Anywhere where one might use two windows on a computer:
* Seeing two pages of a book
* Looking up something on the internet while videoconferencing
* Looking up something in a textbook in a web browser while reading a book
* Same as above, but with two web pages (e.g. API docs and protocol docs, or comparing two products, or whatever)
The ability to have multiple applications open and visible at the same time is really quite general. It's the reason we made the move from DOS/dumb terminals to Windows/X/MacOS. It's just often helpful to have a few things up at once.
I'd use this all the time.
I don't mind carry something big and ugly around. I'm a nerd, and not too concerned with fashion, so much as with practicality.
Heck, with the right software, I might consider investing in a compact bluetooth keyboard and mouse to go along with it. That would give a nice intermediate between lugging around my (big) laptop and not.
* Seeing two pages of a book
* Looking up something on the internet while videoconferencing
* Looking up something in a textbook in a web browser while reading a book
* Same as above, but with two web pages (e.g. API docs and protocol docs, or comparing two products, or whatever)
The ability to have multiple applications open and visible at the same time is really quite general. It's the reason we made the move from DOS/dumb terminals to Windows/X/MacOS. It's just often helpful to have a few things up at once.
I'd use this all the time.
I don't mind carry something big and ugly around. I'm a nerd, and not too concerned with fashion, so much as with practicality.
Heck, with the right software, I might consider investing in a compact bluetooth keyboard and mouse to go along with it. That would give a nice intermediate between lugging around my (big) laptop and not.