I also bought few mechanical keyboards. I have Royal Kludge RK R75, and NuPhy Air 75 v3. Of course both are in 75% layout. Therefore just to give me 100% keyboard, i bought Logitech MX Keys S. But it was not mechanical, therefore i bought old school Filco Majestouch keyboard.
On Sun, Sep 29, 2024 at 2:33 AM tony k5twz.com <[email protected]> wrote: > I recently purchased one of these and am having some trouble getting it > int Windows mode. The key combination to do this didn’t work so my > grandson made some key reassignments. All went well until I tried to make > the Fn key act as an application key. We gad moved the Fn key so that I > did not loose it and reversed the F1 – F12 to normal windows keys. Other > than that I miss the palmrest of my Logitech G613 which is no longer made. > Also have not been able to make a Bluetooth connection with the computer. > > > > Tony > > > > > > *From:* [email protected] <[email protected]> *On Behalf Of > *Sieghard Weitzel > *Sent:* Sunday, December 10, 2023 3:32 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* My latest purchase of a new mechanical keyboard > > > > During black Friday I ended up buying a Keychron K10 pro mechanical > keyboard because I recently had come across a few reviews of that brand. > > In short, I am going to keep it since it is highly customizable and I want > to play around with it, as it is out of the box I am not entirely happy > with it, but it is mainly because of the type of switches it uses and the > typing feel they provide. Here is a more detailed description: > > > > you can use this keyboard in wired mode where you connect it to your > computer with a USB-C cable, but you can also switch it to Bluetooth mode > to use it with your iPhone, Android phone or a laptop or of course a > desktop provided it has Bluetooth. The switch is a slider on the back left > of the keyboard, to the left it is wired, in the middle it is off and to > the right is Bluetooth. > > It then has a second slider switch which changes the layout from > Windows/Android to Mac/iOS, left is Mac/iOS and right is Windows/Android. > > When I looked up how to put it in pairing mode online, the instruction > said to of course switch it to Bluetooth mode and then to press the FN key > + 1 on the number row for 4 seconds. > > I felt the keys before and noticed a standard layout with Control, Windows > Key and Alt on the left side of the spacebar and Alt, Windows Key, what I > assume was an application key and Control on the right. > > So I took a picture of the keys near the bottom with Be My Eyes and it > told me that the picture was of a mechanical keyboard with several keys > visible. I think it mentioned some of the key labels, I then sent a message > asking if there was an FN key and the reply came back promptly “Yes, there > is a FN key on the right side between the Windows Key and the Control Key”. > Man, I really love this Be My AI service! In other words what I thought was > the application key was in fact the FN key. > > And for those who may wonder, no there is no application key, a Windows > key on each side of the spacebar yes, but no application/context menu key. > > However, in addition to the typical F1 to F12 keys on the top and the > Printscreen, Scroll Lock and Pause keys to the right of the F-Keys, there > is in fact an F13, F14, F15 and F16 key which are above the numeric pad. > > These can be programmed. However, this is as far as I can tell not an > accessible process as an application called "VIA" is used for this and one > has to drag whatever you want the key to do to the key. > > In fact, you can completely assign anything to any key including macros > and in addition to that the keyboard can be completely customized with > whatever mechanical switches you want to use. > > The version I bought from Amazon Canada for a sale price of $109 Canadian > comes with Gateron switches and I believe they are the Linear Brown > switches. It's wonderful typing, very quiet, but I think for my taste they > are too sensitive and often even lightly resting my fingers on the F and J > may end up putting one of them into my text. It's also very easy to type > say a "ds" if all you wanted was a "d" if you are not a very precise > typist. In the end I will most likely order either a set of Gateron > switches which are more equivalent to a Cherry MX Blue wjhich is a more > clicky switch and requires a bit more force before it registers. The nice > thing is that you can use actual Cherry MX switches in that keyboard in > addition to the somewhat less exxpensive Gateron switches and you can even > use KAILH switches. How easy it is to disassemble the keyboard, pull the > switches and reinstall the others I don't know, bvut my store manager is a > very handy person so I'll probably get him to do it or at least show me in > case I could do it. > > > > Best regards, > > Sieghard > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of > Andrew J LaPointe > Sent: Saturday, December 9, 2023 1:26 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: App to see power light? > > > > Good afternoon Richard, I have the color identifier that also has a light > detector. That part works quite well. I also for $25 got a keychain type of > light detector from laws actually not loves it was the tech guys. That > works quite well. also small enough to keep in your pocket of purse or > whatever you’re using. so those two are standalone. Anyway, good luck. > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > > On Dec 9, 2023, at 12:39 PM, Richard <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > > Kim, > > > > > > I am terribly sorry for your loss and I send thoughts and prayers in > your late husband's memory and for you in difficult times. Surely these > small things such as checking lights can become quite big without > assistance. I have the hope you will soon have a simple solution. > > > > > > My experience is that iPhone apps aren't as good as the light probes > that once were available--and still may be available. > > > > > > I find it difficult for the iPhone camera to focus down on a single > light or to show the color of the light. Others may have found ways to > make this work, although I haven't. > > > > > > Does anyone on the list know whether lower-level technology such as > dedicated light detectors are still available and where they can be found? > > > > > > Richard > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: M. Taylor <[email protected]> On Behalf Of M. Taylor > > > Sent: Friday, December 8, 2023 3:32 PM > > > To: [email protected] > > > Subject: RE: App to see power light? > > > > > > Hello Kim, > > > > > > I am so, so sorry for your loss. > > > > > > Losing both a life partner and access to instant sighted assistance is > truly a life-changing event. > > > > > > Please know that we are all here for you and I, personally, will keep > you in my thoughts. > > > > > > Mark > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: 'Kimberly Samco' via VIPhone <[email protected]> > > > Sent: Thursday, December 7, 2023 6:20 PM > > > To: [email protected] > > > Subject: App to see power light? > > > > > > Hello, > > > > > > My husband recently died so I no longer have sighted help. Sometimes my > internet goes down or I think it has. 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