Michael and Kaylyn's Adventures

15 December 2003

Nerdvana

Here you see Michael hard at work. He uses his laptop for coding, but does just about everything else on his Tablet PC. Notice how it doesn't have a keyboard? It translates his handwriting into text! The portrait orientation and lack of a keyboard really comes in handy on the bus or plane -- even those cramped economy seats provide plenty of room for Michael to read, write, and arithmetic.

Michael's New Home Is A Step Up

Our condo only has two bedrooms. One has our bed in it and the other is Kaylyn's studio, leaving Michael just a corner of the living room. He does everything on his laptop these days, however, so his wicker rocker, papasan foot stool, and full-spectrum lamp are all he needs. He does need someplace to store his computers, however, so he bought himself a tansu. To be precise, this is actually a step tansu; the Japanese use these for stairs in their homes. Not only does it look cool, all those doors and drawers give access to a large amount of storage space, which Michael promptly filled with stuff -- all except one compartment which is reserved for his laptop and Tablet PC. A big shout out to Michael's Mom for making the black tubes he uses for corralling his computer cords!