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09 Jun 2009
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#11
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Quote: Originally Posted by jimbo45
Hi all
is it just me but I'm dreading the proliferation of more and more touch screens -- I just HATE them.
My pet hate are the Public ones -- such as those you see in railway stations or airports -- seems to be the fastest way of transmitting diseases on the planet -- who knows if the person in front of you using the machine to buy his / her ticket has just visited the station's WC / Restrooms and hasn't washed his / her hands.
I had to really laugh the other night -- was watching the BBC's News channel coverage of the European Elections to the EU Parliament. The poor guy was trying to use a huge touch screen to bring up results in individual regions in the UK.
To get the wretched thing to work the poor guy was making contortions all over the place and looked like he was suffering from a severe physical disabilty (please no insult intended to disabled people) but if you had seen the program in question you would have thought -- well it's fine in the middle of a severe worldwide economic downturn how some organisations seem awash with cash even if the technology isn't fit for purpose.
Cheers
jimbo
Hmmmmm.....
Ever heard of the Immune System?
Immune system - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Thats how I feel about it. If my immune system doesn't stop all the germs out there (which is impossible), then it will do its best. Most of the time, it won't be a problem.
Though, as the years progress and more and more systems have touch screens...... It's really not any worse than the buttons now. Or doorknobs (as said before) or the air we breathe, or the seats we sit in, or the cars, or basically our entire universe.
I see no problem here that my immune system won't be able to readily deal with. Not any worse than what is already out there.
~Lordbob
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System Manufacturer/Model Number Hera
OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Mint 9
CPU Intel i5-2500k
Motherboard ASUS P8P67 Pro
Memory 2x 4Gb Corsair VENGEANCE DDR3-1600
Graphics Card NVidia GeForce N260GTX Twin Frozr
Sound Card Realtek HD OnBoard Audio
Monitor(s) Displays ASUS 24" Monitor
Screen Resolution 1920x1080
Keyboard Razer Tarantula
Mouse Razer Lachesis
PSU Cooler Master Real Power Pro 750W
Case Cooler Master Haf 932
Cooling Fans
Hard Drives G.SKILL Phoenix Series 60GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3R 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA II
Internet Speed not fast enough
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09 Jun 2009
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#12
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I wasn't aware screens are now being made of porous materials.
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09 Jun 2009
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#13
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I personally wouldnt get touch screens. Being the person that I am, I couldnt bare to leave finger marks all over my screens.
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System Manufacturer/Model Number self built
OS Windows 7 Professional 64-bit
CPU Intel E8400 3GHz
Motherboard Intel DX48BT2
Memory Kingston PC3-10700H 4Gb
Graphics Card XFX Radeon HD 5850 BlackEd.
Sound Card Asus Xonar DG
Monitor(s) Displays 2x Samsung SM-T220HD 22"
Screen Resolution 1680x1050 on two monitors
Keyboard Microsoft Comfort Curve USB
Mouse Razer Diamondback 3G
PSU Thermaltake ToughPower 850w
Case Thermaltake Armor
Cooling Scythe Mugen II
Hard Drives OCZ Vertex 2 120gb 3.5" (OS)
Seagate Momentus XT 500gb
Samsung F3 1Tb (games)
2x Samsung F1 1Tb
Internet Speed 8128/443
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09 Jun 2009
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#14
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Maybe they should be touchless touch screens, like this one. 
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDTlbJ0VdBo"]YouTube - "touchless touch screen"[/ame]
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System Manufacturer/Model Number Self Build 64bit
OS Vista Ult64, Win7600
CPU Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 2400 MHz 64bit OS
Motherboard Asus P5E3 Deluxe WiFi @p 64 bit OS
Memory 4096 MB DDR3-SDRAM
Graphics Card ATI Radeon HD 3870 Series x2 Crossfired
Sound Card Realtek on board
Monitor(s) Displays Samsung SyncMaster - 23 inches
Screen Resolution 1680x1050 pixels at 60 Hz in True Colors
Keyboard Wireless
Mouse Wireless
PSU Cooler Master 1000w
Case Cooler Master Cosmos 1000.
Cooling Fans and fresh air,
Hard Drives Hitachi (250 GB)/Samsung 750 GB. /Barracuda 160 GB.
My Book 1 TB external..
Internet Speed Never fast enough
Other Info I use a Magnum.
System Manufacturer/Model Number Hera
OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Mint 9
CPU Intel i5-2500k
Motherboard ASUS P8P67 Pro
Memory 2x 4Gb Corsair VENGEANCE DDR3-1600
Graphics Card NVidia GeForce N260GTX Twin Frozr
Sound Card Realtek HD OnBoard Audio
Monitor(s) Displays ASUS 24" Monitor
Screen Resolution 1920x1080
Keyboard Razer Tarantula
Mouse Razer Lachesis
PSU Cooler Master Real Power Pro 750W
Case Cooler Master Haf 932
Cooling Fans
Hard Drives G.SKILL Phoenix Series 60GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3R 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA II
Internet Speed not fast enough
System Manufacturer/Model Number Dell Inspiron 1520 (Laptop)/ Home (Desktop)
OS Windows 7 x64 / Same
CPU Intel Core 2 Duo T7250 / Intel Core i7 930
Motherboard Intel 945 / Asus P6X58D-E
Memory 4GB / 6GB
Graphics Card NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS / ASUS 1GB
Sound Card Whatever Dell gave me :-( / Onboard
Monitor(s) Displays 15.4" LCD / Crappy CRT
Mouse Microsoft Presenter (Bluetooth)
PSU N/A / OCZ Fatal1ty 550W Modular
Case N/A / Antec 900
Cooling Air
Hard Drives Seagate 500GB SATA; 7200 RPM / Seagate 1TB SATA; 7200 RPM
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11 Jun 2009
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#17
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Quote: Originally Posted by Win7User512
Drink orange juice.
Sorry, I like apples and pears more  ...
So apple & pear juice! Maybe multivitamin.
@jfar - This seems interesting, but buggy, whenever someone passes by, he may accidentally give a command to the machine and bug up stuff... Still it is sweet...
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Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Multirama PC Expert [Bulgaria]
OS Windows 7 Home Premium [64-Bit]
CPU Intel Core 2 Quad CPU Q8200 @ 2.33 GHz
Motherboard GIGABYTE GA-G31M-S2C
Memory 4094 MB DDR2
Graphics Card SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 6970 (2 GB VRAM)
Sound Card Realtek ALC883 @ Intel 82801GB ICH7 - High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays Samsung SyncMaster BX2235 [21.5" LCD with LED Backlight]
Screen Resolution 1920x1080
Keyboard Logitech G510 (Gaming Keyboard)
Mouse Razer Lachesis (4000 DPI, Blue Version)
PSU Cooler Master GX750 - 750W
Case Multirama (Black / 2010 Revision)
Cooling Stock + Cooler Master
Hard Drives Hitachi HDT721075SLA360 - 750 GB
Internet Speed Vivacom Optical [100 Mbps]
Browser Chrome [Windows]
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11 Jun 2009
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#18
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HE'S A WITCH!!! BURN HIM!!!
lol
grossest place for touchscreens....video poker players at shady run down convenience stores. eeeww *shutters*
your immune system cant stop you from getting herpes. wrap you head around this for a while. 1 in 8 have some kind of incurable disease, and don't know it. 
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System Manufacturer/Model Number eMachines W3502
OS Windows 7 Ultimate x32
CPU Intel Celeron D 3.2 Ghz 533 fsb (LGA 775)
Motherboard Intel D101GGC
Memory 1 GB (2x512MB) PC-3200 DDR @ 200Mhz
Graphics Card Nvidia GeForce 9400GT- 1GB
Sound Card Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreame Gamer
Monitor(s) Displays 19" LCD HDtv
Screen Resolution 1360x768 @ 60Htz
Keyboard Stock. Missing a few keys.
Mouse Logitech LX8 5-btn mouse (wireless)
PSU stock (idk)
Case The busted remains of the stock case
Cooling Dust cooled, waitwut?
Hard Drives SeaGate Barracuda 750GB
SeaGate Barracuda 100GB
Toshiba CD/DVDW/ TS-H552D [DVD+R, DL]
Internet Speed TWC 10Mb
Other Info Keeps going, and going, and going.......
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11 Jun 2009
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#19
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Quote: Originally Posted by holo88
HE'S A WITCH!!! BURN HIM!!!
lol
grossest place for touchscreens....video poker players at shady run down convenience stores. eeeww *shutters*
your immune system cant stop you from getting herpes. wrap you head around this for a while. 1 in 8 have some kind of incurable disease, and don't know it.
Then I will be forced to carry around a flamethrower to cleanse all germs in HOLY FIRE!!!!!
~Lordbob
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System Manufacturer/Model Number Hera
OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Mint 9
CPU Intel i5-2500k
Motherboard ASUS P8P67 Pro
Memory 2x 4Gb Corsair VENGEANCE DDR3-1600
Graphics Card NVidia GeForce N260GTX Twin Frozr
Sound Card Realtek HD OnBoard Audio
Monitor(s) Displays ASUS 24" Monitor
Screen Resolution 1920x1080
Keyboard Razer Tarantula
Mouse Razer Lachesis
PSU Cooler Master Real Power Pro 750W
Case Cooler Master Haf 932
Cooling Fans
Hard Drives G.SKILL Phoenix Series 60GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3R 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA II
Internet Speed not fast enough
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11 Jun 2009
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#20
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Quote: Originally Posted by Lordbob75
Then I will be forced to carry around a flamethrower to cleanse all germs in HOLY FIRE!!!!!
~Lordbob
you mean you don't carry a flamethrower?!? if i had one, I'd be sterilizing all sorts of s%#t. the world is, in fact, a very disgusting place. public touch screen's don't help that fact in any way, shape, or form. so i'd cook them too 
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System Manufacturer/Model Number eMachines W3502
OS Windows 7 Ultimate x32
CPU Intel Celeron D 3.2 Ghz 533 fsb (LGA 775)
Motherboard Intel D101GGC
Memory 1 GB (2x512MB) PC-3200 DDR @ 200Mhz
Graphics Card Nvidia GeForce 9400GT- 1GB
Sound Card Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreame Gamer
Monitor(s) Displays 19" LCD HDtv
Screen Resolution 1360x768 @ 60Htz
Keyboard Stock. Missing a few keys.
Mouse Logitech LX8 5-btn mouse (wireless)
PSU stock (idk)
Case The busted remains of the stock case
Cooling Dust cooled, waitwut?
Hard Drives SeaGate Barracuda 750GB
SeaGate Barracuda 100GB
Toshiba CD/DVDW/ TS-H552D [DVD+R, DL]
Internet Speed TWC 10Mb
Other Info Keeps going, and going, and going.......
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