Do you have those days where you just work nonstop and get pushed around a bit and at the end of the day, no one even says thank you? Imagine that every day of your life. That is the life of that scrolly-thing on top of the mouse. My life without it just seems so much different.
I think most of the time we take that thing for granted. I mean, it's such a simple thing. It scrolls up and down the page so I don't have to move my mouse over to the scroll bar, click the bar (and not some ad that's next to it... well done marketers) and drag down. Brilliant.
I also try to give it breaks because I see how hard that little guy is working and making that clicking sound along the way. Every now and then, I'll notice one my coworkers abusing their own scroll-wheel and just feel bad for that wheel. I mean, when there's an excel document that's got a ton of data and a tiny scroll bar, the scroll-wheel is not meant to be used to get you from 8000 to the top... that's a lot of work (and yet some people insist on doing that!).
So if you ever find yourself without a scroll-wheel one day, you may realize how much you miss it (or just appreciate it now, too).
 |
| Actual Spreadsheet (fake data) - Notice Row # and size of scroll bar |
No comments:
Post a Comment