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by **Larr** » Sun, 04 Jan 2004 05:49:27

Pleasant suprise, the DiNovo was delivered by the friendly Fedex dude this
morning. Wasn't scheduled to be here until Monday!

This thing is awesome :) The keyboard feels wonderful, the Mouse (MX900) is
wonderful, and the keypad is cool as hell.

Setup is easy, but it is very different and you need to follow the
install-sheet and installer-driven instructions to the letter. Bluetooth is
a bit more complex than typical wireless.

And if you are currently using a Logitech Mouse or Keyboard (or both), make
sure you uninstall the MouseWare and Keyboard drivers you currently have
and restart prior to setting up the DiNovo. DiNovo does not use any of the
standard Logitech Keyboard or Mouse software. It uses it's own package
called "SetPoint".

Speaking of which, go to their website and download the 1.04 updates for
SetPoint and the LogiTech Media Desktop. Install the software from the CD
as instructed first, then install the updates. Do not install the updates
as the first-time install!

If I had to come up with one complaint (and I had to dig), it's that
Logitech has gone to the F-Lock system with modified F-Keys like Microsoft
started with the Office Keyboard. And yes, it defaults to the modified
layout on startup. I have never met a single person who likes this new-age
crap. If they would have the things default to standard F-Key functionality
then it could be liveable.

At least they have the F-Keys grouped in sets of 4 like it should be,
instead of that new-age groups of three bullshit that Microsoft started, and
has stuck to.

Good stuff!

I believe Buy.Com's price of $198 is still the best going. Retail is $250,
and that's what all the Superstores (BB, CUSA, etc...) have it listed for
(of course).

-Larry

by **Ashley McConnel** » Sun, 04 Jan 2004 09:05:49

$200 for a keyboard and mouse, you need your head read ;)

Ash

by **Larr** » Sun, 04 Jan 2004 10:51:53

Yes, but it's worth every penny.

-Larry

by **Eldre** » Mon, 05 Jan 2004 04:35:03

>> I believe Buy.Com's price of $198 is still the best going. Retail is
>$250,
>> and that's what all the Superstores (BB, CUSA, etc...) have it listed for
>> (of course).

>$200 for a keyboard and mouse, you need your head read ;)

That's why I figured it was a business write-off. No way in HELL am I going to
pay that much for that combo...

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by **Larr** » Mon, 05 Jan 2004 12:46:03

Well, I've seen some people spend $400 on water cooling to get another
200mhz out of a processor, when the next faster processer would have only
cost $70 more :)

I spend 14 hours a day at a keyboard. Might as well be comfortable!

-Larry

> >> I believe Buy.Com's price of $198 is still the best going. Retail is
> >$250,
> >> and that's what all the Superstores (BB, CUSA, etc...) have it listed
for
> >> (of course).

> >$200 for a keyboard and mouse, you need your head read ;)

> That's why I figured it was a business write-off. No way in HELL am I
going to
> pay that much for that combo...

> Eldred
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by **jason moy** » Mon, 05 Jan 2004 12:40:12

On Sat, 3 Jan 2004 00:05:49 +0000 (UTC), "Ashley McConnell"

>$200 for a keyboard and mouse, you need your head read ;)

Man, I'd be happy just to find a new 102 key keyboard. Still using
one from 1994 just because everyone apparently stopped making them.

Jason

by **Goy Larse** » Mon, 05 Jan 2004 21:56:05

> On Sat, 3 Jan 2004 00:05:49 +0000 (UTC), "Ashley McConnell"

> >$200 for a keyboard and mouse, you need your head read ;)

> Man, I'd be happy just to find a new 102 key keyboard. Still using
> one from 1994 just because everyone apparently stopped making them.

102 ?

As in without the "win keys" ?

Beers and cheers
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by **Larr** » Tue, 06 Jan 2004 01:55:05

I can understand his desire for a keyboard without the Win keys. I never
use them, never have, and never will.

Except by accident, of course, and that's the whole point I guess :)

-Larry

> > On Sat, 3 Jan 2004 00:05:49 +0000 (UTC), "Ashley McConnell"

> > >$200 for a keyboard and mouse, you need your head read ;)

> > Man, I'd be happy just to find a new 102 key keyboard. Still using
> > one from 1994 just because everyone apparently stopped making them.

> 102 ?

> As in without the "win keys" ?

> Beers and cheers
> (uncle) Goy
> "goyl at nettx dot no"

> http://www.theuspits.com

> "A man is only as old as the woman he feels........"
> --Groucho Marx--

by **Darryl Johnso** » Tue, 06 Jan 2004 03:03:06

_I_ use the "Win" keys often: to minimize all my windows at once, and
to shut down, as just two examples. I *hate* taking my hands off the
keyboard to***around with a mouse, and the keys let me do more
keyboard stuff.

Of course, it is easier to use the mouse than to remember all those
odd key-combinations, so to each his own, I guess.

--
Darryl

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