>>Be sure you have good backups
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>Oh believe me, I have multiple ones...and I know I can restore them :)
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>>I have a blazing Dell Workstation with a huge monitor (age degrades vision) It cost a bundle but it was deductible and we are worth it so what the hell.
>>Get a touch screen if you can.
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>I already have two big 43" ViewSonic monitors....I know all about age and vision. I'm now 58 with the eyes of an 85 year old.
>I actually cannot get into touchscreens when doing normal development work.....I'll admit I have some weird idiosyncrasies when it comes to using technology. Latest person to give me a hard time is my daughter, who will see me navigating on an iPhone/iPad and lecture me that I could be doing it more efficiently. Trust me....she gives me a hard time!

yes kids can be quite funny. I got an iphone last week - first EVER apple device. My 5 year old grand-niece looked at me and said "welcome to the dark side" lol.