# What do you use your computer for?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-use-your-computer-for/846800>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [January 22, 2020, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-use-your-computer-for/846800 "2020-01-22T14:15:50Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2020, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-use-your-computer-for/846800/41 "2020-01-26T17:08:54Z")

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> [@Procrustus](#):
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> No gaming
> 
> In no particular order
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> Book hotels and flights, NFL, MLB and theater tickets  
> Restaurant reservations  
> Schedule haircut, car maintenance, etc  
> Online banking (bill pay and transfers predominantly)  
> Research random questions that pop up or things I need to know  
> SDMB  
> Email
> 
> Other than that, work and porn

Thank you. Our first honest Doper. 🆒

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**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2020, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-use-your-computer-for/846800/42 "2020-01-26T17:09:48Z")

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> [@CastletonSnob](#):
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> Gaming or just to go online?

It’s kinda pathetic that these are your only options.

I use my computer to store my photography, process certain images in Photoshop, then configure each image for use in my art work; then plot the progress of the art work. This is a very interactive process between the computer images and the actual art work.

And playing my music (currently about 30,000 tracks).

And porn.

No gaming whatsoever.

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**Author:** ![I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/i_love_me_vol.i/32/521_2.png) [@I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Love_Me_Vol.I)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2020, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-use-your-computer-for/846800/43 "2020-01-27T01:01:07Z")

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Right now I’m mostly using my computer to try to figure out the parts I need to build a new computer so I can edit and produce video and audio content at a professional level (~$2500). I’ve been researching for months and it’s hard to choose things like a case and power-supply. Driving me crazy.

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