Re: This is to type on?

2005-09-11 Thread Max Battcher
Julia Thompson wrote: My impression is that keyboards didn't always come with dedicated keys for moving the cursor, and it was on one of those that didn't that Dan first learned to use a keyboard properly I once got used to using a keyboard that had both the full NUM PAD and a full arrow

Re: This is to type on?

2005-09-10 Thread Julia Thompson
Dave Land wrote: On Sep 10, 2005, at 8:55 PM, Julia Thompson wrote: Ronn!Blankenship wrote: At 10:24 PM Saturday 9/10/2005, Julia Thompson wrote: Heh. Between the trackball and the fact that I keep the number lock ON, Dan doesn't like using my computer all that much. So he prefers to u

Re: This is to type on?

2005-09-10 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 11:01 PM Saturday 9/10/2005, Dave Land wrote: On Sep 10, 2005, at 8:55 PM, Julia Thompson wrote: Ronn!Blankenship wrote: At 10:24 PM Saturday 9/10/2005, Julia Thompson wrote: Heh. Between the trackball and the fact that I keep the number lock ON, Dan doesn't like using my computer all

Re: This is to type on?

2005-09-10 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 10:59 PM Saturday 9/10/2005, Dave Land wrote: For my PC at home, I just bought a Saitek Eclipse keyboard, which has blue backlighted keys for nighttime use. THey label it a "gamers'" keyboard, but I forgive them. I've been tempted to get one of those, although I would really prefer red li

Re: This is to type on?

2005-09-10 Thread Dave Land
On Sep 10, 2005, at 8:55 PM, Julia Thompson wrote: Ronn!Blankenship wrote: At 10:24 PM Saturday 9/10/2005, Julia Thompson wrote: Heh. Between the trackball and the fact that I keep the number lock ON, Dan doesn't like using my computer all that much. So he prefers to use the numeric key

Re: This is to type on?

2005-09-10 Thread Dave Land
On Sep 10, 2005, at 5:28 AM, Robert G. Seeberger wrote: http://www.artlebedev.com/portfolio/optimus/ "Every key of the Optimus keyboard is a stand-alone display showing exactly what it is controlling at this very moment." In answer to your question, no, it is not to type on, it is to WANT to

Re: This is to type on?

2005-09-10 Thread Julia Thompson
Ronn!Blankenship wrote: At 10:24 PM Saturday 9/10/2005, Julia Thompson wrote: Heh. Between the trackball and the fact that I keep the number lock ON, Dan doesn't like using my computer all that much. So he prefers to use the numeric keypad to the arrow keys? (Like you, I keep NUM LOCK on

Re: This is to type on?

2005-09-10 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 10:24 PM Saturday 9/10/2005, Julia Thompson wrote: Doug Pensinger wrote: Julia wrote: And using something other than my 3-button trackball made by Logitech, which I've been rather fond of since I got it about 8 years ago. Well, at least the dots on the ball are black) Ha! Fellow t

Re: This is to type on?

2005-09-10 Thread Julia Thompson
Doug Pensinger wrote: Julia wrote: And using something other than my 3-button trackball made by Logitech, which I've been rather fond of since I got it about 8 years ago. Well, at least the dots on the ball are black) Ha! Fellow trackball user. I had a Logitech but the Microsoft tr

Re: This is to type on?

2005-09-10 Thread Julia Thompson
Ronn!Blankenship wrote: And, fwiw, only the main box here (and the keyboard) is black. Much of the rest of it is that "putty" color, except for the external hard drive boxes are apparently brushed aluminum. And from this angle it is hard to see what color the monitor housing is (also putty)

Re: This is to type on?

2005-09-10 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 09:59 PM Saturday 9/10/2005, Doug Pensinger wrote: It's also amusing when other people sit down to use the computer. Just about every one of them has a comment such as ugh! or oh sh*t! Good. Go use someone else's. 8^) That's what I think when I have to use a computer with a mouse . .

Re: This is to type on?

2005-09-10 Thread Doug Pensinger
Julia wrote: And using something other than my 3-button trackball made by Logitech, which I've been rather fond of since I got it about 8 years ago. Well, at least the dots on the ball are black) Ha! Fellow trackball user. I had a Logitech but the Microsoft track ball is (IMO) better

Re: This is to type on?

2005-09-10 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 08:55 PM Saturday 9/10/2005, Julia Thompson wrote: Ronn!Blankenship wrote: At 08:03 PM Saturday 9/10/2005, Julia Thompson wrote: Ronn!Blankenship wrote: At 07:28 AM Saturday 9/10/2005, Robert G. Seeberger wrote: http://www.artlebedev.com/portfolio/optimus/ "Every key of the Optimus key

Re: This is to type on?

2005-09-10 Thread Julia Thompson
Ronn!Blankenship wrote: At 08:03 PM Saturday 9/10/2005, Julia Thompson wrote: Ronn!Blankenship wrote: At 07:28 AM Saturday 9/10/2005, Robert G. Seeberger wrote: http://www.artlebedev.com/portfolio/optimus/ "Every key of the Optimus keyboard is a stand-alone display showing exactly what it

Re: This is to type on?

2005-09-10 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 08:03 PM Saturday 9/10/2005, Julia Thompson wrote: Ronn!Blankenship wrote: At 07:28 AM Saturday 9/10/2005, Robert G. Seeberger wrote: http://www.artlebedev.com/portfolio/optimus/ "Every key of the Optimus keyboard is a stand-alone display showing exactly what it is controlling at this very

Re: This is to type on?

2005-09-10 Thread Julia Thompson
Ronn!Blankenship wrote: At 07:28 AM Saturday 9/10/2005, Robert G. Seeberger wrote: http://www.artlebedev.com/portfolio/optimus/ "Every key of the Optimus keyboard is a stand-alone display showing exactly what it is controlling at this very moment." So where do we order one? -- Ronn! :)

Re: This is to type on?

2005-09-10 Thread Warren Ockrassa
On Sep 10, 2005, at 5:36 PM, Ronn!Blankenship wrote: At 07:28 AM Saturday 9/10/2005, Robert G. Seeberger wrote: http://www.artlebedev.com/portfolio/optimus/ "Every key of the Optimus keyboard is a stand-alone display showing exactly what it is controlling at this very moment." So where do we

Re: This is to type on?

2005-09-10 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 07:28 AM Saturday 9/10/2005, Robert G. Seeberger wrote: http://www.artlebedev.com/portfolio/optimus/ "Every key of the Optimus keyboard is a stand-alone display showing exactly what it is controlling at this very moment." So where do we order one? -- Ronn! :)

This is to type on?

2005-09-10 Thread Robert G. Seeberger
http://www.artlebedev.com/portfolio/optimus/ "Every key of the Optimus keyboard is a stand-alone display showing exactly what it is controlling at this very moment." xponent Highly Technical Maru rob ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/bri