 2007 12:29 AM, Henry E. Howey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I think we need a list survey of laptop versus desktop usage. 100% desktop for me. ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
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On Thu, December 13, 2007 12:29 am, Henry E. Howey wrote: > I think we need a list survey of laptop versus desktop usage. My laptop is only for travel. I'm a touch-typist (alpha and numeric), and laptop keyboards don't have enough keys or vertical key travel, plus I like large screens and there's only one external video connection available. The home office is a wireless network run by an old Pentium 200 server. My desktop has an infrared keyboard, two 22-inch screens, trackball, mouse, and pen tablet, four discrete channels of audio (plus onboard 5.1 audio that I don't use except for testing), and 1TB worth of active drives. Three printers and three scanners are on a separate machine in an alcove. My wife runs a laptop with an external 22-inch screen and 750GB external storage, printer, and separate mouse. My email is all kept on my laptop, but I use VNC so that my laptop screen is on my desktop (actually, all the computers have VNC). Most of the time my laptop sits in another room, attached to a USB hub with 1TB worth of USB hard drives, audio interface, trackball, etc., plus a 22-inch screen when I actually have to use it directly. When I travel, the laptop comes along with audio interface, monitoring headphones (not earbuds), numerical keyboard, trackball, portable hard drive, flash card reader, a 10-pack each of CDs and DVDs, and sometimes the pen tablet, too. It's a pretty fat case for carry-on. I can use the laptop alone, but it slows me down a lot (and I so loathe the whole touchpad thing). Dennis ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
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Mostly desktop for the serious work. The laptop is for classroom and quick work. My desktop sounds much better, has more resources and is faster so I prefer to work on it. Richard Smith http://www.rgsmithmusic.com Chuck Israels wrote: I'm in the desktop camp. Chuck On Dec 12, 2007, at 9:29 PM, Henry E. Howey wrote: I think we need a list survey of laptop versus desktop usage. I, for example, have both, but my laptop is my real machine upon which I do 60-70% of my work. If my observation of an observed group of undergraduate students is accurate, they are closer to 90% in laptop usage. Henry Howey Professor of Music Sam Houston State University Box 2208 Huntsville, TX 77341 (936) 294-1364 http://www.shsu.edu/music/faculty/howey.php Owner of FINALE Discussion List ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale Chuck Israels 230 North Garden Terrace Bellingham, WA 98225-5836 phone (360) 671-3402 fax (360) 676-6055 www.chuckisraels.com ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
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at the moment 100% quasi-portable (really desktop): in spring 2005 a fully-loaded mac mini was a good solution (price vs. need vs. functionality) for me because i work at home **all** the time, and when i travel i usually have a place i can set up for as long as i am there; the whole computer + monitor (at the same time i bought a used 15" flat just for travelling) + cables easily fits in a backpack. next computer: laptop, but whenever working at home it will always be hooked up to an external monitor, large keyboard and multi-button/function mouse, i actually hate working on the laptop keyboards and monitors, and loathe trackpads. ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
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I work at home on a 15" Mac G4 laptop, with separate 17" screen, plus wireless mouse and wireless full size keyboard, connected (wireless) to my HP Laserjet 2300dn Martin Banner [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
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On Dec 13, 2007 12:29 AM, Henry E. Howey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I think we need a list survey of laptop versus desktop usage. 78.6% desktop use, the remaining 47.2% on laptop. Christmas tip: You can turn your Finale-laptop into a kind of Playstation by using pivot on the laptop while trying to press the right key on the computer. Best regards, Jari Williamsson ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
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--- "Henry E. Howey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I think we need a list survey of laptop versus > desktop usage. > > I, for example, have both, but my laptop is my real > machine upon which I > do 60-70% of my work. > > If my observation of an observed group of > undergraduate students is > accurate, they are closer to 90% in laptop usage. > Laptop - I no longer own a desktop, although I have access to them at work and school. -- Io la Musica son, ch'ai dolci accenti So far tranquillo ogni turbato core, Et or di nobil ira et or d'amore Poss'infiammar le più gelate menti. ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
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On Thu, December 13, 2007 9:25 am, Martin Banner wrote: > I work at home on a 15" Mac G4 laptop, with separate 17" screen, plus > wireless mouse and wireless full size keyboard, connected (wireless) to > my HP Laserjet 2300dn Good you clarified. When the question was asked, I though it suggested an 'unadorned' laptop -- in other words, what you'd be using in its pretty much native state sitting in a classroom or airport. If it has big stuff hanging off, it seems to me it's really a desktop in a laptop case. So the people who have answered 'laptop' -- do you use it without screens, external keyboards, etc.? Or docked to become a desktop-like computer? In which case, yeah, we have two laptops here at home. :) Dennis ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
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2 laptops, one with a 22' external monitor for music, no more desktop. Hans On Dec 12, 2007, at 9:29 PM, Henry E. Howey wrote: I think we need a list survey of laptop versus desktop usage. ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
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Desktop here. Use wife's laptop on tour buses .05 % of time. (Hate it.) Raymond Horton --- "Henry E. Howey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I think we need a list survey of laptop versus desktop usage. ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
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Desktop - Sequencer at 45 degrees to keyboard/monitor, use speedy entry (do mostly composing and arranging) 19" monitor sound through old stereo amp & speakers (transfer arrangements in stereo to sequencer) use laptop for back-up (used once for Finale when desktop had power supply replaced) not as fast on laptop - position pad gets in the way (one touch and I'm typing somewhere weird) Maybe more detail than you need, but how we work impacts what we use. Jack - Original Message - From: Henry E. Howey<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: finale@shsu.edu<mailto:finale@shsu.edu> Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2007 10:29 PM Subject: [Finale] Desktop versus laptop survey I think we need a list survey of laptop versus desktop usage. I, for example, have both, but my laptop is my real machine upon which I do 60-70% of my work. If my observation of an observed group of undergraduate students is accurate, they are closer to 90% in laptop usage. Henry Howey Professor of Music Sam Houston State University Box 2208 Huntsville, TX 77341 (936) 294-1364 http://www.shsu.edu/music/faculty/howey.php<http://www.shsu.edu/music/faculty/howey.php> Owner of FINALE Discussion List ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu<mailto:Finale@shsu.edu> http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale<http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale> ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
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--- Dennis Bathory-Kitsz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > So the people who have answered 'laptop' -- do you > use it without screens, > external keyboards, etc.? Or docked to become a > desktop-like computer? In > which case, yeah, we have two laptops here at home. > :) > I have a mouse, keyboard (which I actually don't use as much as I thought I would), external storage and monitor at home - I usually take the mouse with me to school or the library, because I hate the track-pad. If I listen to anything, which I don't do often, I use headphones, although I'm thinking of getting speakers. -- Io la Musica son, ch'ai dolci accenti So far tranquillo ogni turbato core, Et or di nobil ira et or d'amore Poss'infiammar le più gelate menti. ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
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Mine is a laptop with a USB number pad and a wireless mouse. At home I also use an Echo Audiofire 2 I/O interface, a Yamaha midi keyboard, and run it all through my home stereo system. Rick -Original Message- >From: Dennis Bathory-Kitsz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Dec 13, 2007 10:19 AM >To: finale@shsu.edu >Subject: Re: [Finale] Desktop versus laptop survey > > >So the people who have answered 'laptop' -- do you use it without screens, >external keyboards, etc.? Or docked to become a desktop-like computer? In >which case, yeah, we have two laptops here at home. :) > >Dennis > > > > > >___ >Finale mailing list >Finale@shsu.edu >http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale Rick Neal Teacher, Composer, Bassist, Guitarist [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.earthlink.net/~rickmidi ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
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All desktop for the moment. However, having been good most of the year, I am hoping to get a laptop for Christmas, and will be trying Finale on that in the coming months. I don't expect to completely abandon the desktop computer, but am encouraged by how many on this list are using laptops. -Carl Donsbach Henry E. Howey wrote: I think we need a list survey of laptop versus desktop usage. I, for example, have both, but my laptop is my real machine upon which I do 60-70% of my work. If my observation of an observed group of undergraduate students is accurate, they are closer to 90% in laptop usage. Henry Howey Professor of Music Sam Houston State University Box 2208 Huntsville, TX 77341 (936) 294-1364 http://www.shsu.edu/music/faculty/howey.php Owner of FINALE Discussion List ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
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Desktop for Finale 2006 and 2007, and Laptop for 2008 thanks to OS restrictions until my Pro Tools hardware is updated. I have a DVI switch so I can go back and forth between them using the studio 23 inch dispaly amd MIDI setup. The laptop networks over a wireless router. Work percentage depends on files that require 2008. Vince Leonard www.finalebook.com www.sibeliusbook.com ** See AOL's top rated recipes (http://food.aol.com/top-rated-recipes?NCID=aoltop000304) ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
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On 12 Dec 2007 at 23:29, Henry E. Howey wrote: > I, for example, have both, but my laptop is my real machine upon which I > do 60-70% of my work. > > If my observation of an observed group of undergraduate students is > accurate, they are closer to 90% in laptop usage. I recently became a laptop an desktop person. I work in Finale on the desktop, because it has the MIDI setup and much better speakers. That said, a couple of weekends ago on two airplane flights, I input a piece on the laptop (using Speedy). The laptop speakers are not good enough for aural proofreading (not loud enough and not enough clarity to distinguish the voices). For my non-Finale other work, I use the laptop, mostly because it's a faster machine. If I were to switch to a laptop-only setup, I'd need a docking station at home and portable mouse for carrying with me. I don't know what I'd do about MIDI, though, or whether or not most docking stations have speaker connections. -- David W. Fentonhttp://dfenton.com David Fenton Associates http://dfenton.com/DFA/ ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
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On Dec 13, 2007, at 9:05 AM, Jari Williamsson wrote: On Dec 13, 2007 12:29 AM, Henry E. Howey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I think we need a list survey of laptop versus desktop usage. 78.6% desktop use, the remaining 47.2% on laptop. Bwahh! You made me spit my tea! Actually, your proportions sound about right to me, though I use Finale as much as I can on the destop. The laptop, as someone else mentioned, gets more activity for things non-Finale. As Dennis B-K said, I also have a fat case of accessories when I travel out of town and have to take Finale work with me. Christopher ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
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On 13 Dec 2007 at 14:11, dc wrote: > Anyone who uses a computer > professionally needs at least two machines, so why not one of each? They do? Up until September of 2007, I managed to run my computer consulting business entirely with one desktop computer and no laptop (since 1994). I contemplated getting a laptop at various points, but it doesn't make things as much easier as I had imagined. The laptop *is* a $deity-send when I go to the library and need to take notes for my research, but otherwise, it's not that big an advantage as I'd thought it would be. -- David W. Fentonhttp://dfenton.com David Fenton Associates http://dfenton.com/DFA/ ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
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--- Christopher Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Dec 13, 2007, at 9:05 AM, Jari Williamsson wrote: > > > On Dec 13, 2007 12:29 AM, Henry E. Howey > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> I think we need a list survey of laptop versus > desktop usage. > > > > 78.6% desktop use, the remaining 47.2% on laptop. > > > > Bwahh! You made me spit my tea! > > Actually, your proportions sound about right to me, Including the total of 125.8%? > though I use > Finale as much as I can on the destop. The laptop, > as someone else > mentioned, gets more activity for things non-Finale. > As Dennis B-K > said, I also have a fat case of accessories when I > travel out of town > and have to take Finale work with me. > > Christopher > > > ___ > Finale mailing list > Finale@shsu.edu > http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale > -- Io la Musica son, ch'ai dolci accenti So far tranquillo ogni turbato core, Et or di nobil ira et or d'amore Poss'infiammar le più gelate menti. ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
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On Thu, December 13, 2007 12:32 pm, David W. Fenton wrote: > The laptop > *is* a $deity-send when I go to the library and need to take notes > for my research, but otherwise, it's not that big an advantage as I'd > thought it would be. I agree with David about it not being as significant as some feel it is. My first laptop was a 1997 Windows 95B Compaq Armada P-100. It's still running here for emergency dialup for email if our cable goes down. That machine served best during a European tour when we did live interactive sessions with students back in the US (one memorable one with us, Eliane Radigue and Rhys Chatham in Paris and Laurie Spiegel in New York). And being offline is pretty much not an option (I've been online since 1981 at 110 baud), so now it's a Dell WinXP 1.5GHz Pentium from 2005. For text and audio editing, basic photo work, and the usual panoply of email clients and browsers, the laptop is adequate. I'd like a better built-in keyboard and never use the touch pad. At a residency in Portugal in April, we produced a half-hour documentary video on two laptops -- my wife did the storyboard and sequenced the takes, and I composed the score and edited the interviews and songs. With respect to the original question, among the most important applications is Finale, and that's where the absence of a good keyboard and large screen makes work difficult. My context might be a little different, though, because I actually compose into Finale, and need to be able to see a great deal of the score and flip around quickly. Dennis ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
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On Dec 13, 2007, at 12:30 PM, David W. Fenton wrote: If I were to switch to a laptop-only setup, I'd need a docking station at home and portable mouse for carrying with me. I don't know what I'd do about MIDI, though, or whether or not most docking stations have speaker connections. You could use a mini-USB keyboard like the M-Audio Oxygen, which is USB powered and hardly bigger than a laptop itself. The two of them fit nicely into a carrying case. I have the Ozone, which has a mic-preamp built in, but doesn't have the option of USB or battery power. Drag! But it was cheap, cheap, cheap second hand on the InterWeb thingy. Christopher ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
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Multi-tasking *grin* Richard -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Lora Crighton Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2007 1:09 PM To: finale@shsu.edu Subject: Re: [Finale] Desktop versus laptop survey --- Christopher Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Dec 13, 2007, at 9:05 AM, Jari Williamsson wrote: > > > On Dec 13, 2007 12:29 AM, Henry E. Howey > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> I think we need a list survey of laptop versus > desktop usage. > > > > 78.6% desktop use, the remaining 47.2% on laptop. > > > > Bwahh! You made me spit my tea! > > Actually, your proportions sound about right to me, Including the total of 125.8%? No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.17.1/1183 - Release Date: 12/13/2007 9:15 AM ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
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Desktop. I'm a fossil who still works first/second drafts in hard copy and then transfers/edits to computer. Bruce Clausen - Original Message - From: "Rick Neal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2007 10:06 PM Subject: Re: [Finale] Desktop versus laptop survey Laptop for the last four years. Rick Neal Henry E. Howey wrote: I think we need a list survey of laptop versus desktop usage. I, for example, have both, but my laptop is my real machine upon which I do 60-70% of my work. If my observation of an observed group of undergraduate students is accurate, they are closer to 90% in laptop usage. Henry Howey Professor of Music Sam Houston State University Box 2208 Huntsville, TX 77341 (936) 294-1364 http://www.shsu.edu/music/faculty/howey.php Owner of FINALE Discussion List ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.17.1/1183 - Release Date: 12/13/2007 9:15 AM ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
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Desktop. Dalvin Boone ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
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95% desktop, then it must be 5% laptop Cortez ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
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PC: 100% And if this posting appears with any additions to the subject line (as my last one did,) cool your heels: my ISP assures me it doesn't originate with them, nor have I had any similar situations with any other grouplist. Les Marsden Founding Music Director and Conductor, The Mariposa Symphony Orchestra Music and Mariposa? Ah, Paradise!!! http://arts-mariposa.org/symphony.html http://www.geocities.com/~jbenz/lesbio.html ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
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Laptop 90% of the time overall, but I use my desktop for most of my Finale stuff. -- Mike ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
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Desktop On Dec 13, 2007, at 12:29 AM, Henry E. Howey wrote: I think we need a list survey of laptop versus desktop usage. I, for example, have both, but my laptop is my real machine upon which I do 60-70% of my work. If my observation of an observed group of undergraduate students is accurate, they are closer to 90% in laptop usage. Henry Howey Professor of Music Sam Houston State University Box 2208 Huntsville, TX 77341 (936) 294-1364 http://www.shsu.edu/music/faculty/howey.php Owner of FINALE Discussion List ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
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Desktop, almost always. (Now with my new-to-me 24" monitor, as soon as I clear enough desk space to install it :-) John Roberts ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
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On Dec 13, 2007, at 7:37 PM, Jón Kristinn Cortez wrote: 95% desktop, then it must be 5% laptop Unless you're like Jari and me, whose computer use is up to 125.8% of what is possible... 8-) Christopher ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
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Christopher Smith wrote: Unless you're like Jari and me, whose computer use is up to 125.8% of what is possible... 8-) Well, actually, my computer's use is up to 142.12%, but I have to remove the standard 4.31% because it's set up in a human environment. Thus the 125.8%... I wouldn't consider buying a computer that can't be used at least 108% (without overclocking). Best regards, Jari Williamsson ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
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Mariposa Symphony Orchestra wrote: PC: 100% And if this posting appears with any additions to the subject line (as my last one did,) cool your heels: my ISP assures me it doesn't originate with them, nor have I had any similar situations with any other grouplist. Les Marsden Founding Music Director and Conductor, The Mariposa Symphony Orchestra Music and Mariposa? Ah, Paradise!!! http://arts-mariposa.org/symphony.html http://www.geocities.com/~jbenz/lesbio.html ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale It came through just fine this time. -- David H. Bailey [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] Desktop versus laptop survey
My laptop is my desktop. When I'm home, it rarely leaves the desk, and I always use it with an external mouse and keyboard. Right now I'm staying elsewhere, so the laptop is acting more like a laptop. I brought the mouse. If I had expected to do any Finale work, I'd surely have brought the keyboard, too (for the number pad). But I didn't, and I've been regretting it the whole time. I don't see how anyone can do much work on a laptop without getting a sore neck. There's just no way to get the screen and keyboard height right so long as they're attached. You have to have either a separate screen or a separate keyboard. mdl ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] Desktop versus laptop survey
2007/12/15, Mark D Lew <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > My laptop is my desktop. > > ... > > I don't see how anyone can do much work on a laptop without getting a > sore neck. There's just no way to get the screen and keyboard height > right so long as they're attached. You have to have either a > separate screen or a separate keyboard. > > mdl > Unless your laptop has a 17'' screen and a numeric keypad. That's great! Bernard ___ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
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Thanks, David!And I hope those of you in the East aren't too badly impacted by the storm(s) -- I had a friend fly from California (ultimately) to Manchester yesterday and hope he eventually made it Les Marsden Founding Music Director and Conductor, The Mariposa Symphony Orchestra Music and Mariposa? Ah, Paradise!!! http://arts-mariposa.org/symphony.html http://www.geocities.com/~jbenz/lesbio.html - Original Message - From: dhbailey To: finale@shsu.edu Sent: Friday, December 14, 2007 4:25 AM Subject: Re: [Finale] Desktop versus laptop survey Mariposa Symphony Orchestra wrote: > PC: 100% > > And if this posting appears with any additions to the subject line (as > my last one did,) cool your heels: my ISP assures me it doesn't > originate with them, nor have I had any similar situations with any > other grouplist. > > Les Marsden > Founding Music Director and Conductor, > The Mariposa Symphony Orchestra > Music and Mariposa? Ah, Paradise!!! > > http://arts-mariposa.org/symphony.html > http://www.geocities.com/~jbenz/lesbio.html > ___ It came through just fine this time. -- David H. Bailey [EMAIL PROTECTED] __ Finale mailing list Finale@shsu.edu http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
