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What keyboard and mouse should I get?

I'm guessing you're a Windows user, you might try Autohotkey, then your options for keyboards would be greatly increased since you don't need to have all those extra shortcut buttons; volume control is a perfect example of what Autohotkey was designed for. Here: http://www.autohotkey.com/...
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- Post #2
- Sep 5, 2009
- Forum: Mice
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Recommend me some courses to take

semiconductors is a good intro for device physics, all EEs should have an intro of this nature. Elec&Mag fields is a must, and you should have already taken it. DSP is good. Drop the programming course, programming is a very basic tool that you should be teaching yourself. You're an EE, so...
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- Post #23
- Aug 27, 2009
- Forum: Ask a Technical Professional
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The future of computer input devices

The vast majority of us are still being used by our computers. The fact that the mouse is the ultimate efficiency killer is so obvious that no one even bothers to study it anymore. We're just plain lazy. No new uber-kool input device is going to fix that...as for the list 1. As previously...
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- Post #25
- Aug 27, 2009
- Forum: Ask a Technical Professional
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any uh, easy to press keyboards which are decent for gaming?

In a repetitive situation like gaming, it's not a surprise the razor lycosa gives you problems. Those cheap keyboards, i.e. dell stock boards and some overpriced "blingbling gaming" keyboards like the razor lycosa, use rubber membrane key technology. Aside from some incarnations of these keys...
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- Post #6
- Aug 23, 2009
- Forum: Keyboards
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usb audio adapters

Your choice would depend heavily on what kind of sound quality you expect and what your source is. Your post mentions only music, so here is my $0.02 The C-media might work ok, I have no experience with their drivers or support. SNR will probably be at the least as good as an internal sound...
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- Post #4
- May 9, 2009
- Forum: Peripherals & Components
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Oldest Peripherals

Logitech Trackman Marble Wheel Plus, purchased in 1998 I believe. http://www.amazon.com/Logitech...heel-Mac/dp/B00004L8IG I also use a Shure SM57 mic, invented in 1965 and unchanged to this day. (Mine was purchased a few years ago; interfaces with a M-Audio USB DA/AD)...
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- Post #2
- May 8, 2009
- Forum: Peripherals & Components
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Can't turn on PC!!

From your description it sounds to be a power problem, since a motherboard being broken wouldn't cause this behavior (in my experience). Additionally, given that this is a new build, I wouldn't suspect your motherboard since it has been working for a month; most little shorts and DOA condensers...
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- Post #3
- May 5, 2009
- Forum: Computer Building
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Powering a hard drive with batteries

Ok...if you really want to it should be fine. HOWEVER, remember to connect the DC ground of whatever device your signal cable is attached to with the Negative terminal of your battery source or things are going to get weird as far as the communication goes. If you're just trying to start up the...
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- Post #6
- Apr 25, 2009
- Forum: Computer Building
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gamers - how do you deal with mouse cable snag?

Use a trackball. Logitech Trackman Wheel works well for fast gaming, it will take some time (weeks & months) to adjust to and build your accuracy, but you'll never go back. No pain, no gain. http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16826104156
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- Post #16
- Apr 25, 2009
- Forum: Mice
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router behind a router / DMZ

I can't say this is failproof protection, but it should work. An even more power friendly and less headache inducing solution would be to host your http offsite. Offsite http hosting will probably reduce your work, increase your security, and increase your uptime -- and for very little money.
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- Post #2
- Apr 23, 2009
- Forum: Networking
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Keyboard/Mouse Suggestions????

How about an N-key rollover board with tactile brown Cherry mechanical switches? I like this one myself. The switches are non-clicky so they're quiet, it's built like a tank, its compact so no wasted space...unless you like spending money on all that cheap squishy key LED bling that everyone...
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- Post #8
- Apr 17, 2009
- Forum: Mice
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Router recommendations

You're *obviously* of superior intelligence to everyone else here...great reply.
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- Post #16
- Apr 13, 2009
- Forum: Networking
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Need a long range keyboard/mouse combo

I don't have any specific examples, but if you can find a bluetooth device that is Class 1 or 2, then in *theory* it should work. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluetooth#Bluetooth_2.0 Of course if you have lots of other equipment in your house that is using the 2.4GHz ISM band, then there...
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- Post #2
- Apr 11, 2009
- Forum: Mice
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PC restarts randomly

Yea sounds electrical. Two kinds of electrical shorts that can happen in and around your PC: 1. A catastrophic short where something breaks or explodes, which is usually accompanied by smoke, so its always obvious. 2. A random short wherein the environmental conditions present...
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- Post #8
- Apr 11, 2009
- Forum: Computer Building
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PC restarts randomly

Questions: What does the PC do RIGHT before the reboot; i.e. do programs act weird and unresponsive? Or just like Emeril Lagasse? The most unique problem seems to be the repeating reboot, this is indicative of some kind of a short or serious misconfiguration, so i'll concentrate on this...
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- Post #2
- Apr 10, 2009
- Forum: Computer Building

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