A Note on Notebooks

I’m sure many of you have shunned bulky desktop computers for sleek and ultra-portable notebook PCs. The current trend is to go small and portable, and computers are definitely not on the exceptions list.

I’m a non-conformist at times, but I definitely agree that notebooks are indispensable for those who are always on the go. Although I don’t usually go on out of town trips, my boss is lenient enough to let some of us go home early as long as we get our tasks done before the deadline. Of course, this means that I have to bring work at home.

Working at home is bliss. However, there are times when it can do more damage than good. There are lots of things at home which could keep you away from your laptop. There’s the TV, for example. I admit that I spend most of my time watching TV when at home, even when I should be doing something more important, like work or errands.

In order to avoid these temptations, I decided to work most of the time at a nearby coffee shop. The ambiance is great, and the aroma of brewing coffee stimulates my mind for some reason. Best of all, Wi-Fi is free!

But there’s a nasty downside to this, though. Laptop theft is becoming rampant recently. Some of them even transpire inside coffee shops! It’s hard to concentrate or be absorbed in your work when you’re always worrying that a thug might just approach you in your nook and take your notebook by force.

It’s quite impossible to demand for better security in these places. I haven’t been to a coffee shop that has a security guard detailed at the entrance. I have no problem being vigilant while tapping my laptop’s keyboard at the coffee shop. However, what I don’t like is the news that some café employees are actually in cahoots with the thieves!

I hope that the one serving me coffee in the Starbucks branch that I frequently go to is not one of them. I’m quite tempted to run a criminal records check on him to see if he has been convicted of theft before. I guess I will. It’s better to be overly cautious than to spend a thousand dollars for a new laptop.