The demise of the mouse
- 8 October 2012 14:45194818despite the thread title there is no politics involved here.
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/the-mouse-faces-extinction-as-children-rely-on-more-sophisticated-computer-interaction-technology-8201857.html - 8 October 2012 15:05194819I guess there are children who have never seen a mouse before. Reminds me of the time my goddaughter said that the tea bag had broken when we were in a posh hotel having afternoon tea as she had never seen loose tea in a teapot, only tea bags!
I like having a mouse when I use my pc but it has to be cordless. When I am out for the day or away I happily swipe at my i pad. I never got on with those roller ball things on laptops nor the square built in mouse some of them have. I used to (grudgingly) take a USB mouse with me, but I always found they fell apart quickly and I'd be frantically crawling under a hotel table trying to find the ball bit which inevitably dropped out and rolled under the furniture!
- 8 October 2012 15:15194822Yes, the younger generation can't be bothered with a mouse, both my daughters don't like them. I on the other hand prefer it, being of the older generation
Like Jeane, I can't be doing with the square build in mouse on my laptop. - 8 October 2012 16:30194840Had me going there Howard................
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8 October 2012 17:03194850did some one get the rat catcher in.
- 8 October 2012 17:33194858I just hate touch pads, they are dreadful things and will always attach a mouse to a laptop. As for touchcreeens, utterly infuriating - another utter pain in the neck....
Technology does move on and maybe in 10 years today's children will be saying what I say about touchscreens regarding whatever tech replaces them.....
Something of a change of subject but still regarding what many children don't bother with...
This reminds me of how some children start school without knowing what a knife and fork are, or how to use them... More important than a computer mouse....... - 8 October 2012 19:13194876I don't like touch screens although I can see how they can work for an ipad or phone. For a desktop computer though with a large screen I can't think of anything better than a mouse.
- 8 October 2012 19:31194887Touch screens...one future...
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8 October 2012 19:33194890yes howard i tyhought it was a thread on the P.M.ALL POSTS ARE MY OWN PERSONAL VIEWS