Turn Your 27″ iMac Into An Awesome Monitor
Posted by Stephen in Apple, Personal on 05. Jan, 2010 | Comments
The Mini DisplayPort connector on the 27″ iMac is bi-directional, so you can connect another device to its gorgeous monitor! I was eager to try this out, and sure enough my 2009 Mac Mini had no trouble taking over the iMac’s display using a $30 Belkin cable. But actually using the iMac in this configuration has not been pleasant.
How to Keep an IOGear KVM from Dimming Your Mac’s Screen
Posted by Stephen in Apple, Computer history, Terabyte home on 19. Jun, 2008 | Comments
Just a quick tip tonight about something that’s been nagging me. I love my IOGear MiniView Micro GCS632U KVM, but I’ve had a weird problem since hooking it up to my new MacBook Pro. See, the IOGear uses a double press on the Scroll Lock key to switch views. But every time I type this while [...]
Command and Control: The Clash of Keyboards
Posted by Stephen in Apple, Computer history, Terabyte home on 17. Jun, 2008 | Comments
The lowly computer keyboard is so ubiquitous that it can seem unchanging, but nothing could be further from the truth. It is one of the most important components of any system, and has survived all assaults by new technologies from the mouse to the pen to the microphone, yet its evolution is marked by legacy [...]
Optimus Maximus: It’s Beyond This Keyboard-Head
Posted by Stephen in Computer history, Personal, Terabyte home on 28. Nov, 2007 | Comments
Have you heard of the Optimus Maximus yet? It’s the ultimate computer keyboard (no kidding!), it costs $1500 (no, really, I’m serious!), and I’m not interested (even though I’m a keyboard nut).
First, an introduction to the Maximus: It’s a 113-key PC keyboard. But each key is actually a mini OLED display, [...]
