I second this. I used the Trackman Marble (with wheel) for years, but am a recent convert to the marble mouse.
The reason I switched was because I found that after long periods of use with the thumb-ball on the Trackman Marble I'd get terrible pain in my thumb joint.
The Marble Mouse is completeley ambidexterous, and spreads the 'mousing' task across the three fingers between your thumb and pinky.
Left and right clicks are accomplished with the thumb and pinky respectively. AND.... the scroll functionality that was provided by the weel on my old trackman is now provided by two little buttons also operated by my thumb and pinky.
In conclusion... any of you who also suffer from thumb pain with the Trackman Marble, but want to stay in the 'alterna-mouse' genra... I highly recommend you give the Marble Mouse a test drive.
This worked great for me up until a month or so ago.
My business partner's wife emailed me a 'get free movie tickets, just get five friends to sign up' email. I immediately dumped it into the trash, but apparently the fact that she had submitted my email to this place was all I needed to start the spam floodgates.:(
It still isn't too bad, but I am now getting 3 - 5 unsolicited SPAMs to that address daily from various companies. No p3n1s enl@rgements yet, but I'm sure that is just a matter of time.
This just bolsters my contention that people should be given a basic intelligence test before they are let loose on the internet. My partner's wife would certainly fail.
Perhaps the Snap-On cable protectors are unsightly, but there are more attractive solutions.
I picked up some cable protectors from my local computer superstore that look quite nice. They are about the same diameter as a vacuum cleaner hose, and are split down the length.
I just twist-tied all my cable runs together and then routed them inside the cable protector. It give a very clean, modern-looking solution.
Nothing like being punished for a crime you might commit!
The 30 second pre-startup test is one thing... but the rolling retest not only borders on the rediculous, it is a full on invasion into rediculous territory.
If this bill ever passes, you'll be able to recognize me as the car with the honking horn and flashing lights going down the left lane in protest!!!
I've got an old Dell Celeron 400 running Win2k. I bought it for 50 bucks from a dot-bomb who was liquidating their assets.
I have a 40 GB HD in there and utilize a Creative Labs Extigy (USB 'puter to extigy, optical extigy to stereo).
I have no monitor or keyboard attached, so I use VNC (http://www.realvnc.com) on my 802.11b enabled laptop to control the sound from anywhere in the house.
It is great at parties, because I can just load up a playlist with hours of music, and let it play. Also I leave my Laptop logged in and my guests and use it as a virtual jukebox by adding to the playlist, or jumping around within the existing list.
It is pointless to say that you should go to Linux because it is Virus free. Linux really only enjoys that freedom right now because it is NOT the #1 installed operating system.
A virus writer wants to infect as many machines as possible... you don't achieve that if you write your bug for *nix!
Now, if ever *nix DOES get a significant portion of the installed user-base... those lovely virus-free days will go buh-bye. And all those security holes that nobody knows Linux has will begin to show their ugly heads. (Don't be so nieve as to think *nix has perfect security.
There are so many Windows bugs, cracks, hacks and holes turning up all the time mainly because they are king of the hill... it is only natural to try and dethrone the king.
Although, the service did take over a month to get turned on
They seem to have recognized this as a problem and fixed it now. I had my ATA delivered by UPS ground within 3 working days of signing up. However, even before the ATA arrived, my new number was up and running and forwarding my calls to my 'network availability' number.
Been trying out Vonage for over a week now. So far, I haven't a single complaint. Call quality has been excellent, my only complaint being that it is a bit louder than my land line. All the free included features are very nice.
The coolest thing, however is being able to retreive my voicemail from the web... or have them delivered to my Email inbox as a.wav file!
I got fed up with the fact that I still have a charge on my Verizon phone bill for "Touch Tone Service", and that high-tech features such as "Call Waiting" still have to cost between 4 and 6 dollars!!! Not to mention the slew of taxes and fees that bloat out the monthly nut...
Hopefully this threat of real competition will revolutionize the telecom industry....or even better, sink the baby-bells into a pit of despair!
Oh boy, reading all these negative experiences makes me happy that I own a Mac:-)
So... it took this article to make you happy about your Mac??
Interesting.
-G
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I second this. I used the Trackman Marble (with wheel) for years, but am a recent convert to the marble mouse.
.... the scroll functionality that was provided by the weel on my old trackman is now provided by two little buttons also operated by my thumb and pinky.
... any of you who also suffer from thumb pain with the Trackman Marble, but want to stay in the 'alterna-mouse' genra ... I highly recommend you give the Marble Mouse a test drive.
The reason I switched was because I found that after long periods of use with the thumb-ball on the Trackman Marble I'd get terrible pain in my thumb joint.
The Marble Mouse is completeley ambidexterous, and spreads the 'mousing' task across the three fingers between your thumb and pinky.
Left and right clicks are accomplished with the thumb and pinky respectively. AND
In conclusion
This worked great for me up until a month or so ago.
:(
My business partner's wife emailed me a 'get free movie tickets, just get five friends to sign up' email. I immediately dumped it into the trash, but apparently the fact that she had submitted my email to this place was all I needed to start the spam floodgates.
It still isn't too bad, but I am now getting 3 - 5 unsolicited SPAMs to that address daily from various companies. No p3n1s enl@rgements yet, but I'm sure that is just a matter of time.
This just bolsters my contention that people should be given a basic intelligence test before they are let loose on the internet. My partner's wife would certainly fail.
1. Resistance is futile, you WILL be Google-able
2. I for one welcome our Google Overlord
REJECT our advertising overlords.
:( ....
ugh
-G
Actually, all that line tells you is that the site uses PHP and MySql ... and that he's unwisely using persistant connections.
It in no way tells you that Plesk is in any way involved.
PHP is working fine ... it's the fact that he's using persistant connections to MySql that was his doom.
-G
Heh ... this scintillating commentary comes to us from someone whose site is hosted on Geocities.
Perhaps the Snap-On cable protectors are unsightly, but there are more attractive solutions.
I picked up some cable protectors from my local computer superstore that look quite nice. They are about the same diameter as a vacuum cleaner hose, and are split down the length.
I just twist-tied all my cable runs together and then routed them inside the cable protector. It give a very clean, modern-looking solution.
Nothing like being punished for a crime you might commit!
... but the rolling retest not only borders on the rediculous, it is a full on invasion into rediculous territory.
The 30 second pre-startup test is one thing
If this bill ever passes, you'll be able to recognize me as the car with the honking horn and flashing lights going down the left lane in protest!!!
I've got an old Dell Celeron 400 running Win2k. I bought it for 50 bucks from a dot-bomb who was liquidating their assets.
I have a 40 GB HD in there and utilize a Creative Labs Extigy (USB 'puter to extigy, optical extigy to stereo).
I have no monitor or keyboard attached, so I use VNC (http://www.realvnc.com) on my 802.11b enabled laptop to control the sound from anywhere in the house.
It is great at parties, because I can just load up a playlist with hours of music, and let it play. Also I leave my Laptop logged in and my guests and use it as a virtual jukebox by adding to the playlist, or jumping around within the existing list.
Nice ... but it lacks the brevity of its ASCII counterpart.
-Gnascher
It's not may fault! I t was like that when I got here.
Heh ... I meant 21st century ... Gimme a break, it's early. :-D
Morse will truly have arrived in the 20th century when you can :) ;) and :)~
-G
It is pointless to say that you should go to Linux because it is Virus free. Linux really only enjoys that freedom right now because it is NOT the #1 installed operating system. A virus writer wants to infect as many machines as possible ... you don't achieve that if you write your bug for *nix!
Now, if ever *nix DOES get a significant portion of the installed user-base ... those lovely virus-free days will go buh-bye. And all those security holes that nobody knows Linux has will begin to show their ugly heads. (Don't be so nieve as to think *nix has perfect security.
There are so many Windows bugs, cracks, hacks and holes turning up all the time mainly because they are king of the hill ... it is only natural to try and dethrone the king.
Although, the service did take over a month to get turned on They seem to have recognized this as a problem and fixed it now. I had my ATA delivered by UPS ground within 3 working days of signing up. However, even before the ATA arrived, my new number was up and running and forwarding my calls to my 'network availability' number.
Been trying out Vonage for over a week now. So far, I haven't a single complaint. Call quality has been excellent, my only complaint being that it is a bit louder than my land line. All the free included features are very nice.
The coolest thing, however is being able to retreive my voicemail from the web ... or have them delivered to my Email inbox as a .wav file!
I got fed up with the fact that I still have a charge on my Verizon phone bill for "Touch Tone Service", and that high-tech features such as "Call Waiting" still have to cost between 4 and 6 dollars!!! Not to mention the slew of taxes and fees that bloat out the monthly nut...
Hopefully this threat of real competition will revolutionize the telecom industry. ...or even better, sink the baby-bells into a pit of despair!
Oh boy, reading all these negative experiences makes me happy that I own a Mac :-)
So ... it took this article to make you happy about your Mac??
Interesting.
-G