The Ten-Inch Size Factor

What size do you like? When you look at a computer screen, more than likely you use a GUI-based operating system like Microsoft Windows or a flavor of Linux, so you dedicate some portion of the screen to static images - icons, text menus, etc. Therefore, what size computer screen best fits your most frequent use of a computer?

And in this day and age, are you always looking at a computer screen when you're using technology? Good question.

I have used large CRTs to manage computer programs (four 19" tubes to run a CAD program for designing the space shuttle main engine controller) as well as a cell phone to look at spreadsheet data (about a 2.5" viewing area).

From my experience, the breaking point between serious computer work and casual/quick work falls around a 10" piece of viewing real estate. Anything smaller and you're good for surfing the Web, typing emails or playing a computer game.

More later...gotta go.