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OK: it's an iPhone post so feel free to ignore. It's also about the perfidy of friends. My friend § and I had been swooning from the hype. We finally came up for air and entered into a pact that we would not get iPhones until the dust settled; at any rate, no sooner that September. We did follow the line sitters and the simulcasts. He drove to one of the stores to be a part of the rollout party and walked out without an iPhone. We spoke later about how much fun the rollout was and how glad we were that we had the fortitude to withstand the siren call.

Bottom line: he was at the Apple store before they opened on Saturday, first one in. Walked out with an iPhone and is sooooo happy. So much for honor among macophiles...

I have seen it. And it is good.

what? sorry ebrown. so he got a phone and then lied about staying strong and waiting? i don't get it.

sorry to be posting in a day old open thread, I just came up for air after my all iPhone weekend.

it is good.

This is something that's bugged me for a while. I have a wireless Logitech mouse. Sometimes the center scroll button works and then all of a sudden it doesn't. I have no idea what stops it from working. And there's no clue to the reason on their website. Does anyone know what causes this?????? Help!

I've only used Microsoft wireless mice, Anne, so I'm afraid I don't have any special fix; but usually most of these wireless mice come with application drivers that will let you customize how you want the input device to behave. I know that in my situation, without the software installed, often when I accidentally press on the scroll button, Windows will lock out my cursor which I find extremely annoying. But once I installed the accompanying software, specify that I only want the scroll button to scroll and do nothing else, everything seems to be OK. Ultimately you may want to contact Logitech and see if they can troubleshoot for you. Hope this helps!

OK, now my own question... Long time ago, I read (in ReadyMade, maybe?) that there is a surge-suppressor type gadget that will actually kill any power usage when you plug your electronic devices into it; because supposedly even if they're turned off, unless they're physically unplugged from the outlets, all electronics will still use a small amount of electricities. Does anyone know what I'm talking about and where I can find such thing?

Anne - I haven't ever had a problem like that, so I would recommend you contact Logitech and ask for a replacement. Keep me posted how it goes for you.

Update on Logitech mouse:

I called Logitech to find out how to correct the problem. The first person I spoke to told me to look for a # inside the mouse. It's not there and he became beligerent. I hung up. I called back and person #2 was no better. He had such arrogance. I told him half way thru the conversation (that I was paying for, no 800#) that I felt I was pulling teeth to get him to talk me thru the issue. At the end of it nothing was resolved. I would not recommend Logitech or their customer service to anyone.

No, Anne, he went to the rollout, had a blast, called me and the NEXT morning went and bought one. I have seen it and it is good.

spiffy,
I think I found the products you were thinking of. I remembered reading about them on AT:

http://hometech.apartmenttherapy.com/hometech/green-ideas/green-tip-unplug-your-charger-018671