Re: [gentoo-user] OT: buying a keyboard

2009-06-05 Thread Philip Webb
090604 Paul Hartman wrote: 4) Cable so short it can't even reach the computer. I have a keyboard with an 18-inch cord. It is barely long enough to reach from one side of the keyboard to the other! Absolutely useless. Mine is theoretically extendible -- stretch of curled-up cord -- , but to

Re: [gentoo-user] OT: buying a keyboard

2009-06-05 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Fri, 5 Jun 2009 02:05:18 -0400, Philip Webb wrote: Mine is theoretically extendible -- stretch of curled-up cord -- , but to reach the computer I have it plugged into a KVM switch, which is the only use the latter has in real life. It seems that USB extension cords are commonplace, but

Re: [gentoo-user] OT: buying a keyboard

2009-06-05 Thread Stroller
On 5 Jun 2009, at 07:05, Philip Webb wrote: 090604 Paul Hartman wrote: 4) Cable so short it can't even reach the computer. I have a keyboard with an 18-inch cord. It is barely long enough to reach from one side of the keyboard to the other! Absolutely useless. Mine is theoretically

Re: [gentoo-user] OT: buying a keyboard

2009-06-05 Thread Wyatt Epp
On Thu, Jun 4, 2009 at 11:14 AM, Alan McKinnon alan.mckin...@gmail.comwrote: IBM system M keyboard ... best keyboard ever made. Truer words are rarely spoken. And you can pick them up on eBay for about USD $20 (or rummage sales for next to nothing). The only uncertainty in my mind is whether

Re: [gentoo-user] OT: buying a keyboard

2009-06-05 Thread Peter Humphrey
On Thursday 04 June 2009 19:19:50 Daniel da Veiga wrote: 3) Absence of the pads used to lift the back of the keyboard (I can't believe some people don't use them). You should. -- Rgds Peter

Re: [gentoo-user] OT: buying a keyboard

2009-06-05 Thread Paul Hartman
On Fri, Jun 5, 2009 at 5:38 AM, Wyatt Eppwyatt@gmail.com wrote: On Thu, Jun 4, 2009 at 11:14 AM, Alan McKinnon alan.mckin...@gmail.com wrote: IBM system M keyboard ... best keyboard ever made. Truer words are rarely spoken. And you can pick them up on eBay for about USD $20 (or rummage

Re: [gentoo-user] OT: buying a keyboard

2009-06-04 Thread Ajai Khattri
On Sun, 31 May 2009, Adrian wrote: It's finally getting worn out, keys are sticking pretty bad. I would like to get a new one, but the company I purchased it from (via the internet) seems to not exist any more. Some google action has not resulted in locating any similar keyboards. About

Re: [gentoo-user] OT: buying a keyboard

2009-06-04 Thread Dale
Ajai Khattri wrote: On Sun, 31 May 2009, Adrian wrote: It's finally getting worn out, keys are sticking pretty bad. I would like to get a new one, but the company I purchased it from (via the internet) seems to not exist any more. Some google action has not resulted in locating any similar

Re: [gentoo-user] OT: buying a keyboard

2009-06-04 Thread Alan McKinnon
On Thursday 04 June 2009 16:39:39 Dale wrote: Ajai Khattri wrote: On Sun, 31 May 2009, Adrian wrote: It's finally getting worn out, keys are sticking pretty bad. I would like to get a new one, but the company I purchased it from (via the internet) seems to not exist any more. Some

Re: [gentoo-user] OT: buying a keyboard

2009-06-04 Thread Philip Webb
090604 Alan McKinnon wrote: On Thursday 04 June 2009 16:39:39 Dale wrote: Ajai Khattri wrote: About once a year, I wash all my keyboards (no, seriously). Dishwasher, quick wash, cold, leave somewhere warm to dry couple days. When I was working on computers, I used to clean them with pure

Re: [gentoo-user] OT: buying a keyboard

2009-06-04 Thread Dale
Philip Webb wrote: 090604 Alan McKinnon wrote: On Thursday 04 June 2009 16:39:39 Dale wrote: Ajai Khattri wrote: About once a year, I wash all my keyboards (no, seriously). Dishwasher, quick wash, cold, leave somewhere warm to dry couple days. When I was working

Re: [gentoo-user] OT: buying a keyboard

2009-06-04 Thread Daniel da Veiga
On Thu, Jun 4, 2009 at 12:49, Dale rdalek1...@gmail.com wrote: Philip Webb wrote: 090604 Alan McKinnon wrote: On Thursday 04 June 2009 16:39:39 Dale wrote: Ajai Khattri wrote: About once a year, I wash all my keyboards (no, seriously). Dishwasher, quick wash, cold, leave somewhere warm to

Re: [gentoo-user] OT: buying a keyboard

2009-06-04 Thread Paul Hartman
On Thu, Jun 4, 2009 at 1:19 PM, Daniel da Veiga danieldave...@gmail.com wrote: What I hate most about some keyboards are: 1) The damn layout changes (like FN key at the left side of the BACKSPACE, and backspace not a double size key, or right shift also not double size, ENTER is another one

Re: [gentoo-user] OT: buying a keyboard

2009-06-04 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Thu, 4 Jun 2009 15:19:50 -0300, Daniel da Veiga wrote: 3) Absence of the pads used to lift the back of the keyboard (I can't believe some people don't use them). Some clam that raising the back of the keyboard increases the risk of RSI, and that you should raise the front if anything, to

Re: [gentoo-user] OT: buying a keyboard

2009-06-04 Thread Paul Hartman
On Thu, Jun 4, 2009 at 3:04 PM, Neil Bothwick n...@digimed.co.uk wrote: On Thu, 4 Jun 2009 15:19:50 -0300, Daniel da Veiga wrote: 3) Absence of the pads used to lift the back of the keyboard (I can't believe some people don't use them). Some clam that raising the back of the keyboard

Re: [gentoo-user] OT: buying a keyboard

2009-06-02 Thread Joshua Murphy
On Mon, Jun 1, 2009 at 12:03 PM, Jacob Todd jaketodd...@gmail.com wrote: Did you check craigslist? On Sun, May 31, 2009 at 02:14:04PM -0600, Adrian wrote: Greetings; Many moons ago I purchased a Linux Cool Keyboard.  The great thing about this keyboard is that a. it has great tactile

Re: [gentoo-user] OT: buying a keyboard

2009-06-02 Thread Keith Dart
On May 31, 2009, at 1:14 PM, Adrian wrote: Many moons ago I purchased a Linux Cool Keyboard. The great thing about this keyboard is that a. it has great tactile response and b. it has a cover which folds down to protect the keyboard when not in use. I had one too. :-) Had to replace it with

Re: [gentoo-user] OT: buying a keyboard

2009-06-02 Thread Paul Hartman
On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 4:24 PM, Keith Dart ke...@dartworks.biz wrote: On May 31, 2009, at 1:14 PM, Adrian wrote: Many moons ago I purchased a Linux Cool Keyboard. The great thing about this keyboard is that a. it has great tactile response and b. it has a cover which folds down to protect

Re: [gentoo-user] OT: buying a keyboard

2009-06-01 Thread Mike Kazantsev
On Sun, 31 May 2009 14:14:04 -0600 Adrian linux...@204eastsouth.com wrote: Anyone know where I might find such a keyboard? Thanks much. One can usually find pretty much anything on ebay, if you haven't checked it already. -- Mike Kazantsev // fraggod.net signature.asc Description: PGP

Re: [gentoo-user] OT: buying a keyboard

2009-06-01 Thread Dale
Mike Kazantsev wrote: On Sun, 31 May 2009 14:14:04 -0600 Adrian linux...@204eastsouth.com wrote: Anyone know where I might find such a keyboard? Thanks much. One can usually find pretty much anything on ebay, if you haven't checked it already. I froogled it and it didn't

Re: [gentoo-user] OT: buying a keyboard

2009-06-01 Thread Jacob Todd
Did you check craigslist? On Sun, May 31, 2009 at 02:14:04PM -0600, Adrian wrote: Greetings; Many moons ago I purchased a Linux Cool Keyboard. The great thing about this keyboard is that a. it has great tactile response and b. it has a cover which folds down to protect the keyboard

[gentoo-user] OT: buying a keyboard

2009-05-31 Thread Adrian
Greetings; Many moons ago I purchased a Linux Cool Keyboard. The great thing about this keyboard is that a. it has great tactile response and b. it has a cover which folds down to protect the keyboard when not in use. It's finally getting worn out, keys are sticking pretty bad. I would like