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Out of curiosity- Computer or Mobile device for forums?

McGyverMcGyver Posts: 7,085
in The Commons

Over the past year I have turned to using my iPad for forums, tutorials and even purchases... For me it makes more sense and I can step away from the computer for the lighter stuff like reading and writing.

What do you tend to use more for forum visits... Desktop/laptop or mobile/tablet?

If you use a tablet or mobile device, do you find it convenient or missing something?

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  • srieschsriesch Posts: 4,243

    Desktop.  But I'm that data point that's WAAAAAAAAAAY off to one side, so don't let it influence you too much...

  • Pack58Pack58 Posts: 750

    Tablet and desktop, ain't touched me ol' laptop in over a year. But my tablet is set up as a desktop so I guess that don't count none.

    Mostly 'coz I need a magnifying glass to see a screen smaller then 17/19 in.

  • WendyLuvsCatzWendyLuvsCatz Posts: 40,097

    Forums mostly iPad these days

    computer is always busy rendering something or its too hot

  • wizwiz Posts: 1,100

    Decent forums, iPad.

    This new faux-mobile DAZ formum, PC. So much of it is persistant, and there's lots of things too small to work. This editor, for example, is totally useless on an iPad. Then there's the spell check corruption issue. If you use a PC on the forum, you'll get a lot of spelling errors, but they won't corrupt your iPad's dictionary.

  • wizwiz Posts: 1,100

    At least the forum isn't as bad as the main site. Try to wrest control away from the hideous animated scrolling "blurb bar" by swiping on a tablet. g'head, just try. I dare you.

  • Serene NightSerene Night Posts: 17,704

    I use both computer and handheld. I wish the forum picture displayed in proportion like it used to in the old forums. The stretched out pictures are a pain on the handheld device. Yeah, I know I can click to display them properly but the old forum allowed it without the extra click.

  • HoroHoro Posts: 11,357

    Desktop. Once I manage to get away from the computers, I want my peace.

     

  • namffuaknamffuak Posts: 4,409

    I'm one who has no use for a so-called "mobile device"; PC at home, laptop at the wi-fi hot spots. Even if I could get signal at home I wouldn't use a "mobile device". But I can't get a cell signal anywhere near the house, and the only wi-fi I get is from my own system.

  • CypherFOXCypherFOX Posts: 3,401

    Greetings,

    Phone or tablet most of the time (Chrome on iOS), including right now. Editor works reasonably well, as does the store.

    I use the desktop/laptop at work to browse the forums, and occasionally from home.

    -- Morgan

    Attachment was my winter break project... I really like having access from my iOS devices... :-)

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  • NovicaNovica Posts: 23,924
    edited January 2016

    Laptop and only mobile when I am away from home and extremely bored. Have a large screen mobile device. I wouldn't touch it with a small screen, and agree with SereneNight that the double clicking is not fun.

    Post edited by Novica on
  • WilmapWilmap Posts: 2,917

    Desktop and occasionally laptop. I find the ipad too small to read the forums properly so don't bother to use it.

  • ChoholeChohole Posts: 33,604

    What's an iPad?

  • macleanmaclean Posts: 2,438
    edited January 2016
    Chohole said:

    What's an iPad?

    It's a revolutionary new way to ruin your eyesight.

    Post edited by maclean on
  • TSasha SmithTSasha Smith Posts: 27,267
    maclean said:
    Chohole said:

    What's an iPad?

    It's a revolutionary new way to ruin your eyesight.

    that is very expensive.

    I saw a picture that an iPad is a pad on a piece of cardboard.

     

    I use my kindle fire and my dekstop to view the forums.   I use the tablet to view on the go but desktop at home (most of the time) though this keyboard needs to be replaced ASAP

  • Peter WadePeter Wade Posts: 1,666

    I use my Desktop for the forums and for all web browsing. I've got a tablet but I don't like the web browser on it very much. I mostly use the tablet for watching videos and reading digital comics, but only because the place I get my comics doesn't have a Windows 7 reader for their DRM protected comics.

     

  • ameesa001@gmail.com[email protected] Posts: 282

    I prefer my my desktop, but use the tablet at work.  I work at a bank, and they have key tracking and will block what they deem inappropriate sites for the workplace, and those aren't necessarily porn.  If the word game gets used too often for example, the site will be blocked on the work pcs.  DAZ and my other CG sites haven't been blocked, but I figure why chance it when I have the tablet and the building has wifi.

  • WendyLuvsCatzWendyLuvsCatz Posts: 40,097

    my eyes are decieving me, I thought I saw a pad here before devil must be because I reached change of life cheeky

  • wsterdanwsterdan Posts: 3,061

    Desktop: 25%, iPad Pro: 75%; I've used iPads for more most of my web browsing since the first one came out, a first-gen iPod for limited browsing and most of my novel reading before that. I've never had any problems with the iPad regarding stretched or squashed images. Can't think of anything I'm missing whenusing it, though I'd still really, really, really love a copy of the D|S mobile rendering app DAZ showed off a few years ago when they were looking for developers to use DAZ models in their apps.

    -- Walt Sterdan

  • SlimerJSpudSlimerJSpud Posts: 1,456

    I would never use a phone to access the forums. A tablet maybe, but I don't usually carry one. I have a Kindle Fire I got free. I use a desktop at home. At work when I'm goofing off, excuse me, waiting for a run to finish, then I use the laptop.

    wink

  • Charlie JudgeCharlie Judge Posts: 13,251

    Most of the time I just use my desktop for everything including internet. However, if I am at work and don't have access to my desktop or am doing renders on the desktop then I will use my Windows tablet.

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