Comments on: In Defense of Wires http://www.joshondesign.com/2009/10/19/in-defense-of-wires/ Art, Design, and Usability for Software Engineers Sun, 30 May 2010 08:13:03 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: Tbee http://www.joshondesign.com/2009/10/19/in-defense-of-wires/comment-page-1/#comment-44 Tbee Mon, 26 Oct 2009 10:59:15 +0000 http://www.joshondesign.com/?p=37#comment-44 I love my wires; I have collegues who work with a shield between their workplaces, to stop them from moving each other's pointer, Since a lot of the office stuff is wireless, I recently started to use gaming hardware for my daily work. Good gaming hardware use wires, exactly because batteries and wireless is so unrelyable. But I'm not using the overstyled stuff with lights, but "hardcore" material; for example the steelseries keyboard and mouse. I love my wires; I have collegues who work with a shield between their workplaces, to stop them from moving each other’s pointer,

Since a lot of the office stuff is wireless, I recently started to use gaming hardware for my daily work. Good gaming hardware use wires, exactly because batteries and wireless is so unrelyable. But I’m not using the overstyled stuff with lights, but “hardcore” material; for example the steelseries keyboard and mouse.

]]> By: Josh Marinacci http://www.joshondesign.com/2009/10/19/in-defense-of-wires/comment-page-1/#comment-38 Josh Marinacci Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:13:54 +0000 http://www.joshondesign.com/?p=37#comment-38 D'oh! Thanks for catching the quite/quiet error. D’oh! Thanks for catching the quite/quiet error.

]]> By: Franics Adu-Gyamfi http://www.joshondesign.com/2009/10/19/in-defense-of-wires/comment-page-1/#comment-37 Franics Adu-Gyamfi Wed, 21 Oct 2009 23:38:57 +0000 http://www.joshondesign.com/?p=37#comment-37 I absolute agree. Wireless can be annoying at times. I'm glad I live in a third world country (Ghana) in this case, since getting a Wired USB 2.0 mouse is the easiest thing to do when it comes to shopping for IT gadgets. Now, getting a cheap Dual Core Laptop with about 3.0Ghz processor, 300GB of hard disk space and 3GB of RAM is an almost impossible task. Yet still, that is why I love my country. Nice to know you have new blog, hope your design related rants will include Swing,related examples, cos I do think that library is dead yet (although dying - very very sad face). I absolute agree. Wireless can be annoying at times. I’m glad I live in a third world country (Ghana) in this case, since getting a Wired USB 2.0 mouse is the easiest thing to do when it comes to shopping for IT gadgets. Now, getting a cheap Dual Core Laptop with about 3.0Ghz processor, 300GB of hard disk space and 3GB of RAM is an almost impossible task. Yet still, that is why I love my country.

Nice to know you have new blog, hope your design related rants will include Swing,related examples, cos I do think that library is dead yet (although dying – very very sad face).

]]> By: hansi http://www.joshondesign.com/2009/10/19/in-defense-of-wires/comment-page-1/#comment-33 hansi Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:12:03 +0000 http://www.joshondesign.com/?p=37#comment-33 as for the eavesdropping: wired keyboards just feel safer, they aren't really... http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/20/keyboard-eavesdropping-just-got-way-easier-thanks-to-electrom/ other than that i agree - wires aren't all that bad :) as for the eavesdropping:
wired keyboards just feel safer, they aren’t really…
http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/20/keyboard-eavesdropping-just-got-way-easier-thanks-to-electrom/

other than that i agree – wires aren’t all that bad :)

]]> By: David http://www.joshondesign.com/2009/10/19/in-defense-of-wires/comment-page-1/#comment-32 David Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:52:16 +0000 http://www.joshondesign.com/?p=37#comment-32 Hi, Interesting post. Just a small spelling error: It‘s quite in here! Why not leave a response? should be "quiet" not "quite" :) Hi, Interesting post.

Just a small spelling error:

It‘s quite in here! Why not leave a response?

should be “quiet” not “quite” :)

]]> By: PhiLho http://www.joshondesign.com/2009/10/19/in-defense-of-wires/comment-page-1/#comment-30 PhiLho Tue, 20 Oct 2009 11:19:46 +0000 http://www.joshondesign.com/?p=37#comment-30 I fully agree with you. Fortunately, I can still find mouse and keyboard with wire at my local stores (in France), although they clearly are in minority now. Note that you have wired laser mouses too... I find the need to power these devices by batteries unfortunate, for money (they are costly in the long term), for practical usage (need to replace these batteries and none at hand a Sunday evening...) and even for the current ecological trend... Wires are simple, fast and reliable. Just a bit too short, sometime... :-) Hey, even at home where I have a small network in the same room, I used Ethernet cables in preference to WiFi. I fully agree with you. Fortunately, I can still find mouse and keyboard with wire at my local stores (in France), although they clearly are in minority now. Note that you have wired laser mouses too…
I find the need to power these devices by batteries unfortunate, for money (they are costly in the long term), for practical usage (need to replace these batteries and none at hand a Sunday evening…) and even for the current ecological trend…
Wires are simple, fast and reliable. Just a bit too short, sometime… :-)
Hey, even at home where I have a small network in the same room, I used Ethernet cables in preference to WiFi.

]]> By: Locked http://www.joshondesign.com/2009/10/19/in-defense-of-wires/comment-page-1/#comment-29 Locked Tue, 20 Oct 2009 06:41:33 +0000 http://www.joshondesign.com/?p=37#comment-29 Right. Due to Murphy's law, batteries are always low on energy at an unfitting moment (ever played a 1st person shooter when your batteries have 'low ammo'?). And after each battery replace, you of course need a resync. Right. Due to Murphy’s law, batteries are always low on energy at an unfitting moment (ever played a 1st person shooter when your batteries have ‘low ammo’?). And after each battery replace, you of course need a resync.

]]> By: Jason http://www.joshondesign.com/2009/10/19/in-defense-of-wires/comment-page-1/#comment-27 Jason Tue, 20 Oct 2009 03:43:53 +0000 http://www.joshondesign.com/?p=37#comment-27 Wires can also be used as a tourniquet to give you time to get to the hospital following an unexpected amputation of a limb. Let me see you do that with a wireless mouse! Wires can also be used as a tourniquet to give you time to get to the hospital following an unexpected amputation of a limb. Let me see you do that with a wireless mouse!

]]> By: David Cohen http://www.joshondesign.com/2009/10/19/in-defense-of-wires/comment-page-1/#comment-26 David Cohen Mon, 19 Oct 2009 23:50:23 +0000 http://www.joshondesign.com/?p=37#comment-26 I'm with you - I gave up wireless mice a couple of years ago. Too frustrating and imprecise. They're great in a boardroom though for passing control of a presentation around a table. I’m with you – I gave up wireless mice a couple of years ago. Too frustrating and imprecise. They’re great in a boardroom though for passing control of a presentation around a table.

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