Keyboard recomendations

[Didzo]

[quote author=Neonie on a Boat link=topic=4029.msg131759#msg131759 date=1263222930]
Is there a use for backlight OTHER then to look cool? Does anyone SERIOUSLY play or use their computer in the dark? If so, I'd have to wonder if you value your eye sight AT ALL.

I do  :-\
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I do.

But not in complete dark.

[Tricks]

[quote author=Tricks link=topic=4029.msg131816#msg131816 date=1263254292]
I use two different keyboards at work, just a normal no-name dell and something like this guy:

Bloomberg terminal?
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Yes sir.

[Squishy3]

I use two different keyboards at work, just a normal no-name dell and something like this guy:

I use a no-name dell keyboard and all the fancy bells and whistles on these $70 keyboards are overrated. Had this shit for a fraction of the cost and works fantastically still.

[Didzo]

There is NOTHING overrated about glowing keyboards.

[Eschatos]

I don't need no glowy keyboard.  I can find any key by touch, so playing in the dark works just fine.

[Tricks]

[quote author=Tricks link=topic=4029.msg131816#msg131816 date=1263254292]
I use two different keyboards at work, just a normal no-name dell and something like this guy:

I use a no-name dell keyboard and all the fancy bells and whistles on these $70 keyboards are overrated. Had this shit for a fraction of the cost and works fantastically still.
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This is one of the rare cases where I don’t think a standard dell keyboard could compete. This isn’t a gaming keyboard, but I don’t think I am going to try to explain. It’s not a standard keyboard, and I’ll leave it at that.

[Surf314]

[quote author=Squishmas link=topic=4029.msg132375#msg132375 date=1263534192]
[quote author=Tricks link=topic=4029.msg131816#msg131816 date=1263254292]
I use two different keyboards at work, just a normal no-name dell and something like this guy:

I use a no-name dell keyboard and all the fancy bells and whistles on these $70 keyboards are overrated. Had this shit for a fraction of the cost and works fantastically still.
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This is one of the rare cases where I don’t think a standard dell keyboard could compete. This isn’t a gaming keyboard, but I don’t think I am going to try to explain. It’s not a standard keyboard, and I’ll leave it at that.
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Does it have a financial calculator built in? Because that would be awesome.

[Tricks]

[quote author=Tricks link=topic=4029.msg132413#msg132413 date=1263566653]
[quote author=Squishmas link=topic=4029.msg132375#msg132375 date=1263534192]
[quote author=Tricks link=topic=4029.msg131816#msg131816 date=1263254292]
I use two different keyboards at work, just a normal no-name dell and something like this guy:

I use a no-name dell keyboard and all the fancy bells and whistles on these $70 keyboards are overrated. Had this shit for a fraction of the cost and works fantastically still.
[/quote]

This is one of the rare cases where I don’t think a standard dell keyboard could compete. This isn’t a gaming keyboard, but I don’t think I am going to try to explain. It’s not a standard keyboard, and I’ll leave it at that.
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Does it have a financial calculator built in? Because that would be awesome.
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Since I started working, I have lost all ability to do any math of any kind. I use Bloomberg and Excel for everything.

The keyboard’s strength is simply its ability for shortcut-use. If you wanted to go hardcore-nerd about it, you could say its ability for “bindings” is really useful.

For example, to look up a security’s general details, I would type the following:

CUSIP ID_123456AB1

DESCRIPTION

Or I can hit “c”, type in 12345 after which it would auto-fill the rest of the security, and then hit the DES screen key.

While it doesn’t sound like it is *that* much faster, if you are looking up 40-50 securities in a row it is really, really nice.

Plus, the mail system is built into the keyboard. You have a small envelope pop up if you have mail to the Bloomberg account, as well as notification that your Bloomberg query has been responded to.

Bloomberg is amazing, but it is really expensive to run one.

[CaffeinePowered]

Bloomberg is amazing, but it is really expensive to run one.

Its nice, but the licensing deal to use the software is straight up anal rape  :-\

[Surf314]

I now have a G15, can anyone tell me what cool things I can do with it?

[HeK]

[quote author=Tricks link=topic=4029.msg132417#msg132417 date=1263568776]
Bloomberg is amazing, but it is really expensive to run one.

Its nice, but the licensing deal to use the software is straight up anal rape  :-\
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At least it doesn't require selling you soul to the Devil Lockheed Martin.

[Surf314]

So far I've found a TF2 stats mod for the LCD and a Foobar display mod.

Anyone know how to program the G keys to run TF2 scripts? Maybe time to resurrect the script emporium.

[Kirby]

So far I've found a TF2 stats mod for the LCD and a Foobar display mod.

Anyone know how to program the G keys to run TF2 scripts? Maybe time to resurrect the script emporium.

Go into options and attempt to set a G-key to a factory bind, if the options menu takes it, then you can obviously get the key names, otherwise it would probably require a hook into the hl2.exe, because they're not standard buttons and hl2 won't 'see' the button press, and can't act accordingly. Probably trigger VAC doing that, too.