Comments on: The World's Silliest USB Device? http://www.neatorama.com/2007/04/23/the-worlds-silliest-usb-device/ The Neat Side of the Web Wed, 25 Nov 2009 07:11:37 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Michael http://www.neatorama.com/2007/04/23/the-worlds-silliest-usb-device/comment-page-1/#comment-102219 Michael Tue, 24 Apr 2007 14:33:30 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/04/23/the-worlds-silliest-usb-device/#comment-102219 Silly? No. Many work sites, including mine, will lock out the computer after 15 minutes of inactivity (as a security precaution). And the users have no administrative privilege to disable this. Which is no problem,,, just type in your password again. However, if I bring my laptop home, and wanna watch a movie on it, I have to move the mouse every couple of minutes to it doesn't go into sleep mode. It's annoying. Silly? No.

Many work sites, including mine, will lock out the computer after 15 minutes of inactivity (as a security precaution). And the users have no administrative privilege to disable this.

Which is no problem,,, just type in your password again.

However, if I bring my laptop home, and wanna watch a movie on it, I have to move the mouse every couple of minutes to it doesn't go into sleep mode. It's annoying.

]]> By: Megan Taylor http://www.neatorama.com/2007/04/23/the-worlds-silliest-usb-device/comment-page-1/#comment-102050 Megan Taylor Tue, 24 Apr 2007 01:08:43 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/04/23/the-worlds-silliest-usb-device/#comment-102050 The computers in the labs at my school log off after 10-15 minutes of inactivity. I found a program that I could download and run off my USB to move the mouse every five minutes, so I don't lose all my work just because I went to ask the teacher a question. The computers in the labs at my school log off after 10-15 minutes of inactivity. I found a program that I could download and run off my USB to move the mouse every five minutes, so I don't lose all my work just because I went to ask the teacher a question.

]]> By: artbot http://www.neatorama.com/2007/04/23/the-worlds-silliest-usb-device/comment-page-1/#comment-102031 artbot Mon, 23 Apr 2007 23:52:35 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/04/23/the-worlds-silliest-usb-device/#comment-102031 I'm not clear on this. Is it being marketed to morons who don't know how turn off their screensavers? I'm not clear on this. Is it being marketed to morons who don't know how turn off their screensavers?

]]> By: Carl Huber http://www.neatorama.com/2007/04/23/the-worlds-silliest-usb-device/comment-page-1/#comment-102028 Carl Huber Mon, 23 Apr 2007 23:37:14 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/04/23/the-worlds-silliest-usb-device/#comment-102028 Can we please clarify that it moves your mouse <i>pointer</i> around on the screen? Correct? I mean...there's no motor in a mouse itself to allow it to move autono"mouse"ly (heh). Unless it was one of those vibrating force-feedback ones. Hmm. Can we please clarify that it moves your mouse pointer around on the screen? Correct? I mean...there's no motor in a mouse itself to allow it to move autono"mouse"ly (heh). Unless it was one of those vibrating force-feedback ones. Hmm.

]]> By: max http://www.neatorama.com/2007/04/23/the-worlds-silliest-usb-device/comment-page-1/#comment-102017 max Mon, 23 Apr 2007 22:54:37 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/04/23/the-worlds-silliest-usb-device/#comment-102017 Oh yeah, check this out, my co-worker made it and used it while i was working, it actually makes circles... http://zedomax.com/blog/2007/04/20/garretts-usb-mouse-prank-device/ Oh yeah, check this out,
my co-worker made it and used it while i was working,
it actually makes circles...

http://zedomax.com/blog/2007/04/20/garretts-usb-mouse-prank-device/

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