This is an excellent suggestion. Back in the days of the Atari 2600 I remember seeing ads for "gaming gloves". They had the tips of the fingers cut off so you could still get the feel of the controller. I never actually saw these in action, but they sure sounded like a good idea.
Use a feminine napkin. Get the thinnest one you can find. Be sure to get the kind that DOES NOT have gel inside it. Slice it into 3 or 4 strips depending on how long it is. Peel the strip to expose the adhesive. Stick it on the mouse right under your palm. This should absorb any moisture from your sweaty game hand. This will also work on the wrist wrest for your keyboard.
I got this idea from watching my buddy's father gardening while I was in High School. He used to use them for knee pads. What a sight he was, but his knees never ached.
Was just looking around at some cool things they are marketing from the Lord of the Rings movie that is due out in a little over a week. WOO HOO! I came across this quote from the books:
One Ring to rule them all, One ring to find them,
One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them
In the land of Mordor where the shadows lie.
All I could think of when I read this was: Microsoft - Where do you want us to tell you to go today?
So with a little rewrite we end up with Microsoft's actual marketing strategy:
One OS to rule them all, One OS to find them,
One OS to bring them all (to the Internet) and in the darkness bind them
In the land of Microsoft where the shadows lie.
I never heard of "Betty" before today. Having read her obituary I can only think to say thanks for all that she has left of us with that was uniquely her. How many of us will be able to look back at our lives and say we have contributed as much?
Did I miss something. Isn't free software intended to give users more options? If I chose to use a proprietary operating system because I want to and then use some free software with it, hasn't this given me more choices? The other way around should be no problem either. Just because there are free and proprietary alternatives does not make either one better just because of the philosophy behind it. In the real world the bottom line is performance and if I can get that with a combination... So be it.
It is possible for developers to work in an environment that is almost completely locked down. These are a few possible solutions:
1. Give developers development boxes that they support completely on their own, possibly on their own private network that is not connected to the outside world.
2. Set up some sort of virtual machine on their machines so they can do all their development work without disrupting their IT supported environment.
3. Get the manager of the development team to share an employee with IT so the developers can get sanctioned support without having to go through regular channels.
These are just a few of the possible arrangements. I have seen varations on these in many large environments and they have all worked to varying degrees, but never without some complaint or other.
Try taking a look at any of the children's books that produce sound and music associated with the story. You can pick them up at any book store for less $20 and they would be an easy example of multimedia that you could pass around your class.
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This is an excellent suggestion. Back in the days of the Atari 2600 I remember seeing ads for "gaming gloves". They had the tips of the fingers cut off so you could still get the feel of the controller. I never actually saw these in action, but they sure sounded like a good idea.
I'm thinking without wings for FPS and other "on the ground" games. With wings for flight sims and other flying-type games. Give a little extra lift.
Use a feminine napkin. Get the thinnest one you can find. Be sure to get the kind that DOES NOT have gel inside it. Slice it into 3 or 4 strips depending on how long it is. Peel the strip to expose the adhesive. Stick it on the mouse right under your palm. This should absorb any moisture from your sweaty game hand. This will also work on the wrist wrest for your keyboard.
I got this idea from watching my buddy's father gardening while I was in High School. He used to use them for knee pads. What a sight he was, but his knees never ached.
Was just looking around at some cool things they are marketing from the Lord of the Rings movie that is due out in a little over a week. WOO HOO! I came across this quote from the books:
One Ring to rule them all, One ring to find them,
One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them
In the land of Mordor where the shadows lie.
All I could think of when I read this was: Microsoft - Where do you want us to tell you to go today?
So with a little rewrite we end up with Microsoft's actual marketing strategy:
One OS to rule them all, One OS to find them,
One OS to bring them all (to the Internet) and in the darkness bind them
In the land of Microsoft where the shadows lie.
I never heard of "Betty" before today. Having read her obituary I can only think to say thanks for all that she has left of us with that was uniquely her. How many of us will be able to look back at our lives and say we have contributed as much?
Did I miss something. Isn't free software intended to give users more options? If I chose to use a proprietary operating system because I want to and then use some free software with it, hasn't this given me more choices? The other way around should be no problem either. Just because there are free and proprietary alternatives does not make either one better just because of the philosophy behind it. In the real world the bottom line is performance and if I can get that with a combination ... So be it.
It is possible for developers to work in an environment that is almost completely locked down. These are a few possible solutions:
1. Give developers development boxes that they support completely on their own, possibly on their own private network that is not connected to the outside world.
2. Set up some sort of virtual machine on their machines so they can do all their development work without disrupting their IT supported environment.
3. Get the manager of the development team to share an employee with IT so the developers can get sanctioned support without having to go through regular channels.
These are just a few of the possible arrangements. I have seen varations on these in many large environments and they have all worked to varying degrees, but never without some complaint or other.
Try taking a look at any of the children's books that produce sound and music associated with the story. You can pick them up at any book store for less $20 and they would be an easy example of multimedia that you could pass around your class.