Re: [NF] Most clever computer related invention ever

2006-12-22 Thread Ed Leafe
On Dec 22, 2006, at 2:42 PM, Matthew Jarvis wrote: Getting whimsical then - what do you think is the best and/or most useful computer invention? Today I would have to say it's the little hole in a CD drive that lets you manually eject a CD... Yeah, but that's a direct rip-off of the

RE: [NF] Most clever computer related invention ever

2006-12-22 Thread Hal Kaplan
= Subject: [NF] Most clever computer related invention ever =  = Instead of kicking back getting my head right for the = holiday, the wheels are coming off this place and I'm forced = to actually be doing some real work today so much for = Matt's Grand Plan for the day... =  = Getting

Re: [NF] Most clever computer related invention ever

2006-12-22 Thread Kevin Cully
I'm assuming that we're sticking with hardware only proposals here. I'm not sure if this is a winner or not, but I think Optical Mouses are an incredible thing. I think of all of the man-years that are saved by having a mouse that just works. g No cleaning necessary. No mice that only works

Re: [NF] Most clever computer related invention ever

2006-12-22 Thread Whil Hentzen (Pro*)
Ed Leafe wrote: On Dec 22, 2006, at 2:42 PM, Matthew Jarvis wrote: Getting whimsical then - what do you think is the best and/or most useful computer invention? Today I would have to say it's the little hole in a CD drive that lets you manually eject a CD... Yeah, but that's a

RE: [NF] Most clever computer related invention ever

2006-12-22 Thread Hal Kaplan
= Subject: Re: [NF] Most clever computer related invention ever =  = Ed Leafe wrote: =  On Dec 22, 2006, at 2:42 PM, Matthew Jarvis wrote: =  =  Getting whimsical then - what do you think is the best = and/or most =  useful computer invention? =  =  Today I would have to say it's the little

RE: [NF] Most clever computer related invention ever

2006-12-22 Thread Lew
Necessity being the mother it is...of course. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Eurico Chagas Filho Sent: Friday, December 22, 2006 4:04 PM To: 'ProFox Email List' Subject: [NF] Most clever computer related invention ever The RESET

RE: [NF] Most clever computer related invention ever

2006-12-22 Thread Stephen the Cook
Lew wrote: Necessity being the mother it is...of course. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Eurico Chagas Filho Sent: Friday, December 22, 2006 4:04 PM To: 'ProFox Email List' Subject: [NF] Most clever computer related invention