Hehe... ya. Got mine as a anniversary gift from the wife (she works at a Optical Surgeon's office)
One of the best gifts ever. She got a big rock. ;-) -sc > -----Original Message----- > From: John Cook [mailto:john.c...@pfsf.org] > Sent: Wednesday, August 05, 2009 12:35 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Re: The "Duh" Question of the Day 8/4/09 > > Best $3000 I ever spent. I still don't need reading glasses, my arms > are long enough. > John W. Cook > Systems Administrator > Partnership For Strong Families > Sent to you from my Blackberry in the Cloud > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Kurt Buff <kurt.b...@gmail.com> > To: NT System Admin Issues <ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com> > Sent: Wed Aug 05 12:32:35 2009 > Subject: Re: The "Duh" Question of the Day 8/4/09 > > I got lasik done when I was 41. That was, uh, some number of years ago. > > I was seeing at distance - blurred a bit by the drops and the > protective plastic lenses - on my way home. No, I didn't drive, but > being able to see the road signs on the way home added to the > blurriness, if you catch my meaning. It's something I hadn't been able > to do since the 5th grade. > > Yes, that was a long time ago, and as a relatively early adopter, it > cost a lot of money. I've never regretted it, despite the fact that I > needed reading glasses immediately thereafter. > > Kurt > > On Wed, Aug 5, 2009 at 07:33, Steven M. Caesare<scaes...@caesare.com> > wrote: > > Old enuff to know better, yet still manage to be an idiot most of the > time. > > > > > > > > Ive needed corrective lenses since 7th grade. Glasses for several > years, > > then contacts. I had Lasik a year ago[1]. I need about +2.5 diopters > of > > correction in each eye. > > > > > > > > -sc > > > > > > > > [1] Lasik rocks. > > > > > > > > From: Jonathan Link [mailto:jonathan.l...@gmail.com] > > Sent: Wednesday, August 05, 2009 10:17 AM > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > Subject: Re: The "Duh" Question of the Day 8/4/09 > > > > > > > > Out of curiosity, how old are you? > > > > On Wed, Aug 5, 2009 at 9:31 AM, Steven M. Caesare > <scaes...@caesare.com> > > wrote: > > > > I prefer to shrink the scale on most docs and have _TWO_ side by side > pages. > > > > > > > > Well, actually, thats a lie. m almost always bouncing between > multiple > > windows, so when m editing I actually have a full height doc (@ > 80%)on the > > right and then room on the left to get at other things (CMD windows, > emails, > > et) > > > > > > > > With a decent resolution monitor, and ClearType enabled, there are > very few > > cases where I find I need to use the Office Apps or a browser at 100% > scale. > > I find 75-80% works well, and I can usually get a full page in there. > > > > > > > > Ditto for CMD window. I permanently crank the font down to a ~9 > point(as > > well as go green-on-black) and can get a couple of 50-line tall > windows > > rolling without sucking up all the screen real estate. > > > > > > > > Lasik not included. > > > > > > > > -sc > > > > > > > > From: Jonathan Link [mailto:jonathan.l...@gmail.com] > > Sent: Wednesday, August 05, 2009 9:23 AM > > > > To: NT System Admin Issues > > Subject: Re: The "Duh" Question of the Day 8/4/09 > > > > > > > > Two words: protrait mode. > > > > > > > > I changed my 22" to portrait and have never looked back. PDF files, > page at > > a time and readable. Websites, no scrolling to get to the bottom (or > > significantly less). Since most websites are aligned for 1024 > horizontal > > resolution, you won't have to scroll left or right. And, I find I > prefer a > > long screen than a wide screen when remoting into servers. > > > > On Wed, Aug 5, 2009 at 9:03 AM, Sherry Abercrombie > <saber...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > > So yesterday afternoon just before I leave for the day, the > HelpDesk/Desktop > > lead comes to my cube and asks this question: "Would you be willing > to give > > up one of your 19" monitors for a new 23" monitor?" Well DUH..... > > > > So now I get to setup my new 23" Samsung monitor..... > > > > -- > > Sherry Abercrombie > > > > "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from > magic." > > Arthur C. 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