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Crowquill:


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--- Quote from: urbecrisch on June 01, 2007, 01:38:49 am ---Any ideas how to mount this thing flat or on the side of a CAB/CP without taking it apart?  Do you think some sort of glue or tape would hold it's weight?

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You can also use 3M automotive tape.  It's gray and has a red backing.  It's not cheap, but it holds like crazy. 

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I'm not sure if it's the exact same stuff, but 3M also offers an "Exterior Mounting Tape". It's a gray, almost putty-like material with a red plastic backing. The package actually shows someone sticking brass numbers onto a brick house. Be careful not to use too much or you'll never get it off. I sometimes used this stuff when I installed security systems. Never had a problem with anything coming loose. I was picking it up for like $4/roll at Lowe's or Home Depot.

I know the power-on feature works with almost all pre-G5 PowerMacs and iMacs. I'd be surpised if it works at all in Windows. Apple had to eventually drop the power keys from the keyboards after switching them to USB because it required a trickle charge of power to sense when the button was pressed. This doesn't conform to USB specs and standards. Maybe some motherboards would still have power to the USB devices, but even then I doubt that it would know what to do when the device is pressed. The ThinkGeek description states "PowerMate supports remote power on for compatible computers." I'm wondering if those compatible computers would be Macs. Griffin was mostly dedicated to Mac peripherals and adapters before their iPod accessories took off.

Griffin's webpage doesn't even mention the power-on feature anymore. One thing that I did notice when looking at the info for the latest Mac driver: it now supports more than one PowerMate. I wonder if the Windows driver will ever get this function.

urbecrisch:

Yeah, I'm just as confused and curious as you Crowquill.  Is anyone out there using this device on their CP running windows OS?  Does it work well with the volume and powering off?

davieboynj:

I can definitely vouch for that stuff.  it holds anything to anything, as long as the surface is clean. 



--- Quote from: RandyT on June 01, 2007, 09:37:20 am ---You can also use 3M automotive tape.  It's gray and has a red backing.  It's not cheap, but it holds like crazy. 

RandyT

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shorthair:


--- Quote from: urbecrisch on June 03, 2007, 07:15:04 pm ---Yeah, I'm just as confused and curious as you Crowquill.  Is anyone out there using this device on their CP running windows OS?  Does it work well with the volume and powering off?

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Volume it's great. I haven't tried the latter.

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