the majority of the time, anyhow......he's trained himself over the years to be ambidextrous and adapted himself to mainly a right-handed world. He's made adjustments to eating arrangements in restaurants or at large tables for sit-down dinner affairs in that he places himself automatically on the 'correct' side of someone who is right-handed so when they are eating, they aren't bumping arms to do so.
Long ago, with the old mice that didn't use software programs to program the buttons, there was a small download file that you could install that would let you 'switch' the mouse buttons on the fly, and he used that a lot..until I got the trackball that now needs no adjustment since it doesn't move and the thumb is used for clicking for both left and right clicks. His laptop has a small trackball built into it and uses the 'enter' key for the clicking for left mouse selection.....I have NO clue what he does for right clicking with it though. I know he complains about it constantly and hates it enough to either have already purchased a separate mouse for the laptop or has adjusted once again.
My father and Derek's father were both lefties so I guess he came by it honest.....but I've watched him work with power tools and it makes me nervous to see him using the 'wrong' hand with them. I can't imagine cutting a straight line with a circular saw if I ever put it into my left hand......or even swinging a hammer and actually hitting anywhere near a nail. Perception, coordination, and adjustment is everything.....I don't think I could even wipe my butt with the 'wrong' hand. lol
TONI
Saw this article, and wondered how many of you SE'ers were left-handed, and if you still encountered obstacles in the computer-world because of such?
There seem to be some good tips and ideas here to help maybe:
http://www.vnunet.com/features/1162410
A guide to left-handed computing
Lefties can feel disadvantaged in the world of computing, but we've got some tips and tweaks to help them get ahead
Leo Waldock, Computeractive 12 Apr 2005
Life isn't easy when you're a left-handed computer user but by knowing where to buy the correct products and how best to set them up, it's possible to make the experience of using a computer more efficient and more comfortable.
It would be unfair to say that left-handers are discriminated against by the PC industry today but neither are they given due consideration. Many left-handers have learned to adapt to using right-handed equipment in all walks of life, including the world of IT, but it doesn't need to be that way.
Remember, we're talking about a significant part of the population, so perhaps it's time the manufacturers started marking their products with a left-hand-friendly logo.
--Marcia (a concerned rightie 
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