I am a multitasking, multi-computer person. I have a G4 “Cube” with a 17″ Apple LCD monitor that I use as my “digital hub”–with the help of a LaCie 120 GB “Firewire” external hard drive, an MAudio Quattro 4-channel audio interface, and a Canon flatbed scanner, I use it mostly for image, audio, web and print manipulation (and as the office stereo). I do most of my writing and e-mailing on my G4 PowerBook. And with my usually crap-covered desk, that makes for a severe shortage of workspace–or anywhere to scroll a mouse. (My Windows 2000 server sits at a second workstation in the corner; the monitor is almost never turned on, which tells you how much I've been using Windows lately. My company-issued Compaq laptop….well, I've been meaning to ship that back to the corporate office for a while, as it is currently acting as a bookend.)

In any case, the battle to take back some desk space led me to pick up