| My Acer laptop computer has changed my life. In fact, | | | | faster and more stable system than windows, which |
| I can say quite honestly that it has revolutionalized the | | | | has recently made computers more vulnerable to |
| way that I work. It has made me much more | | | | viruses than linux. In a nutshell, windows can kill your |
| productive and efficient overall. How, you might ask? | | | | system. It slows it down and opens the door up for a |
| As a writer, I need to remove myself from the | | | | plethora of viruses.I also learned that to rely on my |
| distractions at home. And I would much prefer to work | | | | laptop, I needed to maintain it and protect it. Laptops |
| in the quiet, soothing atmosphere of a coffee shop. But | | | | are much more vulnerable to damage than a desktop, |
| doing so in the past meant recording everything with | | | | simply because we carry them everywhere we go. |
| pen and paper and then retyping it upon my return | | | | How often do you lug a computer tower around? |
| home. What a waste of time. But now, my life has | | | | Thus I recommend investing in a hard case. Sure, soft |
| changed.Owning my Acer meant not only that I could | | | | cases are cheaper and easier to carry, but in the end, |
| leave my home and work from the coffee shop, but I | | | | you will want a hard case to protect this high dollar |
| could leave town and still work. If I needed to travel for | | | | investment that you just saved a couple months worth |
| business, I had my work right there with me, on the | | | | of paychecks for.Because of their vulnerability to |
| plane, in the airport, in my motel. The Acer even | | | | damage, laptops should also be backed up frequently, |
| affected my social life. Instead of finding myself | | | | daily if possible. No one wants to lose valuable |
| bogged down, I can just type up my reports and head | | | | information, so back up your information on a flash |
| out the door to meet my friends for a night on the | | | | drive or CD. Consider using your desktop as a backup |
| town. I don't even have to stop at home. I can just | | | | as well for the information on your laptop.My Acer has |
| pack my laptop up, slip it in the car, and then enjoy the | | | | saved me days of work. I find myself enjoying my job |
| rest of the evening with friends. Work and play have | | | | even more now that I am not chained to the same |
| become one.To make my Acer more productive and | | | | desk in the same room for hours. And I find myself |
| efficient, I had to modify its operating system. Instead | | | | enjoying life more when I know that I can just pick up |
| of relying on the old standby of Windows, I converted | | | | and go in a moment's notice.Gregg Hall is an author |
| the operating system to red hat linux. Linux offered a | | | | living in Navarre Florida. |