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People keep poking my screen
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That happened to me once. I yelled at a coworker because she kept touching the screen, so she shoved her finger in her mouth and wiped it on my screen. Me ->Blue Velvet said:
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MattG said:That happened to me once. I yelled at a coworker because she kept touching the screen, so she shoved her finger in her mouth and wiped it on my screen. Me ->
Now that's hot!
i wish my female coworkers would lick my screen...
i don't think saliva is bad for the screen if wiped off within a reasonable amount of time (after she leaves). a small price to pay for a bit of eroticism at the workplace. peace.
I used to hang with this guy that would touch the screen constantly. I would keep telling him not to and he would mindlessly keep doing it. it wasn't out of spite or anything its just that some people seem to lose the ability to think about all the little things they should or shouldn't do when they have their mind on anything that uses more than a few brain cells.
its not that they're stupid I think its just how they function naturally.
for the rest.. they seem to stop for good after being told once or twice.
its not that they're stupid I think its just how they function naturally.
for the rest.. they seem to stop for good after being told once or twice.
It's true that some people's hand motions are simply part of how they talk. They are probably the likely screen abusers. My wife's best friend does that. Arms and hands waving constantly. If you grab her wrists she has to stop talking.
i work in a college that teaches english to quite a few students from countries that are not so technologically advanced.
you wouldn't believe the amount of times i've had to stop them from physically writing their answers with a pen into the text boxes in the english software!!!
you wouldn't believe the amount of times i've had to stop them from physically writing their answers with a pen into the text boxes in the english software!!!
I gotta admit, I thought you guys were being a little paranoid with this screen thing. But no one has ever really tried to touch mine.
But then just yesterday, I was showing a friend of mine something on my PB, and her kept poking my LCD! I just about freaked out! I guess its one of those things you can't really understand until it happens.
-quack
But then just yesterday, I was showing a friend of mine something on my PB, and her kept poking my LCD! I just about freaked out! I guess its one of those things you can't really understand until it happens.
-quack
quackattack said:I just about freaked out! I guess its one of those things you can't really understand until it happens.
Definitely something that you learn to hate once it happens to you and your's. The world would perhaps be a better place without fingers, assuming we could still type somehow for forum's sake
efoto said:I would assume the American version of kitchen paper might mean paper toweling, but who knows. If that is the case then I would steer away from that in a hurry, not the best surface.
I used to work in automotive detailing as a side job for a couple of years and my mentor religiously made me know this: "No paper will ever be as nice to your finish as a clean sock or cotton t-shirt." (something to this)
I always dry my car with a full leather (non-synthetic) chammy (which is proper spelling, chamois is the animal, chammy is the cloth thingy made from its skin
Ok, I have no idea why I included this, we are talking about glass-related products, sorry.
On the glass I always keep my old t-shirts and white socks around. Socks work ok, but an older t-shirt that is washed a few times yields a very nice cleaning cloth. I have used this on my car windows for years as well as my old CRT. So far nothing has smudged or stricken my LCD *knock on wood* so I hope to never need experimentation with t-shirts and LCDs. When it does happen, like it will undoubtedly do, I will let you know but it sounds like a safe alternative to overly priced cleaning kits.
Try the 'glass cloth' version of the E-cloth range, just barely damp and wipe the screen gently. It absorbs the grease without a chemical in sight. Every once in a while, give it a wash (the cloth, that is!)
When people I've warned before (usually by biting off the offending finger) eventually return, they point at my screen without touching it (lest they lose another digit), but they sometimes still get too close for comfort. When that happens, I find that I watch their finger to make sure it doesn't get any closer, and that distracts me from listening to whatever they are telling me. A coworker might do this and then, when they leave, I think to myself "Whew! My screen is still ok. Gee, I wonder what he just said to me?"
Here are some actual datas:
When I still had my powerbook, I was also worried about the 'screen-touchers' and wondered if it could do some damage. Of course, I wouldnt risk my own beloved machine in the experiment so I picked the best test subject: my IBM Thinkpad from work!
I started by touching the screen a few time in various spot. Nothing changed. Then I rubbed the screen with my thumb adding more and more pressure and it showed to permanent damage. Feeling convident in the durability of the screen, I pressed my thumb on the LCD while the rest of the hand was pressing on the other side of the screen and finaly managed to damage the screen! No dead pixel, just decoloration, everything shift toward the white a bit.
Of course, to make a real experiment, I should have repeated the test on my powerbook but never dare even doing the first part of the test...
Moral of the story: LCD are thougher than what we think but better not take any chances!
When I still had my powerbook, I was also worried about the 'screen-touchers' and wondered if it could do some damage. Of course, I wouldnt risk my own beloved machine in the experiment so I picked the best test subject: my IBM Thinkpad from work!
I started by touching the screen a few time in various spot. Nothing changed. Then I rubbed the screen with my thumb adding more and more pressure and it showed to permanent damage. Feeling convident in the durability of the screen, I pressed my thumb on the LCD while the rest of the hand was pressing on the other side of the screen and finaly managed to damage the screen! No dead pixel, just decoloration, everything shift toward the white a bit.
Of course, to make a real experiment, I should have repeated the test on my powerbook but never dare even doing the first part of the test...
Moral of the story: LCD are thougher than what we think but better not take any chances!
Good "display manners" start early
Very interesting posts.
If I may say so: I have an eight-year-old and a ten-year-old. They are well versed, at least as end-users, in the basic methods of computing with Mac, PC, and Linux units, all located within our home. Two of the machines have a CRT; my G5 has a 20-inch studio display.
There are fingerprints on none of the monitors. Period. In fact, my kids are even reluctant to use a bonafide "touch screen", such as at a banking institution or otherwise.
Most rewarding is my children's insistance with their freinds to not touch the screens as they use any of these machines.
The future holds hope...
Very interesting posts.
If I may say so: I have an eight-year-old and a ten-year-old. They are well versed, at least as end-users, in the basic methods of computing with Mac, PC, and Linux units, all located within our home. Two of the machines have a CRT; my G5 has a 20-inch studio display.
There are fingerprints on none of the monitors. Period. In fact, my kids are even reluctant to use a bonafide "touch screen", such as at a banking institution or otherwise.
Most rewarding is my children's insistance with their freinds to not touch the screens as they use any of these machines.
The future holds hope...
My friend was using my iBook for fun. I told her not to touch my screen. She proceeded to poke my screen.
But it didn't end at that.
She proceeded to poke with pressure and swiggle all around because she was entertained by the ripples.
Can you believe it?
But it didn't end at that.
She proceeded to poke with pressure and swiggle all around because she was entertained by the ripples.
Can you believe it?
Pet Peeve
Man! touching the screen makes me nuts! Thats all the guys at my work do is touch the screen Can't just point-No press with some force!
Now I ask for their glasses and smear them, since then they get the point and its stopped. But my girlfriend gets way to close to the screen and makes me crazy.
Man! touching the screen makes me nuts! Thats all the guys at my work do is touch the screen
Can't just point-No press with some force!Now I ask for their glasses and smear them, since then they get the point and its stopped. But my girlfriend gets way to close to the screen and makes me crazy.
When your kids get to our neighborhood middle school, MegaSigna, that's the time we can consider switching our classroom computers from eMacs to iMacs. You've pointed out the real solution to the problem: educating the next generation. If they grow up knowing how to treat LCDs, those in the current generation who don't know any better will fade into the sunset.MegaSignal said:
i used to be really anal about it, but some ppl cant help it, i just tell them nicely to refrain from touching, i dont mind the finger prints cuz they come off, but if ppl apply hard pressure ten i get annoyed
Doctor Q, if people are poking your screen, I would suggest you poke them as well.......in the side that will send the message through.
Doctor Q said:A frame from Tuesday's keynote speech!
(Maybe the dangerously close finger jab explains why Steve is throwing up his hands.)
Maybe that couple has the "Touch-Screen" option for the iMac from a 3rd party vendor.
Counterfit said:
No it does not.
However I have noticed it has a protective hard coat layer. Maybe its just for anti-reflecting of something of that nature.