Re: change the brightness without the fn key?

On Sun, 16 Dec 2007 15:45:56 -0600, "Shenan Stanley" <newshelper@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

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Donald L McDaniel wrote:
I suggest using Logitech Bluetooth devices. Their drivers are
excellent, and you will have little trouble with mice or keyboards
which constantly disconnect.

Dell makes crappy keyboards and mice: Use Logitech instead.

*** This is NOT an advertisement, BTW. It is the result of many
years of experimentation with various input solutions, including
Dell. ***

Although I second the recommendation for Logitech Mice and Keyboards
(bluetooth or not) --> I do have to wonder what brought the topic of
"Bluetooth" up...

The OP original said, "The Keyboard on my Dell laptop broke." So they have
a Dell Laptop - which would come with Dell parts/Dell keyboard...

Later you find out *why* the keyboard 'broke', "... cleaned out the milk my
son spilled on the keyboard ..." So it was an accident that likely broke
the keyboard and perhaps other components inside the laptop (liquids and
computers - I would not recommend putting them together. hah)

Finally they state they are using an external USB keyboard with it - which
supposedly solves the issue to their current satisfaction. I can see why
you *might* recommend they utilize a Bluetooth keyboard at this point (as an
alternative to having to plug something in each time - just make sure the
Bluetooth is on if available.)

However - in this case - it would do them no good. They state later in the
thread they have a Dell Inspiron 1300 laptop - and that model does not/did
not have an internal Bluetooth option available... Therefore they would
still have to purchase a dongle/something to plug into the computer in order
to utilize Bluetooth instead of a USB/wireless USB device. (In other
words - they gain little in getting a Bluetooth device over some wireless
USB device in this case.)

Is there something about having a bluetooth device as opposed to a wireless
(or wired) device in this case that makes bluetooth a better alternative?

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP

Actually, Shenan, I agree with you. I prefer wireless USB connections over
Bluetooth. And for a simple reason: because I had so much trouble with
Microsoft over a Bluetooth keyboard/mouse.

Sometime ago, I bought my first Bluetooth keyboard, the Microsoft Desktop Elite
for Bluetooth, to replace my old worn-out Microsoft Wireless Desktop Elite
(USB). It failed to work right out of the box, because the Bluetooth dongle
they provided with it did not get a good electrical connection to my computer.

So I simply put it on the shelf, and continued to use my worn-out Microsoft
Wireless Desktop Elite (USB).

After a couple of years, I bought a Logitech USB desktop set (the MX3200), which
worked great. However, the keys were too small, as well as the LCD display, so
I bought a Logitech MX5000 Desktop Set for Bluetooth. Man, that was a GREAT
keyboard. I used it happily a minimum of 8hrs per day, with absolutely no
problems (except for one: the keyboard required battery changes very often.)

When Microsoft called me out of the blue to inform me they were replacing my
unusable Bluetooth keyboard/mouse (I had called MS Support a few months earlier,
finally, to get this loose end tied up), I about pissed my pants. They
replaced it with a Microsoft Wireless Laser 6000 v.2 USB set. And I gave the
Logitech Bluetooth set to another brother.

Anyway, I love Logitech keyboards and mice.


--

Donald L. McDaniel
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