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Laptop Desk Ultralite

Posted by on Aug 9, 2004 | 3 Comments

Previously, I’ve covered the Laptop Desk Version 2.0, a lightweight tray about 21 inches long and 11 inches wide for holding the laptop or a handheld device and keyboard.

Lapworks has released a lighter version of this called the Laptop Desk UltraLite for items weighing five pounds or less. The UltraLite is 14.6 ounces in comparison to version 2.0′s 1 pound and 6 ounces. It’s half the thickness at 5/16 of an inch and longer by 1.5 inches to provide a larger area for the mouse. Underneath are rubber pads to prevent slippin’ and slidin’ when using a smooth surface. [Read more...]

  • Mustard Lee

    No. I haven’t offered a course like this, but I am inspired to do so after reading your article. :)

  • William Morgan

    Thanks for the article – I am going to jump in and try a few of those apps.

    Funny I had a meeting with a senior user yesterday, showing him the sound recorder app in Windows 7 for dictating as well as Dropbox for file sharing. Made me think – people can really set themselves up with a lot of good stuff without having to invest anything but than their time.

    Love that anecdote about the recycling of old hardware using Linux. Great work.

  • http://twitter.com/Egehead Cindy Solberg

    I, too, tried a “Fabulous Freebies” class. Ended up with people who didn’t know how to use the Internet and therefore didn’t find the apps valuable. The result was that we spent a lot of time on the different search engines and how to use advanced search options within them.