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Comment Re:guess how many mouse buttons it has (Score 5, Informative) 774

by LostCauz on Tuesday October 14, 2008 @02:31PM (#25372219) Attached to: Apple Announces New MacBook, Pro, Air

The glass trackpad *is* the buttons, and not like tapping to do a click.

It works in a similar way to the ipod wheel, the corners move down when you press it. Watch the video on the macbook page. I was afraid of that too, but it really is quite nice.

Comment Aren't we a little early? (Score 1) 428

by Malacon on Tuesday June 27, 2006 @05:38PM (#15616293) Attached to: Scientists Blocking out the Sun

"We don't know who struck first, us or them. But we do know it was us that scorched the sky. At the time, they were dependent on solar power. It was believed they would be unable to survive without an energy source as abundant as the sun"
-Morpheus

Sculpture to Reflect Campus Wireless Traffic 84

Posted by Zonk on Saturday April 15, 2006 @07:23PM from the six-kinds-of-cool dept.

prostoalex writes "Ball State University, the top unwired school in the nation according to Intel survey, is set to unveil a sculpture that will reflect the wireless traffic on the campus network. From the article: 'Beginning Tuesday night at 8 p.m., as people log onto the Internet via Ball State's network, their online activity will appear as sound, color, patterns and images projected onto giant screens set up around the base of Shafer Tower, located in the middle of campus on McKinley Avenue.'"

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