Laptop positions

Cloud · 11-27-2009, 09:15 AM

I don't like to type on my laptop. I can't get comfortable. Surfing, fine, I can do that in whatever position. Actual work on it, composition, etc. I tend not to do as much as I could/should.

My normal sitting/lounging position is sitting with my legs flat on my futon, and I have the laptop to the side on a basket. I can put the LT on my lap (on a book) which is all right for a while. I can put it in front of me between my legs, which hurts my back. I also have a small table which I use occasionally, which isn't satisfactory for a number of reasons.

Any great tips? suggestions? No laptop pron, please!

zippyt · 11-27-2009, 10:49 AM

I sit on the floor , ( pillow of corse ) and use the coffie table

regular.joe · 11-27-2009, 11:19 AM

Try a wireless keyboard. They are smaller, lighter and easier to position.

Juniper · 11-27-2009, 12:20 PM

I can't work on the laptop either. I save heavy-duty work for my desktop. But I do love the laptop for everything else.

Elspode · 11-27-2009, 01:10 PM

When I'm at TF's, we're always sitting on the bed while using lapops. She seems able to put hers on thighs, prop herself up with pillows, and compute for hours comfortably. I can't do that, so I'm always up and down from reclining to just mouse around, to sitting up to type. Eventually, my legs fall asleep.

Perry Winkle · 11-27-2009, 02:24 PM

I use one a lap desk. This one in particular.

Clodfobble · 11-27-2009, 09:41 PM

I just sit on the couch, with my feet on the floor and my laptop on my lap. 100% of my computer use is either in this position, or standing in front of it at the kitchen counter (where my charging plug is.) I absolutely cannot use it on the floor, bed, coffeetable, or anything like that.

Tulip · 11-27-2009, 11:01 PM

I set my laptop on the dining room table and sit comfortably on the dining room chair to use the laptop. Should be comfortable enough to type.

lumberjim · 11-27-2009, 11:46 PM

I'm sitting in a blue camp chair with my lap top in my lap. jinx has a nice rocling chair and a folding table for hers.

I sometimes wonder how many hours of my life have been spent in this position.

Cloud · 11-28-2009, 09:57 AM

hmm. doesn't really sound like there are a lot of comfortable options. Thanks for responding guys

monster · 11-28-2009, 10:08 AM

At home I have a desk set up with a custome built stand to angle it, and a separate keyboard and mouse. if I ever get my desk clear, I'll take a pic. other places ... lap, table are all fine.

STOP using it to one side on a basket. You will give yourself serious back problems.

BrianR · 11-28-2009, 10:25 AM

I use my laptop mostly in my bunk, with me lying on my left side, thus forcing me to use only my right hand to type.

11-27-2009, 09:15 AM	#1
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	Laptop positions I don't like to type on my laptop. I can't get comfortable. Surfing, fine, I can do that in whatever position. Actual work on it, composition, etc. I tend not to do as much as I could/should. My normal sitting/lounging position is sitting with my legs flat on my futon, and I have the laptop to the side on a basket. I can put the LT on my lap (on a book) which is all right for a while. I can put it in front of me between my legs, which hurts my back. I also have a small table which I use occasionally, which isn't satisfactory for a number of reasons. Any great tips? suggestions? No laptop pron, please! __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

11-27-2009, 10:49 AM	#2
zippyt LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 7,661	I sit on the floor , ( pillow of corse ) and use the coffie table __________________ "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. " Brother Dave Gardner

11-27-2009, 11:19 AM	#3
regular.joe Старый сержант Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: NC, dreaming of large Russian women. Posts: 1,464	Try a wireless keyboard. They are smaller, lighter and easier to position. __________________ Birth, wealth, and position are valueless during wartime. Man is only judged by his character --Soldier's Testament. Death, like birth, is a secret of Nature. - Marcus Aurelius.

11-27-2009, 01:10 PM	#5
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	When I'm at TF's, we're always sitting on the bed while using lapops. She seems able to put hers on thighs, prop herself up with pillows, and compute for hours comfortably. I can't do that, so I'm always up and down from reclining to just mouse around, to sitting up to type. Eventually, my legs fall asleep. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

11-27-2009, 09:41 PM	#7
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	I just sit on the couch, with my feet on the floor and my laptop on my lap. 100% of my computer use is either in this position, or standing in front of it at the kitchen counter (where my charging plug is.) I absolutely cannot use it on the floor, bed, coffeetable, or anything like that. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

11-27-2009, 12:20 PM	#4
Juniper I know, right? Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 1,539	I can't work on the laptop either. I save heavy-duty work for my desktop. But I do love the laptop for everything else.

11-27-2009, 02:24 PM	#6
Perry Winkle Esnohplad Semaj Ton Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: A little south of sanity Posts: 2,259	I use one a lap desk. This one in particular.

11-27-2009, 11:01 PM	#8
Tulip Professor Join Date: May 2008 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 1,293	I set my laptop on the dining room table and sit comfortably on the dining room chair to use the laptop. Should be comfortable enough to type.

11-27-2009, 11:46 PM	#9
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	I'm sitting in a blue camp chair with my lap top in my lap. jinx has a nice rocling chair and a folding table for hers. I sometimes wonder how many hours of my life have been spent in this position. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

11-28-2009, 09:57 AM	#10
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	hmm. doesn't really sound like there are a lot of comfortable options. Thanks for responding guys __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

11-28-2009, 10:08 AM	#11
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	At home I have a desk set up with a custome built stand to angle it, and a separate keyboard and mouse. if I ever get my desk clear, I'll take a pic. other places ... lap, table are all fine. STOP using it to one side on a basket. You will give yourself serious back problems. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

11-28-2009, 10:25 AM	#12
BrianR Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 3,338	I use my laptop mostly in my bunk, with me lying on my left side, thus forcing me to use only my right hand to type. __________________ Never be afraid to tell the world who you are. -- Anonymous

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