22nd December 2000
Coming from the "Mouse Trapped" Department, Lockergnomie David Weinberger sings an alternative song. Do they still make typewriters? Why!? Who wouldn't rather edit on-the-fly? When you select a string of text in a word processing document, you're probably using your mouse. Shame, shame, shame. I bet you overshoot your target every time. You inadvertently scroll too far (sometimes to the end or beginning of the document). Too far... go back. Too far... go back. Dude!? Stop! Drop the mouse. Hold down SHIFT and use your cursor keys to select the small chunk of text. Need to go further than a couple of paragraphs? Keep SHIFT depressed and use the Page Up / Page Down keys. This begs the question: how do you keep a SHIFT key depressed? Just remind it of the time it was in third grade and everybody made fun of its hair. Keys can be so cruel, ya know?