[ale] [OT] high visibility keyboards on sale at big lots

[Jim Kinney]

On Tue, Apr 2, 2013 at 4:41 PM, Alex Carver <agcarver+ale at acarver.net>wrote:

> On 4/2/2013 13:28, Ron Frazier (ALE) wrote:
>
>> I can touch type, but you still have to find the home keys, particularly
>> if the room lighting is somewhat dim.  Sometimes, when I'm at the pc
>> briefly, I have only a light on the other side of the room on besides
>> the computer monitors.  The brilliant planners for the house put the
>> light switch on the far side of the room from where the door is.
>>
>> If I'm spending any period of time at the keyboard, I turn all the room
>> lights on.
>>
>> Ron
>>
>
>
> You don't need the lights to find the home keys.  :)  All modern keyboards
> have raised index marks on the F and J keys (unless you're Apple and then
> it's the D and K keys for whatever crazy reason).
>
>
> my index bumps are worn such that I can't feel them on my work keyboard.

Apple uses D & K keys so you can always use your middle fingers to point to
apple home.

>
> As for your wall switch placement, get one of these (many similar ones
> from different brands)  (watch out for the line wrap):
>
> http://www.amazon.com/Leviton-**6696-W-Anywhere-Switch-Remote/**
> dp/B00004YUOL/ref=sr_1_12?ie=**UTF8&qid=1364935112&sr=8-12&**
> keywords=wireless+switch<http://www.amazon.com/Leviton-6696-W-Anywhere-Switch-Remote/dp/B00004YUOL/ref=sr_1_12?ie=UTF8&qid=1364935112&sr=8-12&keywords=wireless+switch>


I want pocket doors that open with the original Star Trek "Shoosh" sound
:-)

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