People keep poking my screen

[CADer]

Conspiracy.....

I could not agree more with everyone on this screen poking issue. I think I take it one step further cause I get so angry I tell the person that they can not use my MBP, and yes it is a glossy screen. I even get mad at my wife and don't let her use it.

On another note I think that maybe it is a scandal, every fool who only has a Windows PC is just so jealous that they have to damage our Mac's just to try to get up on our level. I know the only people that poke my MBP are Windows users, I have never ad another Mac user poke it.

dodododododododo.......

 

[Alloye]

Another thumbs down for this habit. It drove me nuts even back in the CRT days. A couple good smacks with a ruler usually takes care of it.

 

[Stamen]

Just say no, screen no if necesssary

Also one of my pet peeves, for sure. I just cleaned, for the first time, a monitor I've had for 2 years. Once you do anything to them, include cleaning them, they never look as good as when you first unpack it.

My monitor at home cost me $1,000, and normally I'm an easy going fellow. But if anyone's fingers even head toward my monitor I tell them to stop, in a very forceful tone, without any ambiguity "Do NOT touch my monitor!".

LCDs that aren't protected (basically most everyone but the new iMac) can and are damaged by being poked. And since they are expensive as heck, if your friends can't understand that damaging your expensive equipment isn't appropriate, perhaps you need new friends (perhaps this is why I have no friends, hmm ;-) )

 

[nick123]

Because it irritates me no end. Screens are for looking at, there is no reason to ever touch them. You can quite easily point to things without ever making contact with the screen. And then you have the people who not only touch, but forcibly jab screens.

My Macbook now has two dead pixels thanks to a friend who just can't resist jabbing at the screen like a monkey every time she gets on my MacBook.

Will people ever learn?

. Couldnt have said it better myself.

 

[PimpDaddy]

Because it irritates me no end. Screens are for looking at, there is no reason to ever touch them. You can quite easily point to things without ever making contact with the screen. And then you have the people who not only touch, but forcibly jab screens.

My Macbook now has two dead pixels thanks to a friend who just can't resist jabbing at the screen like a monkey every time she gets on my MacBook.

Will people ever learn?

And LCD screens are fragile with very little in the form of protection. They aren't designed to be poked, they're not meant to be poked and poking can damage them. The fact that after spending thousands of dollars on a MacBook I now have a "damaged screen" thanks to my friend poking it is what's really annoying.

I'm sure they wouldn't like it if you "touched" their car paint with your keys, but it's no different.

If those persons actually damaged your screen, you should have them cough up some money. I would do that, even if it was my girlfriend who caused the damage (I also tell her not to do it, all the time but it still happens )

 

[Antares]

I agree, it is a very annoying habit. It bothers me whenever I see someone doing it.

 

[matttrick]

i HATE when people do this. ive actually lost out on sex because my wife was showing me lingire and insisted on touching the screen, when i constantly tell her not to. i got very angry and was like how hard is it to just NOT touch the screen? it got to the point where when i was on it and she came near i would just close the case and scowl at her. she has finally stopped but i dont get it. one warning should be enough.

i also now warn anyone who points just in case they are pokers.

 

[ataylora]

Is your wife hot?

 

[notsofatjames]

maybe they think you've got the brand new multi touch macbook/imac. I too hate pokers, and you can never get it as clean once its been dirty once.

 

[vicious7]

How about a postit note saying "keep hands off screen!"

It is annoying when people touch the screen. It's such a pain in the a$$ cleaning the screen all the time.

 

[adrianblaine]

It would annoy me as well, but it looks like I'm in the minority here. For some reason I'm always touching my screen. I try not to touch it, but eventually there are always finger prints on it. I've broken myself of touching other people's screens though. My wife and I have two black cats and their hair gets everywhere. Hair on my screen annoys me more than finger smudges.

 

[aphexacid]

....brothers! I have found ye!

I thought i was just a psycho. i abso-friggin-lootlee HATE it when people touch my screen. notebooks, tv's, whatever! i dont do it, and i sure as hell dont want to clean the grease off my screen from someone elses paws.

Depending who it is, i tend to snap when this happens. i've tried the pre-emptive , "please dont touch" thing. its only works about 20% of the time though.

Im a lover of glossy screens, and they are a royal PAIN to clean, and those just happen to be the kind everyone wants to smear their 'i just ate a big juicy chesseburger' fingers on.

we need to do something about this.

 

[matttrick]

On another note I think that maybe it is a scandal, every fool who only has a Windows PC is just so jealous that they have to damage our Mac's just to try to get up on our level. I know the only people that poke my MBP are Windows users, I have never ad another Mac user poke it.

dodododododododo.......

i know this is sarcastic but this kind of mac superiority mantra is why people think mac users are frigging tools that need to feel like they are in a special club.

 

[Manic Mouse]

I think it's kinda funny that everyone thinks they're crazy for being so anal about this, yet we all hate it. It's part of the reason I can't bring myself to shout at people for doing it, they'll just think I'm being a psycho.

These people poke and prod their own screens, so they don't think it would be rude or annoying to do it to someone else's.

If those persons actually damaged your screen, you should have them cough up some money.

Last year I spent £1,100 ($2,200) on a HD TV for my 360 and my friend decided to poke this SUPER expensive screen (and a dead pixel appeared). I fell out with him for like a month, yet he wouldn't even apologise let alone pay any money for damage.

Anyway, the person who did this doesn't have any money (she's a student like me) so there's no point asking money or falling out over it.

I'm just trying to convince myself that the dead pixels have nothing to do with poking and it's just coincidence that I'm noticing them where the screen was poked.

Does anyone know if jabbing a screen CAN cause a dead pixel? I've had these two experiences that say to me that they definitely can, but it would make me feel better if it wasn't the case.

 

[Dublin]

I use to have the same problem with my better half poking the screen, but after calling her "Darla" a few times (the dentist's niece in Nemo) she stopped and hasn't since.

 

[EricBrian]

I hate it, too... but to get soooo anal about it? Nah. Too much trouble. I just take iKlear and clean it up. Probably needed cleaning any how with all that dust in the air.

 

[aethelbert]

The other day my dad wanted to use my macbook (he had never used a mac before) and asked how to get online. I told him "Safari: the icon on the bottom is a blue compass." So then he starts poking the screen at the Safari icon and the screen panel starts swaying back and forth. The sad part is that he has a laptop with a track pad as well...

 

[Nermal]

So then he starts poking the screen at the Safari icon

My mum did that too!

 

[jrodatus]

Okay someone try this. Have a clear plastic sleeve handy, and at the instant of a potential poke, nonchalantly hold it up to the screen where their finger is directed. Don't say a word, and they should get the message pretty clearly

 

[Dizzee]

uhg i know.
its one of my biggest pet peaves!

esp since i am a graphic designer i always have people touchnig my screens trying to explain what they want, etc...

 

[Gamoe]

I think it's partly because they've used CRTs for so long that they're used to a screen that can be touched without fear of damage.

I think this may be the case for some people. Others, I'm not sure. Perhaps it's more of an instinctive thing.

Not true, glossy screens don't have any glass on them at all. It's merely a different coating than the one applied to matt screens.

I'm not a fan of the glossy screens, but at least Apple did one right thing putting glass over the LCD.

I don't get angry over smudges. All screens need to be cleaned and smudges always go away with proper cleaning. Put the poking does upset me because adults are supposed to be a little more careful and respect others' property instead of poking impulsively at the screen.

I tutor computer classes, and I am tired of telling people not to poke the screens. If the screens get damaged, I'm not responsible for them, but isn't it just common courtesy to respect other's property and not try to damage it?

And, what kind of tutor would I be if I allowed this behavior to go unnoticed? Goodness knows they'll probably try this on their own screen or on another's screen outside the classroom.

I sometimes struggle to find a friendly way to tell people not to poke the screens, though, especially when they continue to do so.

 

[notjustjay]

I sometimes struggle to find a friendly way to tell people not to poke the screens, though, especially when they continue to do so.

The truth, no?

LCD screens are essentially liquid chemicals sandwiched between thin glass plates. Very delicate. Not to be touched.

Is that so hard for people to understand?

 

[lucasc896]

Why not poke your friend in the eye?

 

[Wayfarer]

Because it irritates me no end. Screens are for looking at, there is no reason to ever touch them. You can quite easily point to things without ever making contact with the screen. And then you have the people who not only touch, but forcibly jab screens.

My Macbook now has two dead pixels thanks to a friend who just can't resist jabbing at the screen like a monkey every time she gets on my MacBook.

Will people ever learn?

Haha... my digital graphics teacher would do it all the time. She would poke the poor iMac's screen like there's no tomorrow.

 

[whooleytoo]

Maybe if you all stopped using desktop pictures like these, then people would stop trying to stick their hands through your screens!