Minstrel in the Gallery (Day 326)

I am typing this from an Asus touch screen laptop my mother let me have. She bought it some time ago thinking she would use it all the time but ended up having no particular use for it. As many gadgets and devices I have to access the internet, I could never seriously turn down having one more, so I decided I'd accept her offer to take it off her hands. It does remind me how much I hate laptop keyboards, though. It makes me appreciate my desktop's mechanical keyboard all the more.

I'm a little wary of Windows 8, but it appears functional enough so far. I was able to pretty easily change the primary account on the computer and sync up my Microsoft and Google accounts. There is this interconnectedness in technology these days that I really enjoy. The fact that I can just pick up my smartphone and instantly have access to dozens of contacts just because I linked it to my Facebook account is really cool. There is of course the argument that these features violate your privacy somewhat, but I guess I've just never been overly concerned about that kind of thing. I've always been the kind of person that shares everything about myself on the internet. It's one of the few places I can really be me. I mean, I guess it's the only place.

I'll probably be writing blog entries on this thing a lot more than the desktop. I am doing so now while catching up on today's LCS matches. It feels easier and more natural to do so on this laptop instead of typing on my alternate monitor which is placed pretty far away. Its primary use has recently been for Netflix while I use my main monitor (a 46" Sony LED TV) for a game. I think I'll start using this laptop for Netflix sometimes when I would rather just lie in bed. I always had the option to do this with my phone, but this laptop's screen is quite a bit bigger--and I don't have to hold it.

Come to think of it, I should check to see if this laptop's USB port can charge my new phone. My old hilariously broken laptop will charge it, but only very slowly. The USB port on my car stereo won't charge it at all. The only two ways I've found that charge it appropriately are of course the wall outlet adapter and the USB port on my desktop. I imagine it must have something to do with the more powerful power supply.