|
viaducting wrote: Clicky keyboards are the bane of the office containing more than one person
...or the home office. Most of my work at home is done after everyone goes to sleep. My office is in a spare bedroom, next to all the other bedrooms. If I had a clicky keyboard, I think my family would hurt me...hurt me really bad... 
I have always wished for my computer to be as easy to use as my telephone; my wish has come true because I can no longer figure out how to use my telephone - Bjarne Stroustrup
The world is going to laugh at you anyway, might as well crack the 1st joke!
My code has no bugs, it runs exactly as it was written.
|
|
|
|
|
About five years ago I hired a college intern who actually asked for a loud-clicky keyboard. That made me, and the help desk, laugh.
Whatever.
|
|
|
|
|
For years someone in my workplace refused to give up a keyboard that clicked on both down and upstrokes. I used to say that she only kept it because it sounded like she was typing twice as fast as she actually was. She didn't find it funny.
|
|
|
|
|
Wow. Isn't that the truth?!? I will question anyone in the future who wants a loud keyboard based on what you said.
Then again, my "split keyboard" (not a wave keyboard) and an ergonomic mouse request seems to throw off most help desks'.
|
|
|
|
|
DO NOT get a Logitec Curve, I'm on my second on in less than 3 yrs and after about a year the keys start to stick. And yes I take care of it!
|
|
|
|
|
I'm waiting for the Script Kiddie keyboard to appear, you know a keyboard like the ZX Spectrum where the function/shift/control keys in combination with the rest of the keyboard automatically type text, i.e. Shift B inserts <body> 
|
|
|
|
|
I can tell you a really bad one.
We have recently bought a load of Getac toughbooks.
They have put a Function key bottom left and moved the Ctrl key inwards.
It's a bloody nightmare. Takes me two attempts to log in each time for a start.
Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many friends.
|
|
|
|
|
A keyboard is a personal tool. You're using it all day long (aside of the mouse).
That's why I always use my own keyboard, I want something that feels good and fits my needs, not something that was just cheap or "was in the package".
I currently use one Logitech compact keyboard (K300), because that one fits me with it's flat profile and narrow keys.
I know quite some craftsman and most of them have own tools aside of the company's ones. and so do I.
|
|
|
|
|
Agreed. I just don't know of many places that have a huge selection of keyboards that I can play with before buying. 
|
|
|
|
|
This[^] is an article linked to in a previous issue of The Insider. So long ago that it is lost in the mists of time.
It's a good read and may also help you in your quest.
Henry Minute
Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?"
“I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.”
I wouldn't let CG touch my Abacus!
When you're wrestling a gorilla, you don't stop when you're tired, you stop when the gorilla is.
Cogito ergo thumb - Sucking my thumb helps me to think.
|
|
|
|
|
|
I have the Das Keyboard Professional S "Silent" keyboard. It is similar to the one in the article, but has the Cherry "brown" ("silent") switches rather than the Cherry "blue" switches with the loud click. It is far from silent, but not too noisy. I liked it so well at home, I bought one for work as well.
I really liked the original Microsoft Natural keyboard, but I have a couple of the later version in my parts bin, because I don't like them as well as the original.
|
|
|
|
|
|
It is droughting very heavily here with the full son et lumière accompaniment.
The money grubbing utilities say it's too little too late. I dread to think what they would consider to be sufficient.
Henry Minute
Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?"
“I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.”
I wouldn't let CG touch my Abacus!
When you're wrestling a gorilla, you don't stop when you're tired, you stop when the gorilla is.
Cogito ergo thumb - Sucking my thumb helps me to think.
|
|
|
|
|
As someone who studied water movement at university and now works for a water company I could explain but I'm tired of having the argument now.
Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many friends.
|
|
|
|
|
Oh, go on.
You know you want to.
Henry Minute
Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?"
“I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.”
I wouldn't let CG touch my Abacus!
When you're wrestling a gorilla, you don't stop when you're tired, you stop when the gorilla is.
Cogito ergo thumb - Sucking my thumb helps me to think.
|
|
|
|
|
Nope.
btw, my argument is never to stick up for water companies as an act of loyalty, but to stick up for water budgets and how they work. Working for the water company just means that I have access to all the figures for precipitation, usage, reservoir, groundwater and river levels and so on.
Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many friends.
|
|
|
|
|
ChrisElston wrote: I have access to all the figures for precipitation, usage, reservoir, groundwater and river levels and so on.
No! Don't tell me any more ... I'll get far too excited! 
"State acheived after eating too many chocolate-covered coconut bars - bountiful"
Chris C-B
|
|
|
|
|
That's one of the reasons for not commenting.
It's like porn to me but sooner (occasionally later) everyone else gets bored, looks at the rain, and just goes 'whatever'.
We all like different things, for example I have absolutely zero interest in sleeping with the immediate members of my family. 
Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many friends.
|
|
|
|
|
ChrisElston wrote: It's like porn to me
You really need to get out more! 
ChrisElston wrote: I have absolutely zero interest in sleeping with the immediate members of my
family.
I can count on the fingers of one foot how many times I've done that! 
"State acheived after eating too many chocolate-covered coconut bars - bountiful"
Chris C-B
|
|
|
|
|
Six Times?
---------------------------------
I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave
CCC Link[ ^]
English League Tables - Live
|
|
|
|
|
NO!!!!!
 *Ali flicks DD the six ... five finger salute*
"State acheived after eating too many chocolate-covered coconut bars - bountiful"
Chris C-B
|
|
|
|
|
[Dave gives Ali all four of his fingers too]
---------------------------------
I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave
CCC Link[ ^]
English League Tables - Live
|
|
|
|
|
DeathByChocolate wrote:
You really need to get out more!
I can't, it wont stop raining.
Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many friends.
|
|
|
|
|
Ah-ha! You see, sometimes webbed feet ARE good!
"State acheived after eating too many chocolate-covered coconut bars - bountiful"
Chris C-B
|
|
|
|
General 
News 
Suggestion 
Question 
Bug 
Answer 
Joke 
Praise 
Rant 
Admin 
Submit an article or tip
