Where do you like to keep your taskbar? Personally, I have it on the right side of the monitor.
34 thoughts on “February 12, 2025: Task Master”
I recently bought a laptop (HP Envy x360) to replace my desktop PC, so I might mix up my setup a bit. I still have the New Horizons launch wallpaper, though.
My kids asked if their schools will close tomorrow for our upcoming storm. It's going to rain a lot (like flood watch amounts) but I'm not expecting that will cause closures.
Though they did get out for wind (along with the associated power outages and fire risk) for the first time since we've been here a few weeks ago though, so I guess we'll see!
I just saw an ad for Logitech, and the gal in the ad had her left pinky hanging off the left end of the keyboard. It all went by a bit quickly, but the few times it came back to her hands, it sure looked like she wasn't using it, and her ring finger was resting on the A key. Anyone ever heard of that before?
When I type in ALL CAPS, I don't use caps lock, my left pinky just holds left shift, and my other three typing fingers take care of the whole left hand.
So it's sorta out of commission, but I also use it when not typing ALL CAPS
Now that I'm thinking about it, I only use my pinkies for the shift key. If I place my hands on the keyboard in a resting spot, my left pinky is in between A and S. Honestly, I can't fathom where else it would go.
I would be so uncomfortable with it not on the home row. Currently I'm using a 42-key keyboard with home row modifiers, so left shift is S (when held) and right shift is L (when held), ctrl is A/;, alt is D/K, and the win keys are F/J. It more or less forces you to use the opposite-hand modifier. It took a bit of getting used to, but it's nice not having to do awkward reaches for different combinations. It would probably not work out if I was into gaming. Thumb keys are amazing.
I remote into a machine connected to my institution’s Ethernet because queries run much faster on-prem than over the VPN. On that machine, the taskbar is on the bottom. On my laptop, the dock is on the left (but hidden until mouse-over), and when I plug into my two external monitors, it’s on the left-most monitor, which is in vertical orientation. The right monitor is horizontal.
I have it on the bottom of an ultrawide monitor so it is real long. And now that it shows application icons rather than separate windows, it's mostly empty space but having it autohide would be too disorienting.
I recently bought a laptop (HP Envy x360) to replace my desktop PC, so I might mix up my setup a bit. I still have the New Horizons launch wallpaper, though.
Snow day! But no snow yet. We're assured that it's coming soon.
are you sure you didn't accidentally read off of our weather feed?
We've got a snow day down here with actual snow.
My kids asked if their schools will close tomorrow for our upcoming storm. It's going to rain a lot (like flood watch amounts) but I'm not expecting that will cause closures.
Though they did get out for wind (along with the associated power outages and fire risk) for the first time since we've been here a few weeks ago though, so I guess we'll see!
I just saw an ad for Logitech, and the gal in the ad had her left pinky hanging off the left end of the keyboard. It all went by a bit quickly, but the few times it came back to her hands, it sure looked like she wasn't using it, and her ring finger was resting on the A key. Anyone ever heard of that before?
When I type in ALL CAPS, I don't use caps lock, my left pinky just holds left shift, and my other three typing fingers take care of the whole left hand.
So it's sorta out of commission, but I also use it when not typing ALL CAPS
Same!
Now that I'm thinking about it, I only use my pinkies for the shift key. If I place my hands on the keyboard in a resting spot, my left pinky is in between A and S. Honestly, I can't fathom where else it would go.
Home row! The left pinky would be on the A.
Survey says: correct answer
Although I do remember in typing class (yes, "typing" not "keyboard") I remember using the left key exclusively for shift instead alternating pinkies
Oh yeah, right shift never gets used
Really? Not even for something like typing “@“ with Shift + 2?
Nope. I either bring my right hand all the way over for the @ or I split my left hand with the pinky on the shift and my index on the 2/@.
I'm not sure I have ever touched the right shift key on purpose. Then again, I only use six fingers while typing.
What about the control or command key? Do you also only use the left one?
I am also in the left shift/ctrl key only camp.
There's a right control and command key?
What Rhu said. I actually looked at the keyboard to confirm it was there.
Yes, it's there for those of us that actually use the full keyboard.
Begun, the keyboard wars have
Team full keyboard here. Left and right all in use.
Left pinky - left shift
Left middle - @
I said index earlier, but what I meant to type was middle. Or even sometimes ring.
I would be so uncomfortable with it not on the home row. Currently I'm using a 42-key keyboard with home row modifiers, so left shift is S (when held) and right shift is L (when held), ctrl is A/;, alt is D/K, and the win keys are F/J. It more or less forces you to use the opposite-hand modifier. It took a bit of getting used to, but it's nice not having to do awkward reaches for different combinations. It would probably not work out if I was into gaming. Thumb keys are amazing.
Would be interesting to try, except for old. I still try to use vi commands in Word :/
Everything should have vi keybindings. But every other editor only implements 80-90% and I use way more than that.
Nothing like learning Dvorak to keep the brain limber!
Emacs here. Me likes me some macros, and squiggly/bracket/paren toggling.
I remote into a machine connected to my institution’s Ethernet because queries run much faster on-prem than over the VPN. On that machine, the taskbar is on the bottom. On my laptop, the dock is on the left (but hidden until mouse-over), and when I plug into my two external monitors, it’s on the left-most monitor, which is in vertical orientation. The right monitor is horizontal.
I have it on the bottom of an ultrawide monitor so it is real long. And now that it shows application icons rather than separate windows, it's mostly empty space but having it autohide would be too disorienting.
I have the same answer to this question as sean does.
as do I; everything else feels wrong
I have modified Windows 10 start menu, task bar, etc to work exactly like XP
I had a meeting at 3:30, so I had to run to my computer but