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  • P Paul Watson

    Sort of like this[^]? And I do distinctly remember someone making exactly the chair you describe. It was almost a full cage with the user reclining in a leather chair, the keyboards falling under each hand and the big LCD hanging in front of them. Sadly I can't find the link. Google is infallible, it must be my search terms :-> regards, Paul Watson South Africa PMW Photography Gary Wheeler wrote: It's people like you that keep me heading for my big debut on CNN...

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    Paul Watson wrote: Sort of like this[^]? Yeah, exactly! Thanks for the link! Marc My website
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    • S Shog9 0

      Most keyboards sold today are crap, so expect to get a crap keyboard. You may not, but, likely you will. Sorry, that's just the way things are. That said, you can probably minimize the damage by watching for the three Signs of a Really Bad Keyboard:

      1. L-shaped Enter/Return key
      2. Suspiciously small spacebar
      3. Function keys not separated into three groups of four keys

      All three of these are Crimes Against Humanity, devised by the demon QWERTY to reduce typing speed when switching keyboards.

      Firefox? CodeProject? GreaseMonkey? A better Life?

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      David Stone
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      You know Josh, I was just thinking, I don't suppose we (by that, I mean you) could replace the standard textarea in the CPHog script with a Midas control, complete with all the nice control key stuff (Ctrl+I for italics, Ctrl+B for bold, Ctrl+U for underline...etc). ;)

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      • P Paul Watson

        Sort of like this[^]? And I do distinctly remember someone making exactly the chair you describe. It was almost a full cage with the user reclining in a leather chair, the keyboards falling under each hand and the big LCD hanging in front of them. Sadly I can't find the link. Google is infallible, it must be my search terms :-> regards, Paul Watson South Africa PMW Photography Gary Wheeler wrote: It's people like you that keep me heading for my big debut on CNN...

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        DavidNohejl
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        like this?[^] David

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        • G Graham Bradshaw

          Marc Clifton wrote: I want one ... so I can ... lean back ... in a nice relaxed position. It's called voice recognition software ;P

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          Graham Bradshaw wrote: It's called voice recognition software For programming? :~ Marc My website
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            You know Josh, I was just thinking, I don't suppose we (by that, I mean you) could replace the standard textarea in the CPHog script with a Midas control, complete with all the nice control key stuff (Ctrl+I for italics, Ctrl+B for bold, Ctrl+U for underline...etc). ;)

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            Shog9 0
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            It would be possible. And while i shudder to think of a wave of Big Pink Fonts hitting the forums, it would certainly be handy at times... Food for thought.

            My god, you're a genius! - Jörgen Sigvardsson, The Lounge

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            • P peterchen

              There's two schools: "soft touch" and "clickety". Like most mass-typers I prefer the latter. Extra buttons are nice - but try if they fit your typing style. ex a.1: one collegue has a nice keyboard that remaps the function keys to "useful stiff", like "open document in MS Word" , "Print in MS Word" etc. With the added feature of remap being on after reboot. ex a.2 another co has a keyboard I quite like, but one of the the extra function keys (really nice) gets into my typing of "Shift".


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              Shog9 0
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              peterchen wrote: remaps the function keys to "useful stiff" Ha! Enough of those gimicky networked coffee makers, gimme a button that'll serve up a nice G&T...

              Ave Shog9, CP-addicti te salutant! - K(arl), The Soapbox

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              • S Sebastien Lachance

                I will probably get a new keyboard this week, finally ... Any advice for me ? My Blog

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                David ONeil
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                I prefer the 'natural' keyboards, but definately TRY before you buy. One thing I haven't seen mentioned is something to look out for. The 'Shift' keys on some keyboards 'stick' when the key is pressed on the inside edge if you do not press STRAIGHT down (and sometimes still does even then), and this causes you to miss capitalized letters, and then swear under your breath when you have to back up five spaces and fix it. Some of the MS keyboards still use this design, and I hate it. I found that one of the CompUSA el-cheapie boards doesn't suffer from it, and works well, but I can't find it listed on their site. David

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                  like this?[^] David

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                  Paul Watson
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                  Yup, that is pretty much it (sans the horrid blue colour.) Thanks dnh. regards, Paul Watson South Africa PMW Photography Gary Wheeler wrote: It's people like you that keep me heading for my big debut on CNN...

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                  • P Paul Watson

                    Yup, that is pretty much it (sans the horrid blue colour.) Thanks dnh. regards, Paul Watson South Africa PMW Photography Gary Wheeler wrote: It's people like you that keep me heading for my big debut on CNN...

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                    DavidNohejl
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                    FYI it's first result for query http://images.google.com/images?biw=&q=geek+chair&hl=en&btnG=Search+Images[^] :) David David's thoughts / dnhsoftware.org / MyHTMLTidy

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                    • M Marc Clifton

                      Graham Bradshaw wrote: It's called voice recognition software For programming? :~ Marc My website
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                      El Corazon
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                      sure.... it's so much easier... :rolleyes: simply say this: attention: execute Visual Studio click-clack-click-clack-click-clack-click-clack-click-clack attention: new project Win Thirty two Console Application click-clack-click-clack-click-clack-click-clack-click-clack attention: int main open parenthesis close parenthesis stop new line click-clack-click-clack-click-clack-click-clack-click-clack attention: open brace stop new line click-clack-click-clack-click-clack-click-clack-click-clack attention: print F open parenthesis open quote Hello World backslash n end quote close parenthesis semicolen stop new line click-clack-click-clack-click-clack-click-clack-click-clack attention: close brace stop new line click-clack-click-clack-click-clack-click-clack-click-clack attention: compile and run Hello World click-clack-click-clack-click-clack-click-clack-click-clack click-clack-click-clack-click-clack-click-clack-click-clack click-clack-click-clack-click-clack-click-clack-click-clack This is the voice of Colossus, the voice of Guardian. We are one. This is the voice of unity. _________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)

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                      • P Paul Watson

                        You could go old school[^], hardcore[^], all green peace[^] or, like me, new age[^]. The MS one that I have is a lovely keyboard. The multimedia controls on it are surprisingly useful (though the other app keys are less so and the Function Lock is annoying till you have remapped them). regards, Paul Watson South Africa PMW Photography Gary Wheeler wrote: It's people like you that keep me heading for my big debut on CNN...

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                        Shog9 0
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                        Paul Watson wrote: old school[^] Yeah, that's me. Paul Watson wrote: new age[^]. Ugh... Whenever i start to doubt that there is an alliance between Microsoft and The Forces of Darkness, i need only look at their keyboards. It nearly brings tears to my eyes... Ignoring the broken function key placement and the sadly warped spacebar (as they've been previously introduced), what shameful thing have they now done to the right CTRL key position? And the editing key block?! :wtf: At least they've come to their senses regarding the cursor key layout.

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                        • S Sebastien Lachance

                          I will probably get a new keyboard this week, finally ... Any advice for me ? My Blog

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                          Roger Wright
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                          The Only Windows Keyboard You'll Ever Need.[^]:-D "...putting all your eggs in one basket along with your bowling ball and gym clothes only gets you scrambled eggs and an extra laundry day... " - Jeffry J. Brickley

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                          • L Lost User

                            I just bought a Microsft keyboard, traditional layout with a few extra buttons. This was so I could get a good quality keyboard, the Compaq ones at work are rubbish. Elaine :rose: The tigress is here :-D

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                            Gary R Wheeler
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                            Trollslayer wrote: the Compaq ones at work are rubbish Tell me about it. I've got one here at home. The keyboard action itself is okay, but the stupid #@#@!$@ firmware in it doesn't behave precisely according to the BIOS protocol. As a result, during a reboot, it locks up the BIOS in my PC about 2 times in 3, requiring a smack on the reset button (which of course is one of those equally stupid recessed things). The one good thing I have left from my brief fling with carrying a Palm Pilot; the old stylus makes a perfect recessed-reset-button pusher.


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                            • R Roger Wright

                              The Only Windows Keyboard You'll Ever Need.[^]:-D "...putting all your eggs in one basket along with your bowling ball and gym clothes only gets you scrambled eggs and an extra laundry day... " - Jeffry J. Brickley

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                              DavidNohejl
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                              or this one[^] warning: may not be kid sister safe. I dunno. David

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                              • B Brigg Thorp

                                So would you use your third leg for the mouse? :) Brigg Thorp Senior Software Engineer Timex Corporation

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                                Marc Clifton
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                                Brigg Thorp wrote: So would you use your third leg for the mouse? I thought that was the joystick! ;P Marc My website
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                                • P peterchen

                                  the belly grew so large that, with a normal keyboard in fromt of you, you can't reach the function keys anymore ;P [edit]What do you think of this[^]? [/edit]


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                                  Marc Clifton
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                                  peterchen wrote: the belly grew so large that, with a normal keyboard in fromt of you, you can't reach the function keys anymore I do NOT have an automatic spacebar pusher! :laugh: peterchen wrote: What do you think of this Interesting. A bit pricey to try out though. If you could get a left and right handed version, that would $250+. Ugh. Marc My website
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                                  • S Sebastien Lachance

                                    I will probably get a new keyboard this week, finally ... Any advice for me ? My Blog

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                                    Taka Muraoka
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                                    The only keyboard[^] for the working professional :cool:


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                                    • S Sebastien Lachance

                                      I will probably get a new keyboard this week, finally ... Any advice for me ? My Blog

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                                      Nish Nishant
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                                      Buy one that makes click sounds - some of the newer keyboards have keys so soft that they are silent - keyboards gotta make that clickety sound else it's rather weird :-)

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                                      • S Sebastien Lachance

                                        I will probably get a new keyboard this week, finally ... Any advice for me ? My Blog

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                                        Matt Philmon
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                                        I love my Eluminx: http://www.eluminx.com/product.asp?pid=5[^]

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                                        • S Sebastien Lachance

                                          I will probably get a new keyboard this week, finally ... Any advice for me ? My Blog

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                                          Fredrik Skog
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                                          I love my Goldtouch[^] keyboard. Less strain on the arms, and I type faster now than with any other keyboard I've tried. Very expensive though. Cheers, Fredrik
                                          "Felix qui potuit rerum cognoscere causas."

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