This is my own guide of course, so any damages that are resultant of following guide will be dealt with "Who ask you to follow?", thank you:)
1. Put your drinks behind your laptop.
In the arrangement of YOU-LAPTOP-COFFEE, with your drink being right behind your screen. I have a good reason for this. If you have coffee on either side, or the front of your laptop, it it gets bumped by you (it's always going to be you) it will spill unto your lappie. If it's behind, most probably it will fall away from your laptop, thus giving you roughly 3 seconds to save your laptop. So people, put it behind k?
2. Always ask for tissues.
Not only can you wipe away your tears when you find out that your beloved Liverpool got torn apart by ManU, but it also will serve as a coaster for your (inevitable) ice blended drinks. Condensation is a problem at times, (shall stave away the temptation to use physics terms!) so all the water will be flowing somewhere, likely towards your power cords. Just place the drink on the tissue will do.
3. If there is food.
Easy. Pack the laptop! EAT, then ask the waiter to get rid of the cutlery, unpack laptop, do work.
4. Always bring a friend if you anticipate that you will be there long.
This is not because you will feel stressed doing work and such (so you can use the friend as a punching bag) but rather for those moments that will arrive within an hour of drinking an ice cold drink. It's better to leave your laptop with a friend while you're at the loo, than with the "trustworthy" minimal waged workers of the place. Just make sure you log off first, to stop prying eyes. lol.
5. Lock your stuff.
My friend got mugged in McD's, luckily the culprit only got away with the lappie bag, minus the lappie. So you have got to get one of those annoying locking things to lock your laptop in place. For me, i sit at the corner, with two walls beside me to lessen the risk of someone snatching my laptop. Plus i put my bag right beside me, sometimes, i tie the bag to the chair itself. Take your own precautions, but make sure they are fool-hardy.
6. Battery saving if you don't have a charger.
If you have to listen to music while you do your work, use portable mp3 player instead. Playing files on the laptop will suck the batt life out of it. Also, if you aren't surfing the net, make sure to turn off the wifi, and also don't leave your bluetooth on all the time. Lastly, if the lighting is good, you might want to consider lowering the brightness of the screen.
7. Online security.
If you log in to an open network, anyone else can do the same. So *at times* there can be unscrupulous people who will take advantage of that and will try to hack into your comp through the network. Make sure the firewalls are up. If you don't have one, get one now. Plus, please do not do any online transactions (involving bank numbers/credit card number) if you're at these "wifi hotspots". Limit most of your activity to surfing only. I may sound paranoid, but few million identities reported stolen last year begs to differ.
Referenced from "Richard's Unfinished Book of Coffee House Tips". Inspired by Abdul's "10 Things That You Should Do When You Make A Big Mistake", link here.
*grins*
Anyways, a parting picture, this is a stressball, dubbed "Insanity" made by Mie and her friends for an assignment. I'm willing to trade one "Insanity" for anything ranging from
15 "I-Will-Sign-Your-Attendance-For-You" coupon,
to 5 "I-Will-Do-Your-Assignment-For-You" coupons.
Hurry! Stocks are running low!
Due to fear of Teresa murdering me for not putting up a chatbox, there it is, and this one i can delete stupid sex-advert comment posts.
Note :
The winner of "Who is the most gay guy you know" poll is Lit Shiuan with 5 votes, seconded by fabes with 2 votes, and third Chee Wei with one vote. lol. I wonder if i put my name there, would i get a vote. =P
And oh, i might be putting up what i have been up to during hols sometime this week, if i am "rajin" enough. lol.
Cheers!
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