Pointing Stick Keyboard Roundup 195
An anonymous reader writes "Blogger pettijohn went on the search for the best USB external keyboard with a pointing stick. He found exactly three products that fit the bill in the market, so he bought all three and wrote a proper roundup review."
It's not a pointing stick... (Score:5, Informative)
It's a clit mouse.
Re:It's not a pointing stick... (Score:4, Funny)
It's a clit mouse.
It depends on who your talking to:
http://xkcd.com/243/ [xkcd.com]
Re:It's not a pointing stick... (Score:4, Funny)
as it is situated next to the g key in case some of the virgins on here didn't get that...
*ducks*
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btw having it on the g/h keys is the dumbest thing.
if you had it on the j or f key, then touch typists would already have the clit on their finger. no need to move it to reach and then point. just point.
but then you would have a right hand and left hand keyboard.
which is perfectly fine.
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btw having it on the g/h keys is the dumbest thing.
Not necessarily. It's in the middle between the two hand-zone. So no crossing over it and no perturbation to the usual haptics.
i.e.: not matter which key a touch-typist is hitting, the typist in never going to have a finger moving over the stick/nipple/clit.
So no way to move the pointer by incident, and no way that typist tries to press it instead of a key, because the the finger-tip "counted" move 3 objects to the right and the finger thinks it's above a key when in fact its above the stick/nipple/clit.
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G-spot on the clit? Well that's your problem.
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The one downside is that it will start to chafe your fingertip if you use it for hours and hours and hours on end.
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The one downside is that it will start to chafe your fingertip if you use it for hours and hours and hours on end.
That's only for those of weak mind, who give up early. Similar thing to the one with guitars...
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Re:It's not a pointing stick... (Score:4, Informative)
On an IBM^H^H^H^H Lenovo laptop, it's a TrackPoint. Much more convenient than the lame touchpads most computers have (with the possible exception of Apple) and can give you much finer control. And you don't need to move your hands from the typing position at all, so it's even more convenient than an external mouse for quick tasks.
The one downside is that it will start to chafe your fingertip if you use it for hours and hours and hours on end.
Nah, not really. IBM/Lenovo usually shipped them with at least two different types of trackpoint caps... the original cats tongue and a domed, wider, more rubbery one with little raised grippy dots on it. And there are about 3 more aftermarket styles to choose from as well (commonly found on eBay).
I prefer the cats tongue ones myself, but they wear down a lot quicker than the others. But new out of the box, they seem the most responsive. Once old, the "grippy-dot" ones become the best - and the cats tongue ones start to slide under your fingertip, which may be the cause of the "chafing" you are noting. I thoroughly hate the concave aftermarket ones and find them near unusable. Some of the convex aftermarket ones (that are different than the two original options) are ok - but not as good as the two original designs. At least in my opinion.
I'm a proud owner of one of the IBM ThinkPad TrackPoint keyboards (which btw, also came with a neat carrying case (leather or pleather or something), and multiple IBM M13 Trackpoint keyboards in black and beige (which are IBM Model M keybeasts... err, keyboards... with trackpoints).
For those looking, the IBM Thinkpad TrackPoint keyboard reviewed in the article comes in two "styles" I remember. Mine is a Model SK-8845 (the BETTER model). The difference between the two are one (mine) is not Thinkpad branded (simply IBM branded), the other is Thinkpad branded. The SK-8845 model comes with a USB hub and two USB ports, uses only one USB connection to your computer, and has dual height adjust legs (2 legs on each side - a short set, and a taller set), and a cut-out compartment to tuck the cable into when travelling with it (no tie-wraps or rubber bands needed). There's also a slight difference in key layout. The insert/home/del/end/pgup/pgdn key row and the escape key on the model I have is actually normal.
AND the other major difference (which I hate) about the model I have, is that it also comes with a touchpad, and two additional (Right/Left) mouse buttons below the touchpad. With the IBM/Lenovo drivers, one can select "use both" or "use Trackpoint" or "use touchpad" - without, both are enabled. Followed by one other big difference... there is no mic control/microphone in the model I have.
Regardless, if you are looking for one, I'd recommend the model I have.
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The only thing that could take me away from a trackpoint was the elegant and powerful trackpad of my 2006 Macbook (the unibody models have even nicer trackpads).
I did always hate the "drift" issue that I had with trackpads (even in thinkpads from 2 years ago).
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I did always hate the "drift" issue that I had with trackpads (even in thinkpads from 2 years ago).
Most of the time, if you just leave it alone when the drift starts, it will auto-recenter and correct itself. Generally it's only when you keep messing with it that the drift continues. (I've gone through a number of thinkpads for years now, and never had one where the drift wouldn't auto-correct itself if you left it alone for a minute or so).
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Yes, and more recent trackpoints do not have as many drift issues... but why should I even bother when the Macbook trackpad is more precise in scrolling and pointing, and has no such issues at all? I loved my trackpoint 10, even 5 years ago. It's 2010. If they haven't fixed the drift issue, I'm not going back (unless I'm forced to, like at work).
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It can be used to defend yourself if someone attacks you with fruit.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=piWCBOsJr-w [youtube.com]
Re:It's not a pointing stick... (Score:4, Funny)
IBMer's referred to it as the Centrally Located Input Thingy
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It's a clit mouse.
Can't be. Too easy for most people to find.
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I've never understood why so many people have difficulty finding the clit... it's not exactly rocket science; it's pretty well front and center!
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It's a clit mouse.
Can't be. Too easy for most people to find.
The clit is easy to find. Sometimes you do need to coax it out of it's hiding place.
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It's a nubbin. As in: "Who wants to touch my nubbin?" /donut
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Quick aside: Why does FF's spellchecker not like the word cli
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I don't have mod points today, but thank you for making it worth my while to bring my laptop (with clit) to this meeting.
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It isn't about looks. It is about operation. You use the trackpoint more like a clit.
Re:It's not a pointing stick... (Score:4, Funny)
You use the trackpoint more like a clit.
But how am I supposed to see the screen if my tongue is anchored to the keyboard?
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Your tongue isn't long enough to allow you to see the screen while touching the trackpoint? No wonder you're having all these kinds of issues.
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Except it's not. My problem with the trackpoint (vs either a clit OR a regular track pad) is that you need rather fine motor control.
I play quite a few sports and have decent hand eye coordination but the track point only has an operating range of less than 1/8" (give or take). I always seem to overshoot my position. The trackpad (or even a mouse) I have a bit finer control. Apple's trackpad (vs my Dell's) seems to be the optimal size for fine control and large movements.
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FTA:
Don't let the "regular" laptop keyboard look fool you, it's even better than the keyboard on my Toshiba, as well as my girlfriend's modern Lenovo laptop. The keys have a buttery softness to them, a firm response, and they're quiet.
Oh baby... wait, are we still talking about the keyboards here?
Interestingly, it is mostly (or entirely) a laptop keyboard. The IBM Thinkpad keyboards were simply a lot better than the Toshiba (or other) keyboards. Some notable exceptions in the non-Mac world were various of the older Dell keyboards - but I dont count those, since they were manufactured by IBM/Lenovo (or their manufacturing companies) for Dell (including, on many, the Trackpoint).
The model I have is definitely a laptop keyboard (Model SK-8845). The difference is, the IBM laptop keyboards had multiple
chiropractor (Score:5, Insightful)
>After a chiropractor urged me to...
>chiropractor
Oh dear....
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In general chiropractors are full of shit. However this is clearly an instance of something where there is ample research to backup the claim that using a laptop display is going to hurt your back.
In fact workers comp claims are often filed because of poorly setup desks with monitors that are either too high or too low.
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If your chiropractor is trained and operating as a physical therapist, then you should just call him your physical therapist.
If your chiropractor is acting as a physical therapist, but is not trained as such, then you should go find a real physical therapist.
If your chiropractor is acting as a chiropractor.... Oh dear...
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It is interesting how stereotypes differ in locations.
Where I grew up, we didn't have any quack chiropractors who thought they could heal cancer with back manipulations. It was just a synonym for back doctor. Physical therapists were who you went to to relearn how to walk after a serious accident. The idea of going to them for back pain or ergonomic advice is just bizarre to me.
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Look up the history of chiropractors. The term (and accompanying philosophy) has always been quackery.
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Sure, I'm not familiar with exactly what sort of trained medical professional you'd want to see for specific injuries, I only know that you'd want to see one ;)
Re:chiropractor (Score:4, Insightful)
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Depends on the chiropractor.
I wrenched my back pretty badly last summer, and it kept getting worse. I finally went to see a chiropractor who spent some time examining the bone positions, used some electric thing to warm up the muscles, did some twisty crunchy stuff, and I walked out of the office upright and nearly pain-free, and armed with some photocopied sheets of appropriate exercises to strengthen the muscles and stretch things back into shape. I went back for a couple of followups, and he fine-tuned the adjustment, and my back felt perfectly normal within a couple of weeks, and we were done.
If the problem is skeletal, a competent chiropractor is an appropriate person to see. There are cases where misalignment of the spine can cause problems elsewhere (nerve issues, breathing issues, etc).
But, yeah, claiming to cure cancer by doing an adjustment is off in oogy-boogy land, and gives the competent bone manipulation folks a bad name.
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Was he current? where was he getting his CMEs? Why would he go into a field where the major idea is 'magic'? Why not become a specialized in an existing field?
Seems pretty suspicious and I wonder about his critical thinking and skills and science knowledge.
It's like find an evolutionary biologist that promotes young earth. You can't be in your right mind and promote both.
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my back felt perfectly normal within a couple of weeks, and we were done.
This is the key. Being DONE.
There are very professional looking and sounding chiro's out there who scare you into thinking you have some sort of horrible chronic life threatening time bomb in your spine that will leave you paralyzed or crippled unless you DO SOMETHING RIGHT NOW and OH HOW FORTUNATE WE CAUGHT THIS JUST IN TIME and he signs you up for something like a three year long multi-time-per-week thousands of dollars regimen to totally rework your entire spine, and your family too. And the dog. Or y
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Yes, you generally want to find places that mention things like "sports medicine" or have large stacks of photocopied exercise and stretch instructions on the front desk, and avoid places that use words like "holistic", "energy medicine", "chakra", and advertise the use of crystals or magnets.
"Payment Plan Available" basically means they want you to pay rent on your spine forever.
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here is the problem:
"Chiropractors" refuse to clean house of non science mumbo jumbo, and in mayy places you don't actually need to understand the body to practice.
Until the do so they should be treated with scorn and contempt.
YOU can find a dostor that spiaclized in that kind of care. SOmeon who went to medical school and needs to stay current.
I can stitch a person up, but if I tried to become a 'suturalogist' , I would be put in jail.
However, if you claim magic spirits cause you ailments, and use procedur
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Sad when a testimonial qualifies as an "insightful" evaluation of a medical treatment.
Re:chiropractor (Score:4, Insightful)
It never fails. Whenever chiropractors are mentioned on slashdot inevitably a dozen people and their cats sign on and make comments about how they know it is all mumbo jumbo but they or a loved one actually benefited from it. They, and the occasional mod, think these are actually insightful comments, which they are not.
Of course, someone that goes to a chiropractor is probably more pre-disposed to not understand the concept of scientific evidence so I guess it's not all that puzzling...
Re:chiropractor (Score:4, Interesting)
Look, I know the chiropractic field is full of a lot of quacks, asshats, and "energy practitioners" who are either incompetent or make claims about their abilities that just ain't so. Finding a good practitioner is almost as hard as finding an honest politician. That doesn't mean that all of them are bad.
In my case, the problem was simple - I was shoveling gravel, moved wrong with a heavy shovel extended, and shifted a bone ever so slightly out of place. I thought I had pulled a muscle, but the pain got worse and worse over time, not better.
Simple problems do not require complex solutions, and my GP isn't prepared to handle this type of injury. I went to someone who did specialize in it, and he figured out the problem and fixed me up (for about $100 total over the course of two weeks - which is less than the referral visit to my GP), gave me a stern lecture about not being stupid, some good advice on exercises to keep my back strong, thanked me for my business, and that was that. No drugs, no crystals, no payment plan, no ongoing maintenance except a recommendation to keep up with the exercise sheets he gave me for free.
He make pain go away, he tell me how to avoid pain in future, I give him money.
When something is wrong with my teeth, I go to my dentist. When something is wrong with my eyes, I go to my optometrist. When something is wrong with my back, I go to a chiropractor. When I can't figure out what's wrong, I go to my GP and she fixes it or (more often) refers me to a specialist.
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I'm sorry, but is that even possible? As far as I know (IANAD or AC)all of our bones are pretty much solidly in place thanks to muscle, ligaments and other stuff. I suspect that if a bone became "out of place" you'd be writhing around in the back of an ambulance, not trekking to mall to find a chiropractor.
Now if you can tell me that a trained medical professional (aka "real" doctor) using diagnostic imaging equipment made that diagnosis I may be convinced. Otherwise I'll assume you had nothing more than a strained muscle.
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In my case, the problem was simple - I was shoveling gravel, moved wrong with a heavy shovel extended, and shifted a bone ever so slightly out of place
I'm sorry, but is that even possible? As far as I know (IANAD or AC)all of our bones are pretty much solidly in place thanks to muscle, ligaments and other stuff. I suspect that if a bone became "out of place" you'd be writhing around in the back of an ambulance, not trekking to mall to find a chiropractor.
You are correct, there is no evidence that the "miss-alignment of bones" that chiropractors "diagnose" exists. They have been shown to, at most, have similar efficacy to physiotherapists when doing the same procedures, and that's about it.
I love how readers just provided *more* testimonials in response to my comment. Seriously people, this isn't how medicine works. There are people who use the *exact same* arguments to support prayer based healing, leeching chemicals for autistic kids, WD-40 for arthritis a
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But, yeah, claiming to cure cancer by doing an adjustment is off in oogy-boogy land, and gives the competent bone manipulation folks a bad name.
Actually, you've got that backwards. Claiming to cure whatever ails you by adjustment is exactly what Chiropractic is all about. [wikipedia.org]
That some practitioners also practice physical therapy (with good results) lends undue credence to an otherwise completely bogus profession.
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Yeah, some chiropractors are quacks, and some of the theories behind chiropractic are bogus; obviously anybody who tells you they're going to cure the plague by adjusting your back should be avoided like, uhh, whatever...
However, chiropractors are specialists in back and neck pain, and these days they do get a good education in anatomy, muscles, tendons, etc. As a computer abuser, I've dealt with their profession over many years. Some are good, some aren't, one was also an MD (he did the chiro first, then
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You can get one that is concave instead. It's much more comfortable than the "eraser tip" style. Below is a link to a set of different styles you can buy from Lenovo.
http://shop.lenovo.com/SEUILibrary/controller/e/web/LenovoPortal/en_US/catalog.workflow:show-category-with-items?category-id=44A77E4BFC554CEBA4D064394A24A0B8
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When you buy a thinkpad new in the box, it comes with a little bag of replacement pointer tips in various styles. I prefer the original dot texture, but I do hate that it collects filth easily.
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Obligatory other text for loudness filter.
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I found a "replacement nib" pack for Lenovo Thinkpads for a dollar. There's actually 3 different shapes that you can get, maybe one's more comfortable for you?
I have no opinion on these sellers, but they have a picture of the 3 different types:
http://www.6store.net/other-accessories/328/ [6store.net]
http://www.machinaelectronics.com/store/buypart/Lenovo_Thinkpad_R61_E/91P8421 [machinaelectronics.com]
(PS. What the heck are you doing that you give yourself a blister on your trackpoint? I personally have never had a problem, nor has anyone I know who uses a Thinkpad. They're standard issue at work, so I actually do know quite a few people who use them.)
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As for trackpads, never been a fan, I always end up accidentally clicking all over the place and accidentally brushing
Pretty Good Article (Score:3, Informative)
This is actually a pretty good article. Good run down on features and problems with each. I like the Unicomp-style keyboards too much though.
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The lenovo is good, but not perfect (Score:3, Informative)
I do have a couple complaints for it though:
Otherwise, its a great keyboard. A bit expensive but worth the money IMHO.
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The touchpad more than likely has its own connection wiring in the internals of the keyboard.
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gpointing-device-settings will supposedly let you disable the touchpad in Gnome, but I have problems making the settings stick
I have a Lenovo Thinkpad and two desktop PCs, on both of which I use the original IBM-branded Ultranav short-form keyboards (PS/2). Supposedly these are of slightly better build quality than the Lenovo Ultranav boards and can easily be found on eBay. But having one without a touchpad would be nice.
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Most likely the rubber dome under the trackpoint button has worn out. Find an old ThinkPad T4x or R5x that's dead, and steal the dome from its keyboard.
Yes we both have the same issues (Score:2)
Well, just about every keyboard picks up a shine when it gets used a lot.
I have this keyboard too and I absolutely love it.
The left trackpoint button has lost its spring because the screw underneath it, that holds the button in place, has started to strip out of the plastic.
I have had this happen to two of these keyboards now.
Good luck finding a way to fix this problem.
The real sorrow here is that they have indeed stopped making them.
Where are the trackballs? (Score:2)
While I'm glad to see Lenovo get honors for their (IMHO, awesome) keyboard design, I don't understand why the nub/clit/eraser/whatever is ubiquitous among laptop manufacturers. I find trackballs so much easier to use on laptops--particularly since there's no fuzzy-logic-acceleration involved.
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Trackballs take more space. That's really all there is to it.
I wasn't aware that trackpoints were "ubiquitous among laptop manufacturers". Who makes them besides Lenovo? I thought everyone had moved to those awful track pads. You know, the ones that take several strokes to move the pointer across the screen and click if you tap too hard.
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You know you can configure them to move the whole screen in one swipe? Does take a bit of practise but it is almost as good as a screensaver lock ;-)
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You know, the ones that take several strokes to move the pointer across the screen and click if you tap too hard.
Most OS's have configuration tools to adjust both of these to your preference. 'Mouse acceleration' and 'tap to click' would be terms to look for.
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Some higher-end Dell laptops have them, too. Look at the Latitude and Precision lines.
Not a Dell employee or stockholder, no pecuniary interest.
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I don't know that I would call the trackpoint ubiquitous on laptops... If I recall, IBM has a patent on the design so other manufacturers (excepting Lenovo) have to license the technology. I haven't seen anything but Lenovo laptops using them for quite awhile.
Easy answer: trackballs are much more frag
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"The nub/clit/eraser/whatever is ubiquitous among laptop manufacturers"?! I don't really care how are you posting from another Universe...I do care how to get there though.
Anyone else have this problem? (Score:4, Interesting)
Sadly, over time, my pointers start to drift to one side. At first, if I take my finger off of it, it will recenter itself. Over time, though, it eventually loses this ability. Is there some kind of calibration tool I need to run, or is this usual wear and tear? It's happened on every ThinkPad I've ever owned, including my first 365CD and my current X61.
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Sounds like you're pressing too hard. Crank up the sensitivity all the way and you shouldn't have that problem, because you won't be applying enough physical force to cause that much wear and tear.
Obviously it'll die sooner or later, but luckily with Thinkpads, you have the option of just popping in a replacement keyboard with a new trackpoint built right in ;)
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Ergonomic keyboard with pointing stick? (Score:3, Interesting)
So, it seems this place is the thread to ask -- I absolutely love the nub mouse/trackpoing/whatever, but I also absolutely love a big huge rounded ergonomic keyboard. Has anyone found an ergonomic shaped keyboard that has a trackpoint-style mouse nub?
First Summary Line? (Score:4, Insightful)
Is there such a thing as a USB internal keyboard?
and did anyone else envision him poking at various keyboards with a stick?
The EndoraPro is a Model M (Score:3, Informative)
For those of you seeking the One True Keyboard, take note.
Re:Pointing Stick? (Score:4, Insightful)
Depends on who can hear you.
Friends: Keyboard Clit
Coworkers: Keyboard Nipple
Boss: Pointing Stick.
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I learnt it as "clitmouse".
However, you shouldn't try to move it with your tongue.
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If I rub the pointing stick on the keyboard nipple, will I get a hard drive?
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I believe the term is "tits on a keyboard [catb.org]".
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A company called Unicomp is still making the Model M with the same gear IBM used to use in Lexington Kentucky back when they made the Model M. A few IBM retirees bought up the gear when IBM stopped making them, and have been making keyboards with it ever since. They are located at http://pckeyboards.stores.yahoo.net/index.html [yahoo.net]
The "classic" model M is now called the "Customizer", http://pckeyboards.stores.yahoo.net/cus101usenon.html [yahoo.net]
But they're not just making the old ones, they've been busy reworking the
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Anyone use one in Linux?
I have the full-sized lenovo UltraNav (with the numeric pad and touchpad) hooked up to my Linux workstation at work. Works great; although I haven't bothered to setup the scroll function for the third button - it is worth more to me as a "paste" function in X.
Overall it's great. I bought it to replace the M2 I had with a pointing stick in it - which I replaced only because the person I share my office with was annoyed by the sound of the buckling spring keyboard (and offered to buy me a new, quieter ke
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I have a Thinkpad T61 with both the pointing stick and touchpad and I find that I switch between both depending on the task.
The trackpoint scrolling functionality in Linux doesn't impede the middle-button's use for pasting.
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The way I've seen to set it up in Linux, as a click, it still functions as a middle-click, but as a drag, it functions as it does in Windows. Best of both worlds.
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The Linux support for IBM/Lenovo gear like this is generally absolutely superb. I don't have one of these per-say, but the trackpoint/trackpad on my thinkpad is actually more configurable (that I can figure out) in Linux than it is in Windows. Works absolutely flawlessly.
Thinkpads? Hates them, we does! (Score:2)
Thinkpad keyboards have cost me a couple of years of thumb joint pain, because they've an attractive nuisance encouraging me to turn my thumb in odd ways to use their left-hand alt keys.
And unfortunately I've had to mostly give up playing mountain dulcimer because the hand positioning that my teacher uses uses the left thumb a lot (there are tradeoffs between speed, chord options, and hand vs. arm motion) and there's a couple years worth of stuff to unlearn and relearn if I want to do cool stuff again.
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They do, sorta.
The Unicomp board reviewed in TFA is a 104-key version of that in a different case: http://pckeyboards.stores.yahoo.net/en104wh.html [yahoo.net]
That exact board isn't made any more, though: http://pckeyboards.stores.yahoo.net/onthestick.html [yahoo.net]
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Re:what? (Score:4, Insightful)
Insightful, seriously? Some modders here seriously disappoint me.
It's a matter of preference. Disliking them doesn't make you more rational than the article writer.
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While I could list a series of actual physical reason why they aren't better, I won't.
I am posting because, honestly, I was unaware that anyone liked them. All the people I have ever worked with, whether they where programmers, manages, consultant, contractors, writes all have universally hated the damn thing.
SO I was surprised by the number of poster that do like them.
Apparently I was wrong.
BTW, Insightful is the way to getting funny posts some karma.
I just did a quick and completely non-scientific study o
Correction (Score:2)
if(you're like me && you love it) {
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if(you're like me) {
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Parent is insightful, people? Come on.
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Sure, it's not the best pointing device out there. Either a mouse or a trackball is going to be necessary for any serious clicking around. But for those times that you just need to move the mouse a bit and go back to typing, the keyboard clit is awesome. That actually describes most of my mousing so I'd love to have one of these. By any measurement it's far, far better than those crappy touchpads everyone is using these days. Those are simply unusable for any purpose.
After getting my clicky Das Keyboard
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Poking around their website, it looks like they used to have all-black keyboards, but they're not available at present...It's not obvious whether they're ever coming back....
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Some people might call it a pointing stick, but the stick part is disguised.
Some people might call it "the little button some keyboards have in the middle which can tilt and control the mouse", but tilting a mouse is not common behavior, and besides, this is a mouthful. Cue tasteless jokes here.
If you had called it by its correct name, a TRACKPOINT, I would have grokked it even faster.
I used to call it the "F$&*ing eraser head", but then I got an X41 tablet, and got used to it. Other than the autocali
Stylus-pad as a keyboard replacement? (Score:2)
What I want is the opposite kind of pointing stick - something like a Wacom tablet that lets me use one hand to point at letters to use as a keyboard replacement. Back when I had a Palm Pilot, it could do that (or use Graffiti), but anything I've seen for the Wacom so far seems to use it as a mouse instead. Is there anything like that out there?
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Unless, you know, he has.
Half the time, I prefer a TrackPoint over a MOUSE.
I just wish the EnduraPro had lighter switches (they're slightly lighter than the Model M already, but I like my switches light,) and a genuine TrackPoint IV mechanism instead of Unicomp's mechanism.
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I don't like trackpads. They always register touches when I am typing and screw things up. Turning off tap-to-click helps somewhat, but they are still a pain. Oh and scrolling using the side of the pad never works for me. As much as I'd like the idea, the OS X multitouch trackpads are worse. They are constantly zooming when I meant to scroll, or scrolling when I meant to move the cursor or vice versa. I absolutely hate those things and they are another reason I will never buy an Apple laptop.
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