Please stay off topic!

[rosetto 0]

We have a new computer downstairs. Getting it settled and accessing files properly is ... difficult.

 

lemme guess... Windows 7...

 

I have heard 'mostly' good things about it but have as yet ventured there... I think I'll wait until they release Windows 8! LOL

[STSF Seiben 0]

lemme guess... Windows 7...

 

I have heard 'mostly' good things about it but have as yet ventured there... I think I'll wait until they release Windows 8! LOL

 

It's better than Vista, I can tell you that! ::shakes fist at Vista::

[Travis Kroells 0]

I'm sticking with Windows XP till the cut the support.

[T'aral 0]

Yes ... it's Windows 7.

 

No - I'm not worried. In about 3 months things will have settled down, and this will be a working machine.

 

Mind you: I *HATE* this keyboard. The feel is all wrong. I'd swear the keys were smaller and the layout is all different. I'm trying out having the mouse on my left hand to center the controls better, but I don't know if I'll like that, either.

[STSF Seiben 0]

It seems that most keyboards these days are getting smaller. It took quite a while to get used to the tiny keyboard that came with my Mac.

Until I downloaded Steam and swapped it for a bigger one

[rosetto 0]

I, too, had difficulties adjusting to this keyboard on my laptop... Then the one at work.... I believe Dr. McCoy had a comment that went something like this, "You know engineers! They love to change things!" <<STAR TREK:TMP

[T'aral 0]

I hate this keyboard ... I'm not partial to the laptop keyboard ... I'd *DESPISE* the Mac keyboard.

 

What is it about computer designers that they consistently ignore ergonomics?

Edited May 15, 2010 by T'aral

[STSF_Scooter 0]

Because, as Rosetto pointed out, engineers love to change things. I, for one, am not happy with new trackpads. They're overly sensitive, and positioned poorly for typing.

[will_marx 0]

I happen to love this paragraph, for Thinkgeek's Polluted Toxic Waste Glasses:

 

Unless you're ingesting only pure rainwater and distilled pure grain alcohol, you're ingesting poison. That's right, Mandrake. Just like the global communist conspiracy, anything you drink will infiltrate and corrupt from within. That's why we're strong believers in total commitment. As long as you're going to drink poison, you may as well make sure your drinking vessel of choice makes it look the part.

[rosetto 0]

Me thinks there's something wrong with Will's keyboard... Or perhaps his mouse has taken the cheese! LOL

[STSF Seiben 0]

I hate this keyboard ... I'm not partial to the laptop keyboard ... I'd *DESPISE* the Mac keyboard.

 

What is it about computer designers that they consistently ignore ergonomics?

 

Well it's a good thing there's plenty of good keyboards available for sale for as little as $10.

[Karo Veras 0]

How come it took me so long to discover chocolate chip pancakes? I feel that my entire breakfast life has been wasted up to this point.

[STSF_Scooter 0]

This article from the BBC proves ninja are *way* cooler than pirates

 

Hot pursuit ninjas save Australia mugging victim

 

Three muggers in Australia got the fright of their lives when their attack was interrupted by five black-clad ninja warriors.

 

The thieves were assaulting a German medical exchange student in Sydney, but the alleyway where they struck was next to a school for ninja warriors.

 

One of the pupils raised the alarm after noticing the attack.

 

Police say they have arrested two men and charged them with robbery, and are still looking for a third suspect.

 

"We just ran outside and started running at them, yelling and everything," said ninja master Kaylan Soto who instructed his students to take action.

 

"These guys have turned around and seen five ninjas in black ninja uniforms running towards them. They just bolted."

 

The victim suffered minor injuries, and the men stole his mobile phone and iPod, according to police.

 

Mr Soto said the man could have escaped the assault with some training in ninjitsu - a Japanese martial art. As for the attackers, "They just picked the wrong spot," he added

[T'aral 0]

That's right: there was an Aussie Ninja on Mythbusters a while back. Australia has ninjas.

 

That ... makes no sense whatsoever.

[rosetto 0]

My dear T'Aral:

 

It makes perfect sense. Australia is actually a lot closer to the orient than we are. They are also part of what is called the Pacific Rim, albiet only the political affiliation of said.

[T'Ren 0]

Wait....that implies something in this thread makes sense.....Therefore, obviously, it must be a lie.

 

Never forget that the cake is a lie.

[JJLexi 0]

Pie is a lie. . . .The cake is your salvation. . .

 

 

Has anyone else lost an hour or more of productivity at work because of Googles pacman homage?

[rosetto 0]

Googles pacman homage?

 

No. J.J. Only You!::deadpanned::

 

(Saw a comedianne deliver it once. Of course THAT was self inflicted humor.)

[Crash Calestorm 0]

Pie is a lie. . . .The cake is your salvation. . .

 

Has anyone else lost an hour or more of productivity at work because of Googles pacman homage?

 

Did a search for something work related today and the Pac Man sounds (and display) cracked me the heck up.

[STSF_Scooter 0]

Pie is a lie. . . .The cake is your salvation. . .

 

 

Has anyone else lost an hour or more of productivity at work because of Googles pacman homage?

 

I have the game as an APP on my G1, so I regularly lose a couple of hours a day.

[Shane 0]

You have my vote JJ!

 

The cake is not fake!

[STSF_Scooter 0]

Mmmm...cake. ::drools::

[Travis Kroells 0]

I prefer Brownies.

[T'Rasei 0]

it is illogical to leave a monkey alone with a computer- a monkey with a computer is still a monkey. :)

[rosetto 0]

Yeah! You just may end up with a movie...four sequels...a BAD tv series...and yet another completely rewritten movie! (We're APES not MONKEYS) (or maybe THEY were the MONKEES! 'I'm a Believer!)