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From: Barry Margolin on 19 May 2010 20:53 In article <85ihk8F5psU1(a)mid.individual.net>, TaliesinSoft <taliesinsoft(a)me.com> wrote: > On 2010-05-19 09:19:56 -0500, Jolly Roger said: > > [commenting on the "claw" method of gripping the mouse] > > > The user rests the back edge of the palm lightly on the desk surface > > just below the mouse. The fingers are loosely shaped like a claw. The > > thumb, ring, and pinky fingers lightly grip the sides of the mouse. The > > index and middle finger tips rest on the top surface of the mouse. The > > palm does not touch the mouse at all. The user moves the mouse only with > > the fingers, and often without having to move the entire arm. > > That's the way I hold the mouse with the exception that the pinky isn't > touching the mouse at all but is resting on the mouse pad. My index > finger is for both the left button and the scroll wheel and my middle > finter is for the right button. My rememberance is that this is the way > I've held my mouse since my first mouse back in 1984 when I got my 128K > Mac, but then because there was just the single button even though my > middle finger rested on the button the push was using just the index > finger. That's me, too. It's not actually my whole palm that touches that surface of the mouse, but the fleshy part just below the base of the fingers. To keep that from brushing against the mouse surface, I'd have to lift my elbow up high, in a very contorted position. At home I have a wrist pad in front of my mouse, which helps, although it's not a problem if my wrist brushes against the Logitech mouse I have here. Maybe I should try using one with my mouse at work. -- Barry Margolin, barmar(a)alum.mit.edu Arlington, MA *** PLEASE post questions in newsgroups, not directly to me *** *** PLEASE don't copy me on replies, I'll read them in the group ***
From: Matthew Russotto on 19 May 2010 21:41 In article <190520101721566960%noone(a)here.com>, Jim <noone(a)here.com> wrote: >In article <jollyroger-9F8E03.21524618052010(a)news.individual.net>, >Jolly Roger <jollyroger(a)pobox.com> wrote: > >> In article <slrnhv6k35.a02.ianji33(a)zenatode.org.uk>, >> Ian Gregory <ianji33(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> >> > On 2010-05-19, Jolly Roger <jollyroger(a)pobox.com> wrote: >> > >> > > I've found if I insert them into my Magic Mouse after a fresh charge, >> > > Mac OS X reports the mouse somewhere between 50-60% charge. >> > >> > I guess that is because NiMH cells have a lower nominal voltage than >> > alkalines. If the mouse only measures the voltage then the system could >> > well think that a fully charged NiMH is actually a partially discharged >> > alkaline. >> > >> > Ian >> >> Yep. I figured that as well. > >New alkalines will typically be at 1.55 to 1.60 volts. That's why the >Mac reports 50-60% with NiMHs. The discharge curve for an NiMH is completely different than an alkaline. With alkalines, theres a more or less linear relationship between state of charge and voltage over a large range. With NiMH, there's an S-curve: during the first part of discharge voltage drops off quickly. Then there's a long almost-flat period. Then another sharp drop. So if you measure an NiMH battery with a device expecting an alkaline, it'll show half-charged for a long time and then all of a sudden show empty (or the device just stops working). -- The problem with socialism is there's always someone with less ability and more need.
From: JF Mezei on 19 May 2010 22:05
thepixelfreak wrote: > http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20100518121030417 You mean I actually have to shutdown my Mac to do this ? Shock Horror ! I think that the dust bunnies inside the mac may have reproduced sufficiently that it might be time to go in and give those cute bunnies a new home. I'll check the antenna connections when I do that. Thanks for the link. |