http://blogs.msdn.com/mswanson/archive/2004/07/27/199240.aspxMy wife, Elizabeth, was cleaning out one of our file cabinets the other day and ran across a bunch of my old computer stuff. I usually dispose of outdated hardware and software after a few years, so I was surprised to see these things lying around. Justen-USCommunityServer 2.1 SP1 (Build: 61025.2)http://blogs.msdn.com/mswanson/archive/2004/07/27/199240.aspx#200058Wed, 28 Jul 2004 21:38:00 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:200058Mike CarnevaleFunny you mention the demise of the paddle. I just bought the latest incarnation of the paddle: &lt;a href=&quot;<a target="_new" href="http://www.griffintechnology.com/products/powermate/&quot;">http://www.griffintechnology.com/products/powermate/&quot;</a> target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Griffin Technology's PowerMate&lt;/a&gt;. It's a paddle control that you can contextually configure--in iTunes it's a volume control, in Illustrator it's a zoom control, and in GarageBand it races through the timeline. The product description on Griffin's site never mentions the word &quot;paddle&quot;--must be too archaic of a word to sound impressive. I'm still figuring out how useful it really is...for now, though, it looks great on my desk ;)http://blogs.msdn.com/mswanson/archive/2004/07/27/199240.aspx#200188Thu, 29 Jul 2004 00:21:00 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:200188Michael SwansonI bought the Griffin PowerMate for my wife about a year ago. She uses it to control the volume on her Windows Media Player. It definitely has a great look and feel...very much like an older, heavy, high-quality volume control from an audio component. And the glowing blue is extra cool.http://blogs.msdn.com/mswanson/archive/2004/07/27/199240.aspx#200225Thu, 29 Jul 2004 01:16:00 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:200225DithermasterI have a PowerMate too, and wrote support for it in our applications for stepping and shuttling though video. <br> <br>I'm commenting today because I have one of those Wico Command Control trackballs, but it's been modified (via a replacement of an internal socketed chip with a wired header) to plug into a vintage Macintosh 9-pin mouse port. <br> <br>My wife can't believe I still have all this old stuff, either. &lt;g&gt; <br> <br>///d@ <br>http://blogs.msdn.com/mswanson/archive/2004/07/27/199240.aspx#205961Mon, 02 Aug 2004 20:26:00 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:205961Jerry KurtzHey, don't throw that old stuff away. Sell it on eBay. There are a ton of collectors out there looking for this kind of stuff, me included. Infact, I am looking for an Indus GT drive for my Commodore collection -- and that is how I found your blog.http://blogs.msdn.com/mswanson/archive/2004/07/27/199240.aspx#218218Sat, 21 Aug 2004 18:59:00 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:218218Michael Swanson's Bloghttp://blogs.msdn.com/mswanson/archive/2004/07/27/199240.aspx#2629741Mon, 14 May 2007 20:51:22 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:2629741Mike Swanson's Blog<p>I am frequently asked about the interview process at Microsoft, and although I’m usually more than happy</p>