I have no problem with my bluetooth keyboard under windows. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Shaun Jones" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS X by theblind" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, January 04, 2008 12:01 PM Subject: Re: Apple Keyboard
Yeah Logitech has them for $39 so for $10 more I will just get it all. On second thought I will relinquish myself of possible blue tooth problems by going wired. We don't want a Windows user saying he can't even get his keyboard working, now do we? On Jan 4, 2008, at 11:27 AM, David Poehlman wrote: > or you could pick up an extra keypad. I think they make bluetooth > ones now. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Shaun Jones" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS > X by > theblind" <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, January 04, 2008 10:44 AM > Subject: Re: Apple Keyboard > > > I just called Apple and because I need the number pad I will have to > go with the wired aluminum keyboard. At least it saves me $30 bucks > but I have to deal with a cord. Thanks for your input. > On Jan 4, 2008, at 10:37 AM, Cheryl Homiak wrote: > >> I have the new aluminum bluetooth keyboard. I like it very much but >> there are a couple of things I should probably mention. >> >> 1. It does not have function keys 13-16 so if you have anything >> you've assigned to those keys you will have to reassign. I spent >> forever on the phone with Apple about this yesterday because they >> kept trying to tell me how to adjust brightness, which apparently >> was a function of the f13-14 keys on the old keyboards, when what I >> wanted to know was whether there was a way to use those function >> keys not whether there was a work-around for certain functions Apple >> had assigned to them. We finally determined that f13-16 just plain >> aren't doable on these keyboards. >> >> 2. There is no numeric keypad so you have to use the fn key. I'm >> trying to decide whether this means one shouldn't bother programming >> the numerickeypad for voiceover, since you end up having to use both >> hands just as you would with vokeys. Of course the keyboard is a lot >> smaller so maybe you could do more with one hand but I haven't tried >> to develop this yet. I'd be interested in what other people with the >> aluminum keyboard are doing about this. >> >> 3. I had initial trouble pairing and I don't know why. It seems >> there must be some kind of trick as to where you are with the >> cursors on the original keyboard when you do your entry with the >> bluetooth keyboard; I just know it took me a lot more trials to pair >> with the aluminum than with the older bluetooth keyboards. >> >> All that having been said, I like the touch and I like the size and >> I like the lighter weight and i like not having that huge battery >> compartment. >> >> >> > > > > >
