Wireless keyboards WAS: a new Dell PC

2007-12-11 Thread Stuart Rogers
> -Original Message- > From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com > [mailto:framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Alan Barber > Sent: Monday, December 10, 2007 2:52 PM > To: framers at lists.frameusers.com > Subject: Re: a new Dell PC > > I sec

a new Dell PC

2007-12-11 Thread Mike Wickham
>> Are the wireless keyboard and mouse a hindrance? I have a wireless keyboard on an HP laptop. It's comfortable to use, and beats the heck of the built-in laptop keyboard. I don't use the wireless mouse because I much prefer trackballs. There's no scrolling off the mouse pad and having to lif

Re: a new Dell PC

2007-12-11 Thread Mike Wickham
>> Are the wireless keyboard and mouse a hindrance? I have a wireless keyboard on an HP laptop. It's comfortable to use, and beats the heck of the built-in laptop keyboard. I don't use the wireless mouse because I much prefer trackballs. There's no scrolling off the mouse pad and having to lif

Wireless keyboards WAS: a new Dell PC

2007-12-11 Thread Stuart Rogers
> -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Alan Barber > Sent: Monday, December 10, 2007 2:52 PM > To: framers@lists.frameusers.com > Subject: Re: a new Dell PC > > I second the advice about not using a wireless keybo

RE: a new Dell PC

2007-12-11 Thread Syed.Hosain
ber > Sent: Monday, December 10, 2007 2:52 PM > To: framers@lists.frameusers.com > Subject: Re: a new Dell PC > > I second the advice about not using a wireless keyboard. I had one with > my previous Dell and my current HP. Both would occasionally skip > letters. After typing a pa

a new Dell PC

2007-12-11 Thread syed.hos...@aeris.net
ember 11, 2007 4:10 AM > To: framers at lists.frameusers.com > Subject: RE: a new Dell PC > > I've used a wireless keyboard for several years and have never had any > problems in FrameMaker or any other program. > > -Original Message- > From: framers-boun

RE: a new Dell PC

2007-12-11 Thread Johnson, Kathleen
s.com Subject: Re: a new Dell PC I second the advice about not using a wireless keyboard. I had one with my previous Dell and my current HP. Both would occasionally skip letters. After typing a paragraph I'd have to go back to find the missing letters. I tried posioning the transceiver everywher

a new Dell PC

2007-12-11 Thread Johnson, Kathleen
007 2:52 PM To: framers at lists.frameusers.com Subject: Re: a new Dell PC I second the advice about not using a wireless keyboard. I had one with my previous Dell and my current HP. Both would occasionally skip letters. After typing a paragraph I'd have to go back to find the missing letter

Re: a new Dell PC

2007-12-10 Thread Alan Barber
I second the advice about not using a wireless keyboard. I had one with my previous Dell and my current HP. Both would occasionally skip letters. After typing a paragraph I'd have to go back to find the missing letters. I tried posioning the transceiver everywhere; no luck. When I installed a wi

a new Dell PC

2007-12-10 Thread Alan Barber
I second the advice about not using a wireless keyboard. I had one with my previous Dell and my current HP. Both would occasionally skip letters. After typing a paragraph I'd have to go back to find the missing letters. I tried posioning the transceiver everywhere; no luck. When I installed a wi

a new Dell PC

2007-12-10 Thread richard.melan...@us.tel.com
I just bought a new Dell PC form for a niece, and the Dell rep on the phone TOLD me to request XP !!! Rick -Original Message- From: framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Stuart Rogers Sent: Monday, December 10, 2007 11:29 AM

a new Dell PC

2007-12-10 Thread Stuart Rogers
Art Campbell wrote: > Unless your IT guys already have a fair amount of experience with > Vista, I'd specify XP PRO... > From what I hear, if the IT guys already had a fair amount of experience with Vista, THEY'D be specifying XP Pro... ;-) -- Stuart Rogers Technical Communicator Phoenix G

a new Dell PC

2007-12-10 Thread Bodvar Bjorgvinsson
I can recommend Dell Precision. I have had the Precision 450 Dual Processor with 2GB memory for three and a half years now, all internal hardware preinstalled (factory installed), except one extra (my old) hard drive. I have never had a better or more reliable PC (although my home assembled PC come

RE: a new Dell PC

2007-12-10 Thread richard.melanson
I just bought a new Dell PC form for a niece, and the Dell rep on the phone TOLD me to request XP !!! Rick -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Stuart Rogers Sent: Monday, December 10, 2007 11:29 AM To: Art Campbell Cc: framers

Re: a new Dell PC

2007-12-10 Thread Stuart Rogers
Art Campbell wrote: > Unless your IT guys already have a fair amount of experience with > Vista, I'd specify XP PRO... > From what I hear, if the IT guys already had a fair amount of experience with Vista, THEY'D be specifying XP Pro... ;-) -- Stuart Rogers Technical Communicator Phoenix G

Re: a new Dell PC

2007-12-10 Thread Bodvar Bjorgvinsson
I can recommend Dell Precision. I have had the Precision 450 Dual Processor with 2GB memory for three and a half years now, all internal hardware preinstalled (factory installed), except one extra (my old) hard drive. I have never had a better or more reliable PC (although my home assembled PC come

a new Dell PC

2007-12-09 Thread Art Campbell
I'd go with any of their workstation 390/490 level machines, with at least 4G RAM and one pair of SATA RAID primary drives. If you're using Photoshop very much, remember that the recommended config calls for a secondary scratch hard drive, so you may want a third drive or a second pair. SCSI isn't

RE: a new Dell PC

2007-12-09 Thread Dov Isaacs
Ashley, Dell is fine although my experience is that you are better off if you buy the "Dell Precision Workstations" as opposed to the stuff they hawk for the low-end, casual users. The "workstations" tend to use more "generic" parts as opposed to married-to-the-motherboard specialized-for-Dell el-

a new Dell PC

2007-12-09 Thread Dov Isaacs
Ashley, Dell is fine although my experience is that you are better off if you buy the "Dell Precision Workstations" as opposed to the stuff they hawk for the low-end, casual users. The "workstations" tend to use more "generic" parts as opposed to married-to-the-motherboard specialized-for-Dell el-

Re: a new Dell PC

2007-12-09 Thread Art Campbell
I'd go with any of their workstation 390/490 level machines, with at least 4G RAM and one pair of SATA RAID primary drives. If you're using Photoshop very much, remember that the recommended config calls for a secondary scratch hard drive, so you may want a third drive or a second pair. SCSI isn't

a new Dell PC

2007-12-09 Thread Meredith, Ashley
I've just had a hardware failure that means I get to upgrade to Vista Pro and the latest versions of FrameMaker and Acrobat Pro, as quick as I can get a new workstation ordered. The only stipulation that my university makes is that it prefers Dell. I haven't been paying much attention to hardwar

a new Dell PC

2007-12-09 Thread Meredith, Ashley
I've just had a hardware failure that means I get to upgrade to Vista Pro and the latest versions of FrameMaker and Acrobat Pro, as quick as I can get a new workstation ordered. The only stipulation that my university makes is that it prefers Dell. I haven't been paying much attention to hardwar