http://www.jeffdarlington.com/2008/01/02/introducing-hermes/ The personal blog of Jeffrey T. Darlington, creator of General Protection Fault Tue, 05 Apr 2011 16:52:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.jeffdarlington.com/2008/01/02/introducing-hermes/comment-page-1/#comment-153 Jeff Tue, 22 Jan 2008 13:18:44 +0000 http://www.jeffdarlington.com/2008/01/02/introducing-hermes/#comment-153 It doesn't have built-in Bluetooth; actually, aside from the Wii (remotes), I don't think I actually own a Bluetooth-enabled device. Maybe my current cell phone, but I've never used it with anything. However, ordovice's suggestion of an external optical mouse has worked out fairly well. I also caught myself using it on the few rare things where the stylus is more awkward than a mouse. But thanks for the suggestion. It doesn’t have built-in Bluetooth; actually, aside from the Wii (remotes), I don’t think I actually own a Bluetooth-enabled device. Maybe my current cell phone, but I’ve never used it with anything. However, ordovice’s suggestion of an external optical mouse has worked out fairly well. I also caught myself using it on the few rare things where the stylus is more awkward than a mouse. But thanks for the suggestion.

]]> http://www.jeffdarlington.com/2008/01/02/introducing-hermes/comment-page-1/#comment-152 ColinBlair Mon, 21 Jan 2008 13:09:43 +0000 http://www.jeffdarlington.com/2008/01/02/introducing-hermes/#comment-152 Did you get the built in bluetooth? If you did you could get a bluetooth mouse. It isn't cheap, but the Mogo mouse (http://www.newtonperipherals.com/index.html) would slide into your tablet and keep it all together. Did you get the built in bluetooth? If you did you could get a bluetooth mouse. It isn’t cheap, but the Mogo mouse (http://www.newtonperipherals.com/index.html) would slide into your tablet and keep it all together.

]]> http://www.jeffdarlington.com/2008/01/02/introducing-hermes/comment-page-1/#comment-150 Jeff Thu, 03 Jan 2008 13:26:40 +0000 http://www.jeffdarlington.com/2008/01/02/introducing-hermes/#comment-150 That might be a possibility. I doubt having the mouse plugged in will affect the cursor, so long as I keep the mouse relatively still so it won't compete for control. One real advantage of the tablet, though, is the ability get up and move around as needed. I'm usually never far from a power outlet (just because I don't trust laptop batteries much), but swinging around one more cord might be a bit more cumbersome. I'll have to try it and see how it works. That might be a possibility. I doubt having the mouse plugged in will affect the cursor, so long as I keep the mouse relatively still so it won’t compete for control. One real advantage of the tablet, though, is the ability get up and move around as needed. I’m usually never far from a power outlet (just because I don’t trust laptop batteries much), but swinging around one more cord might be a bit more cumbersome. I’ll have to try it and see how it works.

]]> http://www.jeffdarlington.com/2008/01/02/introducing-hermes/comment-page-1/#comment-149 ordovice Thu, 03 Jan 2008 12:41:34 +0000 http://www.jeffdarlington.com/2008/01/02/introducing-hermes/#comment-149 Jeff, Why not cheat a bit and just get a small cheap optical mouse that you can leave plugged in while you're working, or does that not work on the tablet while in tablet orientation? Jeff,
Why not cheat a bit and just get a small cheap optical mouse that you can leave plugged in while you’re working, or does that not work on the tablet while in tablet orientation?

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