Comments on: Keyboard Confirmation: A Guest Post by Pat Curry http://www.therenegadewriter.com/2009/12/21/keyboard-confirmation-a-guest-post-by-pat-curry/ Living and loving the freelance life—on your own terms. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:46:01 +0000 hourly 1 By: Karen Elliott http://www.therenegadewriter.com/2009/12/21/keyboard-confirmation-a-guest-post-by-pat-curry/comment-page-1/#comment-169030 Karen Elliott Mon, 11 Jan 2010 01:23:40 +0000 http://therenegadewriter.com/?p=1576#comment-169030 Fun story, Pat. Fun story, Pat.

]]> By: LindaFormichelli http://www.therenegadewriter.com/2009/12/21/keyboard-confirmation-a-guest-post-by-pat-curry/comment-page-1/#comment-167098 LindaFormichelli Fri, 25 Dec 2009 18:10:16 +0000 http://therenegadewriter.com/?p=1576#comment-167098 Thanks for all your comments! Wow, wordwych, you are lucky...I spilled -- I swear -- two teaspoons of tea on my MacBook keyboard and the entire computer died. I was traveling, and I had to run and buy a new one. Luckily I had been wanting a new one anyway as this one had some problems. So maybe I kinda spilled the tea on purpose. Thanks for all your comments!

Wow, wordwych, you are lucky…I spilled — I swear — two teaspoons of tea on my MacBook keyboard and the entire computer died. I was traveling, and I had to run and buy a new one. Luckily I had been wanting a new one anyway as this one had some problems. So maybe I kinda spilled the tea on purpose.

]]> By: wordwych http://www.therenegadewriter.com/2009/12/21/keyboard-confirmation-a-guest-post-by-pat-curry/comment-page-1/#comment-167094 wordwych Fri, 25 Dec 2009 17:36:53 +0000 http://therenegadewriter.com/?p=1576#comment-167094 Wow, I could have written that post! I murder a keyboard every 18 months or so. I don't mind the empty keys, of course, but when the space bar or the Enter key retreat and grumpily refuse to play anymore, I have to go buy a new one. The absolute best I ever had was a Microsoft Natural ergonomic keyboard - a humped, beige, thoroughly unattractive thing that allowed me to max out at 135 wpm. It survived soup, cats, coffee, Triscuit crumbs, a metric butt-ton of Pepsi, and a cool shower. Yes, I washed it in the shower. No soap, of course, but just a good rinse. I reasoned that it was probably dead anyway, so what the heck. After a week of drying out, it worked for another 15 months - until the fateful day I spilled plant water with liquid plant fertilizer across it. Just a dribble, but it was enough to permanently quiet the worn keys. I've never found another keyboard that lasted as long. I still miss using it. Wow, I could have written that post! I murder a keyboard every 18 months or so. I don’t mind the empty keys, of course, but when the space bar or the Enter key retreat and grumpily refuse to play anymore, I have to go buy a new one. The absolute best I ever had was a Microsoft Natural ergonomic keyboard – a humped, beige, thoroughly unattractive thing that allowed me to max out at 135 wpm. It survived soup, cats, coffee, Triscuit crumbs, a metric butt-ton of Pepsi, and a cool shower. Yes, I washed it in the shower. No soap, of course, but just a good rinse. I reasoned that it was probably dead anyway, so what the heck. After a week of drying out, it worked for another 15 months – until the fateful day I spilled plant water with liquid plant fertilizer across it. Just a dribble, but it was enough to permanently quiet the worn keys. I’ve never found another keyboard that lasted as long. I still miss using it.

]]> By: Jenny Berry http://www.therenegadewriter.com/2009/12/21/keyboard-confirmation-a-guest-post-by-pat-curry/comment-page-1/#comment-166702 Jenny Berry Mon, 21 Dec 2009 20:43:34 +0000 http://therenegadewriter.com/?p=1576#comment-166702 Most all keyboards are Mac friendly, as long as it's USB and even if it isn't you can get a P2 to USB converter. I don't think I've ever had a keyboard that didn't work on a mac, so your in luck! Most all keyboards are Mac friendly, as long as it’s USB and even if it isn’t you can get a P2 to USB converter. I don’t think I’ve ever had a keyboard that didn’t work on a mac, so your in luck!

]]> By: Pat Curry http://www.therenegadewriter.com/2009/12/21/keyboard-confirmation-a-guest-post-by-pat-curry/comment-page-1/#comment-166687 Pat Curry Mon, 21 Dec 2009 17:42:09 +0000 http://therenegadewriter.com/?p=1576#comment-166687 My guess is that there's a legion of "customized" keyboards out there. It was interesting to me to also look at which keys I didn't use. My guess is that my keyboard does all kinds of cool things that I know nothing about because I just never pushed those buttons. :) My guess is that there’s a legion of “customized” keyboards out there. It was interesting to me to also look at which keys I didn’t use. My guess is that my keyboard does all kinds of cool things that I know nothing about because I just never pushed those buttons. :)

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