On Wed, Aug 28, 2013 at 5:31 PM, Nathan Chere <[email protected]>wrote:
> **Ø **What's the real benefit to wireless keyboards?**** > > ** ** > > **1) **You haven’t seen my desk at work. Once you get to a certain > point, every additional wire increases clutter O(C^n). > Gritting your teeth helps here. > **** > > **2) **For my main music workstation at home, the tower is far > enough from the keyboard/mouse area that I can’t route the cabling cleanly > without cutting holes in my desk or running the wires around the front. I > tried USB extension leads but the 3-4 I tried had a tendency to stop > responding intermittently or come unplugged too easily.**** > > **3) **If you want the keyboard and mouse out of the way (eg you’re > using a graphics tablet or perhaps not using the computer at all, just want > the desk space for old fashioned pen on paper brainstorming) it’s much more > convenient to pop them both in a drawer than finding somewhere to stick > them subject to the usable reach of the cable (see: beginning of clutter). > **** > > ** ** > > That’s my main three, and aside from more practical concerns it just looks > cleaner. **** > > ** > SO what you'd really like would be a wireless monitor. Because 2 applies just as much here. This is where I like Apple's Thunderbolt cabling. Its one wire that daisychains any desk item, and it's a really thin cable (compared to standard monitor cables) > ** > > My main concern with a backlit wireless keyboard would be battery life but > after having a wireless keyboard at home I wouldn’t use anything else > there. At work the laptop is on the desk so cable reach is not such an > issue but clutter still is. I only use a wired keyboard there because there > isn’t exactly an abundance of mechanical tenkey-less wireless keyboards to > choose from.**** > > ** > The Apple KB would be good here, but its got hopeless keys. But its wireless and very small (that's another complaint) > ** > > (PS: FWIW ever since ball mice went the way of the dodo I’ve never had a > mouse cable wear out on me before the buttons or optical/laser/etc sensor). > Razers seem to wear the cable out before the buttons or sensors. IIRC they are available as spares. Oh, and the teflon pads wear fast. (or you brick them by using the wrong OS to update the firmware (x64 instead of x86 <cry>)) > **** > > ** ** > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *mike smith > *Sent:* Wednesday, 28 August 2013 4:26 PM > > *To:* ozDotNet > *Subject:* Re: [OT] Developer keyboard**** > > ** ** > > On Wed, Aug 28, 2013 at 3:30 PM, Nathan Chere <[email protected]> > wrote:**** > > If it was wireless and had an option for other keys (eg Cherry blue) it > would be near perfect.**** > > Or at least if not wireless, have a built-in USB hub… but would definitely > prefer wireless. **** > > ** ** > > What's the real benefit to wireless keyboards? Mice I understand, but you > just don't have a need to move a keyboard. Mine is wireless, but the > wireless point for it is an inch or so from the keyboard. Unless you're > worried about electric shock during a thunderstorm...**** > > ** ** > > Mice, OTOH, the need is that the mouse cable wears out near the entry into > the mouse. **** > > **** > > **** > > As it stands it really isn’t bringing anything overly compelling to the > table which isn’t already done elsewhere. The dip switch behaviour is nice > but still not enough of a selling point to make me choose that over the > many alternatives.**** > > **** > > ** ** > > Reading it, this keyboard is backlit, but doesn't allow for changing > layout electronically. I've seen some that consist of led/lcd keybacks > that do though. **** > > **** > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *David Richards > *Sent:* Wednesday, 28 August 2013 3:06 PM**** > > > *To:* ozDotNet > *Subject:* Re: [OT] Developer keyboard**** > > **** > > Greetings all,**** > > **** > > I don't mean to resurrect this thread (especially since I already have my > new keyboard) but I just saw this post which was an interesting coincidence: > **** > > **** > > http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/2013/08/the-code-keyboard.html**** > > **** > > Thought some of you might be interested.**** > > > **** > > David > > "If we can hit that bullseye, the rest of the dominoes > will fall like a house of cards... checkmate!" > -Zapp Brannigan, Futurama**** > > **** > > On 21 August 2013 16:56, Stephen Price <[email protected]> wrote:* > *** > > Careful looking/listening to things on YouTube. Last week a guy here at > work was freaking out about the back light leakage on these fancy new IPS > screens. **** > > I never noticed it, but when I took a photo of it with my phone camera the > backlight was quite noticeable. I guess the camera takes in lots of light > causing a kind of over exposure in the photo... It looks no where near how > bad the photos posted online (or that I took) make the screen look. Its > only noticeable in a dark room when looking at an all black screen (and > even then to your naked eye its fine, but the photo looks like a brightly > lit screen). **** > > **** > > He bought one anyway :)**** > > **** > > On Wed, Aug 21, 2013 at 1:46 PM, David Richards < > [email protected]> wrote:**** > > It's louder than the "Microsoft Digital Media Keyboard 1.0a" I was using > before. It sounds very similar to that video. It's a bit hard to tell if > its louder or not since it kind of depended on how loud I set the volume :) > But if it has the same switches its probably the same. It's much quieter > than a "clicky" one I had some time ago. I think it actually depends on > your typing style. If I'm careful and don't bottom out the keys it's much > quieter. I think it would take a bit if practice to do that normally.**** > > > **** > > David > > "If we can hit that bullseye, the rest of the dominoes > will fall like a house of cards... checkmate!" > -Zapp Brannigan, Futurama**** > > **** > > On 21 August 2013 14:55, Peter Gfader <[email protected]> wrote:**** > > Nice keyboard!**** > > How loud is it?**** > > **** > > I bought the "daskeyboard ultimate silent" and I am not so happy with it. > **** > > I got the silent one, but it is still too loud. I use it at home where no > one else sits in my home office, but doing remote pairing or calls is not a > nice experience...**** > > **** > > Here how loud that "silent" keyboard is > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTrj9QMonts **** > > **** > > .peter.gfader. (current mood = warm sun makes my heart jump and puts a > smile on my face)**** > > http://blog.gfader.com**** > > **** > > **** > > On Wed, Aug 21, 2013 at 6:26 AM, David Richards < > [email protected]> wrote:**** > > I got it from mighty ape on sale but I'm pretty sure I saw it for similar > prices elsewhere. The link below is for a cyborg branded one which is the > same thing. mad catz own the cyborg brand.**** > > **** > > http://www.mightyape.com.au/product/Cyborg-MMO7-Gaming-Mouse/19700928/**** > > > **** > > David > > "If we can hit that bullseye, the rest of the dominoes > will fall like a house of cards... checkmate!" > -Zapp Brannigan, Futurama**** > > **** > > On 21 August 2013 14:19, Stephen Price <[email protected]> wrote:* > *** > > Where did you buy the mouse from? Looking about on my normal online > stores, can't find that particular model.**** > > **** > > cheers,**** > > Stephen**** > > **** > > **** > > **** > > **** > > **** > > **** > > **** > > Click here <https://www.mailcontrol.com/sr/MZbqvYs5QwJvpeaetUwhCQ==> to > report this email as spam.**** > > ** ** > > This message has been scanned for malware by Websense. www.websense.com*** > * > > > > **** > > ** ** > > -- > Meski**** > > http://courteous.ly/aAOZcv**** > > > "Going to Starbucks for coffee is like going to prison for sex. Sure, > you'll get it, but it's going to be rough" - Adam Hills**** > -- Meski http://courteous.ly/aAOZcv "Going to Starbucks for coffee is like going to prison for sex. Sure, you'll get it, but it's going to be rough" - Adam Hills
