On Wed, Feb 17, 2010 at 09:24:39AM -0500, Stephen Powell wrote:
> I second that motion! I have two of them. I wish I had more. They are
> the best keyboards ever made, in my humble opinion.
I'll third that motion. Back in the 486 days my keyboard gave out. I went
in search of one at a small
If you're interested in a quality keyboard you should check out
something from Cherry.
They made a keyboard at one point with a Tux-key in place of the
traditional windows key. I'm typing on the G81-1800 right now, and the
quality is outstanding. I type a great deal each day, and the price
Andrew Euell wrote:
> [The IBM Model M] is a tank, but don't forget your earplugs.
Not a problem. I'm already half deaf.
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On Wed, Feb 17, 2010 at 11:55:27AM EST, Andrew Euell wrote:
> That thing is a tank, but don't forget your earplugs.
Another thing that probably wouldn't work for me.
Please trim.. please don't top post..
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On Wed, Feb 17, 2010 at 8:09 AM, John Hasler wrote:
> Chris Jones writes:
>> What seems to be happening is that I am a rather 'energetic' typist,
>> and those keyboards were never designed to cope with intensive typing
>> in the first place.
>
On Wed, Feb 17, 2010 at 08:09:17AM EST, John Hasler wrote:
> Chris Jones writes:
> > What seems to be happening is that I am a rather 'energetic' typist,
> > and those keyboards were never designed to cope with intensive
> > typing in the first place.
>
> Then you need an IBM Model M. You won't
On Wed, Feb 17, 2010 at 08:00:52AM -0500, Bryce wrote:
> Andrew Sackville-West wrote:
>
> > On Tue, Feb 16, 2010 at 12:24:19AM -0500, Chris Jones
> > wrote:
> > [...]
> >
> >> I have changed that laptop's keyboard 4-5 times already,
> >> and since replacements only cost about $20.00 + S&H.. a
> >
* On 2010 17 Feb 08:25 -0600, Stephen Powell wrote:
> On Wed, 17 Feb 2010 08:09:17 -0500 (EST), John Hasler wrote:
> > Chris Jones writes:
> >> What seems to be happening is that I am a rather 'energetic' typist,
> >> and those keyboards were never designed to cope with intensive typing
> >> in the
On Wed, 17 Feb 2010 08:09:17 -0500 (EST), John Hasler wrote:
> Chris Jones writes:
>> What seems to be happening is that I am a rather 'energetic' typist,
>> and those keyboards were never designed to cope with intensive typing
>> in the first place.
>
> Then you need an IBM Model M. You won't wea
Chris Jones writes:
> What seems to be happening is that I am a rather 'energetic' typist,
> and those keyboards were never designed to cope with intensive typing
> in the first place.
Then you need an IBM Model M. You won't wear it out.
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Andrew Sackville-West wrote:
> On Tue, Feb 16, 2010 at 12:24:19AM -0500, Chris Jones
> wrote:
> [...]
>
>> I have changed that laptop's keyboard 4-5 times already,
>> and since replacements only cost about $20.00 + S&H.. a
>> cost-effective solution is to swap in a new keyboard when
>> the curren
On Wed, Feb 17, 2010 at 12:28:17AM EST, Andrew Sackville-West wrote:
> On Tue, Feb 16, 2010 at 12:24:19AM -0500, Chris Jones wrote:
[...]
> have you tried running an old one through the dishwasher? works for
> the old model m's and many other keyboards...
Yes, I've heard that before, but I have
On Tue, Feb 16, 2010 at 12:24:19AM -0500, Chris Jones wrote:
[...]
> I have changed that laptop's keyboard 4-5 times already, and since
> replacements only cost about $20.00 + S&H.. a cost-effective solution is
> to swap in a new keyboard when the current one stops working to my
> satisfaction,
[.
On Tue, Feb 16, 2010 at 12:24:19AM -0500, Chris Jones wrote:
> All sound advice and thanks to all for your comments.
>
> Come to think of it, I should have mentioned that I only routinely use
> air on the laptop's keyboard, a flimsy model that vaguely tries to
> impersonate the real thing, with en
On Tue, Feb 16, 2010 at 01:12:24AM EST, Kent West wrote:
> Chris Jones wrote:
> > ...at this point I'm concerned the connector might be
> > reaching the end of its useful life, and that means the next step would
> > be replacing the motherboard.
> Or just solder in a new connector
Yes, more
Chris Jones wrote:
> ...at this point I'm concerned the connector might be
> reaching the end of its useful life, and that means the next step would
> be replacing the motherboard.
Or just solder in a new connector
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All sound advice and thanks to all for your comments.
Come to think of it, I should have mentioned that I only routinely use
air on the laptop's keyboard, a flimsy model that vaguely tries to
impersonate the real thing, with enough space between the key caps to
let stuff like bread crumbs, hairs,
jeremy jozwik wrote:
On Sat, Feb 13, 2010 at 6:30 PM, Chris Jones wrote:
...and might be able to
comment on the respective merits of air compressors vs. air cans..?
CJ
in a recent point and shoot camera surgery i regret using compressed
air cans. after a certain * of r
>
>
>
> Original Message
>From: eve...@worldwidehtml.com
>To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
>Subject: Re: Air compressors vs. canned air
>Date: Sun, 14 Feb 2010 23:10:22 -0800
>
>>On Sun, Feb 14, 2010 at 07:51:06PM +1000, Adrian Levi wrote:
>>&g
On Sun, Feb 14, 2010 at 07:51:06PM +1000, Adrian Levi wrote:
> On 14 February 2010 14:27, Timothy Legg wrote:
> >> On Sat, Feb 13, 2010 at 6:30 PM, Chris Jones wrote:
> >>>...and might be able to
> >>> comment on the respective merits of air compressors vs. air cans..?
> >>>
> >>> CJ
>
>
> > Pl
On Sat, Feb 13, 2010 at 09:30:50PM -0500, Chris Jones wrote:
> Just paid c. $10.00 for a DYNEX Compressed Gas Duster, IOW a 10 oz. can
> of compressed air from my local Best Buy.
>
> Not so much the money per se, but each time I buy one of those, I get
> this nagging feeling that I've had been ha
* On 2010 14 Feb 01:49 -0600, Stan Hoeppner wrote:
> Apartment? Compressors are too loud, and you probably have no place to store
> a
> compressor. In that case, buy a ~$20 air bubble from Walmart or Orschelens or
> similar, a hose, a trigger nozzle, etc and fill it up at the gas station's
> f
> Date: Sun, 14 Feb 2010 11:48:06 +
> From: t...@vanderhoff.org
> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
> Subject: Re: OT: Air compressors vs. canned air
>
> On 14/02/10 10:53, Russell L. Harris wrote:
> > * Chris Jones [100214 02:35]:
> >> Has anyone with rea
On 14/02/10 10:53, Russell L. Harris wrote:
* Chris Jones [100214 02:35]:
Has anyone with real world experience in the area of computer cleaning
tried such solutions as the MetroVac duster line and might be able to
comment on the respective merits of air compressors vs. air cans..?
The teleph
* Chris Jones [100214 02:35]:
> Has anyone with real world experience in the area of computer cleaning
> tried such solutions as the MetroVac duster line and might be able to
> comment on the respective merits of air compressors vs. air cans..?
The telephone company uses dry nitrogen to purge tel
On 14 February 2010 14:27, Timothy Legg wrote:
>> On Sat, Feb 13, 2010 at 6:30 PM, Chris Jones wrote:
>>>...and might be able to
>>> comment on the respective merits of air compressors vs. air cans..?
>>>
>>> CJ
> Please don't use the readily available R-134a bottles. I am not yet
> convinced
Timothy Legg put forth on 2/13/2010 10:27 PM:
>> On Sat, Feb 13, 2010 at 6:30 PM, Chris Jones wrote:
>>> ...and might be able to
>>> comment on the respective merits of air compressors vs. air cans..?
>>>
>>> CJ
>>
>> in a recent point and shoot camera surgery i regret using compressed
>> air cans
Chris Jones put forth on 2/13/2010 8:30 PM:
> Just paid c. $10.00 for a DYNEX Compressed Gas Duster, IOW a 10 oz. can
> of compressed air from my local Best Buy.
>
> Not so much the money per se, but each time I buy one of those, I get
> this nagging feeling that I've had been had.
That's becaus
> On Sat, Feb 13, 2010 at 6:30 PM, Chris Jones wrote:
>>...and might be able to
>> comment on the respective merits of air compressors vs. air cans..?
>>
>> CJ
>
> in a recent point and shoot camera surgery i regret using compressed
> air cans. after a certain * of rotation the can might expel hig
On Sat, Feb 13, 2010 at 6:30 PM, Chris Jones wrote:
>...and might be able to
> comment on the respective merits of air compressors vs. air cans..?
>
> CJ
in a recent point and shoot camera surgery i regret using compressed
air cans. after a certain * of rotation the can might expel high
velocity
Air from most compressors (other than those for filling diving tanks)
tends to be wet and oily. If you use a lot it might be cost-effective
to get a tank of compressed nitrogen from your local welding supply
store. You'll need a regulator.
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Chris Jones wrote:
Just paid c. $10.00 for a DYNEX Compressed Gas Duster, IOW a 10 oz. can
of compressed air from my local Best Buy.
Not so much the money per se, but each time I buy one of those, I get
this nagging feeling that I've had been had.
Has anyone with real world experience in the
Just paid c. $10.00 for a DYNEX Compressed Gas Duster, IOW a 10 oz. can
of compressed air from my local Best Buy.
Not so much the money per se, but each time I buy one of those, I get
this nagging feeling that I've had been had.
Has anyone with real world experience in the area of computer clean
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