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2005-08-02 Home Front: Tech

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Posted by Steve 2005-08-02 13:42|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Got to be one of your best graphics; and you have some really good ones. Congratulations.

Posted by SamL 2005-08-02 14:06|| 2005-08-02 14:06|| Front Page Top

#2 Resistance is futile!

/Borg battle cry

Posted by N guard 2005-08-02 14:16|| 2005-08-02 14:16|| Front Page Top

#3 Oi.

Do they want to pretend they've invented it too?

Posted by Phil Fraering 2005-08-02 14:26|| http://newsfromthefridge.typepad.com]">[http://newsfromthefridge.typepad.com] 2005-08-02 14:26|| Front Page Top

#4 I think Dr. Steve just fainted.

Posted by Seafarious">Seafarious 2005-08-02 14:27|| 2005-08-02 14:27|| Front Page Top

#5 I was just in Hell* a couple of weeks ago, and I can tell you it was certainly warm there. Maybe they had a cold snap?

* on Grand Cayman Island

Posted by Xbalanke 2005-08-02 14:27|| 2005-08-02 14:27|| Front Page Top

#6 Click, roll, squeeze and scroll.

Shoot, my mouse already does this. It ain't supposed to, but it does.

The left and right buttons on my mouse---which is one of the few that will work on my ancient computer--wrap around to the side of the mouse, so I'm always clicking on them when I don't mean to. Certain mouse positions and click combinations lead to unintentional selecting, cutting, pasting, window activation, and for all I know nuclear weapons launch. Hours of wholesome fun! I predict the same for this.

Posted by Angie Schultz 2005-08-02 15:19|| http://darkblogules.blogspot.com ]">[http://darkblogules.blogspot.com ] 2005-08-02 15:19|| Front Page Top

#7 "and for all I know nuclear weapons launch"

Angie - Honest to God ROFL!!!

Posted by .com 2005-08-02 15:42|| 2005-08-02 15:42|| Front Page Top

#8 I take it that's not the one in the Cayman islands, huh? I have a coffe cup from that one.

Posted by mojo">mojo 2005-08-02 16:19|| 2005-08-02 16:19|| Front Page Top

#9 clickable, squeezable?

Posted by BigEd 2005-08-02 17:08|| 2005-08-02 17:08|| Front Page Top

#10 The left and right buttons on my mouse---which is one of the few that will work on my ancient computer-

What cable plugin does the mouse use?

Posted by Phil Fraering 2005-08-02 17:43|| http://newsfromthefridge.typepad.com]">[http://newsfromthefridge.typepad.com] 2005-08-02 17:43|| Front Page Top

#11 Totally OFF TOPIC alert!!! (but I thought the heading appropriate)

My wife's cell phone died and can't be fixed.
She went to Verizon to have one of our older phones turned on to replace it temporarily.

THE STORE TOLD HER THAT IT WOULD BE ILLEGAL!!!!
ALL "NEW" PHONES HAVE TO HAVE A BUILT IN GPS!!!!

Has anyone else heard about this??
The "rationale" is that they can track you if you call 911, but, the phone store guy admitted that the GPS would be sending all the time.

HELP!!!!

Posted by AlanC">AlanC 2005-08-02 19:39|| 2005-08-02 19:39|| Front Page Top

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