Let’s say, hypothetically, that I want to sit in bed and play Civ 4 on my laptop. Let’s also say that I might want to have children in a few years…
Can anybody recommend technology or methods that help keep my nuts from roasting on the open fire that is the bottom of my laptop? I’ve taken to putting the laptop on top of a thick pillow, but eventually, that’s just not comfortable.
[edit: this might have been more appropriate in one of the other fora]
Get a lap-table. Has a hard surface attached to a pillow that most people use for writing in bed.
Otherwise, maybe some of those ceramic Space Shuttle tiles.
Freeze your boys now, then Civilize from your groin with impunity.
That’s the best idea I’ve heard today. Are those sold commercially? I wonder if they come in sheets big enough to make a laptop table…
Aren’t they highly reflective, and therefore would cause your laptop to fry itself?
This is what you need.
I bought one and it actually works pretty good.
First hit on a Google search for “nut cooler.” And it’s actually exactly what you are looking for. Sometimes the Internet just works.
After some research I bought this and like it a lot. The optional mouse extender is great as well.
LapDawg is supposed to be the Rolls Royce of lap desks, but at $100 I wouldn’t know. Also looks like they’re about to rev it…
Won’t putting the laptop on top of soft surfaces obstruct air flow from the vents and overheat it?
I use a small firm pillow* with a thick but small book on it and the laptop on top of that. It gives the base of the laptop plenty of air.
*I think they are called “throw cushions” or something. Caution : If you are married it pays to check with the missus first. Cushions and pillows apparently come in different types. Ones that can be touched by mortal hands and ones that live in the “drawing” room which must remain in place, awaiting the day the Archbishop of Canterbury comes over for tea.
That ranks up there with other married life misteries, like when curtains and blinds need to be opened or closed and by how much. I haven’t discovered a truly logical pattern to that.
Most of these look nice: http://www.breakfasttray.com/store/1100c.html
Stuff a bag of fozen peas on your crotch. Change every hour.
This thread is useless without pictures.
I got my wife this one as a Christmas present:
http://www.breakfasttray.com/store/laptopfolder.htm
It was worth the money. It’s a very attractive and functional piece of furniture.
Hypothetically?
Are you using ‘playing Civ IV’ as an euphemism for wanking to internet porn? If no, then I recommend the Belkin-thingy allready mentioned. If yes, then a crotch-pillow might be unhandy…
Yeah, uh, wanking to Internet porn doesn’t really work when there’s something scalding hot on your lap. At least, it doesn’t work for me.
Playing Civ IV in bed might require a different kind of set up than playing an FPS in bed - no strong need for a mouse, rapid movement, precision, etc…
Some of these look good. I used a food tray in the past. If there is a lip around the edge, it can be wrist-unfriendly.
Lapinator is by far my favorite, and I’ve tried many similar devices.