Comments on: Very cool: automatic screen rotation with ThinkPad X61 tablet http://www.michaeldolan.com/1103 Linux, Law, Open Source, and a Comedy of Errors Mon, 08 Mar 2010 05:41:55 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Vadim P. http://www.michaeldolan.com/1103/comment-page-1#comment-13367 Vadim P. Fri, 15 Feb 2008 21:21:49 +0000 http://www.michaeldolan.com/1103#comment-13367 ... you mean the smackpad: http://smspillaz.wordpress.com/2007/11/20/compiz-fusion-community-news-for-november-20th-features-features-features/ Yep, someone actually did it. … you mean the smackpad:

http://smspillaz.wordpress.com/2007/11/20/compiz-fusion-community-news-for-november-20th-features-features-features/

Yep, someone actually did it.

]]> By: md http://www.michaeldolan.com/1103/comment-page-1#comment-13324 md Thu, 14 Feb 2008 22:31:16 +0000 http://www.michaeldolan.com/1103#comment-13324 That's funny - innovative - and absolutely not the intent of having a hard drive accelerometer! That’s funny – innovative – and absolutely not the intent of having a hard drive accelerometer!

]]> By: Brian http://www.michaeldolan.com/1103/comment-page-1#comment-13322 Brian Thu, 14 Feb 2008 21:27:27 +0000 http://www.michaeldolan.com/1103#comment-13322 Once upon a time, someone mentioned using Knockage (http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/library/l-knockage.html) along with something like 3ddesktop so that you could slap the side of your screen and switch to a different virtual desktop. I had it going, then I realized that doing this probably means gradually trashing your hard drive if you're an active switcher (or vigorous knocker). One really good use, though, was if you have X hang, or whatever, you could have it automatically restart when you angrily shake the laptop. Now THAT's HCI for you. Once upon a time, someone mentioned using Knockage (http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/library/l-knockage.html) along with something like 3ddesktop so that you could slap the side of your screen and switch to a different virtual desktop. I had it going, then I realized that doing this probably means gradually trashing your hard drive if you’re an active switcher (or vigorous knocker).

One really good use, though, was if you have X hang, or whatever, you could have it automatically restart when you angrily shake the laptop.

Now THAT’s HCI for you.

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