No, this doesn’t have anything to do with the mouse, although it could have. Over the weekend we were sitting in the kitchen and the mouse emerged from behind the stove, toddled out on the counter, and looked us right in the eye, cool as a cucumber. I clapped my hands and it jumped in the air, spun round, and went back into the bowels of the cabinets. Haven’t seen it since. Perhaps I scared it to death.
I use a Microsoft Natural Keyboard. I know they’re shaped funny and all, but I like them and they work well with my hands and typing style.
The one I was using gave up the ghost just now. Every once in a while it would start to repeat random letters, or stop and refuse to work. I thought it might be a virus of some sort, but got no joy in that. So, I tried replacing it with a wireless MS Natural Keyboard I have, and it works perfectly.
So one keyboard goes into the trash, and I have to order another to ensure that I’ll have one or two spare. I have another but it only has a PS2 plug and that’s not very good, even with an adapter. I’ll save it for HWMBO’s computer, which still has a PS2 socket. My current computer only has USB sockets.
I have the older split keyboard that I still use at work with a PS2-to-USB adapter. Works quite well really.
I never could do the split keyboard at home as I do too much coding. And all those damn HTML and PHP code would drive my hands to ache even worse. But for work typing (mostly documentation, emails and tickets), the split keyboard is perfect.
And best of all, none of my coworkers use my computer. 😉 They can’t stand the keyboard.
I suppose I should buy one of those adapters—I only have them the other way (USB to PS2).
Now that I’m using a wireless KB and mouse, I’m much happier with the wireless KB as there is one less wire on my desktop with which to tangle.
I must next week get to grips with the worm convention that is behind my desk.
I find that this keyboard is great for touch-typing. The positions of my hands are natural (thus the name, “Natural Keyboard”, I suppose) and I move them around much less than I have to do with a regular keyboard.
I have three of them actually. Two for my Macs and one for my PC.
My KVM is a PS/2 model, but the Macs are USB only.
And it is a wonderful keyboard for typing, but programming hurt too much from using all the odd keys. (,),<,>,=,|,\
And it is a wonderful keyboard for typing, but programming hurt too much from using all the odd keys. (,),<,>,=,|,\
Oh, I see! I do use those keys, of course, but not regularly.
Perhaps a special keyboard for programmers is indicated.