What does your computer mean to you?

A fairly simple question I'm sure people sometimes never put thought into. Your personal computer, or maybe even your work computer, may be such a mundane thing you never truly put too much thought into... well about how we all think what our computers and the technology we have around us truly means to us? For me, my computer is a gateway to knowledge... while also providing a path to entertainment and procrastination when I just really can't be bothered to be productive. But what does it mean to you?