I was drinking a freshly frothed cappuccino, eyeing a mini-fridge stocked with local beer and standing amidst a group of hoodie-clad software developers typing away diligently at their laptops against a backdrop of Star Wars and xkcd comic wallpaper.
Anyone familiar with the sensation of a warm laptop pressed against the thighs knows that batteries heat up when they're working overtime.
I even drove down the hill, open laptop jammed against the steering wheel, until the signal rose enough for another page of news to load and my spirits to sink slightly lower.
There are several large zip pockets on the inside of the bag, and one extremely well padded laptop slot against the back with an organizer on the front of it.
Secretary of State Colin Powell first referred to the laptop evidence against Iran in late 2004, asserting that he had seen "information" that revealed Iran was working to adapt missiles to deliver a nuclear weapon.
A couple who look like they're on a date have their laptops resting against the base of their high stools.
Teams of developers, programmers and artists who had never met before, hunched over laptops, racing against the clock to create computer games from scratch in 24 hours.
We'll start seeing more and more of these "Gemstone design" laptops priced against bargain laptops from competing brands in the hopes of grabbing consumers who don't want to spend a lot on a notebook but want something that looks nice enough to actually use in public.
