Where does your computer live?

Thankfully, not our home office. - Messy desk winner.
@jesssp (2712)
Canada
October 23, 2008 1:09pm CST
Where do you keep your computer? Or if it's a laptop, where do you use it most? When we started renovating our house we decided to turn one of the bedrooms into a "media" room where we can have our computer and video games and such. I think that keeps us from spending too much time online or gaming. I feel like if we put the computer in the living room, at the centre of the house, we would be more likely to spend excessive time on it. Do you feel this way too? Why do you keep your 'puter where you do?
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@angemac23 (2003)
• Canada
23 Oct 08
I keep my computer in the kitchen on a desk where everyone can use it and not bother anyone.
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• Ukraine
24 Oct 08
I keep it in the kitchen too))) Here is better you know... I can do coffee, tea and I am near the fridge))))
• India
24 Oct 08
The idea is good, but I guess you kitchen must be really big...or is it the laptop that you keep in the kitchen? If I'm to keep the desktop in the kitchen, then I'm in trouble. Our kitchen is moderate in size, but a lot of masala cooking goes on, and I'm not sure whether our computer will be safe...
@mimico (3617)
• Philippines
24 Oct 08
My laptop occupies my desk (so it's still technically a "desk"top hehe). My siblings and I have our own laptops so we can keep it in our room. I do feel that the ease of access makes me spend so much time on the computer. But I wouldn't have it any other way now that I've experienced having access to my laptop anytime. I don't have a tv in my room so it's not really a media room yet. :)
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@jesssp (2712)
• Canada
24 Oct 08
That's why I spend so much time online at work - it's just too easy!
@mirage108 (3402)
• United States
23 Oct 08
I have a laptop so it is on my lap most of the time. either in the living room or where ever I feel like I want to compute or surf the net
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@Humbug25 (12540)
23 Oct 08
Hello there jessp My laptop is now in my bedroom where it usually is actually. It does sit on a desk but as it is plugged into the printer I don't tend to move it much and it is awkward because the camera sits ontop to so it is a pain to move it anywhere else. I use the camer to skype my brother in Kuwait (I am in the UK) so since then I haven't taken my laptop to bed with me. I do sometimes take it down into the kitchen when I am doing dinner if I am waiting for an important email but rarely do I do this.
@kenchihi (121)
• Malaysia
24 Oct 08
My computer is right in my own room. The reason is because it is more convenient for me because sometimes I do my work until late night and I could just fall back on bed and sleep until next morning. Then in the morning, I could just wake up and continue with my work. My work place is messy!
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@AmberX5 (61)
• Italy
24 Oct 08
We have computers in everywhere. In the kitchen, in the living rooms, in the sleeping rooms, in the basement. Luckily, not in the the toilet....haha. We intend to convert one of the room to study room and do a computer network later for the kids when they are older.
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@maximax8 (31053)
• United Kingdom
24 Oct 08
When I had a desktop computer it lived in my lounge on my desk next to my printer. Now that I have a laptop I usually use it when I am sitting on my sofa. It varies where I put my laptop when I am not using it. I put it somewhere safe away from my children and pets. When I am using my laptop the screen is only bright when it is plugged into the electricity.
• Philippines
24 Oct 08
Hi! There are two PC in our house, one in the living room and the other lives in my room. It's in my room, so that I can work quietly without disturbance and as well as since it's mine, I place it in my room naturally. It got a disadvantage however, since I have a computer in my room, I can't help sometimes to sleep very late at night.
@rocketj1 (6955)
• United States
24 Oct 08
We have a desk in the corner of our dining room. This way it is centrally located. This keeps everyone accountable for what they are looking at online. Kids, husband, and myself included.
@jesssp (2712)
• Canada
24 Oct 08
That definitely sounds like the way to go with kids... and husbands!
@AbbeyB (670)
• Spain
6 Jan 09
Mine is in my office where it stays if I had a laptop I would be dangerous and never off the computer.
@AbbeyB (670)
• Spain
9 Jan 09
I agree I have to spend dedicated time on the pC and then walk away or I would never move!
@jesssp (2712)
• Canada
6 Jan 09
I know, me too. I like having our computer in the office down the hall. That way I have to really want to do something before I go in there, if I had a laptop I would be on the couch, online and in front of the TV waaay too much!
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@cndn420 (2062)
• Canada
23 Oct 08
my laptop lives on my desk in my room, or when im really lazy ill use it while im all comfy and snuggled in my bed with pj's on LOL
@jesssp (2712)
• Canada
24 Oct 08
Can't argue with that!
@jackiew (915)
• Canada
24 Oct 08
I have a spare bedroom in my house.It is set up as a bedroom but I have my computor desk and everything set up in there as well.
@adihindu (1922)
• India
28 Oct 08
I don't have that much rooms to decide where should I place it. I had only three rooms in my home. One is the kitchen where I can't place my computer as it was very small room. Another one is my bedroom where most of the space was taken by my bed. So I don't have any other option except the last room which is a hall. Thank You. Your PC could be a cash machine. Look at my profile to know how.
@duke_31 (18)
• Philippines
24 Oct 08
I don't think so. It depends on the discipline you have instilled to your kids or to the members of the family. I have a laptop and I normally use it in front of the TV. That case I can maximize the hours, say, if there's a good tv show, then I could hibernate my laptop or let others use it.
@jesssp (2712)
• Canada
24 Oct 08
It's just my fiance and I at our house. And, well, let's just say we definitely lack discipline!
@selina0625 (1379)
• Philippines
24 Oct 08
I keep my computer in the living room so that even if I' working on something I still get to have sometime with my family since they are in the same room where I'm working.I don't want to be cooped up in a room all by myself and working. It makes the job more relaxing when I'm with my family.
@trixyteddy (1070)
• India
24 Oct 08
Our desktop is in the bedroom. The laptop in the dining room. In both places, everyone has access to use them, provided nobody is sitting at it. He he he...
@Calais (10893)
• Australia
24 Oct 08
I have a bedroom that i have converted into a computer room...Just with the computer in there and storage ...
@mikeysmom (2088)
• United States
24 Oct 08
my computer lives on my desk in my home office. i use it all the time and would freak out if it did not work as i use it for so many things to make my life easier and doable. i love my computer.
@pryce_mbg (716)
• Philippines
24 Oct 08
our computer is placed at the living room!
@icegermany (2524)
• India
24 Oct 08
we spend most of the time in our living room as we keep watching tv and all and even my son does not play in his room and he brings all his toys in living room and most of the time we are in living room and hence we have kept our laptop also in the living room so that we will not miss tv and all things. we have a computer table and we dont use it and we have made a place for our laptop in living room. it is the human mind we always try to have things according to our convinience and it is how we plan.