On 01/18/2011 04:17 PM, Bill Horne wrote:
While looking at laptops and stand-alone keyboards recently, I see there
are several trends happening. I'd be curious to know what people think
of these features.
Number pads seem to be showing up on more laptops, even those with 15
screens. I
On 01/18/2011 07:32 PM, Mark J Dulcey wrote:
Like other recent HPs it has the reversed roles for the F keys. If I
used software that used the F keys heavily (like Ami Pro back in the
day, or WordPerfect in the even farther back day) I'd switch it back;
the BIOS setting is available.
The Fn
On 01/18/2011 07:56 PM, Mark J Dulcey wrote:
Loud clicky keys might be fine for a desktop keyboard, but they're a
terrible idea for a laptop that is likely to be used in a crowded room.
Way back when I worked for Unitech we got in a laptop for evaluation and
it had a click keyboard -- I
I got a laugh out of this thread. At workplaces, I've had to suffer through
one style after another of keyboards as they mutate over the years.
At home, I proudly pound on a True Blue IBM keyboard from days gone by (when
we used to call PCs IBM-Compatible). Someday, I guess, they'll quit making
Bah. I still haven't entirely forgiven IBM for moving the shift-lock.
--Rich P.
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On Wed, Jan 19, 2011 at 08:06:56AM -0500, Rich Braun wrote:
Looking at the bottom of this heavyweight beast, it says the following:
IBM
Model No. KB-8923
Power Rating 5V 200mA
S/N: 0132228
Date: 1996-07
I bought my first Model M at the MIT Flea in '99 or so. It has a date code
from 1986
On Wed, Jan 19, 2011 at 11:56:03AM -0500, Ben Eisenbraun wrote:
On Wed, Jan 19, 2011 at 08:06:56AM -0500, Rich Braun wrote:
Looking at the bottom of this heavyweight beast, it says the following:
IBM
Model No. KB-8923
Power Rating 5V 200mA
S/N: 0132228
Date: 1996-07
I bought my
On Wed, Jan 19, 2011 at 12:07:54PM -0500, Dan Ritter wrote:
On Wed, Jan 19, 2011 at 11:56:03AM -0500, Ben Eisenbraun wrote:
I bought my first Model M at the MIT Flea in '99 or so. It has a date code
from 1986 on the bottom of it.
I used it until this summer when I ended up with a PC
What do u mean The server GUI? The console on the actual
server itself? The GUI front end from the actual VM server
is very limited. I don't believe you can break out
into a shell. If your server screen goes dark (?), the
usual way that you connect to everything is vsphere client,
and all
On the same thought,
If you have a dead GUI locally or unable to access the VMware web interface,
does anyone know if Webmin supports managing Vmware. If the web interface for
webmin is working, maybe you connect to the host remotely and restart VMWare or
it's instances in that manner. It
On the same thought,
If you have a dead GUI locally or unable to access the VMware web interface,
does anyone know if Webmin supports managing Vmware. If the web interface for
webmin is working, maybe you connect to the host remotely and restart VMWare or
it's instances in that manner. It
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
-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.
The most durable keyboard I bought at a computer show (Do they still have
those???) was a SolidTek ACK-260A.? It came in both PS/2 and AT versions.? It
still works great today as if it were brand new and am using the AT version
right now on an old box.? :-)
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
On Wed, 2011-01-19 at 15:30 -0500, Ben Eisenbraun wrote:
For home I think I'll buy the one with key inscriptions,
since it'll be tough for the 3 year old to use otherwise.
I recommend Dvorak for all children learning to type.
I'm going to form an organization called Q.W.E.R.T.Y. - Quietly,
On Wed, Jan 19, 2011 at 09:21:52PM -0500, Bill Horne wrote:
On Wed, 2011-01-19 at 15:30 -0500, Ben Eisenbraun wrote:
For home I think I'll buy the one with key inscriptions,
since it'll be tough for the 3 year old to use otherwise.
I recommend Dvorak for all children learning to type.
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