Friday's Question

[Tedd Sperling]

Hi gang:

Do you use a Mousepad?

My reason for asking is that I've used a Mousepad ever since mice first came out (back when they had one ball).

Now that mice are optical (no balls), Mousepads are not really needed -- or so I'll told by the college -- you see, they don't provide Mousepads for their student's computers.

As such, I wondered what's the percentage of programmers still using a Mousepad?

Secondly, are Mousepads used primarily by older programmers (like me) while younger programmers don't use Mousepads, or what?

So -- please respond with:

Age: *
Mousepad: Yes/No

Thank you,

tedd

PS: * If you don't want to provide your actual age, then indicate your age by stating "young", "middle-age", "old-age", "ancient", or whatever term describes your age.

Alternate -- I claim that you can tell a man's age by ten-times the number of "personal products" he routinely uses, for example:

Years Old - Personal Products
10 Toothpaste
20 Toothpaste, Deodorant
30 Toothpaste, Deodorant, Aftershave
40 Toothpaste, Deodorant, Aftershave, Minoxidil
50 Toothpaste, Deodorant, Aftershave, Minoxidil, Preparation-H
60 Toothpaste, Deodorant, Aftershave, Minoxidil, Preparation-H, Bag Bomb
70 Toothpaste, Deodorant, Aftershave, Minoxidil, Preparation-H, Bag Bomb, Fixodent

So, you could indicate age by stating "Bag Bomb" like me.

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[Larry Martell]

Post by Tedd Sperling
Do you use a Mousepad?
My reason for asking is that I've used a Mousepad ever since mice first came out (back when they had one ball).
Now that mice are optical (no balls), Mousepads are not really needed -- or so I'll told by the college -- you see, they don't provide Mousepads for their student's computers.
As such, I wondered what's the percentage of programmers still using a Mousepad?
Secondly, are Mousepads used primarily by older programmers (like me) while younger programmers don't use Mousepads, or what?
Age: *
Mousepad: Yes/No

54 Yes

[Aziz Saleh]

Haha, like your product usage chart Tedd,

Age: 31
Mousepad: Webster New Dictionary of Synonyms, too lazy of having to go to
Microcenter and buy one!

Aziz

Post by Tedd Sperling

Post by Tedd Sperling
Do you use a Mousepad?
My reason for asking is that I've used a Mousepad ever since mice first

came out (back when they had one ball).

Post by Tedd Sperling
Now that mice are optical (no balls), Mousepads are not really needed --

or so I'll told by the college -- you see, they don't provide Mousepads for
their student's computers.

Post by Tedd Sperling
As such, I wondered what's the percentage of programmers still using a

Mousepad?

Post by Tedd Sperling
Secondly, are Mousepads used primarily by older programmers (like me)

while younger programmers don't use Mousepads, or what?

Post by Tedd Sperling
Age: *
Mousepad: Yes/No

54 Yes
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Post by Larry Martell

Post by Tedd Sperling
Do you use a Mousepad?
My reason for asking is that I've used a Mousepad ever since mice first came out (back when they had one ball).
Now that mice are optical (no balls), Mousepads are not really needed -- or so I'll told by the college -- you see, they don't provide Mousepads for their student's computers.
As such, I wondered what's the percentage of programmers still using a Mousepad?
Secondly, are Mousepads used primarily by older programmers (like me) while younger programmers don't use Mousepads, or what?
Age: *
Mousepad: Yes/No

54 Yes

[Daniel Brown]

Post by Tedd Sperling
Do you use a Mousepad?

I'm in my mid-thirties and - despite having an optical mouse - I
do indeed still use a mousepad. A customized one that the wife did
for me for Christmas one year: images of Futurama, the Cleveland
Browns, Minnesota Vikings, and several aircraft, all surrounding a
picture of her and our daughter. I've found that shiny surfaces -
such as my desk - reflect too much of the laser, causing the mouse to
be far less responsive.

[Joshua Kehn]

Post by Daniel Brown
I'm in my mid-thirties and - despite having an optical mouse - I
do indeed still use a mousepad. A customized one that the wife did
for me for Christmas one year: images of Futurama, the Cleveland
Browns, Minnesota Vikings, and several aircraft, all surrounding a
picture of her and our daughter. I've found that shiny surfaces -
such as my desk - reflect too much of the laser, causing the mouse to
be far less responsive.
--
</Daniel P. Brown>
Network Infrastructure Manager
http://www.php.net/

I'm in my 20's and rarely, if ever, use a dedicated mouse. I've transitioned to having all my workstations be laptops of one sort or another and they have built-in trackpads. Of course I also rarely use the mouse when there are so many keyboard shortcuts available.

Best,

–Josh
____________________________________
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http://joshuakehn.com

[Larry Martell]

Post by Joshua Kehn

Post by Daniel Brown
I'm in my mid-thirties and - despite having an optical mouse - I
do indeed still use a mousepad. A customized one that the wife did
for me for Christmas one year: images of Futurama, the Cleveland
Browns, Minnesota Vikings, and several aircraft, all surrounding a
picture of her and our daughter. I've found that shiny surfaces -
such as my desk - reflect too much of the laser, causing the mouse to
be far less responsive.

I'm in my 20's and rarely, if ever, use a dedicated mouse. I've transitioned to having all my workstations be laptops of one sort or another and they have built-in trackpads. Of course I also rarely use the mouse when there are so many keyboard shortcuts available.

When I'm on my MacBook (which is most of the time) I use the trackpad.
But in the unfortunate times I have to be on a Windows box I always
connect a mouse.

[Joshua Kehn]

Post by Larry Martell

Post by Joshua Kehn
I'm in my 20's and rarely, if ever, use a dedicated mouse. I've transitioned to having all my workstations be laptops of one sort or another and they have built-in trackpads. Of course I also rarely use the mouse when there are so many keyboard shortcuts available.

When I'm on my MacBook (which is most of the time) I use the trackpad.
But in the unfortunate times I have to be on a Windows box I always
connect a mouse.

Slightly snobbish solution: Don't use windows.

--jk

[Larry Martell]

Post by Joshua Kehn

Post by Larry Martell

Post by Joshua Kehn
I'm in my 20's and rarely, if ever, use a dedicated mouse. I've transitioned to having all my workstations be laptops of one sort or another and they have built-in trackpads. Of course I also rarely use the mouse when there are so many keyboard shortcuts available.

When I'm on my MacBook (which is most of the time) I use the trackpad.
But in the unfortunate times I have to be on a Windows box I always
connect a mouse.

Slightly snobbish solution: Don't use windows.

Unfortunately required to VPN into most of my clients corporate networks.

[Joshua Kehn]

Post by Larry Martell

Post by Joshua Kehn
Slightly snobbish solution: Don't use windows.

Unfortunately required to VPN into most of my clients corporate networks.

Windows is required to VPN in? I'm guessing they use some proprietary client then? --jk

[Larry Martell]

Post by Joshua Kehn

Post by Larry Martell

Post by Joshua Kehn
Slightly snobbish solution: Don't use windows.

Unfortunately required to VPN into most of my clients corporate networks.

Windows is required to VPN in? I'm guessing they use some proprietary client then? --jk

Yes, and/or they validate the host ID, and/or there's some soft key
RSA thing involved.

[Curtis Maurand]

Post by Joshua Kehn

Post by Larry Martell

Post by Joshua Kehn
I'm in my 20's and rarely, if ever, use a dedicated mouse. I've transitioned to having all my workstations be laptops of one sort or another and they have built-in trackpads. Of course I also rarely use the mouse when there are so many keyboard shortcuts available.

When I'm on my MacBook (which is most of the time) I use the trackpad.
But in the unfortunate times I have to be on a Windows box I always
connect a mouse.

Slightly snobbish solution: Don't use windows.

I'm agnostic when it comes to operating systems. I use Windows, Linux
and Mac. I always go for a mouse. If the surface is really shiny,
you'll need something under the mouse. In the case of a shiny surface,
I've even used a piece of paper under the mouse in a pinch. I tend to
use a mousepad in those cases, though. I'm not using one at home, but I
do use one at work. It's a matter of taste.

Post by Joshua Kehn
--jk

[K***@zootweb.com]

Post by Tedd Sperling
Do you use a Mousepad?

[-snip-]

Age: Bag Bomb
Mousepad: Yes

Padding for my wrist and quieter moving the mouse around - no scraping. So
yes, I'm even too old to be plugged into an iPud or an iPeed, whatever
they are :)

Kirk

[Jeff Burcher]

-----Original Message-----
Sent: Friday, September 20, 2013 12:52 PM
Subject: [PHP] Friday's Question
Do you use a Mousepad?
My reason for asking is that I've used a Mousepad ever since mice first

came

out (back when they had one ball).
Now that mice are optical (no balls), Mousepads are not really needed --

or

so I'll told by the college -- you see, they don't provide Mousepads for

their

student's computers.
As such, I wondered what's the percentage of programmers still using a Mousepad?
Secondly, are Mousepads used primarily by older programmers (like me)
while younger programmers don't use Mousepads, or what?
Age: *
Mousepad: Yes/No
Thank you,
tedd
PS: * If you don't want to provide your actual age, then indicate your age

by

stating "young", "middle-age", "old-age", "ancient", or whatever term
describes your age.
Alternate -- I claim that you can tell a man's age by ten-times the number

of

Years Old - Personal Products
10 Toothpaste
20 Toothpaste, Deodorant
30 Toothpaste, Deodorant, Aftershave
40 Toothpaste, Deodorant, Aftershave, Minoxidil
50 Toothpaste, Deodorant, Aftershave, Minoxidil, Preparation-H
60 Toothpaste, Deodorant, Aftershave, Minoxidil, Preparation-H, Bag Bomb
70 Toothpaste, Deodorant, Aftershave, Minoxidil, Preparation-H, Bag Bomb, Fixodent
So, you could indicate age by stating "Bag Bomb" like me.
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Age: 54
Mousepad: Yes

Laser mice don't like reflective surfaces so much and if I don't carve out
desk space for my mouse with a mousepad, I find that moving my mouse over
multiple sheets of paper, paperclips, and whatnot is not very effective and
somewhat frustrating.

Jeff

[Jen Rasmussen]

-----Original Message-----
From: Tedd Sperling [mailto:***@sperling.com]
Sent: Friday, September 20, 2013 11:52 AM
To: php-***@lists.php.net
Subject: [PHP] Friday's Question

Hi gang:

Do you use a Mousepad?

My reason for asking is that I've used a Mousepad ever since mice first came
out (back when they had one ball).

Now that mice are optical (no balls), Mousepads are not really needed -- or
so I'll told by the college -- you see, they don't provide Mousepads for
their student's computers.

As such, I wondered what's the percentage of programmers still using a
Mousepad?

Secondly, are Mousepads used primarily by older programmers (like me) while
younger programmers don't use Mousepads, or what?

So -- please respond with:

Age: *
Mousepad: Yes/No

Thank you,

tedd

PS: * If you don't want to provide your actual age, then indicate your age
by stating "young", "middle-age", "old-age", "ancient", or whatever term
describes your age.

Alternate -- I claim that you can tell a man's age by ten-times the number
of "personal products" he routinely uses, for example:

Years Old - Personal Products
10 Toothpaste
20 Toothpaste, Deodorant
30 Toothpaste, Deodorant, Aftershave
40 Toothpaste, Deodorant, Aftershave, Minoxidil
50 Toothpaste, Deodorant, Aftershave, Minoxidil, Preparation-H
60 Toothpaste, Deodorant, Aftershave, Minoxidil, Preparation-H, Bag
Bomb
70 Toothpaste, Deodorant, Aftershave, Minoxidil, Preparation-H, Bag
Bomb, Fixodent

So, you could indicate age by stating "Bag Bomb" like me.

_______________
tedd sperling
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41 Mouse (yes) - I already have issues with my hands from work (carpal
tunnel) so I need all the cushion I can get, and oh yeah Fixodent
LOL. What in the heck is a Bag Bomb?

Jen


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-----Original Message-----
What in the heck is a Bag Bomb?

It's a salve for cow udders. Not sure what a person would do with it.

[Jen Rasmussen]

-----Original Message-----
From: ***@gmail.com [mailto:***@gmail.com] On Behalf Of Larry Martell
Sent: Friday, September 20, 2013 12:26 PM
To: ***@cetaceasound.com
Cc: Tedd Sperling; PHP General
Subject: Re: [PHP] Friday's Question

-----Original Message-----
What in the heck is a Bag Bomb?

It's a salve for cow udders. Not sure what a person would do with it.


Ha! Interesting. Thanks :)

[Tedd Sperling]

Post by Larry Martell

-----Original Message-----
What in the heck is a Bag Bomb?

It's a salve for cow udders. Not sure what a person would do with it.

Feet.

Wait until you have callus as feet.

tedd
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[Daniel Brown]

Post by Jen Rasmussen
LOL. What in the heck is a Bag Bomb?

He's referring to Bag Balm.

http://www.bagbalm.com/

[Sean Greenslade]

Post by Tedd Sperling
Do you use a Mousepad?

College Student (Electrical Engineer, go figure).
Age: 20
Mousepad: yes

I've used both optical and laser mice (they're a bit different, but
similar tech) and I've found that I like having the pad because it
sets the "DPI" of the mouse consistently. My favorite mousepad is this
cheap as hell thin rubber and cloth one that I got from dealextreme.com
many years ago. Go figure...

--Sean

[Matijn Woudt]

Post by Tedd Sperling
Do you use a Mousepad?
My reason for asking is that I've used a Mousepad ever since mice first
came out (back when they had one ball).
Now that mice are optical (no balls), Mousepads are not really needed --
or so I'll told by the college -- you see, they don't provide Mousepads for
their student's computers.
As such, I wondered what's the percentage of programmers still using a Mousepad?
Secondly, are Mousepads used primarily by older programmers (like me)
while younger programmers don't use Mousepads, or what?
Age: *
Mousepad: Yes/No

Age: 21
Mouse: No, so why would I need a mousepad?

[Camilo Sperberg]

Post by Tedd Sperling
Do you use a Mousepad?
My reason for asking is that I've used a Mousepad ever since mice first came out (back when they had one ball).
Now that mice are optical (no balls), Mousepads are not really needed -- or so I'll told by the college -- you see, they don't provide Mousepads for their student's computers.
As such, I wondered what's the percentage of programmers still using a Mousepad?
Secondly, are Mousepads used primarily by older programmers (like me) while younger programmers don't use Mousepads, or what?
Age: *
Mousepad: Yes/No
Thank you,
tedd
PS: * If you don't want to provide your actual age, then indicate your age by stating "young", "middle-age", "old-age", "ancient", or whatever term describes your age.
Years Old - Personal Products
10 Toothpaste
20 Toothpaste, Deodorant
30 Toothpaste, Deodorant, Aftershave
40 Toothpaste, Deodorant, Aftershave, Minoxidil
50 Toothpaste, Deodorant, Aftershave, Minoxidil, Preparation-H
60 Toothpaste, Deodorant, Aftershave, Minoxidil, Preparation-H, Bag Bomb
70 Toothpaste, Deodorant, Aftershave, Minoxidil, Preparation-H, Bag Bomb, Fixodent
So, you could indicate age by stating "Bag Bomb" like me.
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Age: Aftershave (but I've began using it only a year ago xD)
Mousepad: No, but if I had to use a mouse, I prefer a mousepad

I currently use only my MBP's trackpad, and it is so customizable I ended up buying a magic trackpad for my Mac at work as well. But, back in the days of Windows I was using a mousepad, mainly because it just looks better than having nothing at all.

Greetings.



Met vriendelijke groet,
Camilo Sperberg

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[Mattias Thorslund]

40, and no mouse pad atm. Seems that this table top is okay.

This is an optical mouse without a ball underneath. However this
mac-y-mouse DOES have a ball on top, for scrolling.

Go figure.

Mattias

[Bastien]

Thanks,

Bastien

Post by Tedd Sperling
Do you use a Mousepad?
My reason for asking is that I've used a Mousepad ever since mice first came out (back when they had one ball).
Now that mice are optical (no balls), Mousepads are not really needed -- or so I'll told by the college -- you see, they don't provide Mousepads for their student's computers.
As such, I wondered what's the percentage of programmers still using a Mousepad?
Secondly, are Mousepads used primarily by older programmers (like me) while younger programmers don't use Mousepads, or what?
Age: *
Mousepad: Yes/No
Thank you,
tedd
PS: * If you don't want to provide your actual age, then indicate your age by stating "young", "middle-age", "old-age", "ancient", or whatever term describes your age.
Years Old - Personal Products
10 Toothpaste
20 Toothpaste, Deodorant
30 Toothpaste, Deodorant, Aftershave
40 Toothpaste, Deodorant, Aftershave, Minoxidil
50 Toothpaste, Deodorant, Aftershave, Minoxidil, Preparation-H
60 Toothpaste, Deodorant, Aftershave, Minoxidil, Preparation-H, Bag Bomb
70 Toothpaste, Deodorant, Aftershave, Minoxidil, Preparation-H, Bag Bomb, Fixodent
So, you could indicate age by stating "Bag Bomb" like me.
_______________
tedd

Every time I see something about mice, i always remember this article from IBM on how to care for your mouse. Best technical doc ever!

http://www.snopes.com/humor/business/mouse.asp

But in any case, 43

Use a mouse: yes mousepad occasionally depending on table surface

[Tim Streater]

Age: Fast approaching doddering old fossil stage
Mousepad: Yes. I use an Apple Mighty Mouse so that I can scroll my Excel spreadsheet in two directions at once while moving the mouse pointer across the screen. The optics works slightly better on the pad (covered in butterfly pix) than it would on the pine desktop.

[Tim Streater]

-----Original Message-----
70 Toothpaste, Deodorant, Aftershave, Minoxidil, Preparation-H, Bag
Bomb, Fixodent
LOL. What in the heck is a Bag Bomb?

I have no idea what most of these items are except the toothpaste.

[Simon J Welsh]

Post by Tedd Sperling
Do you use a Mousepad?
My reason for asking is that I've used a Mousepad ever since mice first came out (back when they had one ball).
Now that mice are optical (no balls), Mousepads are not really needed -- or so I'll told by the college -- you see, they don't provide Mousepads for their student's computers.
As such, I wondered what's the percentage of programmers still using a Mousepad?
Secondly, are Mousepads used primarily by older programmers (like me) while younger programmers don't use Mousepads, or what?
Age: *
Mousepad: Yes/No
Thank you,

22 and I entirely use trackpads (inbuilt or bluetooth Magic Trackpad).
---
Simon Welsh
Admin of http://simon.geek.nz/

[Daniel]

25 network admin and programmer and yes I use a mouse pad - my mouse
hates me if I dont use it.

[Ashley Sheridan]

Post by Daniel
25 network admin and programmer and yes I use a mouse pad - my mouse
hates me if I dont use it.
--
Regards,
Daniel Fenn

29 and don't use a mouse pad right now, although I did before I moved
because the surface of my desk was too shiny. That's the only reason I
ever use one now.

Thanks,
Ash
http://www.ashleysheridan.co.uk

[Jonesy]

Post by Tedd Sperling
Do you use a Mousepad?

Age: 70
Mousepad: No. Been using trackballs since 1993...
(No room for a mousepad on _my_ desktop!)