You are correct that I use my laptop as my main computer. I travel often enough that it’s just simply more convenient to have everything on my laptop computer so that I can just grab it and go.

I didn’t want to maintain two sets of files on both the desktop and a laptop computer, and I didn’t want to have to deal with connecting remotely to capture files that may have forgotten when I travel. I’m sure you know that laptop computers have certainly become powerful enough to easily replace desktop computers.

The desktop computer you see strapped to my desk in the picture is my secondary computer. Sometimes I use it as both the second and third monitors for my laptop. Sometimes I use it for simple Internet browsing. Sometimes I use it to stream music or watch television on work.

Each evening when my laptop is connected to my home network, a batch program writes secure backups of my laptop files to a shared network drive.

Thanks for writing.

I guess if you use the laptop as your main PC it makes more sense.