Re: Friday's Question

On 9/20/2013 1:24 PM, Joshua Kehn wrote:

On Sep 20, 2013, at 1:23 PM, Larry Martell <larry@software-horizons.com> wrote:

On Fri, Sep 20, 2013 at 11:16 AM, Joshua Kehn <josh.kehn@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