What Do You Use?

@simone10 (54189)
Louisville, Kentucky
April 20, 2020 5:48am CST
Good morning! It's still dark out but it looks like it's going to be a beautiful day. When I was out on my balcony, I could see the stars in the sky and hear all the happy birds singing. It always lifts my heart. I'm sitting in my recliner using my tablet as I mylot. I would prefer to use my laptop but I can't get comfortable using it while sitting. My feet bother me too much to sit in a chair so I don't have a choice but to sit in my recliner using my tablet. I've gotten really fast at using my one finger to type That had me thinking. What do you use when mylotting? Phone, tablet or computer?
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32 responses
• United States
20 Apr 20
I use a laptop, and sometimes the computer in the den. Would it be more comfortable if you got a laptop desk for your lap or even a lap tray to set the laptop on?
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• United States
20 Apr 20
@LindaOHio Thank you for this bit of info. I actually found one that I might try for myself.
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@marlina (154166)
• Canada
20 Apr 20
That is a good suggestion.
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@LindaOHio (156056)
• United States
20 Apr 20
Tablemate.com has one that fits over the footrest on a recliner. You can sit fully reclined, pull up the table and MyLot.
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@marlina (154166)
• Canada
20 Apr 20
I use my desktop, I find my Samsung tablet too small for typing, drives me nuts.
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@LadyDuck (458006)
• Switzerland
20 Apr 20
Same as you, I like so much more my full keyboard and my big monitor, the tablet is a pain.
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@simone10 (54189)
• Louisville, Kentucky
29 Apr 20
@marlina I just can't find a way that is comfortable for me when I am in my recliner.
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@simone10 (54189)
• Louisville, Kentucky
29 Apr 20
@LadyDuck I do prefer my laptop but it's just no comfortable for me to use.
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@DianneN (246720)
• United States
20 Apr 20
I use a laptop or my iPad. I’m most comfortable at my desk or on our lanai. We aren’t into recliners.
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@simone10 (54189)
• Louisville, Kentucky
29 Apr 20
I use a recliner because I have to elevate my feet to help with the pain of neuropathy. It's difficult to use my laptop when in in my recliner.
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@JudyEv (325755)
• Rockingham, Australia
20 Apr 20
I have a laptop and sometimes use it in my recliner. However, I end up with a bad back if I do too much of it. Thankfully, I touch type but I'm not always very accurate.
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@simone10 (54189)
• Louisville, Kentucky
29 Apr 20
So you find it uncomfortable to use in a recliner too?
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@simone10 (54189)
• Louisville, Kentucky
2 May 20
@JudyEv Thats not good at all. I can read fine, I just can't seem to get my laptop to for right in my lap without it wanting to flip over.
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@JudyEv (325755)
• Rockingham, Australia
29 Apr 20
@simone10 I would have said not but I've done a lot of reading in the recliner over the last few days and today my back has been bad again.
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@pitsipeahie (4277)
20 Apr 20
Just my laptop or desktop. I don't feel comfortable mylotting from my tablet or phone; especially phone.
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@simone10 (54189)
• Louisville, Kentucky
29 Apr 20
I don't use a phone at all. It's hard for me to see plus the keyboard is too small for my fingers.
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@simone10 (54189)
• Louisville, Kentucky
2 May 20
@pitsipeahie I'm glad I'm not the only one!
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29 Apr 20
@simone10 Exactly!
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@DocAndersen (54413)
• United States
20 Apr 20
i use all 3 depending on where I am at the time. sorry about your feet.
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@simone10 (54189)
• Louisville, Kentucky
29 Apr 20
There us no way I could mylot from my phone. It's way too small and these eyes are too old to see.
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@simone10 (54189)
• Louisville, Kentucky
2 May 20
@DocAndersen Thats pretty cool!
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@DocAndersen (54413)
• United States
29 Apr 20
@simone10 i have a portable projector that i can plug into my iPhone, so I can make the small screen big if needed!
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@Juliaacv (48415)
• Canada
20 Apr 20
We have a couch with recliners on either end, that's where I sit to myLot. I have my laptop open on my lap and its comfortable for me.
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@simone10 (54189)
• Louisville, Kentucky
29 Apr 20
How to you get your laptop to be still while you type? I've tried using a pillow but it doesn't work.
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@Juliaacv (48415)
• Canada
29 Apr 20
@simone10 It just sits on my thighs, and it sits still. My next laptop will be a little smaller, and I'll be able to manage that one as well. This one has done me really well, and I hope that I can get a few more years out of it.
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@simone10 (54189)
• Louisville, Kentucky
2 May 20
@Juliaacv My laptop wants to flip over while in my lap.
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@LadyDuck (458006)
• Switzerland
20 Apr 20
I use my desktop computer or my laptop if I want to move around the house, never my phone.
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@LadyDuck (458006)
• Switzerland
29 Apr 20
@simone10 The screen is too small, the virtual keyboard is too small too.
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@simone10 (54189)
• Louisville, Kentucky
2 May 20
@LadyDuck The keyboard is way too small. I get frustrated when I keep hitting the wrong keys.
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@simone10 (54189)
• Louisville, Kentucky
29 Apr 20
Yeah, I can't use my phone either.
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@moffittjc (118435)
• Gainesville, Florida
20 Apr 20
I use my laptop mostly, but also my phone. How come you can't use your laptop while sitting in your recliner? I'm sitting in my recliner right now with my laptop!
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@simone10 (54189)
• Louisville, Kentucky
29 Apr 20
It's just not comfortable to use for me. It won't sit right in on my legs.
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@simone10 (54189)
• Louisville, Kentucky
2 May 20
@moffittjc It always wants to tip over. Maybe there is a trick to it that I haven't discovered yet.
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@moffittjc (118435)
• Gainesville, Florida
29 Apr 20
@simone10 I understand that. My previous laptop didn’t sit well in my lap. My current one is bigger and sits better in my lap.
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@just4him (306113)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
20 Apr 20
Computer. My laptop is too slow, I have a Chromebook which is my alternative because it's good and fast, and I have a tablet that is worthless, so I use my computer.
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@simone10 (54189)
• Louisville, Kentucky
29 Apr 20
So, you like your Chromebook?
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@simone10 (54189)
• Louisville, Kentucky
2 May 20
@just4him Why can't you put Word on it?
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@just4him (306113)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
29 Apr 20
@simone10 I love it. It's not the same as a regular laptop. I can't put Word on it, but I can access the Internet so I can do anything except write.
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@Hannihar (129443)
• Israel
21 Apr 20
@simone10 I have a desktop computer. I recently bought an Ipad and thought I had the hang of it but when wanted to use it it was during the virus so did not work so waiting for things to get better so my technician can come teach me. He is my computer technician and I got it for me.
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@simone10 (54189)
• Louisville, Kentucky
29 Apr 20
I love my tablet but I have to use one finger to type.
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@simone10 (54189)
• Louisville, Kentucky
2 May 20
@Hannihar I do miss that. When my feet aren't bothering me, I can sit at my desk and use my laptop.
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@Hannihar (129443)
• Israel
29 Apr 20
@simone10 That is why with my desktop I can use both hands to type.
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@banksim (5203)
20 Apr 20
mylot on laptop, watching movies.
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@simone10 (54189)
• Louisville, Kentucky
29 Apr 20
You watch movies while mylotting?
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@simone10 (54189)
• Louisville, Kentucky
2 May 20
@banksim Ok, thanks! I will look you up! How exciting!
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@banksim (5203)
29 Apr 20
@simone10 yes i also used to write ebook on kindle you can search my name on amazon bankim Chandra pandey
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• United States
20 Apr 20
I mostly use my phone, but occasionally I'll use the computer
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@simone10 (54189)
• Louisville, Kentucky
29 Apr 20
I can't see my phone good enough to mylot from it.
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@Lavanya15 (12888)
• Chennai, India
29 Apr 20
I have only mobile so always I work from mobile only..
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@simone10 (54189)
• Louisville, Kentucky
2 May 20
My eyes are too old to be able to see good to type.
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@simone10 (54189)
• Louisville, Kentucky
7 May 20
@Lavanya15 thank you! You take care too.
@Lavanya15 (12888)
• Chennai, India
2 May 20
@simone10 oh.. Take care
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@RasmaSandra (73408)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
21 Apr 20
I always work at a desktop PC.
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@simone10 (54189)
• Louisville, Kentucky
29 Apr 20
Do you enjoy working from your desktop? I know I used to.
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@simone10 (54189)
• Louisville, Kentucky
5 May 20
@RasmaSandra I really need to get mine out. Maybe today.
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@RasmaSandra (73408)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
2 May 20
@simone10 I enjoy it very much.
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@paigea (35678)
• Canada
21 Apr 20
I use my phone. My tablet is quite glitchy. When it was working I used it and had a nice keyboard.
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@simone10 (54189)
• Louisville, Kentucky
29 Apr 20
Do you have problems seeing mylot on your phone? My eyes are old and I can read it very well from my phone.
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@simone10 (54189)
• Louisville, Kentucky
2 May 20
@paigea I do enjoy my tablet.
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@paigea (35678)
• Canada
29 Apr 20
@simone10 I can see it fine on my phone. The tablet is nicer. Hope to get another one.
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@LindaOHio (156056)
• United States
20 Apr 20
I have a laptop that sits on a tray table that fits over my footrest...I can pull the table all the way up to me. If you're interested in the tables, they are for sale at Tablemate.com.
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@simone10 (54189)
• Louisville, Kentucky
29 Apr 20
I think I found the one you are talking about but it's out of stock due to the coronavirus. I never would have thought it would affect something like that.
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@simone10 (54189)
• Louisville, Kentucky
2 May 20
@LindaOHio Ok, I will. I've saved it in my favorites so I can check on it periodically.
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@LindaOHio (156056)
• United States
29 Apr 20
@simone10 Maybe they're made in China??? I don't know where they're made. Make sure you measure your footrest and compare it to the size of the table leg span.
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@Janet357 (75656)
21 Apr 20
i use my phone
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@simone10 (54189)
• Louisville, Kentucky
29 Apr 20
Do you find it hard to see?
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@simone10 (54189)
• Louisville, Kentucky
4 May 20
@Janet357 To me, my phones keyboard is so small that I often hit the wrong keys and I get frustrated.
@Janet357 (75656)
30 Apr 20
@simone10 very hard. thats why i dont use punctuation marks sometimes, i write with a lot of dots or i dont capitalize some.letters because the screen is very small. But i have ipad for better mylotting only that i save its battery for my other.writing stuff outside mylot.
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@CarolDM (203454)
• Nashville, Tennessee
20 Apr 20
I use my phone if I am in the screen room or car. But mostly my laptop.
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@simone10 (54189)
• Louisville, Kentucky
29 Apr 20
I can't see my phone good enough to mylot on it. I need new glasses
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@simone10 (54189)
• Louisville, Kentucky
2 May 20
@CarolDM Maybe the eye doctor will be open soon so I can go. At my age, my glasses cost so much...well the lenses not the frames.
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@CarolDM (203454)
• Nashville, Tennessee
29 Apr 20
@simone10 I hope you get new glasses soon.
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@KityCat (7573)
• India
21 Apr 20
I use my phone and computer the most . I got a laptop and a tablet too but I rarely use them for mylot
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@simone10 (54189)
• Louisville, Kentucky
29 Apr 20
Is it hard for you to see on your phone?
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@simone10 (54189)
• Louisville, Kentucky
2 May 20
@KityCat These eyes are too old
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@KityCat (7573)
• India
29 Apr 20
@simone10 nope actually , I have got pretty much used to it
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