Re: [NTLK] eMate for my baby?

From: Judy Perry <jperryl_at_ecs.fullerton.edu>
Date: Wed Dec 20 2006 - 01:35:51 EST

Wait until they're toddlers...

My then 2-y.o. twins decided to "help" mommy "wash" her laptop in my final
semester of a master's degree program.

Fried everything.

Judy

On Tue, 19 Dec 2006, Martin Joseph wrote:

>
> On Dec 16, 2006, at 4:17 AM, Daniel Padilla wrote:
>
> > The issue there is the hardware, not the software. The baby (or any
> > baby)
> > could destroy our laptop within minutes if allowed. eMates are not
> > only MUCH
> > more sturdy, you're only out $50 if the caustic baby drool damages it.
> > Grownup equipment is just too delicate for li'l ones (talk to my
> > wife's
> > nonfunctioning cell phone after the baby decided to suck on it.)
>
> Yes, by daughter did exactly the same to one of my t68i phones...
> When I took it from her (after only about 30 seconds) it was FULL of
> baby spit. Never charged correctly again.
>
> She has killed my power book G4 a couple of times already also,
> luckily I can fix it. Still dreading the broken screens that seem to
> be a certainty in my future.
>
> Marty
>
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