Convergence

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Convergence

This just so happened to be another one of those that I had to think long and hard upon. What device would I choose, if I could have just one device that would be sufficient enough to marry and manage all the activities that I engage in on a daily basis? My personal use involving any of the devices we've discussed thus far in this class can be epitomized by activities involving learning to write code, learning to build web pages, learning to use security tools via running them against vulnerable and not so vulnerable virtual machines, researching vulnerabilities and exploits, pursuing an education, networking via social networking sites, making and promoting music via the internet. Granted, these are in no respective order. 

Now. When tablet pc's hit the market after the smartest freaking phones were already developed, I must admit that I didn't get them then and I don't get them now ( convergence wise ). I think that they are excellent gadgets but....that's as far as it goes. My reasoning behind this lies in the fact that on the one hand there's my laptop and on the other there's my smart phone. The smart phone alone can practically do 50% of everything that the tablet pc brought to the market. As for the other 50% that the smartphone can't do that the tablet pc can, my laptop handles with ease and then some....leaving the tablet pc lagging behind while my smartphone my laptop and I ease on down the yellow brick road, so to speak.

I see no need for another device that kinda just sits in the middle taking up space and not to mention, more of my money and bandwidth, mind you. Neither of which I have a lot of to spare these days.

So...if I could choose only one I would definitely beyond a shadow of a doubt choose my laptop.