As I promised the other day, I would sequel Pet Peeves #2 with my fingerprint rant. Here we are.
Even as a pet peeve of mine, I have to admit that fingerprints aren’t all that bad. After all, they help law enforcement identify suspects and they help all of us get a grip on surfaces.
But while fingerprints are so ubiquitous, there is at least one place that they do not belong, and that is on glossy surfaces.
Imagine: You open up the case containing your shiny new smartphone, with a glass surface pure as an unperturbed field of snow. Now, you begin your assault on the screen by grabbing the phone out of the box BY THE GLASS! This is a crime; look what you’ve done!
You have just ruined the surface with hideous sworls of oil, an abhorrence to the eye and the soul. To erase the fingerprints, you attempt to wipe them with a cloth of some sort, perhaps your shirt or a towel. But that just smears the fingerprint oil all over the screen, making these horrid streaks of oil going across the screen in every which way. Your smartphone was not born to live this way!
My solution to the fingerprint problem has been to either use a stylus, or use my knuckles. Sometimes, I’ll get a screen protector. But more often, I use my knuckles in lieu of fingers. I’ve found that, even after washing your hands with soap, your fingers will still be oily. However, knuckles rarely ever get oily. They are a godsend in the world of glass and metal devices.
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