Comments on: Using A Laptop In Bed http://fourwallsnolimits.net/using-a-laptop-in-bed Surviving and thriving while confined to bed, homebound, or otherwise stuck in one place Thu, 08 Mar 2012 02:54:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Judith http://fourwallsnolimits.net/using-a-laptop-in-bed#comment-12766 Judith Sun, 01 Jan 2012 20:52:27 +0000 http://bedbound.org/?p=15#comment-12766 I think the ergonomic desk top ($100) might work for me, but can I use it when I am flat on the couch. Or even the bed. It looks too wide and too horizontal. Can anyone help me with the measurements. I am shopping handicapped and also jumble up letters when I write. I think the ergonomic desk top ($100) might work for me, but can I use it when I am flat on the couch. Or even the bed. It looks too wide and too horizontal. Can anyone help me with the measurements. I am shopping handicapped and also jumble up letters when I write.

]]> By: Onely http://fourwallsnolimits.net/using-a-laptop-in-bed#comment-9620 Onely Sat, 30 Jul 2011 02:33:24 +0000 http://bedbound.org/?p=15#comment-9620 Ingeborg, I'm coming to this discussion *totally* late but just wanted to say that I have the laptop-laidback and I love it. I'm using it now. It kind of looks like a cheesy assemblage of plastic parts when you first open the box, but assembled it's actually pretty strong ad light. It works a lot better for me than just sitting upright in bed. Being able to get my head down and my body flatter really takes a lot of additional strain off, so my productivity increases proportionately. (If by productivity you mean watching three straight hours of Ugly Betty on Netflix. = ) ) Christina Ingeborg, I’m coming to this discussion *totally* late but just wanted to say that I have the laptop-laidback and I love it. I’m using it now. It kind of looks like a cheesy assemblage of plastic parts when you first open the box, but assembled it’s actually pretty strong ad light. It works a lot better for me than just sitting upright in bed. Being able to get my head down and my body flatter really takes a lot of additional strain off, so my productivity increases proportionately. (If by productivity you mean watching three straight hours of Ugly Betty on Netflix. = ) )

Christina

]]> By: Ingeborg http://fourwallsnolimits.net/using-a-laptop-in-bed#comment-4973 Ingeborg Thu, 03 Feb 2011 12:27:32 +0000 http://bedbound.org/?p=15#comment-4973 Hi Ricky, I will receive my mac today or tomorrow. Then I will see if I really need something. If I need something it will be because of the heat and the angle. I now have a 17" laptop which is too heavy. Now that I am able to work on my laptop again (I have been too ill) I notice that I again suffer from itching on my stomach and upper part of my legs. I now know that it is from the heat. Guess what? I do have an over-bed table, but it is full of stuff which I need daily, so no room left for my mac (which I will not use daily). And there is no space left for another table, I already got 2 tables; 1 on each side of my bed. I'm thinking about buying the LaidBack http://www.laptop-laidback.com or the LapDawq X4 http://www.lapdawg.com Has anyone experience with one of them or both? Hi Ricky,

I will receive my mac today or tomorrow. Then I will see if I really need something. If I need something it will be because of the heat and the angle. I now have a 17″ laptop which is too heavy. Now that I am able to work on my laptop again (I have been too ill) I notice that I again suffer from itching on my stomach and upper part of my legs. I now know that it is from the heat.

Guess what? I do have an over-bed table, but it is full of stuff which I need daily, so no room left for my mac (which I will not use daily). And there is no space left for another table, I already got 2 tables; 1 on each side of my bed.

I’m thinking about buying the LaidBack http://www.laptop-laidback.com or the LapDawq X4 http://www.lapdawg.com
Has anyone experience with one of them or both?

]]> By: admin http://fourwallsnolimits.net/using-a-laptop-in-bed#comment-4970 admin Thu, 03 Feb 2011 07:14:32 +0000 http://bedbound.org/?p=15#comment-4970 @Ingeborg: Do you need a stand at all? If you just put the Macbook Air on your legs can you use it OK? If there is a specific problem (too heavy, too hot, angle is wrong, etc.) then that will change what sort of stand or table might fit your needs. Lots of people just put the laptop in their laps though, so don't get a stand if you don't need one! Some stands which take the weight off you will make the laptop higher, but if you get a stand or table which has is adjustable you should be able to adjust it so it's only a tiny bit higher than otherwise. Also pillows or cushions under your elbows/arms might help - I use these. Remember that the over-bed tables like in the third list of links in the article are usually on wheels. If your bed allows these and you have space to leave it beside the bed with your laptop on it, it might be easier to just pull it towards you instead of the sort of stand you need to pick up. Best of luck!! @Ingeborg: Do you need a stand at all? If you just put the Macbook Air on your legs can you use it OK? If there is a specific problem (too heavy, too hot, angle is wrong, etc.) then that will change what sort of stand or table might fit your needs. Lots of people just put the laptop in their laps though, so don’t get a stand if you don’t need one!

Some stands which take the weight off you will make the laptop higher, but if you get a stand or table which has is adjustable you should be able to adjust it so it’s only a tiny bit higher than otherwise. Also pillows or cushions under your elbows/arms might help – I use these.

Remember that the over-bed tables like in the third list of links in the article are usually on wheels. If your bed allows these and you have space to leave it beside the bed with your laptop on it, it might be easier to just pull it towards you instead of the sort of stand you need to pick up.

Best of luck!!

]]> By: Ingeborg http://fourwallsnolimits.net/using-a-laptop-in-bed#comment-4866 Ingeborg Sat, 29 Jan 2011 12:23:58 +0000 http://bedbound.org/?p=15#comment-4866 Hi, I'm looking for a laptop stand (I bought the MacBook Air). When looking at the pics of laptop tables which take the weight off your body I'm afraid that raising your arms like that will be very hard. Wouldn't be a laptop stand which distribute the weight across your thighs easier for your arms? Can anyone advise me? I now use a bed tray, but I want something smaller so I can grab it myself instead of asking my parents all the time to give me the laptop&tray. That's also why I bought the MacBook Air, because it's so light. I want to put it in a laptop bag so I can hang the bag next to my bed so I can grab the laptop myself. Hi,

I’m looking for a laptop stand (I bought the MacBook Air).
When looking at the pics of laptop tables which take the weight off your body I’m afraid that raising your arms like that will be very hard. Wouldn’t be a laptop stand which distribute the weight across your thighs easier for your arms? Can anyone advise me?

I now use a bed tray, but I want something smaller so I can grab it myself instead of asking my parents all the time to give me the laptop&tray. That’s also why I bought the MacBook Air, because it’s so light. I want to put it in a laptop bag so I can hang the bag next to my bed so I can grab the laptop myself.

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]]> By: greenwords http://fourwallsnolimits.net/using-a-laptop-in-bed#comment-113 greenwords Mon, 06 Apr 2009 09:52:54 +0000 http://bedbound.org/?p=15#comment-113 Thanks so much for that tip, I'll ask someone to check out the Apple ones for sure. My Shintaro certainly has its benefits: it's robust and survives falling off the bed, it's well-balanced for resting on the body, and has a decent trackball. It's almost perfect except I wish the keys had a lighter touch. I'm too fussy! Will keep you posted on how I go. Thanks so much for that tip, I’ll ask someone to check out the Apple ones for sure.

My Shintaro certainly has its benefits: it’s robust and survives falling off the bed, it’s well-balanced for resting on the body, and has a decent trackball. It’s almost perfect except I wish the keys had a lighter touch. I’m too fussy!

Will keep you posted on how I go.

]]> By: admin http://fourwallsnolimits.net/using-a-laptop-in-bed#comment-112 admin Mon, 06 Apr 2009 08:16:35 +0000 http://bedbound.org/?p=15#comment-112 @Greenwords: There's no reason a wireless keyboards should be more difficult to type on. One I've heard is soft is the new small keyboards that Apple sells - these should work fine with a Windows computer, and have laptop-style keys on them. Let me know how you go! @Greenwords: There’s no reason a wireless keyboards should be more difficult to type on. One I’ve heard is soft is the new small keyboards that Apple sells – these should work fine with a Windows computer, and have laptop-style keys on them. Let me know how you go!

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