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

Tue Oct 16 09:04:59 EDT 2012

I have a keyboard for my iPad.  I find it completely natural to mix
touch screen and keyboard input.

Of course, that is for a small screen that is very close to the keyboard.

On Mon, Oct 15, 2012 at 5:32 PM, Jim Kinney <jim.kinney at gmail.com> wrote:
> remember the old computer desks for schools that had the crt below the desk
> and the desktop was glass? Yeah. It was a constant pain in the neck. Humans
> aren't built to look at the table top all day.
>
> OK. we're not built to look at a computer all day either but...
>
>
> On Mon, Oct 15, 2012 at 5:23 PM, Lightner, Jeff <JLightner at water.com> wrote:
>>
>> 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
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>> On Mon, Oct 15, 2012 at 2:05 PM, Jay Lozier <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.
>>
>>
>>
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>>
>> On Mon, Oct 15, 2012 at 12:32 PM, Jay Lozier <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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> Every time you stop a school, you will have to build a jail. What you gain
> at one end you lose at the other. It's like feeding a dog on his own tail.
> It won't fatten the dog.
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