Yes, there are some things best done with an plain old Desktop and not your smartphone. Of course you can't take your Desktop with you while you jog, but there are many cool things done better with the Desktop.
Here is the Geek 9pm list of
Things to with old desktop, not a Smart Phone

0. Turn on a relay to start an older coffee pot. Yeah, you have to add the relay. Get one a Radio Shack. wire it to the printer port.

1. Heat a small room in the spring and fall. The monitor contributes to the heat. OK, not very warm,. but takes off the chill. Cost is about the same as any electric heater.

2. Play old DOS games without emulation. They run at the right speed, correct graphics and are still are as much fun as ever. Configuration is easy. Just boot from a DOS diskette.

3. Charge several USB device all at once. An old Desktop will have four free USB ports that can change a camera, a iPod, you GPS and even your tablet. Each port allows 500 ma.

4. Be a huge Digital clock visible from a distance. You can even choose a tradition clock with hands and Numbers. Works as a night light too. Much, much brighter that any smartphone.

5. Write letters and Emilia with a real keyboard. All old PCs come with excellent
keyboards that are often better than NEW ones. Very nice touch. Letters are easy to see.


This is very loosely based on the article by

By Eric Dahl, PCW Print
20 Things You Didn't Know Your PC Could Do
http://www.pcworld.com/article/108720/article.html

What do you do with your old Desktop?





I use MS Office (Word, Excel, Access) a lot, do email, browse the web, occasional Skype, occasionally update some web pages for a local non-profit website, MANAGE digital photos,, etc., all of which I can't imagine doing on a SmartPhone. Make a scene at starbucks:
http://www.ucbcomedy.com/videos/play/1015/prank-mobile-desktop

Was trying to find the pic of the guy walking using his desktop constructed of two 2x4's resting on each shoulder, with some padding, with desktop monitor and keyboard duct taped in front of him and tower and UPS on his back to counter balance. Google search was a fail for that gag pic that I saw like 10 years ago.

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1. Heat a small room in the spring and fall. The monitor contributes to the heat. OK, not very warm,. but takes off the chill. Cost is about the same as any electric heater.

4th Topic by Geek on the theme of desktops dissappearing in the near future...
I am not suprised one bit...
Carry on.