Remember the promise of the paperless office? That never happened, and for some people the paper thing is so important that they’ll bring a printer with them to the coffee shop. So I guess what the future really gave us was the office-less office.
Imma coffee shop printin’ fool
Mobile Printer Guy had his laptop, newspaper, a couple books, tablet computer, and printer all set up on the coffee shop table. It wasn’t a portable printer, but at least it wasn’t a full-on office laser printer.
My coffee shop rule for computers says you can bring it if it fits in a day pack or courier bag. I hadn’t thought about a computer bag big enough to carry a laptop and a small desktop printer. Mobile Printer Guy gets off on a technicality, but I’m clearly going to have to look at revising my coffee shop computer rule.
I’m thinking I should also introduce Mobile Printer Guy to the Mobile iMac Guy. Maybe they could find someone with portable office walls and set up some cubicles next to the creamer cart.
Actually it would be an officeless paper.