Re: laptop protection in an office network

From	Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.user
Subject	Re: laptop protection in an office network
Date	2015-08-31 00:20 +0200
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On Monday 31 August 2015 04:42:12 Doug wrote:
> On 08/29/2015 09:20 PM, rlharris@oplink.net wrote:
> > On Sat, August 29, 2015 8:33 pm, Gene Heskett wrote:
> >> On Saturday 29 August 2015 21:24:47 rlharris@oplink.net wrote:
> >>> Forgive me; my fingers are dyslexic.
> >>
> >> So are mine.  They don't type what I tell them to lots of the time.
> >> Coulnd't be the accumulated years (nearly 81) could it?
> >
> > Not necessarily.
> >
> >>From time to time, I have found a sudden, large increase in the number of
> >
> > typographical errors in the documents which I produce.  And several
> > times, investigation has revealed that the problem lies in a worn-out
> > keyboard.
> >
> > Back in the 1960's and 1970's, manufacturers such as Honeywell and Cherry
> > made keyswitches with a life rating in the tens of millions or even
> > hundreds of millions of keystrokes.  Nowadays, it is becoming difficult
> > to find a keyboard with a rating in the tens of thousands of keystrokes.
> >
> > Many manufacturers today have a poor keyswitch design which utilizes
> > low-quality plastics; they depend upon a lubricant such as wax to keep
> > the plunger working freely.  And when the wax wears away, the plunger
> > begins to stick.  And when the plunger does not depress freely, the
> > result is a multitude of typographical errors.
> >
> > RLH
>
> What you need is an IBM model M keyboard. They are refurbished and sold by
> Clicky Keys:
>
> 		http://www.clickykeyboards.com/

I use an IBM KB-9910.   Not quite as good as the Model M, nor as good as I was 
trying to find, but not bad.

I make loads of typos.  Old age?  Poor sight?  The fact that I am a lousy 
typist?  The last one certainly. The sight doesn't help.  But so far I don't 
feel that old age has exacerbated things.

Lisi

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laptop protection in an office network rlharris@oplink.net - 2015-08-29 07:00 +0200
  Re: laptop protection in an office network Riley Baird <BM-2cVqnDuYbAU5do2DfJTrN7ZbAJ246S4XiX@bitmessage.ch> - 2015-08-29 08:00 +0200
    Re: laptop protection in an office network rlharris@oplink.net - 2015-08-29 08:20 +0200
      Re: laptop protection in an office network Joe <joe@jretrading.com> - 2015-08-29 09:20 +0200
        Re: laptop protection in an office network rlharris@oplink.net - 2015-08-29 10:20 +0200
          Re: laptop protection in an office network <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2015-08-29 14:00 +0200
            Re: laptop protection in an office network rlharris@oplink.net - 2015-08-29 18:20 +0200
              Re: laptop protection in an office network Joe <joe@jretrading.com> - 2015-08-29 18:30 +0200
            Re: laptop protection in an office network rlharris@oplink.net - 2015-08-29 20:30 +0200
              Re: laptop protection in an office network Reco <recoverym4n@gmail.com> - 2015-08-29 20:40 +0200
                Re: laptop protection in an office network rlharris@oplink.net - 2015-08-29 21:10 +0200
                Re: laptop protection in an office network Reco <recoverym4n@gmail.com> - 2015-08-29 21:30 +0200
                Re: laptop protection in an office network rlharris@oplink.net - 2015-08-29 21:50 +0200
                Re: laptop protection in an office network Gene Heskett <gheskett@wdtv.com> - 2015-08-30 02:40 +0200
                Re: laptop protection in an office network rlharris@oplink.net - 2015-08-30 03:30 +0200
                Re: laptop protection in an office network Gene Heskett <gheskett@wdtv.com> - 2015-08-30 03:40 +0200
                Re: laptop protection in an office network rlharris@oplink.net - 2015-08-30 04:30 +0200
                Re: laptop protection in an office network Doug <dmcgarrett@optonline.net> - 2015-08-30 04:50 +0200
                Re: laptop protection in an office network rlharris@oplink.net - 2015-08-30 05:00 +0200
                Re: laptop protection in an office network Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2015-08-31 00:20 +0200
                Re: laptop protection in an office network Gene Heskett <gheskett@wdtv.com> - 2015-08-30 05:10 +0200
                Re: laptop protection in an office network David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2015-08-30 06:40 +0200
                Re: laptop protection in an office network Gene Heskett <gheskett@wdtv.com> - 2015-08-30 07:30 +0200
                Re: laptop protection in an office network Martin Read <zen75502@zen.co.uk> - 2015-08-31 03:50 +0200
                quality keyboards rlharris@oplink.net - 2015-08-31 09:10 +0200
                Re: quality keyboards Petter Adsen <petter@synth.no> - 2015-08-31 09:40 +0200
                Re: quality keyboards "Gian Uberto Lauri" <saint@eng.it>  - 2015-08-31 09:50 +0200
                Re: quality keyboards Petter Adsen <petter@synth.no> - 2015-08-31 12:00 +0200
                Re: quality keyboards Joel Rees <joel.rees@gmail.com> - 2015-08-31 13:20 +0200
                Re: quality keyboards Petter Adsen <petter@synth.no> - 2015-08-31 14:30 +0200
                Re: quality keyboards "Gian Uberto Lauri" <saint@eng.it>  - 2015-08-31 14:40 +0200
                Re: quality keyboards Joel Rees <joel.rees@gmail.com> - 2015-08-31 15:50 +0200
                Re: quality keyboards Petter Adsen <petter@synth.no> - 2015-08-31 16:40 +0200
                Re: quality keyboards "Gian Uberto Lauri" <saint@eng.it>  - 2015-08-31 17:00 +0200
                Re: quality keyboards Anthony Maples <anthonym7009@gmail.com> - 2015-09-01 00:10 +0200
                Re: quality keyboards "Thomas Schmitt" <scdbackup@gmx.net> - 2015-08-31 16:10 +0200
                Re: quality keyboards Haines Brown <haines@histomat.net> - 2015-08-31 13:00 +0200
                Re: quality keyboards Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2015-08-31 14:20 +0200
                Re: quality keyboards Joel Rees <joel.rees@gmail.com> - 2015-08-31 13:10 +0200
                Re: quality keyboards Gene Heskett <gheskett@wdtv.com> - 2015-08-31 14:30 +0200
                Re: quality keyboards Petter Adsen <petter@synth.no> - 2015-08-31 15:00 +0200
                Re: quality keyboards "Gian Uberto Lauri" <saint@eng.it>  - 2015-08-31 15:10 +0200
                Re: quality keyboards Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2015-08-31 15:10 +0200
                Re: quality keyboards Martin Read <zen75502@zen.co.uk> - 2015-08-31 13:20 +0200
                Re: quality keyboards David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2015-08-31 17:40 +0200
                Re: quality keyboards Glenn English <ghe@slsware.net> - 2015-08-31 18:30 +0200
                Re: quality keyboards Don Armstrong <don@debian.org> - 2015-08-31 21:50 +0200
                Re: laptop protection in an office network Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2015-08-29 21:10 +0200
                Re: laptop protection in an office network Reco <recoverym4n@gmail.com> - 2015-08-29 21:20 +0200
                Re: laptop protection in an office network Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2015-08-29 21:50 +0200
                Re: laptop protection in an office network Reco <recoverym4n@gmail.com> - 2015-08-29 22:00 +0200
                Re: laptop protection in an office network Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2015-08-30 00:10 +0200
                Re: laptop protection in an office network Reco <recoverym4n@gmail.com> - 2015-08-30 00:30 +0200
                Re: laptop protection in an office network Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2015-08-30 00:50 +0200
                Re: laptop protection in an office network <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2015-08-30 09:40 +0200
                Re: laptop protection in an office network Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2015-08-30 16:10 +0200
                Re: laptop protection in an office network <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2015-08-30 18:30 +0200
                Re: laptop protection in an office network Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2015-08-30 20:50 +0200
                Re: laptop protection in an office network rlharris@oplink.net - 2015-08-29 21:30 +0200
                Re: laptop protection in an office network Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2015-08-29 22:00 +0200
                Re: laptop protection in an office network rlharris@oplink.net - 2015-08-29 22:30 +0200
                Re: laptop protection in an office network rlharris@oplink.net - 2015-08-29 22:50 +0200
                Re: laptop protection in an office network Renaud (Ron) OLGIATI <renaud@olgiati-in-paraguay.org> - 2015-08-29 23:40 +0200
              Re: laptop protection in an office network <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2015-08-29 23:00 +0200
                Re: laptop protection in an office network Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2015-08-30 00:30 +0200
                Re: laptop protection in an office network <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2015-08-30 09:50 +0200
                Re: laptop protection in an office network Joe <joe@jretrading.com> - 2015-08-30 10:30 +0200
                Re: laptop protection in an office network <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2015-08-30 10:40 +0200
                Re: laptop protection in an office network rlharris@oplink.net - 2015-08-30 01:50 +0200
                Re: laptop protection in an office network Chris Bannister <cbannister@slingshot.co.nz> - 2015-08-30 09:30 +0200
                Re: laptop protection in an office network <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2015-08-30 10:30 +0200
                Re: laptop protection in an office network rlharris@oplink.net - 2015-08-30 11:10 +0200
                Re: laptop protection in an office network Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2015-08-30 21:10 +0200

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