Re: The Perpetual Myth of iSeries Obsolescence

Trevor,

Again, I think this is very misguided.. A mouse was designed to be

productive, and it can be.

For certain tasks, yes.  Text entry does not happen to be one of them.

It's the classic "use the right tool for the right job".  The mouse is very
good for some things.  But if your task involves much text entry, moving
even one hand off home typing position and back again is slower than using a
keyboard shortcut. Being busy is not the same thing as being productive.

On the other hand, the higher the ratio of "think time" to "key time" in a
task, the less important it becomes.  And if text entry is only an
incidental part of the process instead of a major component, then it is also
not as serious.

For sure, the mouse has its place.  And between the G & H keys on the
Thinkpad's keyboard was a good place for it.  :-P

Doug



Using words like "I should never have to touch

the mouse" are words that help keep us in the past.

Sometimes I wonder why people think the System i is "outdated". Then, I
read
Midrange-L and I know why...

Modernize your skills, then maybe we can use the System i in a modern way.
Then watch the pretenders come running....

----- Original Message -----
From: "Christen, Duane J."
Subject: RE: The Perpetual Myth of iSeries Obsolescence


>I key with two hands, I should never have to touch the mouse, but to send

> this e-mail now I have to hit alt, down, down look and see that outlook
> has
> highlighted the send menu option and hit enter, or use the mouse to
press
> the button.

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