Comments on: I’d like to throw my mouse away. http://nigeljames.wordpress.com/2006/12/22/throw-my-mouse-away/ SAP, PHP, Eclipse, Software Development, Life, Cycling, Cricket Tue, 21 Apr 2009 18:18:30 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: PDF page numbering « Getting Technical http://nigeljames.wordpress.com/2006/12/22/throw-my-mouse-away/#comment-1148 PDF page numbering « Getting Technical Thu, 30 Aug 2007 17:40:48 +0000 http://nigeljames.wordpress.com/2006/12/22/throw-my-mouse-away/#comment-1148 [...] I want to navigate to page 7 I have this handy ‘Go To Page’ (CTRL+SHIFT+N for those who love shortcuts) functionality in Adobe Reader to do just that. The problem is the page 7 that Dennis is [...] [...] I want to navigate to page 7 I have this handy ‘Go To Page’ (CTRL+SHIFT+N for those who love shortcuts) functionality in Adobe Reader to do just that. The problem is the page 7 that Dennis is [...]

]]> By: Command line. I'll be back. (aka N/SE38) « Vendorprisey http://nigeljames.wordpress.com/2006/12/22/throw-my-mouse-away/#comment-141 Command line. I'll be back. (aka N/SE38) « Vendorprisey Wed, 21 Mar 2007 17:44:36 +0000 http://nigeljames.wordpress.com/2006/12/22/throw-my-mouse-away/#comment-141 [...] So scripting  wizards of SDN, now that you have connected the SAP, Wii and Zoho, how about enso? Craig, Dan, Ed….and of course Nigel, who got me thinking about this in the first place. [...] [...] So scripting  wizards of SDN, now that you have connected the SAP, Wii and Zoho, how about enso? Craig, Dan, Ed….and of course Nigel, who got me thinking about this in the first place. [...]

]]> By: Michael Koch http://nigeljames.wordpress.com/2006/12/22/throw-my-mouse-away/#comment-118 Michael Koch Thu, 08 Feb 2007 11:31:23 +0000 http://nigeljames.wordpress.com/2006/12/22/throw-my-mouse-away/#comment-118 Funny how things keep on hitting home once you've read something... Just found this: http://jeffnolan.com/wp/?p=866 M Funny how things keep on hitting home once you’ve read something…

Just found this:
http://jeffnolan.com/wp/?p=866

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]]> By: Michael Koch http://nigeljames.wordpress.com/2006/12/22/throw-my-mouse-away/#comment-117 Michael Koch Wed, 07 Feb 2007 14:04:34 +0000 http://nigeljames.wordpress.com/2006/12/22/throw-my-mouse-away/#comment-117 I don't know how many meeting hours I have been trying to convince stakeholders that client or web based applications benefit from user-friendliness. In my opinion, users that enjoy using an app due to its usability will use it again or use the app with more care and thought, ie get a better experience from it. But as already indicated, too often these sort of issues are axed due to budget restrictions. A good book I read on this is Steve Krug's "Don't Make Me Think!" - http://www.peachpit.com/bookstore/product.asp?isbn=0789723107&rl=1 I don’t know how many meeting hours I have been trying to convince stakeholders that client or web based applications benefit from user-friendliness. In my opinion, users that enjoy using an app due to its usability will use it again or use the app with more care and thought, ie get a better experience from it. But as already indicated, too often these sort of issues are axed due to budget restrictions.

A good book I read on this is Steve Krug’s “Don’t Make Me Think!” – http://www.peachpit.com/bookstore/product.asp?isbn=0789723107&rl=1

]]> By: ewH http://nigeljames.wordpress.com/2006/12/22/throw-my-mouse-away/#comment-56 ewH Sun, 07 Jan 2007 18:50:46 +0000 http://nigeljames.wordpress.com/2006/12/22/throw-my-mouse-away/#comment-56 I agree, Nigel. I have even found myself addicted to the IBM laptop keyboard with the Trackpoint aka "eraser head" mouse. I love being able to use the mouse without having to even move my fingers off the home row. I have even been contemplating buying the Lenovo USB keyboard with built-in Trackpoint. The design is the same as the regular laptop one except it has the numeric keypad separate, which is really nice. http://shop.lenovo.com/SEUILibrary/controller/catalog.workflow:item.detail?GroupID=38&Code=31P8950 Most people I talk to either hate the eraser head or can't live without it. As for me, I now hate when I have to "resort to moving my right hand 15 cm to the right to grab the mouse to have to click on a button or menu item" -ewH I agree, Nigel. I have even found myself addicted to the IBM laptop keyboard with the Trackpoint aka “eraser head” mouse. I love being able to use the mouse without having to even move my fingers off the home row.

I have even been contemplating buying the Lenovo USB keyboard with built-in Trackpoint. The design is the same as the regular laptop one except it has the numeric keypad separate, which is really nice. http://shop.lenovo.com/SEUILibrary/controller/catalog.workflow:item.detail?GroupID=38&Code=31P8950

Most people I talk to either hate the eraser head or can’t live without it. As for me, I now hate when I have to “resort to moving my right hand 15 cm to the right to grab the mouse to have to click on a button or menu item”

-ewH

]]> By: theotherthomasotter http://nigeljames.wordpress.com/2006/12/22/throw-my-mouse-away/#comment-55 theotherthomasotter Sun, 07 Jan 2007 15:40:06 +0000 http://nigeljames.wordpress.com/2006/12/22/throw-my-mouse-away/#comment-55 continuing that theme... http://www.lifehacker.com/software/command-line/geek-to-live--the-command-line-comeback-226223.php continuing that theme…
http://www.lifehacker.com/software/command-line/geek-to-live–the-command-line-comeback-226223.php

]]> By: theotherthomasotter http://nigeljames.wordpress.com/2006/12/22/throw-my-mouse-away/#comment-50 theotherthomasotter Fri, 05 Jan 2007 19:12:20 +0000 http://nigeljames.wordpress.com/2006/12/22/throw-my-mouse-away/#comment-50 spot on. /n se38 spot on.
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