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A keyboard is worth spending money on!
Had a Logitech Wave (K350) for the longest time. Got tired of feeling like the keys were binding at an angle (although they worked with more pressure). Went to the office stores and tested all of theirs, then ran down to Fry's and found an Azio MK-RETRO-04 (non-backlit) one for $72. Pried open the box and tested it out, since the office stores didn't have any. Holy cow! I'd forgotten what it was like to glide type!
Sorry this sounds like a commercial! But to repeat myself, Holy Cow! Shouldn't have waited so long! Fingers are already starting to relax!
Happier coding shall now ensue!
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Personally, I like the re-assurance of an ancient "clickety-click" keyboard that requires a multi-pound key press 
Currently, rocking an antique Lenovo...purchased in 2012...
Amazon.com: Lenovo 73p5220 External Wired USB Preferred Pro USA Keyboard ( 41A5289, 89P8530): Electronics[^]
I'm flexible with any other tech, but my fingers simply learn keyboards...damned muscle memory...takes at least a week of effort to develop 
Also, I despise wireless keyboards...too lazy to change the batteries...and I rarely wander too far from my primary gear.
That said, wireless mice...a whole different animal...the trailing wires get in my way...so, totally a wireless mouse fan.
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The Azio definitely has that ancient 'clickety-clack'! Wonderful! My fingers just glide across the top of them, and it has enough feedback to put a smile on my face! Making fewer typing errors, and faster, too! (I'm only about 60 WPM, so not an old-school master.) It reminds me of the first generation of high quality keyboards on early computers, before we got the mushroom-pressing cheapness of all the others I played with today.
PS - had to get another USB hub for it, because it is wired, and my laptop is all plugged up!
PPS - It has round keys!
modified 14-Nov-18 21:56pm.
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That does look like an awesome keyboard. I was tempted by the all black version, but a bit out of my price range. I am jealous
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Fry's wanted $99 for that one, so I passed. It is classier, but this red on black is cool, and not too distracting.
If you are into Hi-Fi and have a Frys nearby, they were selling the Blue Sadie headphones for $250 instead of the $350 Amazon price. Amazing! They had them on display to listen to, and I was totally blown away. It might have only been the store near me, though, as they show online at $399.
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Muscular Fingers - anything that has all the keys working is fine.
In a few minutes the fingers are adapted to the pressure and spacing. That being said, there are keyboards and there are Keyboards. A wireless keyboard/mouse set that cost US$15 feels like it (and I have one, but that system's rarely used).
Once above some minimum threshold, however, "It's All Good".
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At least it looks easy to clean out from under the keys. Round keys would take some getting used to.
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MarkTJohnson wrote: Round keys would take some getting used to.
Actually, they feel better than any square ones I've ever used. They are slightly concave, and guide your fingers to the center. If you see one at a store near you, test it out. I think you will be surprised (but I could be wrong).
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I'll have to wait until next year at this time. By then my middle child will be married and moved out of his room and I will have space to make a home office.
It's hard to wait.
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MarkTJohnson wrote: I'll have to wait until next year...
I understand that feeling.  Have a good one!
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A good mouse, a good keyboard, and a good chair are the tools of the trade. Never be afraid to spend money on those.
As you grow older, everything else starts to become secondary.
(Well, ok, I suppose you can include a good monitor in that list. Obviously more than one.)
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Kids are excited.
Dogs are excited. (yes, my dogs read)
I am not excited (Oh, the back! That's gonna hurt)
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Business opportunity, get a big case of pixie sticks and whip up a few hundred snow cones to sell to kids.
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Or, an opportunity for relaxation...stock up on beer and watch the snowflakes peacefully glide to the ground. I have nothing urgent to do this week, so that's my plan...and I'm sticking with it 
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Slacker007 wrote: Oh, the back!...
Look for a better snow shovel. Some designs are far superior to others as far as reducing back pains. (But none I've seen have eliminated it.)
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Just bought a new one similar to what you mentioned - ergonomic, and a push shovel which is supposed to help too.
Also, looking into replacing my broken snow blower, which is helpful for the larger open areas.
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Slacker007 wrote: Kids are excited.
Dogs are excited. (yes, my dogs read)
I am not excited (Oh, the back! That's gonna hurt)
Cold front hits Sydney, barely got into the 20's having hit mid 30's early spring, also got some rain.
You ain't old enough to start whinging about weather related pain.
Michael Martin
Australia
"I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible."
- Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004
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Michael Martin wrote: You ain't old enough to start whinging about weather related pain.
I hurt my back and legs serving in the military, years ago, and almost lost my right arm. My injuries tend to hurt more when removing large amounts of snow. Don't know if it has anything to do with age.
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Slacker007 wrote:
I hurt my back and legs serving in the military, years ago, and almost lost my right arm. My injuries tend to hurt more when removing large amounts of snow. Don't know if it has anything to do with age.
Fair enough. I thought you were claiming the old I know a cold front is coming cause my dickey knee starts playing up card.
Michael Martin
Australia
"I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible."
- Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004
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I’m finally learning about these things and just raked our leaves up in preparation. A couple of years ago I was late and the cleanup after the snow melt in spring was messy.
cheers
Chris Maunder
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How old are the kids? Over ten, hand them the shovel and push them out the door. Under ten, hand them the shovel and supervise.
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Slacker007 wrote: I am not excited (Oh, the back! That's gonna hurt)
Why? It will all melt away come July. No need to rush into clearing it.
Common sense is admitting there is cause and effect and that you can exert some control over what you understand.
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I'm looking into buying one of these for entertaining grandchildren (and myself) and getting them hooked, at the same time, on science and learning. And playing with it myself. As they young ones are quite young, taking turns and adjusting the focus for different quality vision make it difficult to maintain their attention span - hence, the TV/Computer view.
They seem to range in price from US$10 and up and up. There's magnification, resolution (for the digital output) to consider - aside from not getting a piece of junk.
A nice addition would be time-lapse video - watch salt crystals growing can be neat and a nice take-home.
Any experience on this out there?
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I can't speak for a microscope but if you want timelapse software I am sure there is lots out there including TeboCam[^] which I wrote and use as a webcam security system - it includes timelapse functionality for usb webcams.
“That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”
― Christopher Hitchens
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Thanks! Already the post has been worthwhile.
There are some dog-walkers I need to identify . . . . . . . . and thank for their gifts.
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