On Computers

The first time Joy took an iPad on a trip, she was floored by how much she missed a regular keyboard. But most iPad keyboards are bulky: You might as well bring a laptop. An alternative is the new folding keyboard from Logitech.

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A company called Snapkeys has come up with a very innovative idea for replacing the tiny keyboards on smartphones and other handheld devices.

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True story: A lady we know couldn’t figure out why her computer wouldn’t react the way she wanted it to and said: “I keep stepping on the pedal and nothing happens.” She thought her mouse was like the pedal on a sewing machine.

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Use KeyExtender to create shortcuts and alleviate hassles. You may want to assign a key to automatically insert your email address, or assign a shortcut to the computer’s volume control.

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Your typing style, when you hit just eight keys, can serve as your password.

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Joy took one look at all the crud that had accumulated in her current Hewlett Packard keyboard and decided she wanted a washable one.

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It turns out that the reason you make more mistakes typing on a laptop keyboard than on a desktop is not just because the laptop keyboard feels cramped.

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If you don’t have much room on your desk, you might like the Keyscan KS810 keyboard, which includes a built-in scanner.

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This column is being typed on a Merc Stealth keyboard made by Ideazon.

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We bought an Okidata C5800 color laser that can print both sides of a sheet of paper at the same time. We paid $800. “Smart buy,” the clerk said, and he wasn’t being sarcastic.

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