I’ve come to realize that very little of my online activity ever benefits from mobile view. I know that mobile is the norm, but writing articles, reading papers, research, using forums like MB (a nightmare on mobile), database updates… all of these are an uphill battle on a phone or a tablet. And as I work heavily within the Google apps framework (Docs, Sheets, Cal, Keep, Chrome, Drive, Photos, Gmail, etc), a Chromebook is an excellent (and affordable) solution.
I gave the wireless keyboard dock a fair shot with my tablet, but two persistent issues remained:
• I found that I type far too fast for the keystroke capture over Bluetooth
• vBulletin on mobile is hell. Have you ever tried to bracket on a tablet?
So I sold enough freelance design to cover the Samsung Chromebook 3 and it arrived this morning for my upcoming birthday! Best of all - it fits in my manbag alongside the tablet which I can now use as a dedicated e-reader.
I’m looking forward to getting more done while cuddled up, working side-by-side with my favorite fellow writer!
