Can you live without your pc or laptop?
By cyberfluf
@cyberfluf (4996)
Netherlands
September 9, 2008 1:44pm CST
I found out that it can be darn hard trying to live without my laptop!
My laptop was infected by spyware and other troublesome software that I had no idea of that it found it's way into my system. I never download music, movies or software and that's why I figured I was rather safe. I do have virus scanner software etc., but my laptop freaked out a couple of days ago and hasn't runned well ever since today.
It took me a lot of time but I am happy to say (knock on wood!) that I managed to get the thing working again and a lot of harmless files deleted or quarantained.
It showed me how much I need my laptop for school, contacts with work/internship place and school and also practical things as time tables for the train etc.
It can all be done without internet (accept for certain schoolwork that you need to download and print or mail to your teacher), but we aren't used to it anymore.
Has this ever happened to you? Did you have a hard time adjusting?
Did you miss me? 
It showed me how much I need my laptop for school, contacts with work/internship place and school and also practical things as time tables for the train etc.
It can all be done without internet (accept for certain schoolwork that you need to download and print or mail to your teacher), but we aren't used to it anymore.
Has this ever happened to you? Did you have a hard time adjusting?
Did you miss me? 4 people like this
37 responses
@balasri (26537)
• India
30 Dec 08
You are right.It will become extremely difficult for me to live without my computer nowadays.Everything depends on it.I fear the crashing of my computer as my business to depend on the regular mails .I am going to buy another lap top as a stand by soon.
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@cyberfluf (4996)
• Netherlands
31 Dec 08
Let me know if it works out for you, I think it's a great solution who have a bussiness that needs a pc/laptop available 24/7 
. Perhaps better pm me once you know, as I won't get a notification if you respond to this response 
. Happy new years eve!
. Perhaps better pm me once you know, as I won't get a notification if you respond to this response . Happy new years eve!@cyberfluf (4996)
• Netherlands
30 Dec 08
If your bussiness depends on it you might want to look into a type of insurance that will supply you with a substitute laptop/notebook the very same day if something crashes. I know we have it here in Holland and I am sure other countries will offer a similar service. It won't save your files so backing up your files frequently is still a must, but at least you'll have another laptop/notebook within a few hours .
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@belk89 (1103)
• Philippines
10 Sep 08
I can live without my pc or laptop. It is not the end of the world if i dont have it lol. Come to think of it in the past people survived without this stuff so i know i can survived without it. It is not as important as my mobile phone or my beauty products. I can even live a life without those stuff that really matters to me.
As long as there is food in the table and my family is with me that is all that matters to me.
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@cyberfluf (4996)
• Netherlands
10 Sep 08
That would be a fine answer if you had to respond to the discussion literarly . If we have to off course we can survive with computers, it just makes certain things like your studies a lot harder. But if we had to we can survive, even if we haven't a table to put our food on .
. If we have to off course we can survive with computers, it just makes certain things like your studies a lot harder. But if we had to we can survive, even if we haven't a table to put our food on .@cyberfluf (4996)
• Netherlands
11 Sep 08
LOL, but comfort isn't a thing we absolutely need, right ...haha.
Thanks for sharing!
...haha.
Thanks for sharing!
@ronaldinu (12422)
• Malta
31 Dec 08
I need a computer constantly because of my work. I need a laptop since I need to use it both at home and both at work. It helps me to do research, lesson plans and even marking up student's work.
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@cyberfluf (4996)
• Netherlands
31 Dec 08
I agree that would make life a lot more difficult. Judging from your response: are you a teacher, Ronaldinu? And if so, what grade do you teach and/or what course? I would love to hear because I took some classes to become a teacher aswell but at the time being I am envolved in another studies. If I decide to get back to teaching I can get my degree in just a year though . Thanks, have a great new years eve!
. Thanks, have a great new years eve!@ronaldinu (12422)
• Malta
3 Jan 09
I teach ICT in a secondary school that means from 11 -1 6 years of age. Right now I am teaching 14-16yrs old.
@dpk262006 (58676)
• Delhi, India
10 Sep 08
Yes, when my PC or net goes out of order, things become difficult. It becomes difficult to do certain jobs, which only be done on computer or net. There is substitute of computer and since we are relying more on e-technology, we are becoming slaves of it.
@cyberfluf (4996)
• Netherlands
10 Sep 08
I think that's a good way to put it. Making everything digital allows the net and the pc network to have us rely on it so much that it actually enslaves us.
Very good choice of words, thanks for responding!
@dpk262006 (58676)
• Delhi, India
10 Sep 08
I wanted to say - "there is no substitute of computers.....". The error is regretted.
Thanks very much for appreciating my response.
@rbailey83 (1428)
• Canada
10 Sep 08
lol no i couldn't live without my laptop, it plays too much of a role in my life, which is sad if i think about it, but there is too much that i do with the computer and the internet and i think i would have a hard time without it.
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@cyberfluf (4996)
• Netherlands
10 Sep 08
LOL, you are right, we might have become to dependant on pc's.
That's why I think it's a good thing to put things in perspective, like with a discussion like this one. We can do so much without our computers aswell, it's just hard because my studies is allmost fully digitalized and I need to go online to get my readers, etc, and my school mail and see if there are teachers calling in sick. This is not to be found anywhere else so if you lack a pc + internet you can't even finish college 
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.@rbailey83 (1428)
• Canada
10 Sep 08
i think that's one of the problems in the world today. As we become more technological, we do get a bit lazier, but we loose sight of how things were done before that technology was around. And when something happens to that technology and it isn't working, everyone goes into a panic because they don't know how else to do what needs to be done. but, as with everything in life, there are pro's and con's, its just a matter of which out weighs which for each individual person, and whether or not we are responsible with the technology we use and don't loose sight of alternate methods of accomplishing the same task without it
@nlcapricorn (1114)
• Philippines
10 Sep 08
When my laptop is not working its been so hard for me. I feel so boring for that was only my fun if dont go to work. But without my laptop of course i can live but its just boring without it.
@cyberfluf (4996)
• Netherlands
10 Sep 08
For a momet I thought you might be from the Netherlands as well as NL is short for Netherlands on car stickers, etc, but I saw your profile and concluded that the NL in your name does not mean that .
Laptops can provide a lot of fun, and because we are used to them being there we have a harder time entertaining ourselve with other things. Take care!
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Laptops can provide a lot of fun, and because we are used to them being there we have a harder time entertaining ourselve with other things. Take care!@nlcapricorn (1114)
• Philippines
11 Sep 08
Too bad but i am not from Netherlands. N is the start letter of my firstname and L is the start letter of my family name. How i wish i am living there! Netherlands is a great place. Just in the name alone sounds really great!
@cuttyrish (2667)
• United States
31 Dec 08
it would be difficult for me to live without my pc or laptop, since all of my requirements for school is required to be encodede, or researched using the internet.. And it is very entertaining and my pc removes my boredness...i can everything using it like playing games, watching movies, talking with friends all over the world, meeting new friends and etc...
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@cyberfluf (4996)
• Netherlands
31 Dec 08
I agree that a pc or laptop is very versatile and therefor will not easily bore a person. There is just so many different things you can do that there allways is something for you to like. I know about the requirements for school, I have pretty much the same thing as I need to get readers of the intranet, put a portofolio online and keep it up to date, etc. Also a lot of contact is through e-mail, so if I haven't got a pc or laptop communication would be pretty much impossible.
@austere (2812)
• Philippines
10 Sep 08
i think so..hehe well, not as hard as living without my cellphone though.. i am so used to having my cellphone with me.. i will have a hard time living without my computer..but it would be a lot harder if i dont have my cellphone beside me!!hahaha
well, not as hard as living without my cellphone though.. i am so used to having my cellphone with me.. i will have a hard time living without my computer..but it would be a lot harder if i dont have my cellphone beside me!!hahaha1 person likes this
@cyberfluf (4996)
• Netherlands
10 Sep 08
If I had to choose I guess I would have to go for my laptop even though living without a cellphone has become something people aren't used to either.
Good one starting on that one! I would get a lot of trouble in college though without my laptop so if I had an ultimatum and could choose only one I would have to go for my laptop. I understand why someone would choose a cell phone though!
@graceandowen (1637)
•
9 Sep 08
i would find it virtually impossible to live without my pc or laptop as i work online from home so i would not be able to earn a living and take care of my familly.
i do rely on it lots for other things too, such as banking, emails, ebay etc. i have grown very used to having it there when i need it, the convienience is great, if i need to find out something i just switch it on!
@cyberfluf (4996)
• Netherlands
9 Sep 08
You just shared some very valuable information there: "I got used to it".
That's exectly what I mean. We have grown dependant on pc's and internet in particular. Making everything virtual does have it's downsides and I experienced them these few days. When you make an income online, working in pc's or studying them or for general studies they are a must. Take care and thanks for replying!
@yadav8797 (1211)
• India
10 Sep 08
friend. i am start same type of discssuion in the same category i think and you will also reply it my friend.am i right??the same type of discussion you have start my dear.but you have more responses than me.its difficult to live life without laptop or PC.it will becomes need of everybody life,as you say that you are using computer in everything yo need or buy.or for getting the information??
@godpower1k1 (424)
• United States
10 Sep 08
i cant live without my computer ... i can die for it ... lol i am 100% addicted to computers
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@cyberfluf (4996)
• Netherlands
10 Sep 08
LOL... seems like mylot has lots of computer addicts online .
Take care!
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Take care!
@insulin (2479)
• Philippines
10 Sep 08
Well I guess it will be difficult for me to live without my desktop because I am really working lots of paper works and I am using microsoft office for my writings and editings so it will be difficult then and yeah I love computers a lot it just like its my little world where I am always be.I face my desktop everyday and almost of my time.If there are times I went to the mall or city or If there will be some overnight events,I usually bring my laptop and look for some area that got connection.:-0 I just can't live without it.:-0 GOd bless and have a nice day.:-0
@cyberfluf (4996)
• Netherlands
11 Sep 08
Thank you so much for responding, Insuline.
I am quite intruiged by your name, would you care to share why you have chosen this specific nickname? I think you make a good point with the office software, lots of people use it for processing files and making homework. I don't know anyone that uses a typingmachine anymore. Editing and deleting letters is so much more easy and faster on a pc. Have a nice day and take care!
@GemmaR (8517)
•
10 Sep 08
I know that I couldn't live without mine. Firstly, I need it for college so that I can research and do my homework on it. Secondly, I need it for income purposes. The income that I get from the internet is very useful to me, and I don't think I could get by without it at the moment.
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@cyberfluf (4996)
• Netherlands
11 Sep 08
That sound fair, if you need the income for your day to day products, etc. you can't really live without it. Thanks for adding to the discussion!
@Luvxoni (135)
• United States
10 Sep 08
I can live without everything except water, and my laptop. I have to have it. I'm planning on purchasing an extra laptop this year (for emergencies), and also a solar powered generator next month... I don't need a phone or electricity, but I do need my laptop.
When I'm not at work, or out with my friends, I'm on my laptop.
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@cyberfluf (4996)
• Netherlands
11 Sep 08
Thank you for the response, sounds like you have everything figured out if something would ever happen to your laptop, good for you!
Thanks for responding!
@Damien2213 (90)
• United States
10 Sep 08
I find myself wondering that often. The Internet has made life so much more convenient and what we want to know is at the tip of our finger tips. Its a endless run of constant information. I think by nature most people want to learn and the internet feeds of that. Believe it or not though, there are still people especially ones in there 50's' and older that still don't use it so it is possible to survive without it. If I really had to I think I could because I enjoy the outside as much as I do things like the Internet. Would I want to? Probably not.
@cyberfluf (4996)
• Netherlands
11 Sep 08
Very nice, reflective and descriptive response! I like it a lot.
I like the way you have explained why men feels the urge to use the internet, I do believe we are constantly trying to learn and access information and indeed the internet has made that easier. Thanks for your good reply!
@excitingstudy (4)
• China
10 Sep 08
Frankly speaking,I was also troubled by such problems as virus,spyware etc.A few weeks ealier,my PC failed to work well.During the days without PC,a mordern facility which can give us something useful such as information,making friends via internet,I had become a helpless college student who,I found,had no other way than to enter the library to study.In my opinion,I can`t image my life without PC.In the same time,we should cherish and maintain every subject,of course,inclding indispensable PC in our ordinary life.
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@cyberfluf (4996)
• Netherlands
10 Sep 08
What a fine choice of words, thank you so much for this very descriptive response.
I like the fact that you are referring to cherisching and maintaining every subject, we shouldn't fail in cherishing other moment because we are online all the time. Thanks!
@ersmommy1 (12588)
• United States
10 Sep 08
CAN I, sure. Would I want to go days without it no. My pc is how I work. It would make working from home near impossible. Thankfully no this hasn't happened to me. Seems like you handled it well.
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@cyberfluf (4996)
• Netherlands
10 Sep 08
Thank you so much for responding. I guess living without a pc is well possible if we really want to make the effort (and aren't forced to do so by our work and studies), but in the end we could also choose another study or workplace if we are to go really black and white on this topic . Off course those things aren't as easy as I make them sound right now.
Thanks for the compliment on how I handled this .
. Off course those things aren't as easy as I make them sound right now.
Thanks for the compliment on how I handled this .
@animeniak (425)
• United States
10 Sep 08
i sure can live without my laptop, it's not like im gonna die without it LOL but yea it would be pretty darn hard trying to live without it -_-;; i used my computer just to chill most of the time, and do my homework from college, and to program and yatta yatta yatta...
@cyberfluf (4996)
• Netherlands
10 Sep 08
LOL, you shouldn't take the title to seriously, off course we can live without computers if we totally had too (unless you are relying on some type of computer/machine that you need to stay alive, but that's a whole other discussion).
Thanks for adding to the discussion!
@yyfrancine (461)
• China
10 Sep 08
oh, absolutely no no no. there were something wrong with my pc last night, so i couldn't use it , and then i found i have nothing to do, and i feel so bad, that i used pc to killing time and doing the thing for many nights, when i can't use it, i feel so empty and lost.
@cyberfluf (4996)
• Netherlands
10 Sep 08
You are not alone here, I have over 3 pages of responses now and pretty much all of us would feel a bit lost without our pc. It has become something of everyday life and we use it so much that we have a hard time adjusting if it's not in our routine.
@AamidMS (73)
• India
10 Sep 08
Just can't think of it, its everything to me, that's why I use pocket pc cell to be always connected to net, if pc is not there, I feel I am wasting my time sitting, boring, have got attached so much with it, I hate viruses, so I prefer using anti-windows. I feel connected with the world, and I think everyone knows me, some attraction to pc, just sit infront of it whenever at home, else carry my pocket pc along everywhere.
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@cyberfluf (4996)
• Netherlands
10 Sep 08
Sounds like the internet and pc's in general are very integrated in your life, it would be hard to live without them if you are so used to having access to them all the time. Thanks for adding to the discussion!
@platinum601 (276)
• United States
10 Sep 08
yea abbsoulutely i can with no problems. Why would i need it in the basis of life? lol im jk hell yea i need it to live. i wont be able to do anything without it. I dont anyone nowadays can do as good as with a computer pc or whatever kind of lap top they got.
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@cyberfluf (4996)
• Netherlands
10 Sep 08
I am not entirely sure, at first you say without a problem and then im jk hell yea need it to live? I am not sure about that last sentence, first of all because I can't figure out the spelling and secondly this is either irony or I can't follow you.
I agree that laptops and pc's aren't neccessairy to live, but if I don't have access to them it would personally cause me a lot of trouble with my studies.
I wouldn't die, I would find another way of living, but yet it can be very annoying and I don't want to give up on my studies either. There are also people who need it for their every day work, so living without it is harder for them as they studied that area and make their money from it.
See you around.
