Pimping Your PC with Peripherals – Keyboards and Mice!

Posted by ttblogger on 09/27 at 12:43 PM Permalink
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You get your shiny new PC delivered via FedEx.  As you start to unpack and assemble that puppy, you realize that the peripherals (if they even have any) are usually of the most basic kind. It’s then that you realize that you need to “Pimp Your PC” with peripherals.  In this Tech Tip we’ll look at two of the most basic of computer parts that will help you Geek out on your PC experience – yes, the lowly keyboard and mouse. 

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    Posted by Tom Graham  on  09/27  at  12:57 PM

  1. What about trackballs?

    I find them much handier to use.

    2. Posted by Sindhu Shayana  on  09/27  at  02:07 PM

  2. Dear Sir,
    Is it not compulsory that keyboards should have visual indicators for “ Caps Lock, Scroll Lock & Num Lock “. Please reply.

    3. Posted by XAOS  on  09/27  at  03:09 PM

  3. That backlit keyboard your show in your latest tech tips is just what I’m looking for.  Who makes it and do you sell it?

    4. Posted by Jack Seals  on  09/27  at  08:08 PM

  4. This article on keyboards failed to mention if it was possible to buy, and where to buy, a tactile keyboard. My hands tremble (age 85 going on 45) which frequently press the wrong keys when typing. I could type 56 words per minute previously but now have to use the hunt and peck system. I need a keyboard that requires me to press the keys relatively hard to type which would solve my situation.  Also, some mouse ads designate speeds. What speed is required?
    FYI: I’ve upgraded and repaired approx. 50 computers and given them to the needy. Many, many, parts I have ordered from Geeks. Also your informative articles need a “print” notation so don’t have to print all the advertisements and save ink and pages of paper. As WWII Marines I trained at San Diego and my only brother trained there at Oceanside. He was killed at Iwo Jima, earned 2 purple hearts and Silver Star. At Tinian Island, where the planes took off from to bomb Hiroshima and Nagasaki, he single handedly rescued 4 wounded Marines who were pinned down by Jap rifle fire and was wounded in the process. Incidently, the Iwo Jima Veterans had what was probably their last reunion here at Pampa, Texas this weekend due to the small number left and the inability to travel.Thanks.

    5. Posted by GeekMike  on  09/28  at  11:08 AM

  5. @Tom - I love trackballs myself!

    @Sindhu - No, I have never heard that keyboards NEEDED to have visual indicators for “Caps Lock, Scroll Lock & Num Lock”.

    @XAOS - are you referring to the second image down in the post?

    @Jack - I am not sure about this one.  I am sure a quick search at Google or Bing will get you your desired answer.

    -GM

    6. Posted by Pearl  on  09/28  at  11:13 AM

  6. I’m always confounded by the array of choices.  These tips are gonna come in handy when I make my next laptop purchase.  Thanks Geeks!

    7. Posted by XAOS  on  09/28  at  01:34 PM

  7. Yes, the black gaming keyboard with the red backlight.  Who makes it?

    8. Posted by Monica S  on  09/29  at  08:01 AM

  8. This is a good article in that it at least shows that there is a pretty big variety of keyboards and mice available.  Actually I think its important to think of these peripherals more in how you’ll use them and less about the features they have.  For example, I have a wireless mini keyboard & mouse for my laptop when connected to a monitor, and another keyboard/mouse combination for my desktop at home and at work.  Each does something different, with the one at home being more media oriented.

    Monica S
    Computer Repair Los Angeles
    http://www.sebecomputercare.com/?p=10

    9. Posted by home theater prices  on  12/12  at  04:51 AM

  9. If the peripheral devices require a lot of power and the hub is powered,i would use them on the hub and keep the relatively low power consuming devices on the computer.

    10. Posted by bluesea  on  02/15  at  05:08 AM

  10. Thanks for this informative Topic
    Keep it up

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