Ok chap and chapess lets have the sad facts how long do you spend surfing or on BE a day.

I never switch off my mac and make use of the rss feed probably spend about 7 or 8 hours a day at the computer

I tend to drop-in as I'm working, mostly in response to email alerts of new postings to threads on a huge number of forums I watch or contribute to.

When PCs are your work-tool its very hard to resist mixing work & social 'net activities so I'd say right now (during the winter months and cold weather) I spend about 12 hours a day total on-line.

Usually during summer I spend most of the day outdoors, and limit work to early mornings (before dawn) and late nights.

I'm hoping my move to Costal del Sol will dramatically cut down my PC time, making it more appealing to be out and about.

I'm not telling but I am looking at getting a laptop so that I can surf whilst sitting on my sunterrace when we move to Spain

I'm a mod on three other expat forums, all smaller in use than these, so it does get a bit silly sometimes .... when the good weather comes I shall get on line later and later into the night

good idea if it was me i would get a mac book pro

second that

I'm waiting for the Innovations people to bring out a fully waterproofed laptop for general pool use...
"About your e-mail, hold on a sec, the laptop has just floated over towards the deep end..."



S.

You can get then if you look hard. the navy use a modified Panasonic toughbook CF something/forget the number

Too bloody long!


But i will be ready to put together all the bits of my next course soon, so I will have to go off line for a bit, its a tough section and I need it to go well.

Good luck with that. What will you achieve at the end of it?

Hehe thats exactly why I have a new laptop, just waiting for the sun terrace

Masters and diploma

Good Luck in your studies.

Rosemary and Graham

I'm a year in now but thank you very much.

Now is when it starts to get very technical and specialist.

Like mrs Teapot said, it can be highly addictive if you let it become so, It will never make up for real life, and should be treated as a good hobby is, something to look forward to on a regular BUT limited time basis, like is often said on here life is too short, unless you are not able to get out and the PC is a lifeline then it is invaluable.
It's nice to have cyber friends to have a laugh with and also get fantastic advice and information.I think Intuitive Nipple was talking about work life balance, same with BE Forum.. forum/life balance..in my opinion it should not take over from real life.... Or is this real life nowadays.....eek: