I agree with your comments on the cut down keyboard Peter I realised that when I bought my IMac late last year and asked for a full keyboard with numeric pad because I do a fair amount of data entry That was provided for me at no extra cost I have the original keyboard available if anyone wants it I have also invested in another mouse as the MM gave so much trouble
Graeme IMac 27 On 20/04/2010, at 8:36 AM, Peter Hinchliffe wrote: > > > On 19/04/2010, at 5:16 PM, Reg Whitely wrote: > >> Hi Peter >> >> I have a Magic Mouse which I use in my classroom with my MacBook Pro hooked >> up to the data projector. All the kids can see the screen and pass the mouse >> around to select various items and highlight text for editing. A bluetooth >> keyboard would also be useful in this way. Today I had to smile as we had a >> lady doing a presentation at school to staff, using her little Acer or asus >> or whatever mini comp connected to her own data projector. She needed a DVD >> shown so I hooked up my MacBook to our school data projector and took my >> Magic Mouse to the table I was sitting at to control the movie. She didn't >> know I had the mouse and thought I'd forgotten to start the DVD so went to >> the Mac and used the trackpad. She couldn't understand what was happening ;-) >> >> I have 2 rechargeable batteries in it and they are yet to need recharging, >> but I admit I use it only once or twice a week in class. >> >> Regards >> >> Reg > > I acknowledge that wireless mice and keyboards certainly have their place in > presentation environments, and in fact are often essential, such as in your > example. My original comment was that they are probably unnecessary for > desktop computers under general use. Laptops are a different matter as well. > For long periods of use, a wireless mouse is much easier to use than a > trackpad. > > In particular, I find it rather galling that Apple have seen fit to supply, > by default and without real warning, a wireless, cut-down aluminium keyboard > out of the box with new iMacs. The user, who is generally expecting a numeric > keyboard, then has to go off and buy an extra one just to work in the way > they are used to. The logic of this decision by Apple escapes me completely. > > > > Peter Hinchliffe Apwin Computer Services > FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer > Perth, Western Australia > Phone (618) 9332 6482 Mob 0403 064 948 > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Mac because I prefer it -- Windows because I have to. > > > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Unsubscribe - <mailto:[email protected]> > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Unsubscribe - <mailto:[email protected]>
