Re: Are you ready to rumble?

At 18:12 2013-05-01, "Michael Oke, II" 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 tend to. [sn

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...@leafe.com] On Behalf Of Michael Oke, II Sent: Wednesday, May 01, 2013 8:13 PM To: ProFox Email List Subject: Re: Are you ready to rumble? 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

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alf Of Michael Oke, II > Sent: Wednesday, May 01, 2013 7:56 PM > To: ProFox Email List > Subject: Re: Are you ready to rumble? > > Yet no more accurate. > > > > > Michael Oke, II > oke...@gmail.com > 661-349-6221 > > On May 1, 2013, at 4:25 AM, &q

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roFox [mailto:profox-boun...@leafe.com] On Behalf Of Michael Oke, II Sent: Wednesday, May 01, 2013 7:56 PM To: ProFox Email List Subject: Re: Are you ready to rumble? Yet no more accurate. Michael Oke, II oke...@gmail.com 661-349-6221 On May 1, 2013, at 4:25 AM, "Virgil Bierschwa

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gt; > -Original Message- > From: ProFox [mailto:profox-boun...@leafe.com] On Behalf Of Stephen Russell > Sent: Wednesday, May 01, 2013 5:37 AM > To: ProFox Email List > Subject: Re: Are you ready to rumble? > > On Wed, May 1, 2013 at 4:13 AM, John Weller wrote: >

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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, clicking

Re: Are you ready to rumble?

At 17:49 2013-04-30, Ken Dibble wrote: Voice recognition should be fine in no time at all. 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 on

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At 16:13 2013-04-30, "MB Software Solutions, LLC" 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 is the low-tech version. The high-tech v

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: Re: Are you ready to rumble? On Wed, May 1, 2013 at 4:13 AM, John Weller 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 hors

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On Wed, May 1, 2013 at 4:13 AM, John Weller 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, select > the best techn

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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 ta

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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

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Y U fink dat M8.. 8nt nuffin rong wiv dat ... init Dave -Original Message- From: ProFox [mailto:profox-boun...@leafe.com] On Behalf Of Allen Sent: 01 May 2013 07:59 To: profox@leafe.com Subject: RE: Are you ready to rumble? I think kids are regressing back to apes with the text language

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I think kids are regressing back to apes with the text language. Al -Original Message- 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 hav

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Voice recognition should be fine in no time at all. 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 thi

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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 have been texting for at least 10 years. Not even today's young professional has been texting leg

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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 http://mbsoftwaresolutions

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: > >Date: 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 > >---- Original Message ---

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On Tue, Apr 30, 2013 at 3:56 PM, Dan Covill 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 a book and >

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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

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The voice recognition accuracy on my Android phone always amazes me with its accuracy. Mike Original Message Subject: Re: Are you ready to rumble? From: Dan Covill To: profoxt...@leafe.com Date: 4/30/2013 3:56 PM On 04/30/13 01:11 PM, Stephen Russell wrote: Voice

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On 04/30/13 01:11 PM, Stephen Russell wrote: Voice recognition should be fine in no time at all. 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 sa

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On Tue, Apr 30, 2013 at 2:54 PM, Dan Covill 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 of > you. > 2

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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

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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 don'