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Drawing and art, is one reason many people buy Tablet PCs. Using programs such as Adobe Photoshop or Corel Painter, is much better when the artist draws directly on the screen, better simulating the physical drawing experience. High end peripheral tablets such as those made by Wacom may also have built in screens that show what is on the computer screen. Having a portable tablet built into the computer though, is a draw for many artist and people that do things related to the arts, both professional and amateur. College students and students in general have found tablets to be wonderful replacements for notebooks and paper. Programs such as Microsoft's OneNote allow students to create virtual binders and to organize notes. A tablet allows the student to take note organically, by hand, but then organize them on the computer and to share with friends and classmates. Desktops are also being created with touch screens now, such as a new desktop from Hewlett Packard that a person can use to run any Windows application with the simple touch of a finger. Currently such desktops are a novelty, but fairly soon they will probably become standard. Linux tablets PCs are slow in coming though, as Linux does not have the built in tablet capabilities of Windows Vista. Tablet PCs can be wonderful pieces of technology to have, but they can be delicate, as the screen can normally not take as much roughing up as a regular laptop screen. Also, users must be careful of the hinge on laptops, because they can be delicate and may break easily. Overall Tablet PCs are wonderful technology that is slowly making its way into the public eye. Soon, most computers will probably employ a touch screen of one type or another, and as this technology becomes standard, a newer and better one will take its place.