do you have your computer in your garage?

[stupidjet]

do you have your computer in your garage?

 

[denis4x4]

I have an old Apple Pro laptop that I use to check for parts on line, you tube how to do it videos, etc. Made sure that there’s no personal data on it in case some body bags it. I take cell phone photos of parts and stuff and then email them to the lap top for reference.

 

[RocketScott]

I have A computer in my shop. Got tired of trying to read schematics in my phone. My good computer is in my office though. I have files on a thumb drive that I take between the two. I suppose I could use a cloud for that.

It certainly helps with productivity.


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[Mike in Ohio]

Got my old laptop in the garage for looking stuff up, and Utube howtos. Stream regular tv now and then too. Mostly for background noise while working.

 

[stonesg]

I have a computer in the garage.

I use it to read pdf manuals and look up mcmaster stuff to order.

It suplements the books on the shelf next to it.

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[Copymutt]

Everything done on an iPad. IPad mirrored to the TV via Apple TV if desired.
Jim

 

[James-W]

I have a laptop I can take out to the garage if I need to, but I seldom need to. The wireless router we have in the house will reach out to the garage so I have Internet out there if I need it, but again, I seldom need a computer or Internet access out there.

 

[Git]

Yep - an Intel NUC mounted to the back of a 27" monitor so the whole thing is pretty easy to pick up and move around when I need to. It gets great wireless reception and the NUC has Bluetooth so it can connect to my speakers. Another similar but cheaper option would be a simple ChromeBox

 

[Sawdustmaker]

I have a laptop I can take out to the garage if I need to, but I seldom need to. The wireless router we have in the house will reach out to the garage so I have Internet out there if I need it, but again, I seldom need a computer or Internet access out there.

Ditto.

 

[matt_i]

Not yet, but I repurposed an old router to be a hardwired access point in the shop. It is very nice to have a strong wifi signal out there.

 

[RWorth]

I did the smart tv.

 

[crewchief888]

No.

 

[AgentZ]

Umm....yeah, 3 laptops.....i think 1 big desktop a couple little ones and 2 big servers. Mostly all shutdown most of the time though!

 

[joel63]

Ditto.

Same here.

 

[GTO]

No,I just bring the Chromebook out if I'm in need of one.
Just like two previous posters.

 

[WhiffySpark]

Yeah I have one. It’s also connected to a larger tv.

Also have a asus tablet/computer combo for when I need it out there too

 

[CraigStu]

My laptop is in the garage. Mostly I use it to listen to radio or podcasts. I bet most people here would enjoy Gary Sullivan's home improvement podcasts.

 

[ZipSnafu]

No I do not. I work with computers ALL DAY LONG so when I get home that is the last thing I want to see... besides, I have no internet out there and have crappy HughesNet at the house.

 

[bugnut]

yep, with a large monitor so i can do cad, youtube and occasionally tv

 

[CoogarXR]

I have a computer out there, but it's not my primary computer. It's just used for background music/video or for research. I have a hard-wired ethernet connection back to the house.

 

[steel 35]

Two pluged in, spare fully loaded for each.

 

[ITGuy1998]

Yep. Have an older sff dell desktop. Use it for alldata access, look up stuff, etc. Very handy to have, and don't have to worry about the ipad getting dirty/cracked/abused while out there.

 

[doubleot]

I'm considering moving my desktop out there. Have a 46" TV with cable hooked up already wall mounted. Would also need to buy a new stool which is fine with me. Interesting

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[Falcon67]

Old laptop for use with tuning software, other than than just a Galaxy Tab or the S9+ is all I need out there.

 

[volvosrock]

Dedicated laptop for VIDA/DICE, (Volvo OBD and diagnostics/programming)


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[BigDaveZJ]

I have a Chromebox (think desktop version of a chromebook) hooked up to an old LCD monitor. I use it just about every time I'm out in the shop. Whether it's ordering parts, viewing .pdf manuals, YouTube how-to videos, whatever, it's one of the most frequently used tools I have.

I do need to get a better laptop for tuning though as I know have 2 vehicles that I can tap into with a laptop and do various things.

 

[GN4WHLN]

I have a desktop in there. I use it for parts lookup, pdf documents, Pandora, tracking work on the cars, CAD drawings. My favorite use is probably Pandora though. I have it linked to my stereo and can listen to what I like all day without commercials.

 

[strelnik]

I have a laptop I can take out to the garage if I need to, but I seldom need to. The wireless router we have in the house will reach out to the garage so I have Internet out there if I need it, but again, I seldom need a computer or Internet access out there.

Since my workshop is 115 miles from my house, I use a combination phone+laptop for Internet access and download what's needed, to save money. I No need to print.

Plus, in the little town near the workshop, the local café has a good wifi, so when I break for coffee, if needed, I take the laptop, but it doesn't stay over night.

When I move the motorhome out there, it might stay.

 

[1Garageman]

I bring an old laptop out as needed.

This reminds me though, I need to bring all of my pc's out to the garage and give them the air compressor "********" that they need. It is always good to blow out the dust and stuff in your power supply and other areas in your pc at least once a year!

 

[malibu101]

I have old HP desktop running Windows XP wired back to the house.
I use it (like others do) to play music, search things, etc. I like the bigger screen than my phone and I have it wired into the old stereo out there.

I'm not sure of the age of the box (I've had it at least 6 years) but the monitor is a Gateway flatscreen that is over 15 years old. It lives my my dusty, detached, unheated garage and gets turned on almost every day no matter if it's 20° or 100° in there.
Still works as fine as what it is.

 

[James-W]

Since my workshop is 115 miles from my house, I use a combination phone+laptop for Internet access and download what's needed, to save money. I No need to print.

Plus, in the little town near the workshop, the local café has a good wifi, so when I break for coffee, if needed, I take the laptop, but it doesn't stay over night.

When I move the motorhome out there, it might stay.

I will probably be sorry I asked this, but here goes anyway. So why is your workshop 115 miles from your house?

 

[DFB]

I bought a tablet just that purpose among others reasons (like a remote BT music video player )

Put a decent quality "armored" plastic /rubberized case with fold out kickstand to hold it up on my work table.

Takes up way less room than even my notebook laptop

I got to get screen protector though touch screen technology and greasy fingers don't mesh well

Actually now thinking about I do I have pair of gloves with a special swipe finger on them. Maybe I better start using them.

 

[Rod N]

2 older laptops in my garage. 1 is hooked up to the 52" bigscreen for utube.
Other one I go on forums or look up parts.

 

[rossomania]

Summer heat is way too brutal here to keep any electronics I care about in the garage permanently. I'll bring an old wifi connected 10" tablet to the garage if I'm researching a project and take it back inside the house when I'm done.

 

[7635tools]

I have one in the barn for looking up parts, looking at schematics and diagrams and also for running the cnc machines.


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[skulldrinker]

do you have your computer in your garage?

Yep.

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[Jsf721]

Permanently no. Laptop when needed mostly my phone or iPad.

 

[coljar]

I have a Dell desktop in the garage on my desk, one in the house, and a laptop in the house that my wife mainly uses.

 

[BigNuge]

I bring my new laptop out when needed, it replaced a painfully slow (and old) toughbook.

I have a 42” LG on an articulating mount for anything I need, blowing up drawings and schematics, manuals, YouTube....oh, and catching the Pats when I’m working out there during a football game.




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[Tinkerman66]

Not yet, but I repurposed an old router to be a hardwired access point in the shop. It is very nice to have a strong wifi signal out there.

I did just this last fall.^

Then added a compter as others have for parts look up and video instructions etc. Can use my phone now too on the wifi if needed.