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| From | Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.sys.mac.system, alt.comp.os.windows-10, comp.os.linux.advocacy |
| Subject | Re: No. 1 paid utility in Mac App Store steals browser history, sends it to Chinese server |
| Date | 2018-09-11 06:21 -0700 |
| Message-ID | <fvptrnFnrb9U1@mid.individual.net> (permalink) |
| References | <fvoklpFfrhpU5@mid.individual.net> <pn7gne$u2n$1@gioia.aioe.org> |
Cross-posted to 3 groups.
On 9/10/18 9:35 PM, Your Name wrote: > On 2018-09-11 01:39:05 +0000, Snit said: >> On 9/10/18 6:34 PM, Your Name wrote: >>> On 2018-09-10 21:56:04 +0000, anon said: >>>> anon formulated the question : >>>>> >>>>> I was considering switching to apple once. I had to look something >>>>> up on the web on a customer's apple computer. They had an apple >>>>> hockey puck mouse. After seeing that absolute cheap piece of junk, >>>>> I never considered getting an apple again. I still laugh every >>>>> time I think of it. Reminded me of the 1950's toy cars from Japan >>>>> that were pressed out of Jap beer cans. >>>> >>>> What has kept me away from apple was the obvious poor design and >>>> workmanship of that mouse. Would Rolls Royce put a vinyl seat in >>>> one of their cars? It indicated to me a shoddy product. I couldn't >>>> imagine what the insides of the computer was made of. Chinese >>>> soldering like Radio Shack products? >>>> >>>> It was a sign from God! >>> >>> There was nothing inherently wrong with the "puck" mouse as such, >>> other than some people apparently being too stupid to know which way >>> was "up", despite a cable coming out of the top of it and a physical, >>> visible button ... probably the same people who complain about USB >>> socket and cables only going in one way because they're too damn lazy >>> to simply turn the plug over. :-\ >> >> I think the puck mouse was absurd... it is not just about knowing >> which way is "up", it is also about just grabbing it and it being >> natural. And having cables you can put in either way is a better >> approach. > > There are definitely much worse mice. Those mini-mice you used to get to > plug into laptops were smaller and far more hopeless to attempt to use. > Then there's the silly ones shaped like cars, etc. > > There are also far worse input devices, such as the silly micro-joystick > things laptops used to have in the middle of the keyboard. The small ones were made to be more portable than fully functional... I can excuse that. But sure, there are worse mice. Apple makes horrid mice -- but not the worst in the world. :) >>> There have certainly been worse mice from Apple and other makers. The >>> silly "squeeze me" button on the later Apple mouse was a much sillier >>> idea and a complete pain in the backside - I always switched that off >>> on every Mac I set-up for people. Apple's Magic Mouse can also be a >>> nuisance since you can't rest your fingers on it without it thinking >>> you are making touch gestures (another "feature" to always turn off). >> >> They have not made a decent mouse in a long, long time. > > The Mighty Mouse was fine, although people who don't wash their hands > had problems with the trackball getting gunked up. > > The Magic Mouse is okayish, apart form the silly touch gestures. It is a > bit too low profile and seems to have a tendency to pinch your fingers > underneath it. To be fair, in part my distaste for it comes from my uncommon desires in a mouse. I use an eight button mouse so I have "back" and "forward" buttons, a "hide / show" button, a "hide app" button, etc. -- Personal attacks from those who troll show their own insecurity. They cannot use reason to show the message to be wrong so they try to feel somehow superior by attacking the messenger. They cling to their attacks and ignore the message time and time again. <https://youtu.be/H4NW-Cqh308>
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No. 1 paid utility in Mac App Store steals browser history, sends it to Chinese server Nomen Nescio <nobody@dizum.com> - 2018-09-09 00:32 +0200
Re: No. 1 paid utility in Mac App Store steals browser history, sends it to Chinese server Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-09-08 16:06 -0700
Re: No. 1 paid utility in Mac App Store steals browser history, sends it to Chinese server Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2018-09-09 17:19 +1200
Re: No. 1 paid utility in Mac App Store steals browser history, sends it to Chinese server Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-09-08 22:36 -0700
Re: No. 1 paid utility in Mac App Store steals browser history, sends it to Chinese server Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-09-09 10:18 -0700
Re: No. 1 paid utility in Mac App Store steals browser history, sends it to Chinese server Wolf K <wolfmac@sympatico.ca> - 2018-09-09 11:26 -0400
Re: No. 1 paid utility in Mac App Store steals browser history, sends it to Chinese server Arlen Holder <arlenholder@nospam.net> - 2018-09-09 18:17 +0000
Re: No. 1 paid utility in Mac App Store steals browser history, sends it to Chinese server Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2018-09-09 11:50 -0700
Re: No. 1 paid utility in Mac App Store steals browser history, sends it to Chinese server anon <noreply@mixnym.net> - 2018-09-10 15:26 -0500
Re: No. 1 paid utility in Mac App Store steals browser history, sends it to Chinese server Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2018-09-10 13:34 -0700
Re: No. 1 paid utility in Mac App Store steals browser history, sends it to Chinese server Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-09-10 13:57 -0700
Re: No. 1 paid utility in Mac App Store steals browser history, sends it to Chinese server nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2018-09-10 16:39 -0400
Re: No. 1 paid utility in Mac App Store steals browser history, sends it to Chinese server Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2018-09-10 17:34 -0700
Re: No. 1 paid utility in Mac App Store steals browser history, sends it to Chinese server Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-09-10 17:52 -0700
Re: No. 1 paid utility in Mac App Store steals browser history, sends it to Chinese server Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-09-10 19:25 -0700
Re: No. 1 paid utility in Mac App Store steals browser history, sends it to Chinese server anon <noreply@mixnym.net> - 2018-09-10 16:56 -0500
Re: No. 1 paid utility in Mac App Store steals browser history, sends it to Chinese server Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-09-10 15:00 -0700
Re: No. 1 paid utility in Mac App Store steals browser history, sends it to Chinese server Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2018-09-11 13:34 +1200
Re: No. 1 paid utility in Mac App Store steals browser history, sends it to Chinese server Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2018-09-10 18:39 -0700
Re: No. 1 paid utility in Mac App Store steals browser history, sends it to Chinese server Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-09-10 18:54 -0700
Re: No. 1 paid utility in Mac App Store steals browser history, sends it to Chinese server Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2018-09-11 16:35 +1200
Re: No. 1 paid utility in Mac App Store steals browser history, sends it to Chinese server Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-09-10 23:49 -0700
Re: No. 1 paid utility in Mac App Store steals browser history, sends it to Chinese server Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-09-11 03:58 -0700
Re: No. 1 paid utility in Mac App Store steals browser history, sends it to Chinese server chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2018-09-11 06:51 -0500
Re: No. 1 paid utility in Mac App Store steals browser history, sends it to Chinese server Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-09-11 05:16 -0700
Re: No. 1 paid utility in Mac App Store steals browser history, sends it to Chinese server DFS <nospam@nospam.com> - 2018-09-11 08:45 -0400
Re: No. 1 paid utility in Mac App Store steals browser history, sends it to Chinese server Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-09-11 06:03 -0700
Re: No. 1 paid utility in Mac App Store steals browser history, sends it to Chinese server Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2018-09-12 08:41 +1200
Re: No. 1 paid utility in Mac App Store steals browser history, sends it to Chinese server Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2018-09-11 14:42 -0700
Re: No. 1 paid utility in Mac App Store steals browser history, sends it to Chinese server Rene Lamontagne <rlamont@shaw.ca> - 2018-09-11 16:51 -0500
Re: No. 1 paid utility in Mac App Store steals browser history, sends it to Chinese server Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2018-09-11 14:55 -0700
Re: No. 1 paid utility in Mac App Store steals browser history, sends it to Chinese server Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-09-11 15:10 -0700
Re: No. 1 paid utility in Mac App Store steals browser history, sends it to Chinese server Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-09-11 15:26 -0700
Re: No. 1 paid utility in Mac App Store steals browser history, sends it to Chinese server Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-09-11 14:54 -0700
Re: No. 1 paid utility in Mac App Store steals browser history, sends it to Chinese server Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2018-09-11 06:21 -0700
Re: No. 1 paid utility in Mac App Store steals browser history, sends it to Chinese server Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2018-09-12 08:46 +1200
Re: No. 1 paid utility in Mac App Store steals browser history, sends it to Chinese server Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2018-09-11 14:47 -0700
Re: No. 1 paid utility in Mac App Store steals browser history, sends it to Chinese server Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2018-09-12 13:47 +1200
Re: No. 1 paid utility in Mac App Store steals browser history, sends it to Chinese server Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2018-09-12 06:51 -0700
Re: No. 1 paid utility in Mac App Store steals browser history, sends it to Chinese server anon <noreply@mixnym.net> - 2018-09-10 20:39 -0500
Re: No. 1 paid utility in Mac App Store steals browser history, sends it to Chinese server Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-09-11 00:51 -0700
Re: No. 1 paid utility in Mac App Store steals browser history, sends it to Chinese server Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-09-11 02:26 -0700
Re: No. 1 paid utility in Mac App Store steals browser history, sends it to Chinese server Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2018-09-10 23:20 -0400
Re: No. 1 paid utility in Mac App Store steals browser history, sends it to Chinese server Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-09-10 20:27 -0700
Re: No. 1 paid utility in Mac App Store steals browser history, sends it to Chinese server Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-09-10 20:43 -0700
Re: No. 1 paid utility in Mac App Store steals browser history, sends it to Chinese server Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2018-09-11 16:30 +1200
Re: No. 1 paid utility in Mac App Store steals browser history, sends it to Chinese server Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-09-10 22:01 -0700
Re: No. 1 paid utility in Mac App Store steals browser history, sends it to Chinese server SilverSlimer <silver@slim.er> - 2018-09-11 14:59 +0000
Re: No. 1 paid utility in Mac App Store steals browser history, sends it to Chinese server ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2018-09-11 17:08 -0500
Re: No. 1 paid utility in Mac App Store steals browser history, sends it to Chinese server SilverSlimer <silver@slim.er> - 2018-09-12 00:28 +0000
Re: No. 1 paid utility in Mac App Store steals browser history, sends it to Chinese server ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2018-09-11 20:46 -0500
Re: No. 1 paid utility in Mac App Store steals browser history, sends it to Chinese server Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2018-09-12 18:17 +1200
Re: No. 1 paid utility in Mac App Store steals browser history, sends it to Chinese server ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2018-09-12 19:34 -0500
Re: No. 1 paid utility in Mac App Store steals browser history, sends it to Chinese server SilverSlimer <silver@slim.er> - 2018-09-13 13:59 +0000
Re: No. 1 paid utility in Mac App Store steals browser history, sends it to Chinese server ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2018-09-13 16:57 -0500
Re: No. 1 paid utility in Mac App Store steals browser history, sends it to Chinese server SilverSlimer <silver@slim.er> - 2018-09-13 22:39 +0000
Re: No. 1 paid utility in Mac App Store steals browser history, sends it to Chinese server Elden <usenet@moondog.org> - 2018-09-14 20:13 -0700
Re: No. 1 paid utility in Mac App Store steals browser history, sends it to Chinese server Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2018-09-15 11:54 +0000
Re: No. 1 paid utility in Mac App Store steals browser history, sends it to Chinese server Wolf K <wolfmac@sympatico.ca> - 2018-09-15 08:41 -0400
Re: No. 1 paid utility in Mac App Store steals browser history, sends it to Chinese server SilverSlimer <silver@slim.er> - 2018-09-15 16:04 +0000
Re: No. 1 paid utility in Mac App Store steals browser history, sends it to Chinese server SilverSlimer <silver@slim.er> - 2018-09-15 15:55 +0000
Re: No. 1 paid utility in Mac App Store steals browser history, sends it to Chinese server Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-09-15 11:33 -0700
Re: No. 1 paid utility in Mac App Store steals browser history, sends it to Chinese server SilverSlimer <silver@slim.er> - 2018-09-12 16:11 +0000
Re: No. 1 paid utility in Mac App Store steals browser history, sends it to Chinese server Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2018-09-12 14:10 -0400
Re: No. 1 paid utility in Mac App Store steals browser history, sends it to Chinese server Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-09-12 11:30 -0700
Re: No. 1 paid utility in Mac App Store steals browser history, sends it to Chinese server SilverSlimer <silver@slim.er> - 2018-09-12 18:35 +0000
Re: No. 1 paid utility in Mac App Store steals browser history, sends it to Chinese server Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-09-12 12:00 -0700
Re: No. 1 paid utility in Mac App Store steals browser history, sends it to Chinese server Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-09-11 20:53 -0700
Re: No. 1 paid utility in Mac App Store steals browser history, sends it to Chinese server Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-09-12 00:17 -0700
Re: No. 1 paid utility in Mac App Store steals browser history, sends it to Chinese server "Mr. Man-wai Chang" <toylet.toylet@gmail.com> - 2018-09-09 23:54 +0800
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