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Keyboard war has ended
And I have lost. I am convinced now that there is a very powerful conspiracy working deep within the computer industry, seeking to ensure that I can never, ever assemble a working system including a keyboard with media extensions, wireless mouse, and a KVM switch. The key players in this conspiracy are Microsoft, Logitech, and…
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New keyboard struggles
Since I got the hot new AMD Athlon64 system going, I thought I should think about getting one of those “multimedia” keyboards, with the volume controls, etc. One requirement I had, thought at first I just took it for granted, was that the keyboard had to work through my KVM switch. It’s an inexpensive automatic…
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Harmony 628 revisited
I had to exchange the Harmony 628 I bought last week. The LCD contrast just kept fading in and out all the time. Usually out, the point of being completely unreadable. Costco exchanged it for me, no problem at all. The new unit is working perfectly. Since Harmony saves all your programming and preferences on…
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Humourless corporate droids
Back when I worked at Hayes Microcomputer Products, the modems came in a nice extruded aluminum case. I once suggested that they should take a few cases, anodize them with a nice purple tint. They could hold a contest or something, on Jimi’s birthday, to give away these Purple Hayes modems. They didn’t go for…
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Bloody Quicktime
What is it with Quicktime? Why is it that the only thing I ever get to see when I click on a Quicktime link on the web is this: Every computer, even fresh installs, always the same. Quicktime just never, ever works for me. Is it just me? And always, whenever it’s installed, it wants…