Re: [PHP] Friday's Question
54, Only when the surface of the desk is problematic. On 09/20/2013 12:58 PM, Larry Martell wrote: On Fri, Sep 20, 2013 at 10:51 AM, Tedd Sperling t...@sperling.com wrote: Hi gang: Do you use a Mousepad? My reason for asking is that I've used a Mousepad ever since mice first came out (back when they had one ball). Now that mice are optical (no balls), Mousepads are not really needed -- or so I'll told by the college -- you see, they don't provide Mousepads for their student's computers. As such, I wondered what's the percentage of programmers still using a Mousepad? Secondly, are Mousepads used primarily by older programmers (like me) while younger programmers don't use Mousepads, or what? So -- please respond with: Age: * Mousepad: Yes/No 54 Yes -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
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On Sat, 2013-09-21 at 11:07 +1000, Daniel wrote: 25 network admin and programmer and yes I use a mouse pad - my mouse hates me if I dont use it. -- Regards, Daniel Fenn 29 and don't use a mouse pad right now, although I did before I moved because the surface of my desk was too shiny. That's the only reason I ever use one now. Thanks, Ash http://www.ashleysheridan.co.uk
RE: [PHP] Friday's Question
-Original Message- From: larry.mart...@gmail.com [mailto:larry.mart...@gmail.com] On Behalf Of Larry Martell Sent: Friday, September 20, 2013 12:26 PM To: j...@cetaceasound.com Cc: Tedd Sperling; PHP General Subject: Re: [PHP] Friday's Question On Fri, Sep 20, 2013 at 11:20 AM, Jen Rasmussen j...@cetaceasound.com wrote: -Original Message- What in the heck is a Bag Bomb? It's a salve for cow udders. Not sure what a person would do with it. Ha! Interesting. Thanks :) -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
Re: [PHP] Friday's Question
On Fri, Sep 20, 2013 at 11:35 AM, Joshua Kehn josh.k...@gmail.com wrote: On Sep 20, 2013, at 1:26 PM, Larry Martell la...@software-horizons.com wrote: On Fri, Sep 20, 2013 at 11:24 AM, Joshua Kehn josh.k...@gmail.com wrote: Slightly snobbish solution: Don't use windows. Unfortunately required to VPN into most of my clients corporate networks. Windows is required to VPN in? I'm guessing they use some proprietary client then? --jk Yes, and/or they validate the host ID, and/or there's some soft key RSA thing involved. -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
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On Sep 20, 2013, at 1:04 PM, Daniel Brown danbr...@php.net wrote: I'm in my mid-thirties and - despite having an optical mouse - I do indeed still use a mousepad. A customized one that the wife did for me for Christmas one year: images of Futurama, the Cleveland Browns, Minnesota Vikings, and several aircraft, all surrounding a picture of her and our daughter. I've found that shiny surfaces - such as my desk - reflect too much of the laser, causing the mouse to be far less responsive. -- /Daniel P. Brown Network Infrastructure Manager http://www.php.net/ I'm in my 20's and rarely, if ever, use a dedicated mouse. I've transitioned to having all my workstations be laptops of one sort or another and they have built-in trackpads. Of course I also rarely use the mouse when there are so many keyboard shortcuts available. Best, –Josh Joshua Kehn | @joshkehn http://joshuakehn.com -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
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Tedd Sperling t...@sperling.com wrote on 09/20/2013 10:51:49 AM: Do you use a Mousepad? [-snip-] Age: Bag Bomb Mousepad: Yes Padding for my wrist and quieter moving the mouse around - no scraping. So yes, I'm even too old to be plugged into an iPud or an iPeed, whatever they are :) Kirk
RE: [PHP] Friday's Question
-Original Message- From: Tedd Sperling [mailto:t...@sperling.com] Sent: Friday, September 20, 2013 12:52 PM To: php-general@lists.php.net Subject: [PHP] Friday's Question Hi gang: Do you use a Mousepad? My reason for asking is that I've used a Mousepad ever since mice first came out (back when they had one ball). Now that mice are optical (no balls), Mousepads are not really needed -- or so I'll told by the college -- you see, they don't provide Mousepads for their student's computers. As such, I wondered what's the percentage of programmers still using a Mousepad? Secondly, are Mousepads used primarily by older programmers (like me) while younger programmers don't use Mousepads, or what? So -- please respond with: Age: * Mousepad: Yes/No Thank you, tedd PS: * If you don't want to provide your actual age, then indicate your age by stating young, middle-age, old-age, ancient, or whatever term describes your age. Alternate -- I claim that you can tell a man's age by ten-times the number of personal products he routinely uses, for example: Years Old - Personal Products 10Toothpaste 20Toothpaste, Deodorant 30Toothpaste, Deodorant, Aftershave 40Toothpaste, Deodorant, Aftershave, Minoxidil 50Toothpaste, Deodorant, Aftershave, Minoxidil, Preparation-H 60Toothpaste, Deodorant, Aftershave, Minoxidil, Preparation-H, Bag Bomb 70Toothpaste, Deodorant, Aftershave, Minoxidil, Preparation-H, Bag Bomb, Fixodent So, you could indicate age by stating Bag Bomb like me. ___ tedd sperling t...@sperling.com -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php Age: 54 Mousepad: Yes Laser mice don't like reflective surfaces so much and if I don't carve out desk space for my mouse with a mousepad, I find that moving my mouse over multiple sheets of paper, paperclips, and whatnot is not very effective and somewhat frustrating. Jeff -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
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On Fri, Sep 20, 2013 at 6:51 PM, Tedd Sperling t...@sperling.com wrote: Hi gang: Do you use a Mousepad? My reason for asking is that I've used a Mousepad ever since mice first came out (back when they had one ball). Now that mice are optical (no balls), Mousepads are not really needed -- or so I'll told by the college -- you see, they don't provide Mousepads for their student's computers. As such, I wondered what's the percentage of programmers still using a Mousepad? Secondly, are Mousepads used primarily by older programmers (like me) while younger programmers don't use Mousepads, or what? So -- please respond with: Age: * Mousepad: Yes/No Age: 21 Mouse: No, so why would I need a mousepad?
RE: [PHP] Friday's Question
-Original Message- From: Tedd Sperling [mailto:t...@sperling.com] Sent: Friday, September 20, 2013 11:52 AM To: php-general@lists.php.net Subject: [PHP] Friday's Question Hi gang: Do you use a Mousepad? My reason for asking is that I've used a Mousepad ever since mice first came out (back when they had one ball). Now that mice are optical (no balls), Mousepads are not really needed -- or so I'll told by the college -- you see, they don't provide Mousepads for their student's computers. As such, I wondered what's the percentage of programmers still using a Mousepad? Secondly, are Mousepads used primarily by older programmers (like me) while younger programmers don't use Mousepads, or what? So -- please respond with: Age: * Mousepad: Yes/No Thank you, tedd PS: * If you don't want to provide your actual age, then indicate your age by stating young, middle-age, old-age, ancient, or whatever term describes your age. Alternate -- I claim that you can tell a man's age by ten-times the number of personal products he routinely uses, for example: Years Old - Personal Products 10 Toothpaste 20 Toothpaste, Deodorant 30 Toothpaste, Deodorant, Aftershave 40 Toothpaste, Deodorant, Aftershave, Minoxidil 50 Toothpaste, Deodorant, Aftershave, Minoxidil, Preparation-H 60 Toothpaste, Deodorant, Aftershave, Minoxidil, Preparation-H, Bag Bomb 70 Toothpaste, Deodorant, Aftershave, Minoxidil, Preparation-H, Bag Bomb, Fixodent So, you could indicate age by stating Bag Bomb like me. ___ tedd sperling t...@sperling.com 41 Mouse (yes) - I already have issues with my hands from work (carpal tunnel) so I need all the cushion I can get, andoh yeah Fixodent LOL. What in the heck is a Bag Bomb? Jen -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
Re: [PHP] Friday's Question
On Fri, Sep 20, 2013 at 12:51 PM, Tedd Sperling t...@sperling.com wrote: Hi gang: Do you use a Mousepad? I'm in my mid-thirties and - despite having an optical mouse - I do indeed still use a mousepad. A customized one that the wife did for me for Christmas one year: images of Futurama, the Cleveland Browns, Minnesota Vikings, and several aircraft, all surrounding a picture of her and our daughter. I've found that shiny surfaces - such as my desk - reflect too much of the laser, causing the mouse to be far less responsive. -- /Daniel P. Brown Network Infrastructure Manager http://www.php.net/ -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
Re: [PHP] Friday's Question
On Fri, Sep 20, 2013 at 10:51 AM, Tedd Sperling t...@sperling.com wrote: Hi gang: Do you use a Mousepad? My reason for asking is that I've used a Mousepad ever since mice first came out (back when they had one ball). Now that mice are optical (no balls), Mousepads are not really needed -- or so I'll told by the college -- you see, they don't provide Mousepads for their student's computers. As such, I wondered what's the percentage of programmers still using a Mousepad? Secondly, are Mousepads used primarily by older programmers (like me) while younger programmers don't use Mousepads, or what? So -- please respond with: Age: * Mousepad: Yes/No 54 Yes -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
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Haha, like your product usage chart Tedd, Age: 31 Mousepad: Webster New Dictionary of Synonyms, too lazy of having to go to Microcenter and buy one! Aziz On Fri, Sep 20, 2013 at 12:58 PM, Larry Martell la...@software-horizons.com wrote: On Fri, Sep 20, 2013 at 10:51 AM, Tedd Sperling t...@sperling.com wrote: Hi gang: Do you use a Mousepad? My reason for asking is that I've used a Mousepad ever since mice first came out (back when they had one ball). Now that mice are optical (no balls), Mousepads are not really needed -- or so I'll told by the college -- you see, they don't provide Mousepads for their student's computers. As such, I wondered what's the percentage of programmers still using a Mousepad? Secondly, are Mousepads used primarily by older programmers (like me) while younger programmers don't use Mousepads, or what? So -- please respond with: Age: * Mousepad: Yes/No 54 Yes -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
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On Fri, Sep 20, 2013 at 11:16 AM, Joshua Kehn josh.k...@gmail.com wrote: On Sep 20, 2013, at 1:04 PM, Daniel Brown danbr...@php.net wrote: I'm in my mid-thirties and - despite having an optical mouse - I do indeed still use a mousepad. A customized one that the wife did for me for Christmas one year: images of Futurama, the Cleveland Browns, Minnesota Vikings, and several aircraft, all surrounding a picture of her and our daughter. I've found that shiny surfaces - such as my desk - reflect too much of the laser, causing the mouse to be far less responsive. I'm in my 20's and rarely, if ever, use a dedicated mouse. I've transitioned to having all my workstations be laptops of one sort or another and they have built-in trackpads. Of course I also rarely use the mouse when there are so many keyboard shortcuts available. When I'm on my MacBook (which is most of the time) I use the trackpad. But in the unfortunate times I have to be on a Windows box I always connect a mouse. -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
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On Sep 20, 2013, at 1:26 PM, Larry Martell la...@software-horizons.com wrote: On Fri, Sep 20, 2013 at 11:24 AM, Joshua Kehn josh.k...@gmail.com wrote: Slightly snobbish solution: Don't use windows. Unfortunately required to VPN into most of my clients corporate networks. Windows is required to VPN in? I'm guessing they use some proprietary client then? --jk -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
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On 20 sep. 2013, at 18:51, Tedd Sperling t...@sperling.com wrote: Hi gang: Do you use a Mousepad? My reason for asking is that I've used a Mousepad ever since mice first came out (back when they had one ball). Now that mice are optical (no balls), Mousepads are not really needed -- or so I'll told by the college -- you see, they don't provide Mousepads for their student's computers. As such, I wondered what's the percentage of programmers still using a Mousepad? Secondly, are Mousepads used primarily by older programmers (like me) while younger programmers don't use Mousepads, or what? So -- please respond with: Age: * Mousepad: Yes/No Thank you, tedd PS: * If you don't want to provide your actual age, then indicate your age by stating young, middle-age, old-age, ancient, or whatever term describes your age. Alternate -- I claim that you can tell a man's age by ten-times the number of personal products he routinely uses, for example: Years Old - Personal Products 10Toothpaste 20Toothpaste, Deodorant 30Toothpaste, Deodorant, Aftershave 40Toothpaste, Deodorant, Aftershave, Minoxidil 50Toothpaste, Deodorant, Aftershave, Minoxidil, Preparation-H 60Toothpaste, Deodorant, Aftershave, Minoxidil, Preparation-H, Bag Bomb 70Toothpaste, Deodorant, Aftershave, Minoxidil, Preparation-H, Bag Bomb, Fixodent So, you could indicate age by stating Bag Bomb like me. ___ tedd sperling t...@sperling.com -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php Age: Aftershave (but I've began using it only a year ago xD) Mousepad: No, but if I had to use a mouse, I prefer a mousepad I currently use only my MBP's trackpad, and it is so customizable I ended up buying a magic trackpad for my Mac at work as well. But, back in the days of Windows I was using a mousepad, mainly because it just looks better than having nothing at all. Greetings. Met vriendelijke groet, Camilo Sperberg W: http://unreal4u.com T: http://twitter.com/unreal4u -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
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On Fri, Sep 20, 2013 at 1:20 PM, Jen Rasmussen j...@cetaceasound.com wrote: LOL. What in the heck is a Bag Bomb? He's referring to Bag Balm. http://www.bagbalm.com/ -- /Daniel P. Brown Network Infrastructure Manager http://www.php.net/ -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
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On Fri, Sep 20, 2013 at 11:20 AM, Jen Rasmussen j...@cetaceasound.com wrote: -Original Message- What in the heck is a Bag Bomb? It's a salve for cow udders. Not sure what a person would do with it. -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
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On Fri, Sep 20, 2013 at 11:24 AM, Joshua Kehn josh.k...@gmail.com wrote: On Sep 20, 2013, at 1:23 PM, Larry Martell la...@software-horizons.com wrote: On Fri, Sep 20, 2013 at 11:16 AM, Joshua Kehn josh.k...@gmail.com wrote: I'm in my 20's and rarely, if ever, use a dedicated mouse. I've transitioned to having all my workstations be laptops of one sort or another and they have built-in trackpads. Of course I also rarely use the mouse when there are so many keyboard shortcuts available. When I'm on my MacBook (which is most of the time) I use the trackpad. But in the unfortunate times I have to be on a Windows box I always connect a mouse. Slightly snobbish solution: Don't use windows. Unfortunately required to VPN into most of my clients corporate networks. -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
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On Fri, Sep 20, 2013 at 12:51:49PM -0400, Tedd Sperling wrote: Hi gang: Do you use a Mousepad? College Student (Electrical Engineer, go figure). Age: 20 Mousepad: yes I've used both optical and laser mice (they're a bit different, but similar tech) and I've found that I like having the pad because it sets the DPI of the mouse consistently. My favorite mousepad is this cheap as hell thin rubber and cloth one that I got from dealextreme.com many years ago. Go figure... --Sean -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
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On Sep 20, 2013, at 1:23 PM, Larry Martell la...@software-horizons.com wrote: On Fri, Sep 20, 2013 at 11:16 AM, Joshua Kehn josh.k...@gmail.com wrote: I'm in my 20's and rarely, if ever, use a dedicated mouse. I've transitioned to having all my workstations be laptops of one sort or another and they have built-in trackpads. Of course I also rarely use the mouse when there are so many keyboard shortcuts available. When I'm on my MacBook (which is most of the time) I use the trackpad. But in the unfortunate times I have to be on a Windows box I always connect a mouse. Slightly snobbish solution: Don't use windows. --jk -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
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On Sep 20, 2013, at 1:25 PM, Larry Martell la...@software-horizons.com wrote: On Fri, Sep 20, 2013 at 11:20 AM, Jen Rasmussen j...@cetaceasound.com wrote: -Original Message- What in the heck is a Bag Bomb? It's a salve for cow udders. Not sure what a person would do with it. Feet. Wait until you have callus as feet. tedd ___ tedd sperling t...@sperling.com -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
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On 9/20/2013 1:24 PM, Joshua Kehn wrote: On Sep 20, 2013, at 1:23 PM, Larry Martell la...@software-horizons.com wrote: On Fri, Sep 20, 2013 at 11:16 AM, Joshua Kehn josh.k...@gmail.com wrote: I'm in my 20's and rarely, if ever, use a dedicated mouse. I've transitioned to having all my workstations be laptops of one sort or another and they have built-in trackpads. Of course I also rarely use the mouse when there are so many keyboard shortcuts available. When I'm on my MacBook (which is most of the time) I use the trackpad. But in the unfortunate times I have to be on a Windows box I always connect a mouse. Slightly snobbish solution: Don't use windows. I'm agnostic when it comes to operating systems. I use Windows, Linux and Mac. I always go for a mouse. If the surface is really shiny, you'll need something under the mouse. In the case of a shiny surface, I've even used a piece of paper under the mouse in a pinch. I tend to use a mousepad in those cases, though. I'm not using one at home, but I do use one at work. It's a matter of taste. --jk -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
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40, and no mouse pad atm. Seems that this table top is okay. This is an optical mouse without a ball underneath. However this mac-y-mouse DOES have a ball on top, for scrolling. Go figure. Mattias -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
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Thanks, Bastien On Sep 20, 2013, at 12:51 PM, Tedd Sperling t...@sperling.com wrote: Hi gang: Do you use a Mousepad? My reason for asking is that I've used a Mousepad ever since mice first came out (back when they had one ball). Now that mice are optical (no balls), Mousepads are not really needed -- or so I'll told by the college -- you see, they don't provide Mousepads for their student's computers. As such, I wondered what's the percentage of programmers still using a Mousepad? Secondly, are Mousepads used primarily by older programmers (like me) while younger programmers don't use Mousepads, or what? So -- please respond with: Age: * Mousepad: Yes/No Thank you, tedd PS: * If you don't want to provide your actual age, then indicate your age by stating young, middle-age, old-age, ancient, or whatever term describes your age. Alternate -- I claim that you can tell a man's age by ten-times the number of personal products he routinely uses, for example: Years Old- Personal Products 10Toothpaste 20Toothpaste, Deodorant 30Toothpaste, Deodorant, Aftershave 40Toothpaste, Deodorant, Aftershave, Minoxidil 50Toothpaste, Deodorant, Aftershave, Minoxidil, Preparation-H 60Toothpaste, Deodorant, Aftershave, Minoxidil, Preparation-H, Bag Bomb 70Toothpaste, Deodorant, Aftershave, Minoxidil, Preparation-H, Bag Bomb, Fixodent So, you could indicate age by stating Bag Bomb like me. ___ tedd Every time I see something about mice, i always remember this article from IBM on how to care for your mouse. Best technical doc ever! http://www.snopes.com/humor/business/mouse.asp But in any case, 43 Use a mouse: yes mousepad occasionally depending on table surface -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
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On 21/09/2013, at 4:51, Tedd Sperling t...@sperling.com wrote: Hi gang: Do you use a Mousepad? My reason for asking is that I've used a Mousepad ever since mice first came out (back when they had one ball). Now that mice are optical (no balls), Mousepads are not really needed -- or so I'll told by the college -- you see, they don't provide Mousepads for their student's computers. As such, I wondered what's the percentage of programmers still using a Mousepad? Secondly, are Mousepads used primarily by older programmers (like me) while younger programmers don't use Mousepads, or what? So -- please respond with: Age: * Mousepad: Yes/No Thank you, 22 and I entirely use trackpads (inbuilt or bluetooth Magic Trackpad). --- Simon Welsh Admin of http://simon.geek.nz/ -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
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25 network admin and programmer and yes I use a mouse pad - my mouse hates me if I dont use it. -- Regards, Daniel Fenn -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
