Long-time Slashdot reader 50000BTU_barbecue likes using vintage computers from the 1980s and early 1990s — ” real hardware with all the weirdness that goes with it.” But what do you do for a monitor? Especially when “old CRTs are starting to lose sharpness and brightness and may get tossed or damaged when moving…” We still use the same electrical plugs, and…
Tag: Keyboards
Apple Unveils New 16-inch MacBook Pro With Improved Keyboard, Starting at $2,400
Apple today launched a new 16-inch MacBook Pro. The starting price of $2,399 is the same price as the previous 15-inch MacBook Pro, which this one replaces. It has new processors, better speakers, a larger screen, and (finally) a better keyboard. The base model is powered by a 2.6GHz 6-core 9th gen Intel Core i7 processor (Turbo Boost up to 4.5…
Apple Says a Bug May Grant ‘Full Access’ To Third-Party Keyboards By Mistake
Apple is warning users of a bug in iOS 13 and iPadOS involving third-party keyboards. From a report: In a brief advisory posted Tuesday, the tech giant said the bug impacts third-party keyboards which have the ability to request “full access” permissions. iOS 13 was released last week. Both iOS 13.1 and iPadOS 13.1, the new software version for iPads, are…
‘Why the Amazon Basics Keyboard Is My Favorite Keyboard’
Full stack developer and teacher, Nick Janetakis, says the Amazon Basics keyboard is one of his favorite general purpose/programming keyboards. “It hits all the major points that make a keyboard good and it also happens to be only $14,” he writes. From his blog post: Quiet as Possible: I have one freelance client (ahem Ryan!) who has really loud mechanical key…
Is It Time To Get Rid Of The Caps Lock Key?
“At its worst, it’s a waste of precious space, an annoyance, a solution to a problem that doesn’t exist any more,” complains Daniel Colin James, a writer, developer, product manager. In a recent Medium essay, he called the Caps Lops key “an unnecessary holdover from a time when typewriters were the bleeding edge of consumer technology” — and even contacted the…
Academics Steal Data From Air-Gapped Systems Via a Keyboard’s LEDs
The Caps Lock, Num Lock, and Scroll Lock LEDs on a keyboard can be used to exfiltrate data from a secure air-gapped system, academics from an Israeli university have proved. From a report: The attack, which they named CTRL-ALT-LED, is nothing that regular users should worry about but is a danger for highly secure environments such as government networks that store…
Phones Can Now Tell Who Is Carrying Them From Their Users’ Gaits
PolygamousRanchKid shares an excerpt from a report via The Economist: Most online fraud involves identity theft, which is why businesses that operate on the web have a keen interest in distinguishing impersonators from genuine customers. Passwords help. But many can be guessed or are jotted down imprudently. Newer phones, tablets, and laptop and desktop computers often have beefed-up security with fingerprint…
Apple Tweaks Its Troubled MacBook Keyboard Design Yet Again, Expands Repair Program
Apple is announcing an update to its keyboard repair program today. All MacBooks with the so-called “butterfly mechanism” (that’s pretty much all modern MacBooks) will now be fully eligible for Apple’s Keyboard Service Program. From a report: The expansion means that a few newer models that weren’t previously covered will be able to get repairs. Unfortunately, Apple is not extending how…