Posts Tagged "keyboard"

5 ways to do without a mouse

»Posted by on Dec 26, 2009 in Blog | 2 comments

I like to use keyboard shortcuts as I am usually using a laptop. So it’s convenient to set  up a mouse-less environment. I know many people use [Ctrl+P][Ctrl+C][Ctrl+V] and so on. Some people uses 「Alt+Tab」「Ctrl+Tab」「Windows button+D」as well. Today I want to show you 5 ways to set-up a mouse-less environment that aren’t as well known. Go to top-right search box(when browsing like Firefox, IE) Go to address area (when browsing like Firefox, IE) Call up the right mouse menu without mouse Make scrolling smoother Enable clicking links with keyboard 1. Have a look at the screenshot below You can move to search box with the shortcut [Ctrl+E]. And in addition, you can choose the object for search with [Ctrl+↓] You can use this with...

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Using the ThinkPad UltraNav USB External Keyboard with OSX

»Posted by on Jul 23, 2009 in Blog | 6 comments

My new keyboard is the ThinkPlus with UltraNav (TrackPoint) as it is called in Japan.  In other countries is just called ThinkPad Full-Size UltraNav USB Keyboard. I bought this keyboard new on Yahoo Auctions and am using it with OSX.  I’ve been eyeing a ThinkPlus/UltraNav keyboard for a long time but they have been a little pricey at around 9500 Yen (~95USD)  I managed to get this one for 4980 Yen, possibly because most Japanese people were put off by it being a US English layout keyboard. The reason is that I love my ThinkPad keyboards is the TrackPoint.  The trackpoint is just so handy as unlike a touchpad you never have to move your hands off the keyboard.  And the middle button works for scrolling. So basically the ThinkPlus is the ThinkPad...

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