Geekzone gives their readers a look at the practical side of using a Tablet PC in the office and while on the go. I’ll be honest and tell you that I am only now beginning to see practical applications for this type of device.

Having said that, my mind was swayed as I began to read articles like the one mentioned above stating the tremendous success that Tablet PCs have had recently.

I’m now using a tablet PC. No, it’s not replacing my desktop, but it’s a great helper. I use my desktop to edit articles on Geekzone, plus development and testing of system changes in our code before release. I currently have plenty of RAM on this desktop, including around 370GB HDD. I run a couple of virtual machines using Virtual PC, including a Windows Server 2003 and a review copy of Windows Longhorn.

But I wanted a laptop so I could keep writing things even while away from my desktop. Yes, I could use a Pocket PC, but the small screen size (unless of course using the new HP iPAQ hx4700 with its VGA resolution), was limiting for my needs.