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constructing cp...where to put keyboard???
paigeoliver:
How often are you really going to need a keyboard anyway? My cabinets tend to go months (or eternally) without ever needing one.
hulkster:
yeah you are right, i just do tweaking and stuff, but once i get everything the way i like it, hopefully i wont be having to use the keyboard anymore. thanks paige...you are absolutely right! i think ill just keep my wired keyboard, make my adjustments, and then put it away!
hyiu:
if you have a stand alone control panel.....
I also remember that someone on this board did a motorize keyboard thingy....
his CP is a stand by itself.... and the keyboard is hidden (sort of) in the backside of the cp....
at the push of a button.... a motor wheeled the whole keyboard tray (or something like that) from the back and stop just right above the cp..... )....
I have to say..... that's pretty cool...
you might be able to work from there...
I am going to have a computer desk type cab... (and I'll need to use the keyboard almost daily....)
so.. a drawer is what I need....
but if you do it right.... (and have good wood working skills...)
the drawer won't be obvious at all....
hulkster:
well that sounds like a pretty cool idea, but a little overkill in my opinion. id like to think that once i get my cab all setup, as far as config goes, i wont be needing to use the keyboard anymore...at least not very frequently. so what i will probably do is get it all setup, then just stick the keyboard either in the cp box, or in the monitor base part of the showcase cab along with the computer itself. thanks though.
DrewKaree:
yeah, your mouse is definitely RF. I think Logitech ONLY makes RF cordless components.
After seeing the posts, I'm thinking in your case you just may be better off at sticking with your wired keyboard. One other thing I thought of if you go that route is to pick yourself up a keyboard cable extender so you won't have to sit right on top of your screen to use it.
There you go, problem solved. Cost: $0-10+
That motorized keyboard tray just gave me an idea! What about a motorized lift for your Monitor, like on the tonight show?! Out of sight until you wanna play, then, clapping your hands twice (to activate the clapper you hacked to work the lift), through the fog (get a fog machine for that part) arises your monitor, prepared to do your bidding. Reaching into your pocket, you press a remote button (hack any old key fob door lock remote) and a hydraulically assisted beer keg refrigerator rises from behind your CP. From behind comes a beautiful young woman (mebbe even your wife!) bearing frosted mugs for her hard working Mamer, and then.....aw JEEZ Mom, couldn't you just let me sleep for FIVE MORE MINUTES! Crap, my day just feels like it's gonna go downhill from here!
I know that last part was WAAAYYYY off topic, but I figured it'd take away some frustration from building!