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peterchen wrote:
Just the classic layout (with windows keys), no funny extra keys, no "optimized for your pleasure" key layout, just the real thing.
Personally I hate the Windows keys. :mad: Never deliberately pushed one in my life. I want a keyboard with no Windows keys and a sensible-length spacebar. And no click. Definitely no click. One of our secretaries used to use a keyboard which clicked as the keys went down *and* up, I suspect to make it sound like she was typing twice as fast as she actually was.
I got used to them. I Frequently use [WIN]-[D], [WIN]-[E] and [WIN]-[R], and the cotext menu key is very very handy if you, err... like... mayb... i never heard of such as case but... you don't have a mouse.
Steve_Harris wrote:
One of our secretaries used to use a keyboard which clicked as the keys went down *and* up
One of the old IBM flag ships did that due to inner mechanics, and they are supposed to be great (still traded heavily on e-bay). I was already thinking of getting a simliar keyboard for work, because the "I'm working" noise is unbeatable :)
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i agree ... i use laptop mice cos they are small (like my delicate lil hands) and very light ... and as shog says ... what the hell do you do with a mouse that the cord is a problem??? on second thoughts dont answer that question :wtf:
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l a u r e n wrote:
like my delicate lil hands
Coming from you, that sounds scary somehow :~
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I got used to them. I Frequently use [WIN]-[D], [WIN]-[E] and [WIN]-[R], and the cotext menu key is very very handy if you, err... like... mayb... i never heard of such as case but... you don't have a mouse.
Steve_Harris wrote:
One of our secretaries used to use a keyboard which clicked as the keys went down *and* up
One of the old IBM flag ships did that due to inner mechanics, and they are supposed to be great (still traded heavily on e-bay). I was already thinking of getting a simliar keyboard for work, because the "I'm working" noise is unbeatable :)
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My first real C# project | Linkify!|FoldWithUs! | sighistpeterchen wrote:
I Frequently use [WIN]-[D], [WIN]-[E] and [WIN]-[R]
I use those and [WIN] - [F] a lot.
peterchen wrote:
the "I'm working" noise is unbeatable
Record an audio loop and play it whenever you are doing things like browsing the lounge. :~
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I have wired CVS (a drugstore here in the US) $5 mouse which I absolutely love. And what I discovered I love about it is that it's so LIGHT. The wireless mice just can't compete--the weight of the batteries themselves are more than what that CVS mouse weighs. I've found that mouse weight is really an important feature in reducing wrist strain. Marc
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People who say that they will refactor their code later to make it "good" don't understand refactoring, nor the art and craft of programming. -- Josh SmithNaw, you don't need a cord flopping around on your desk. The Wacom Graphire tablet is the best of both worlds. The cord connects to a small tablet that you can use both a mouse and a pen. The mouse is really wireless in the sense that it is used on top of the tablet and thus has no mouse ball to collect dirt, hair or the coffee you spilled last. The mouse is very light since it has no batteries not heavy ball. My replacement mouse (I actually used one for enough years that it died) seemed to weight a bit more so I opened it up and found they had put a weight in it to make it that way, just slipped that puppy off and had my light mouse again ;). The pen option is also nice when you use Photoshop, but I seledom used it, my main reason for the Graphire is as a mouse. http://www.wacom.com/graphire/[^]
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peterchen wrote:
Just the classic layout (with windows keys), no funny extra keys, no "optimized for your pleasure" key layout, just the real thing.
Personally I hate the Windows keys. :mad: Never deliberately pushed one in my life. I want a keyboard with no Windows keys and a sensible-length spacebar. And no click. Definitely no click. One of our secretaries used to use a keyboard which clicked as the keys went down *and* up, I suspect to make it sound like she was typing twice as fast as she actually was.
Steve_Harris wrote:
Never deliberately pushed one in my life.
Big mistake, huge... :) Actually, it is like a scroll wheel, once you get use to it there is no going back.. http://www.hintsandtips.com/ShowPost/23/hat.aspx[^]
Steve_Harris wrote:
And no click.
Not sure if this keyboard produces the "click" sound, but I am hoping it is like the one I a couple decades ago that had a click feedback on your fingers. It would be more like the key was clicked rather that the stupid membrane keyboards that just kind of thud. That thud seems to zap all energy from your hands. When you have a click keyboard it seems when you are pressing down the key, it reaches a point and then releases. I would love to have a keybord that felt like that again, but it much have the wake, sleep and hibernate keys, I am addicted to them in Vista!
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Naw, you don't need a cord flopping around on your desk. The Wacom Graphire tablet is the best of both worlds. The cord connects to a small tablet that you can use both a mouse and a pen. The mouse is really wireless in the sense that it is used on top of the tablet and thus has no mouse ball to collect dirt, hair or the coffee you spilled last. The mouse is very light since it has no batteries not heavy ball. My replacement mouse (I actually used one for enough years that it died) seemed to weight a bit more so I opened it up and found they had put a weight in it to make it that way, just slipped that puppy off and had my light mouse again ;). The pen option is also nice when you use Photoshop, but I seledom used it, my main reason for the Graphire is as a mouse. http://www.wacom.com/graphire/[^]
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Interesting. I assume the mouse is really just like a pen, but shaped like a mouse? How do you right click? Marc
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Steve_Harris wrote:
Never deliberately pushed one in my life.
Big mistake, huge... :) Actually, it is like a scroll wheel, once you get use to it there is no going back.. http://www.hintsandtips.com/ShowPost/23/hat.aspx[^]
Steve_Harris wrote:
And no click.
Not sure if this keyboard produces the "click" sound, but I am hoping it is like the one I a couple decades ago that had a click feedback on your fingers. It would be more like the key was clicked rather that the stupid membrane keyboards that just kind of thud. That thud seems to zap all energy from your hands. When you have a click keyboard it seems when you are pressing down the key, it reaches a point and then releases. I would love to have a keybord that felt like that again, but it much have the wake, sleep and hibernate keys, I am addicted to them in Vista!
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There are no Windows keys shortcut functions that I use regularly that I can't get to easily using my mouse, so it's still not much of an attraction. It's also a pain when using other OSs that you are always reminded of MS by your keyboard. :P
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Interesting. I assume the mouse is really just like a pen, but shaped like a mouse? How do you right click? Marc
People are just notoriously impossible. --DavidCrow
There's NO excuse for not commenting your code. -- John Simmons / outlaw programmer
People who say that they will refactor their code later to make it "good" don't understand refactoring, nor the art and craft of programming. -- Josh SmithNope, normal size mouse with two buttons and scroll wheel (cannot live without that ;) ).
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Nope, normal size mouse with two buttons and scroll wheel (cannot live without that ;) ).
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Rocky Moore wrote:
Nope, normal size mouse with two buttons and scroll wheel (cannot live without that ).
Interesting! How is it powered? I couldn't figure that out from the website. Marc
People are just notoriously impossible. --DavidCrow
There's NO excuse for not commenting your code. -- John Simmons / outlaw programmer
People who say that they will refactor their code later to make it "good" don't understand refactoring, nor the art and craft of programming. -- Josh Smith -
Rocky Moore wrote:
Nope, normal size mouse with two buttons and scroll wheel (cannot live without that ).
Interesting! How is it powered? I couldn't figure that out from the website. Marc
People are just notoriously impossible. --DavidCrow
There's NO excuse for not commenting your code. -- John Simmons / outlaw programmer
People who say that they will refactor their code later to make it "good" don't understand refactoring, nor the art and craft of programming. -- Josh SmithIt draws its power from the pad via patented electromagnetic resonance. Here you are: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wacom#Graphire[^] It is a cool product. My wife and I were sold on on them the first time we tried them as a mouse replacement when they first came out.
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