ramtops: (Default)
2008-05-15 12:16 pm
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keyboards



I got a keyboard like this one with the Mac Pro. It's tiny, and it allowed me to reclaim what felt like acres of desk space. I've used it since I got the Pro, about three months ago, and I have really really tried to like it. It is just too small - I keep mis-hitting the keys even after all this time.

So this morning, I fetched out my Matias Tactile Pro, cleaned it (shock horror!) and [livejournal.com profile] perlmonger plugged it back in for me, for I am just a gurly and don't do computery things. And lo, peace is restored. A rather clacky peace, to be sure, but it's *so* nice to have it back.
ramtops: (spikey hair)
2005-11-17 02:13 pm
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oh, wow

this is just so cool -
The laptops are powered with a wind-up crank, have very low power consumption and will let children interact with each other while learning.


wind up laptops for the third world for $100. We should all buy one* at *$200* minimum, so there will be more funding for these.

more at BBC News.

*except, apparently, we can't.
ramtops: (Default)
2005-09-28 11:04 am
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happy dance

just ordered one of these, a dual 2.5Ghz version, from the Apple refurb store, at 34% discount.

[livejournal.com profile] perlmonger told me to do it, and as an obedient wife ...