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@nickdalzell I think there's been a misunderstanding: I'm not suggesting maintaining the device-specific forums.

Why delete the device-specific forms? Why not just archive them and make them read-only? Anyway: Device-specific tags may be the better way to go.

What was your first Android device? I'll start: My first Android device was a Kindle Fire (2nd Gen. or so), not long after Amazon first brought out the Kindle Fire line. The screen was small, not much bigger than my modern iPhone's screen. It didn't have a good desktop: Finding and launching...

Thanks for the warm welcome folks.

Here's a thread I'm surprised we don't have already: Which Android device (or devices) do you use?

@ocnbrze Thanks for the video. After watching it: I don't know that the Kingston Expert Mouse quite qualifies as a gaming mouse. But it's close, and better in some ways! There's no mouse I'd rather use when playing video-games.

Any reason you can't have two sim cards (personal and contractor) in one phone?

To answer my own question: My family and I are much more in the Amazon than the Google ecosystem (though we do use Google Maps and the Google app store). We're not big fans of Google here. Even though I have an iPhone myself (alongside my two Android tablets): I avoid the Apple ecosystem...

It's been a long time since I've used my trackball, but I think you can adjust that speed. As for how sensitive it is: It uses a laser to detect when the ball moves (except in the early models from the 90s or so), if that answers your question.

Your thumb? This is not a mini-trackball! You don't use your thumb to move the ball, you use your palm. Edit: Or you move the ball with your fingers (that's what I did), which still leaves your thumb free to click the primary mouse button. Edit 2: Here's a picture of a hand on a Kensington...

You mean because it doesn't have more buttons?

Gaming mice are lightweight so you can move the mouse with minimal effort, right? In this case: You don't have to move the mouse, so the weight of the mouse doesn't matter. You roll the ball that's on the mouse, that's how you move the cursor!

@ocnbrze In that case: I was using a "gaming mouse" before it was cool. I used a Kensington trackball with programmable buttons. And I don't mean one of those mini-trackballs you hold in your hand. I mean a full-sized trackball that stayed on your desk. Best mouse I ever used! Once I get my...

I think jhonywick's accusing me of lying about writing that myself. But whatever, got some Android security tips?

@jhonywick Nope, not Chat GPT. I wrote this myself. But I've found Chat GPT to be quite intelligent and helpful, so I'll take it as a complement that you mistook my words for hers!