I read an article that said the average person has 4.2 devices that connect to the internet. I suspect we are above average here. How many do you have?
I have 5 or 6:
home computer (Mac)
work computer
iPad
BlackBerry
Wii
old home computer that I haven't gotten rid of yet
Yeah, there's just two of us. For me: one laptop is for work, one is my home laptop, and the iMac is my kitchen computer. When the iMac reaches end-of-life, I'll likely just start using the iPad as my "kitchen computer".
Jay has his work computer (mini), a hobby computer (mini), his Pro laptop for surfing in front of the TV, and the Air for carrying around to clients.
Yeah, we're wayyyyy above average, I'm sure.
Andrew Monkhouse
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Jeanne Boyarsky wrote:What do you do with that many computers! And your household average is way above average too unless there are more people than I would guess (2).
I haven't counted lately. Years ago, when our daughter was in high school, we did a "computer count" and came up with 20. That was before things like smart-phones existed. Granted, it counted a few that were rarely used, like the really old machine my wife kept so she could run old DOS games that ran too quickly on modern computers.
Our daughter moved out, years ago, first to go to college, and then to have a career in NYC. So these days, there are just two people and no pets living in the house.
What's an internet device? For example, I have a bunch of SlimDevices SqueezeBoxes. Each has at least an Ethernet jack, most have WiFi as well. All speak TCP/IP and HTTP, and can stream music from the Internet.
As I'm typing this, I can see five "computers"
* Mac Book Pro 15"
* Mac Mini
* iPad
* Nexus S
* Nintendo DS
Plus one SlimDevices Transporter, a Slimdevices Boom and SlimDevices Controller.
There is a desktop in the kitchen, and another Squeezebox.
Up in my office, where I do serious work, have multiple monitors, my hundreds of tech books, etc. there are three working computers right now.
In the basement, there are four servers (quad, beatles, bert, ernie) and an old PC running as a smart firewall, three of them are public fixed IP addresses. There are also four working laptops: a MacBook, a Lenovo T60, a Dell connected to my rowing machine/ERG and a small Sharp netbook running Windows. There are also several old and slow machines.
There are more SlimDevices SqueezeBoxes upstairs.
Do you count the two "internet devices" provided by my cable company? One brings the "high speed internet" into the house, and the other provides VOIP. They are clearly computers and talk TCP/IP. This doesn't count the TV set-top box, which is also clearly a computer.
Do my WiFi access points count at internet devices? They speak TCP/IP as well.
When my daughter and her husband visit, each brings at least a laptop each, plus one or more Nintendo DS. And two more smart-phones.
My wife is not nearly the geek that I am. She refuses to use a smart-phone. But she has four computers she alone uses, and she uses three of them on a daily basis.
I'll try and bring the average back down a bit. At home - one laptop, one smart phone.
At work, one desktop that's allocated to me. But it seems a bit strange including work stuff - you could argue that all the servers I ever use should count, in which case there are loads.
For the household, add one laptop, and one work desktop.
Ernest Friedman-Hill
author and iconoclast
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A number of things are shared, so I won't try to allocate them, just give a household total. I will also omit nonfunctional or disused hardware because I'm not even sure how many dead computers are lurking in the basement. So these things are in day to day use:
Kaustubh G Sharma wrote:Right now it is 0
Only have some books with me
But you have a book that can post to CodeRanch, so that's awesome.
HEHEHEHEHE.... Well wish I have that kinda smart book with me. But I post to coderanch from my office DeskTop. Planing to buy a notebook pretty soon..but confused with it ....I have a desktop but at my home not here and a poor Nokia N72 with me
Tivo 1
Tivo 2
Windows laptop
Mac laptop
Wii
Windows desktop
Mac desktop
Blackberry 1
Blackberry 2
Do you count the DSL modem and/or wireless router that allows everything but the blackberries to connect?
So it's somewhere between 9 and 11, depending.
Never ascribe to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity.
3 x Laptops (Vaio, Dell, and Lenovo)
2 x Desktops (Dell and Alienware)
1 x Kindle
2 x iPhone
1 x HTC Desire
1 x PS3
1 x Virgin HD Digibox
1 x Internet enabled TV
so that comes to 12, glad I didn't buy that internet enabled fridge
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Just an update,
I have two internet satellite dishes, but I wish I didn't need them.
From the "they're slow but at least they have limited download capacity" dept.
MacBook 13"
MacBook Pro 15"
Old Dell Laptop with XP
Gaming PC with Windows 7
XBox
PS3
Wii
46" Samsung LED
Sony BD Player
2 Kindles
iPad
2 iPhones
Motorola ATRIX (phone)
Cable Box / DVR
2 Nintendo DS Lites
HP Photosmart Wireless Printer
Ernest Friedman-Hill
author and iconoclast
Marshal
13" MacBook
15" MacBook
Apple TV
iPhone 3G
iPhone 3Gs
iPhone 4
iPad 1
iPad 2
PC Desktop
Google TV
Nintendo Wii
Nintendo DS
Nintendo 3DS
Samsung 3D BluRay player
Mohamed Sanaulla wrote:Just an observation- lot of Apple products
Its a plot by Chairman Steve. They are actually hardware viruses. A year ago, I had none, all Windows and Linux. Then the first MacBook snuck in. It was old and slow. Not much of a threat. Then came the Mac Mini. Nice home theater driver. Next thing I knew, I had to go buy an iPad and a MacBook Pro.
At least I was strong and didn't get an iPhone. Must fight off Chairman Steve's plan for total world domination.
Mohamed Sanaulla wrote:Just an observation- lot of Apple products
Its a plot by Chairman Steve. They are actually hardware viruses. A year ago, I had none, all Windows and Linux. Then the first MacBook snuck in. It was old and slow. Not much of a threat. Then came the Mac Mini. Nice home theater driver. Next thing I knew, I had to go buy an iPad and a MacBook Pro.
At least I was strong and didn't get an iPhone. Must fight off Chairman Steve's plan for total world domination.
That's Hilarious. Have you gotten the connector to the iPad to hook an HDMI cable to it and your TV?
Jeanne Boyarsky wrote:Yes, anything with an IP address counts.
Does that include my 4 virtual machines?
I have one Internet-capable device that has never ever talked to another networked device (Power Mac 601), an Amiga 500 that was outfitted for dialup tcp/ip (too slow for anything today), 2 mobile phones (one of which can still do WEP, but the phone part no longer works), 3-4 laptops (one of which is Windows 98), 3 desktop machines (one Linux, one XT, one my wife's).
And a server farm.
Plus 2 separate routers going to 2 separate ISPs, various switches, etc.
Customer surveys are for companies who didn't pay proper attention to begin with.
...(This does not count unused computers collecting dust in the closet.)
Without looking I know that there are at least 2 desktop PCs and 2 PowerMac G4's collecting dust in the closet. We really need to jettison them, they're just taking up room and will never be used again.
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