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by aluhut 4962 days ago
With win8 I thought for the first time about using a touchscreen for work or at home and my conclusion was:

Don't want to do it.

Maybe I'm to old or something but It just don't feel right fingering around on my monitor. Even if it would be flat and part of my desk (which would also be horrible because I eat, drink and smoke at my desk at home). I want to have my head up, look straight and don't have the screen right before my nose.

There are tabs and smartphones. I have those. Touching their screens feels right. It's the small thing you do on the road, in the plane, do small things or have fun. But I just don't feel like I could work with that at work or at home.

1 comments

It makes sense when you're working directly on a screen. I've had the opportunity to use the Wacom Cintiq in its various models over the years (and would love to actually afford one of my own), and for graphics and photo retouching, it's the most natural way to work. It's a lot like working at a drawing board or an easel (depending on the tilt angle you use). Not so much if what you're doing is keyboard-centric, though.