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I agree that task switching is another desktop advantage.
by pixelmonkey 3y ago
I agree that task switching is another desktop advantage.
- joshstrange 3y agoYeah, I can’t tell you how many times I’ve started a task on my phone or tablet only to say to say “screw this” and I just walk into my office. I’ve even considered buying an M1 Air or similar to leave in my living room so I can just grab it, do something, then close it and put it back in a drawer/sleeve/etc. I can’t quite justify the cost for that but I’ve come close. And I’m not even talking about writing code. Just doing minor “research” or responding to a text/email/comment where I need to reference something online (either to link or just to confirm my knowledge). I feel like I’m in a box on my phone/tablet compared to the wide open spaces of my laptop. In all fairness, even if my phone/tablet had a full OS running on them I’d feel the same way without my mouse/keyboard. So I don’t really think it’s a UI/UX limitation but a combo of screen size/real-estate and input devices. My fingers just aren’t precise enough for even things like copy/paste let alone window management. I’ve used enough VNC-type apps to know having a full OS available to me doesn’t really make things better when limited to my fingers for input.
- pixelmonkey 3y agoI'm the exact same way.