Creativity (What do you need to do what you do?)

I wrote about creativity in my last post, but I think that I may have pushed it a little too far.  I think that I need technology to do my job and that as long as I do not get distracted with it, I can do what I do.  I am at the library surrounded by people wasting their time with the free Internet access; but there are those who are new to the country who need to have a computer for contact with family and friends in different countries.
I do wish that I still had an up-and-running laptop, but I am glad to have a reason to get out of the house on my days-off and just type away with a audio clip playing in my head.

And what do you use to do what you do?