It never ceases to amaze me just what you can do with a modern PC. I had a think last night about all the things I rely on my PC for and came up with a list quite mind-boggling in length.

Just check out the list of things I’ve used a PC to do in the last seven days: I’ve analysed how my fitness is improving, looked for a local Thai takeaway, looked up campsites in Brittany, researched facts and checked prices for a list of reviews as long as your arm.

I’ve downloaded free (legal, of course) house music to my laptop and practised my mixing skills, I’ve played a couple of games of scrabble, planned a walk, and processed and ordered a batch of prints from my digital camera.

Somewhere in there I also edited and archived some HD video, streamed music to my hi-fi, watched some BBC programs on iPlayer and checked in on the cat over the network camera at home. I’ve even sent the odd email.

It just goes to show what an essential tool a computer is these days – what would we do without them?