Re: wireless keyboards
On 1/19/2011 6:15 PM, Tom Metro wrote: Tom Martinson wrote: ...and it has to have a cord, no wireless. What's the consensus on wireless vs. wired keyboards? I can't bring myself to use a wireless keyboard. I just don't like the idea of broadcasting my passwords out to anyone within listening distance. Wireless mice don't bother me so much; there is only one site I use that uses a clicky password, and even then you have the option of using the keyboard or clicking on the numbers. I can see a use case for wireless keyboards as a MythTV remote, but that's a particular use case where passwords are not typically needed. Matt ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@blu.org http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: wireless keyboards
On Thu, Jan 20, 2011 at 08:00:30AM -0500, Matthew Gillen wrote: On 1/19/2011 6:15 PM, Tom Metro wrote: Tom Martinson wrote: ...and it has to have a cord, no wireless. What's the consensus on wireless vs. wired keyboards? I can't bring myself to use a wireless keyboard. I just don't like the idea of broadcasting my passwords out to anyone within listening distance. Wireless mice don't bother me so much; there is only one site I use that uses a clicky password, and even then you have the option of using the keyboard or clicking on the numbers. I can see a use case for wireless keyboards as a MythTV remote, but that's a particular use case where passwords are not typically needed. I use a wireless keyboard as my second MythTV remote. (The first is a fairly generic universal, which gets most of the use.) As it happens, the wireless mechanism is infrared. This is bad in the sense that the keyboard needs a relatively clear line of sight to the receiver, and good in the sense that anyone who wants to listen in on the passwords I type will need to be in that line of sight. -dsr- -- http://tao.merseine.nu/~dsr/eula.html is hereby incorporated by reference. You can't defend freedom by getting rid of it. ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@blu.org http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: wireless keyboards
Tom Martinson wrote: ...and it has to have a cord, no wireless. What's the consensus on wireless vs. wired keyboards? Years ago I avoided wireless keyboards and mice because they were notoriously unreliable. But the technology has improved, and I've been using a wireless mouse for several years without problems. There's more of an advantage to wireless with mice than with keyboards, given that the mouse tail tends to get in the way when you are using it. But at times a wireless keyboard could be useful too. The reviews I've read lately show that some wireless keyboards are still exhibiting reliability problems, but the broader issue apparently is a slight delay they introduce, which supposedly is bad for gaming. The benefit to wireless doesn't seem worth the bother - at least not for a work desktop - so I'm only considering wired models. -Tom -- Tom Metro Venture Logic, Newton, MA, USA Enterprise solutions through open source. Professional Profile: http://tmetro.venturelogic.com/ ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@blu.org http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: wireless keyboards
-Original Message- From: Tom Metro lt;tmetro-...@vl.comgt; To: discuss@blu.org Sent: Wed, Jan 19, 2011 6:18 pm Subject: Re: wireless keyboards lt;snipgt; The benefit to wireless doesn't seem worth the bother - at least not for a work desktop - so I'm only considering wired models. -Tom I once tried an iConcepts (Sakar International) wireless mouse/keyboard combo. The mouse worked better than the keyboard. A wireless keyboard is something I would not want to use again. ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@blu.org http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: wireless keyboards
On Jan 19, 2011, at 6:15 PM, Tom Metro wrote: What's the consensus on wireless vs. wired keyboards? I doubt that there is one. I hate 'em, along with cordless mice. Batteries suck in a fixed environment. They fail at the most importune times. And the latency is obnoxious. I'm sure that you will find others who are equally vehement and diametrically opposed. --Rich P. ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@blu.org http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
