It used to be a no-brainer to tell when someone was doing a little personal computing: They'd be sitting in front of a PC. Today, however, they may not be sitting at all. Mobile phones, televisions, even that navigation device on your dashboard are taking on much of the work associated with traditional computers. They let us surf the Web, update our Facebook page, find the closest pizzeria. And that's just for starters. Computing is now in the palm of our hand, or mounted on our living room wall. It is, pretty much, wherever we need it.rnIndeed, technology has evolved to make personal computing a little more, well, personal. Energy-efficient microprocessors, innovative software and fast wireless networks bring us the information we need, when we need it. So even as the trove of content grows, we can home in on the most relevant data.
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