mad_machine wrote:
BoxheadTim wrote:
I've got a bunch of these keyboards, both for home and work:
Thanks to a nerve injury in one of my arms I can't work on a regular keyboard for a whole day. On these, I can work all day *and* post to GRM in the evening. The only thing I don't like about the ones I have are the function key, which are made from a ca 1980s home computer rubber key material. The regular keys have super light action and good feedback.
Which reminds me, I need to replace one of them, it's becoming a little worn after a good 10 years of continuous use.
so what is it? I have a weak wrist from falling years ago, and too much wrenching, keyboard work, or anything repetative tends to make it sore and cracky
Here you go: http://www.kinesis-ergo.com/advantage.htm
Cheap they aren't, but in my case they literally saved my career. IME they're long lived - I bought the one I have at work in 2000 and it's still going OK, although I'm thinking about replacing that one, mainly due to the rubber function keys not making that good a contact anymore. The two I'm using here are both a good ten years old, too.
EastCoastMojo wrote:
Recently I have set up a computer that I had sitting in storage and using it again I had forgotten how much I loved this machine. I love the keyboard especially - it has such a great feel and key response. I feel like a better typer when I use it. I also missed the dual monitor display, so handy when you are ripping CDs to iTunes and surfing GRM.
Don't get me wrong, I like all things gadget-y, but some things just make you geek-out, per se. The keyboard I actually discovered while at a UPS store. I was directed to use their computer to fill out the label information and I loved the feel of the keys so much I flipped it over and got the model number off the bottom before I left. The clerk probably thought I was nuts, but somethimes you gotta geek-out.
The Keyboard: an HP KU 0316
So, what have you geeked out over recently?
I'm typing on one of these right now at work.
I have the Dell compact keyboard at work. 
From everything I've read about the Model M keyboard, it describes the things I like about the HP, so maybe the HP was modeled after the famous M.
I'm going to have to get one of those tape measures! 
I currently have five computers here at the house, four of which are currently working and see regular use. I have a package on its way from Newegg which will fix the fifth unit. I have a shelf full of old Macs in the garage, including a Mac IIfx. My current OS of choice is Ubuntu linux, simply because it works so much better than windows. The latest version was something of a disappointment however. I just don't like the way it looks. Much prefer my 10.04 LTS.
I'm considering building an HTPC, but I don't think six computers in the house is healthy. 
In reply to 1988RedT2:
I've been contemplating a Linux cluster recently - not because I need it for a reason at all, but just because I have about 50-old Dell P4 machines that I haven't got around to scrapping yet. 
1988RedT2 wrote:
The latest version was something of a disappointment however. I just don't like the way it looks. Much prefer my 10.04 LTS.
How to fix Ubuntu 11.10:
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sudo apt-get install gnome-session-fallback
sudo apt-get install gdm
sudo apt-get purge lightdm
sudo apt-get install aptitude gdebi synaptic
sudo apt-get purge appmenu-gtk appmenu-gtk3 appmenu-qt indicator-appmenu
sudo apt-get install gconf-editor
sudo apt-get remove unity-lens-music unity-lens-applications unity-greeter unity-common unity-asset-pool unity-2d-launcher unity-2d libunity-misc4 libunity-2d-private0 gir1.2-unity-4.0
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But, you can just install Mint Linux instead and be happy.
In reply to Giant Purple Snorklewacker:
Thanks! I'm going to try that!
EastCoastMojo wrote:
So, what have you geeked out over recently?
Beer cans.
I've been very excited that people have engineered a proper fancy lining for aluminum beer cans to really make them a good thing. I seriously think this is awesome and I'm excited that more craft beers are coming in cans.
