Actually, I think there is a certain genius in a one button mouse. If 2 buttons are better, then wouldn't a 100+ button mouse be better? Why not just have the user wheel his keyboard around his desktop to control the cursor.
I've currently spent almost $10,000 negotiating with Ohio State University over my SlashSite, http://www.ReadingRecovery.com. I can attest that, no matter how silly all of this is, it can be extremely costly. Although all lawyers are jackasses, not all of them give you the courtesy of a cease and desist notice-- sometimes they file suit right away.
You can read the details of my little drama on my site
and in the Ohio Dispatch. It hasn't been fun and could still bankrupt me.:-(
eMails of support are welcome!
This brings to light one huge problem with ORBS-- they answer to no one. You get in their database. Log on to their site and follow the instructions they give you. You can't call for help, contest the entry or ask for a grace period. All the while your ISP is tapping its toes to pull the plug on your service (we were given 24hrs by the ISP). The really weird thing is that their site even includes a threat to publish any eMails they don't like to various newsgroups-- I guess so you can be mocked in public. ORBS is a good idea, but the more admins place blind faith in their list, the more power this faceless entity is given.
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Actually, I think there is a certain genius in a one button mouse. If 2 buttons are better, then wouldn't a 100+ button mouse be better? Why not just have the user wheel his keyboard around his desktop to control the cursor.
I've currently spent almost $10,000 negotiating with Ohio State University over my SlashSite, http://www.ReadingRecovery.com. I can attest that, no matter how silly all of this is, it can be extremely costly. Although all lawyers are jackasses, not all of them give you the courtesy of a cease and desist notice-- sometimes they file suit right away. You can read the details of my little drama on my site and in the Ohio Dispatch. It hasn't been fun and could still bankrupt me. :-(
eMails of support are welcome!
This brings to light one huge problem with ORBS-- they answer to no one. You get in their database. Log on to their site and follow the instructions they give you. You can't call for help, contest the entry or ask for a grace period. All the while your ISP is tapping its toes to pull the plug on your service (we were given 24hrs by the ISP). The really weird thing is that their site even includes a threat to publish any eMails they don't like to various newsgroups-- I guess so you can be mocked in public.
ORBS is a good idea, but the more admins place blind faith in their list,
the more power this faceless entity is given.