computer peripherals

hardware

Meet The Inventor of the Mouse Wheel

The mouse wheel is so integral to my mousing experience now that it's difficult to imagine using a GUI without one. Although I clearly remember using mice without scroll wheels, I can't recall exactly when the transition occurred-- when mouse wheels became a standard, expected feature

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hardware

A Fistful of Connectors

Loyd Case recently noted [http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1697,1918934,00.asp] that the standard 3-prong computer power connector is.. not so standard any more: I have yet to see any of these mutant rounded power connectors yet, but I'm surprised that Dell-- a company that

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technology trends

My Mouse Fetish

I’ve talked about the programmer’s take on keyboard and chair, but I have yet to cover that other computing staple: the mouse. I was reminded when HMK referenced Ars Technica’s, History of the GUI: This was the mouse, invented by Douglas himself [in 1968] and built by

By Jeff Atwood ·
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