At 18:12 2013-05-01, Michael Oke, II oke...@gmail.com wrote:
And that has what to do with two classes of programmers that differ by age?
It can. If one is not aware of how things were done before,
one can repeat the same mistakes. Younger people tend not to know
this, and older people
I think kids are regressing back to apes with the text language.
Al
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The point is these people started out without a keyboard and it worked for
them. Put one in front of them and they struggle a bit. Today's young
professional doesn't really need a keyboard, they
Y U fink dat M8.. 8nt nuffin rong wiv dat ... init
Dave
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I think kids are regressing back to apes with the text language
On Wed, May 1, 2013, at 01:49 AM, Ken Dibble wrote:
Voice recognition is never going to work as an all-purpose interface for
a
computer, just as the mouse won't work as an all-purpose interface for a
computer (no matter how much Steve Jobs wanted it to), touch-screen won't
work as an
I think the mistake that is being made in this discussion is the assumption
that it is (tablets and touch screens) OR (keyboards and mice) implying
that they are mutually exclusive. I believe in horses for courses, select
the best technology available for the specific task. My son has a nexus
On Wed, May 1, 2013 at 4:13 AM, John Weller j...@johnweller.co.uk wrote:
I think the mistake that is being made in this discussion is the assumption
that it is (tablets and touch screens) OR (keyboards and mice) implying
that they are mutually exclusive. I believe in horses for courses,
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On Wed, May 1, 2013 at 4:13 AM, John Weller j...@johnweller.co.uk wrote:
I think the mistake that is being made in this discussion is the
assumption that it is (tablets and touch screens) OR (keyboards and
mice) implying that they are mutually exclusive. I
At 16:13 2013-04-30, MB Software Solutions,
LLC mbsoftwaresoluti...@mbsoftwaresolutions.com wrote:
On 4/30/2013 5:37 PM, Stephen Russell wrote:
Today's young professional doesn't really need a keyboard, they
have been texting for at
least 10 years.
Damn kids. GET OFF MY LAWN!
That
At 17:49 2013-04-30, Ken Dibble krdib...@stny.rr.com wrote:
Voice recognition should be fine in no time at all.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FFRoYhTJQQ
It's not just about dictating text and having the computer type it.
That's going to be reasonably fast, once one has the computer
User interfaces are very important. Personally, I find touchpads to
be very awkward. Many of my mouse actions are point-and-click. With a
mouse, it is simple. With a touchpad, I have to move my finger around
and then move it around to click the button. (Due to my dry hands,
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On Wed, May 1, 2013 at 4:13 AM, John Weller j...@johnweller.co.uk wrote:
I think the mistake
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Yet no more accurate.
Michael Oke, II
oke...@gmail.com
661-349-6221
On May 1, 2013, at 4:25 AM, Virgil Bierschwale vbier
, May 01, 2013 7:56 PM
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Yet no more accurate.
Michael Oke, II
oke...@gmail.com
661-349-6221
On May 1, 2013, at 4:25 AM, Virgil Bierschwale vbier...@gmail.com wrote:
They did NOT say that old programmers are better than
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And that has what to do with two classes of programmers that differ by age?
Michael Oke, II
oke...@gmail.com
661-349-6221
On May 1, 2013, at 6:02 PM
Review on a touchscreen in Win8
http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-33153_7-57581910-10391733/does-it-make-sense-to-buy-a-pc-with-a-touch-screen/?part=rsstag=feedsubj=TheCheapskate
His frustration is valid. Because the entire REST OF his application suite
is old school mouse and keyboard driven.
I
On 04/30/13 09:43 AM, Stephen Russell wrote:
I bet there is money to be made for developers who make content intended
for touch screens.
If you're talking about Tablets, yes. Everybody's already into Phones,
but Tablets are still a big growth area.
If you're talking about office PCs, I
On 4/30/2013 3:54 PM, Dan Covill wrote:
On 04/30/13 09:43 AM, Stephen Russell wrote:
I bet there is money to be made for developers who make content intended
for touch screens.
If you're talking about Tablets, yes. Everybody's already into Phones,
but Tablets are still a big growth area.
If
On Tue, Apr 30, 2013 at 2:54 PM, Dan Covill dcov...@san.rr.com wrote:
If you're talking about office PCs, I don't think so. There are two
reasons:
1) Touch in not a natural fit for desktop devices. PC monitors stand up,
and touch is not a natural motion for something vertical and in front
On 04/30/13 01:11 PM, Stephen Russell wrote:
Voice recognition should be fine in no time at all.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FFRoYhTJQQ
I really see that the reasons touch works on the phone is because the
developers thought about what needed to be done. Instead of listening to
people say
The voice recognition accuracy on my Android phone always amazes me with
its accuracy.
Mike
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From: Dan Covill dcov...@san.rr.com
To: profoxt...@leafe.com
Date: 4/30/2013 3:56 PM
On 04/30/13 01:11 PM, Stephen Russell wrote
My hands are big and so are my fingers. I hate touch phones.
I just got one that has both touch and a small keyboard at the bottom.
I use my nails to press the keys to write text.
The phone calls are touch, because the phone keypad is drawn with big
numbers in the screen
I agree, desktops with
On Tue, Apr 30, 2013 at 3:56 PM, Dan Covill dcov...@san.rr.com wrote:
I have a Nexus 7 Tablet, and the voice recognition works just great for
Google searches!
In my limited experience, touch works best for making large, imprecise
moves. The perfect examples are swiping to the next page of
: Tue, 30 Apr 2013 16:31:58 -0500
From: Mike Copeland
To: profoxt...@leafe.com
cc:
Subject: Re: Are you ready to rumble?
The voice recognition accuracy on my Android phone always amazes me with
its accuracy.
Mike
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From: Dan
On 4/30/2013 5:37 PM, Stephen Russell wrote:
Today's young professional doesn't really need a keyboard, they have been
texting for at
least 10 years.
Damn kids. GET OFF MY LAWN!
--
Mike Babcock, MCP
MB Software Solutions, LLC
President, Chief Software Architect
The point is these people started out without a keyboard and it worked for
them. Put one in front of them and they struggle a bit. Today's young
professional doesn't really need a keyboard, they have been texting for at
least 10 years.
Not even today's young professional has been texting
Voice recognition should be fine in no time at all.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FFRoYhTJQQ
It's not just about dictating text and having the computer type it. That's
going to be reasonably fast, once one has the computer trained to
recognize one's voice.
However, there are many things
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