[ale] OT if you must use windows, upgrade to windows 7, not 8, within a year

Mon Oct 15 17:23:24 EDT 2012

Of course you’re all thinking of the current setup where the keyboard/mouse are flat on the desk and the monitor is mounted to be looked at straight on (perpendicular to the desk).   Given flat screen technology there’s no reason one couldn’t get rid of the keyboard/mouse and have the terminal flat on the desk and use its touch screen.   Not saying I’m in favor of that – just trying to think outside the box.

From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] On Behalf Of Jim Kinney
Sent: Monday, October 15, 2012 3:32 PM
To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts
Subject: Re: [ale] OT if you must use windows, upgrade to windows 7, not 8, within a year

On Mon, Oct 15, 2012 at 2:05 PM, Jay Lozier <jslozier at gmail.com<mailto:jslozier at gmail.com>> wrote:
On 10/15/2012 01:35 PM, Jim Kinney wrote:
yes. Touchscreens are for "content consumers". Content producers would go insane if their only input was a touchscreen.

Imagine the process at the u-checkout line expanded to all of IT. "Pick problem by color, category or sku"...

If it's made so idiots can use it, there's no incentive for the idiots to change.

Hmm. Maybe a Morse-code key on the cell phones for text input.....
Which Morse code: American or International?

Ha! Here in "bubbaville" it'll have to 10-codes only. so the bubbas only need to learn the digits.

On Mon, Oct 15, 2012 at 12:32 PM, Jay Lozier <jslozier at gmail.com<mailto:jslozier at gmail.com>> wrote:
On 10/15/2012 11:33 AM, Ben Coleman wrote:
> On 10/14/2012 1:15 PM, Jay Lozier wrote:
>> The blogger commented that Win8 interaction is medical disaster waiting
>> to happen for users of laptops and desktops because of repetitive motion
>> injuries caused by constantly needing to touch the screen.
> So, sounds like Win8 represents the return of Gorilla arm.
>
> Ben
Before seeing a doctor about your shoulder injury.  My take is when
creating content, entering data, writing documents, etc. is best done
with the traditional keyboard/mouse interface not a touchscreen. I
believe Xerox PARC carefully studied human/computer interactions and
concluded that the keyboard/mouse interface used today is the best
overall in most typing/editing intensive situations. That research is
from the 70's.

Touch screens seem to be very good for cellphones, smart phones, and
tablets which only require very sporadic and limited typing (or are
intended for such use).

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