Consuela - that's the takeaway I got from the story too. Although, I'm very happy he found his pup again.

Put a keyboard on a tablet

That's what annoys me, though - the keyboard is a separate piece I have to carry around and keep track of.

Do you HAVE to use the trackpad on the Chromebook, or can you put a mouse on it? (Yes, I know... the mouse is a separate piece.)

Am I right that you can't save anything to the Chromebook? You have to save everything to Google Docs or the Cloud (neither of which I've ever used before)?

I hate trackpads, and that's with using one everyday on my Mac Air, so it's not just 'an occasional thing that if I'd give it only a little chance I'd get used to it.' Whatever brain/hand-eye-coordination thingie you need to like one of those, I don't have it.

I like tablets a lot for some things, but it really doesn't replace a laptop for me.

Yeah, but my Dad also has a regular laptop. I tried to sell him on a Windows or Android tablet but he really wanted a keyboard.

My dog, my family are so difficult to deal with. My mom, dad and my sister are in town b/c my dad has a medical appointment. My mom has dementia, and my dad has a really bad hip and can't walk that far.

Last night my parents got lost in their hotel. They came downstairs to see me off, even though I told them it wasn't necessary, and in the five minutes they were out of it, they forgot what their room number was. I was home before the got back to their room.

The place of my dad's medical appointment is a block away from my work. I am around it a lot since it also has the closest Starbuck's and a pharmacy. It's on a super busy intersection with not a lot of parking and two busy bus stops. I called my dad and offered to go there and meet them and help getting my mom and dad into the building, while my sister found a place to park. My dad said sure. I made arrangements with my boss to leave.

My sister calls me back, gets huffy because I warned her that it's going to be bad weather tonight for their drive back. Then hems and haws about when I should meet them to help get my dad to his appointment, and finally tells me she doesn't want my help. I don't know why I bother sometimes.

and finally tells me she doesn't want my help

Argh. Can you show up anyway? Because they will need your help, if there's not much parking. Although--is there handicapped parking nearby they could use? I've found that a real life-saver with my parents.

Otherwise I have to park, decant them, and leave them on the sidewalk while I go park, risking the chance of them wandering off and getting lost.

I love trackpads. For me they are almost as easy to use as a mouse. I hate that nib thing on on the ThinkPad, but I probably would get used to it if I actually owned a ThinkPad.

I use my iPad quite a lot for web browsing. When I need to type or access to my music and video, I use my MacBook Pro. My iPad has pretty much replaced my 11" MacBook Air--maybe I should sell the Air.

One of these days I gotta replace the MacBook Pro (which is now almost four years old) with a new 13" MacBook Pro Retina.

your sister is a twit.

you should still think about moving to Texas. I know, I know.

Argh. Can you show up anyway? Because they will need your help, if there's not much parking. Although--is there handicapped parking nearby they could use? I've found that a real life-saver with my parents.

I think they may actually be there by now...

Put a keyboard on a tablet, and I don't have a problem creating content on it

Tim has the same Asus Transformer that you have, and he doesn't like the keyboard as much as he thought he would. He says he keeps hitting the trackpad with his thumb (or another finger, I disremember) and so that makes the cursor jump and whatever he's typing gets screwed up.

It seems to me it would just be an issue of getting used to it, but if he doesn't like it, he doesn't like it. But now he wants a laptop (or maybe another desktop), because of the typing issue.