I'm waiting (maybe I shouldn't wait, maybe I should just ACT) for some group of left-handed people to take action against these companies that claim their mouse is "ergonomic" yet only produce a right-handed version. That sounds to me like the opposite of ergonomic. It would be okay to say "Ergonomic if you are right handed, otherwise profoundly NON ergonomic" but that isn't a very slick sales slogan.
Probably a big reason why I like my Kensington Mouse-In-A-Box is that it's perfectly symmetrical (and Kensington always has seemed to make a good product- their trackball is awesome). The Mouse-In-A-Box (skip the new "wheel version" of course) has the buttons close enough to permit nice third-button chording for those important third-button actions (i.e. essential when using Xfig) I'm tired of those ugly mice that look like a foot with the buttons right-hand-only. I distinctly remember some sort of a brain-shift occuring when I first started mousing only with the left hand.
Then again, I've never, ever heard a left handed person who felt s/he felt it was a disability so maybe we don't need "protection." Sure would be fun to take down a few companies with false claims of "ergonomic" though.
Actually, certain types of forums, social or cultural movements, attract zealots like honey attracts flies. Part of the saving grace of Linux is that somebody with Linus' modesty and respect for others is at the center of it.
Personally I use a wide mix of operating systems and computing equipment. My most productive programming is in Assembly language on embedded Micros generally with less than 1K of read-write memory (32 bytes in some cases). I prize interoperability, and Linux dwells at the center where it comes to interoperability. It can be used as the "hub" for wildly divergent equipment.
There have been times when I have become somewhat of a zealot in public, but it's not something I look back on with any pride.
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I'm waiting (maybe I shouldn't wait, maybe I should just ACT) for some group of left-handed people to take action against these companies that claim their mouse is "ergonomic" yet only produce a right-handed version. That sounds to me like the opposite of ergonomic. It would be okay to say "Ergonomic if you are right handed, otherwise profoundly NON ergonomic" but that isn't a very slick sales slogan.
Probably a big reason why I like my Kensington Mouse-In-A-Box is that it's perfectly symmetrical (and Kensington always has seemed to make a good product- their trackball is awesome). The Mouse-In-A-Box (skip the new "wheel version" of course) has the buttons close enough to permit nice third-button chording for those important third-button actions (i.e. essential when using Xfig) I'm tired of those ugly mice that look like a foot with the buttons right-hand-only. I distinctly remember some sort of a brain-shift occuring when I first started mousing only with the left hand.
Then again, I've never, ever heard a left handed person who felt s/he felt it was a disability so maybe we don't need "protection." Sure would be fun to take down a few companies with false claims of "ergonomic" though.
Until you go flying off the road into the ditch and have to stand there waving your arms.
Multiple monitors and auto poweron/off are high end features?!?
Actually, certain types of forums, social or cultural movements, attract zealots like honey attracts flies. Part of the saving grace of Linux is that somebody with Linus' modesty and respect for others is at the center of it.
Personally I use a wide mix of operating systems and computing equipment. My most productive programming is in Assembly language on embedded Micros generally with less than 1K of read-write memory (32 bytes in some cases). I prize interoperability, and Linux dwells at the center where it comes to interoperability. It can be used as the "hub" for wildly divergent equipment.
There have been times when I have become somewhat of a zealot in public, but it's not something I look back on with any pride.
Umm, actually, Modesty is a virtue for those who have something to be modest about. Think about it for a bit.