This is weird... M575 less than half the price of the M570.
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Sounds like me, I replaced a ribbon cable in the firefly camera I had & cracked the screen in the process, it still worked but not for for long.
One really stupid question, as the only trackball I remember was installing one on a CAD CNC machine back in my technician days, I fell in love with it but never used it nor learnt CAD. I can't remember if they have an actual optical sensors underneath as a mouse would or do they remain stationary? Thinking about it today, I haven't actually used a mouse in over 20 years a part from the occasional click on the other half's PC to update or X the awful apps she has open on startup. I daily drive a touchpad(PC & lappy) and before that a game controller, when I quit computers for a number of years.
They stay put, which is why I bought M570s - mice which moved became a pain in the neck! Agonising and on one side. Forearm too. I can use the Logitech Trackman Marble with either hand, to achieve evenly distributed neck pain. At one point I had six different mouse breeds on my desk and I used them all, switching between them to change pain's location. The laser finger mouse was particularly useless, but no sweat to move.
If you are still rocking dual Xeon, then the mouse would of cost more than the aging server! I bet it is a good mouse though, when it comes to parts & component brands most of the time, imho if you pay more for quality you get quality & if something lasts a few years then value has been extracted, my corsair 4000D AF case, only just a case but doing a rebuild in it, I was still impressed by the overall quality & for £60(offer) I feel after 2 years I have extracted value; bonus it'll last for a while yet.
Thanks, the more I thought about it the more dumb the question it became.
I had to google that one. They look a bit daft.
Can't wait for the bluetooth version of this:
www.tindie.com
www.aliexpress.com
I got rid of a full BB classic only last week, it was a terrible phone compared to modern standards but it didn't do anything but ring, BBM n txt no whattsapp etc which I HAVE to use apparently & everyone knows I am using it now, not happy, I enjoyed the simpler times. I have a BB torch with cobwebs on it at the back of cupboard now that was a good phone.
I had a Android Blackberry KeyOne for a few weeks, the optical sensor providing mouse functionality was very good, and is what interests me about the disembodied keyboard linked above: less RSI. Screen space sacrificed by the KeyOne for the keyboard was too much for me to accept in the end (also their rear camera implementation was unfinished, as they'd left out variables for use by third party apps), but great physical keyboard, which I prefer - maybe I'll spring for a Cosmo Communicator after I mug Santa one dark Xmas night? But I've just remembered how awful Planet Computer's software is... which won't and can't be updated. I'm more likely to buy a Microsoft Duo and install Windows 10X:
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The BB torch was perfect with the amazing hidden/slide keyboard & that keyboard was the best, I never tried the BB android thank god, I wanted one but by the time I had funds it wasn't relevant. That torch, people used to say that's massive and that screen size will never catch on, how wrong they were! I have to say screen keyboards have got better with time/software, & to see you willing install windows 10X is a giant leap forward... Oh here comes windows 12 to brighten up your day...
NEVER! When a Linux can be hacked in, I'll buy one. While keeping an eye open for a newer, pocketable micro-laptop more powerful than my old (but upgraded) tiny 8" Sony VAIO P... I was excited when I saw this 7" laptop's photo:
www.crowdsupply.com
Open source though; buy some quality cargo pants with big enough pockets and you'll be fine...but... it's 4.5cm thick!!!!
Yep with all this AI nonsense lurking around every corner, I am getting a little concerned about Advertising, I have minimal to no advert intrusion on my win 11 os. Now they are injecting ads based on AI and win 12 could implement some AI which would command the use of sole entities like Edge, like you and win 10, the mere fact that I am cringing whilst typing a mere four letter word, that instills a sense of fear I only remember from the days when XP eol was announced.
I might accept proprietary, if as useful and as tiny or tinnier than the Sony VAIO P, which I mostly use to control my servers and send/receive emails and texts - not much horsepower needed for that! It's rubbish for gamers of course. As you know, I don't play games anymore - decades sober now.
Much as I'd love to, I can't rock up to a client meeting wearing cargo pants lol. Besides, in my experience things (ribbon cables for example) loosen when laptops are jostled about too much, necessitating further nightmare disassemblings and reassemblings. I've had dual pockets in all my work jackets added and/or adjusted for the Sony VAIO P, plus recently those of a leather jacket... all of which are also large enough for 10" tablets, with double zips so they can be padlocked using tiny padlocks.
I am feeling sober as sorts, I purchased a high end gaming rig but haven't played much yet, I've only just finished cable management & not the fun inside part that nobody sees, the painful HDMI, power cords etc for the TV, my ebike batteries & printer, it was all a bit much to look at when watching netflix & gaming... & now that's done I have a chest of draws that needs sorting, I found 5.25" 4 DVD burners, non worked & 2x laptop DVD burners now they work & monkey island three disk pack; Monkey Island, curse of Monkey Island and another disk, one disk ISO-ed the the others where not happy, might try and clean em it might be worth a few quid. Time to chuck some crud.
I read that as rock climbing... I suppose cargo pants aren't really a work thing for most, however I had a work issued pair for my stint in IT when installing CAT5 and rummaging around in dusty server rooms, best pair of pants I ever owned full on quality + the amount of CAT5 cabling I smuggled home was unreal, tbf I took it back the next day, no one used it back then, I don't think I even had a NIC in my 486-DX100.
I wear cargo pants most of the time - very practical and hardwearing - but on the two occasions I wore smart cargo pants to work... both times I was asked if I was wearing cargo pants. Both times. When I was clearly wearing cargo pants. This confused me so much, I never did it again.
Aye me too, I found some in Tesco, nice and light for summer 2 years ago, great zip and press stud pockets aplenty, I went this year to get another pair and the only version they do now in the same style is shorts. The other style is good enough but a tad heavy for summer heat & shorts, well I don't feel right in shorts...
I get wolf whistled by middle aged women when cycling wearing cargo shorts. It's so dehumanising, being made to feel like a sex object.
I haven't reported any of them to the Police yet. Aldi's cargo pants are pretty good, some are quite lightweight. Craghopper's, like their shirts last forever. I still use a Craghopper shirt purchaed in 1998! And it still looks good! Quite shocking longevity, and it has a secret hidden zipped pocket for a passport. Their cargo pants are also well thought out (I have an insulated pair).
