June 4, 2009 @ 2:24 pm
Ever wonder what 5000 pages of Wikipedia might look like in physical printed form? Well, Rob Matthews has the answer. He took all of the articles from Wikipedia’s featured articles list and printed them and then bound them together in a book that’s thicker than any book I’ve ever seen. The resulting book speaks volumes about the wealth of information (and possibly misinformation) located in Wikipedia and how Wikipedia could exist in no other relevant form than on the internet. [via]
February 25, 2009 @ 11:03 pm
This post marks the 5000th post on Doobybrain.com since moving onto WordPress about 3 years ago. Moving to WordPress has literally changed the way I blog and I’m grateful that this format allows me to pick out any date in the past 3 years and pinpoint exactly what I was into, what I was thinking, or what I was buying (among other things).
In the past 5000 posts, Doobybrain.com has grown immensely and I have nobody to thank except you faithful readers. I have no idea what it is exactly that keeps most of you coming back, but I’m glad that at least some of you find what I like interesting enough to keep visiting.
With that said, there’s a slight update coming to the site soon, so stay tuned for that. And…that’s it. Happy 5000th!
February 3, 2009 @ 12:16 am
I just received my Microsoft Bluetooth Notebook Mouse 5000 in the mail today and I’m already very satisfied with it in every respect. It is compact, tiny, and comfortable — a combination of descriptions that I’m sure very few mice can lay claim to. This being a portable laptop mouse, it comes with a handy black neoprene carrying case so that you can throw the mouse into your bag without having to worry about it getting scratched up.
The mouse takes 2 AAA batteries, and with a battery indicator light at the top, you’ll know when it’s time to replace the batteries before you run out of juice. On the bottom of the device there’s an on and off switch so that you can save batteries when you’re on the go or not using the mouse. That way, it doesn’t sit idly and waste its life away. The scroll wheel is “rubbery” and feels good with each rotation (good feedback).
Best of all, the laser technology fitted into this mouse will keep you as accurate as possible when it comes to moving your cursor around pixel by pixel.
The Microsoft Bluetooth Notebook Mouse 5000 (whew! That’s a long and awkward name, right?) is both PC and Mac compatible and it’ll work nicely with any computer that has Bluetooth connectivity. In short, I recommend this item if you’re in the market for a convenient and portable mouse to go with your laptop computer.
NOTE: For whatever reason, the back-button on the mouse doesn’t work well out of the box with Mac computers, but I managed to solve this problem easily by installing SteerMouse, a handy little app that enhances mouse support on the Mac.
January 28, 2009 @ 11:14 pm
I’ve tried lots of computer mice in my days in front of the computer and I can say without a doubt that some of the best computer peripherals come from Microsoft. They’re keyboards and mice are the cream of the crop in my opinion but their selection of mice is where they shine. I’ve been looking to buy a notebook mouse for a while now and I finally jumped in with the purchase of the Bluetooth Notebook Mouse 5000 for a very spectacular deal.
I cannot wait until it comes in. I love the multi-touch trackpad that I’m using now, but a mouse will surely be of greater ease and comfort!
