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My LP has failed. :cry: Sparks have been flying around the office during the last couple months. I try remembering to discharge myself before touching the LP. But it had one too many zaps. The left side doesn't work at all. Diagnotistics puts an "L" for every sensor on the left. The right side works...

The failure of one of my LPs has got me thinking about the future. I have a love/hate relationship with the keyboard. I love the pointing, gestures, and mapping all needed keys to within one key of home row. The gesture editor is the ultimate in customizing. But I hate touch typing - even after 2.5 ...

I feel the same way about moving keys closer to home row. All keys should be within one key of home row! But you're only using half of your keyboard. You're using your right hand a lot more than your left. I have right-hand chords that turn on the numberpad, punctpad, and symbolpad. That doubles the...

At the moment, I don't have the desire, knowledge, and equipment to start troubleshooting the electronic innards and/or replacing soldered chips. The most I will do is open it and see if there's anything I can push or wiggle. If it still doesn't work, I will separate the parts so it can be used like...

AlphaGrip is an alternative keyboard that was recently released. This is not a solution for those needing or wanting zero-force keyboard. But it does have lots of features that I am looking for. ⋅ It has much fewer keys and uses modifiers to get the other keys of a standard keyboard; that...

LOL! :lol: But you do make a serious point. This is reminiscent of TouchStream. We have no idea how long this keyboard will be around. We train our fingers to the bone for months, only to find our efforts wasted when it comes to replace the keyboard in three years and it has bit the dust. <wishful_t...

I'm wondering if anyone has had any luck in getting the Multitouch Utils to work with Windows 7, let alone the x64 version. Here's the post I made about... MultiTouch Utilities on Vista using Virtualization Like many people in the last few years, I bought a new computer with Vista. My Fingerworks T...

Thanks muchly! Every year I search for an alternative to my TouchStream keyboards, but every year finds me still typing on the TouchStreams. I've found nothing even close. There are many TouchStreams out there so I'm hoping the community will stay alive for many more years. I'm happy knowing this fo...

I was surprised when XWinder worked in my Vista. It must be using the standard HID USB interface to get that cool functionality. XWinder uses thumb-index-pinky gestures to move and resize windows.

I use my TouchStream LPs exclusively. I have two - one at home and one at work. I have lost two TouchStreams to static electricity (I assume), so I know it's only a matter of time before it happens again. I have an ebay search so I can buy a spare. But the ebay sales tend to be much higher than I wa...

After having lost two TouchStreams likely to static zaps, I've trained myself to touch a grounded wire when returning to my keyboard. So far so good.

I've been configuring my TouchStream using VirtualBox for some time. But I did not know about the tweak to the USB settings. The automatic handling of the USB connection is wonderful. It used to be a pain because I don't use it enough to remember the idiosyncrasies; now I don't have go worry about i...

I never heard of sniping. Now all those lost auctions make sense. I suspected some automated software was the culprit. In the last seconds of an auction, dozens of bids by one or two people appear, and one wins just at the end and only a few dollars more than my max bid. Definitely left a bad taste ...

The only way I know how to minimize drift is resting palms, and resting fingers on the dimples every few words. Gestures bring all keys around home row, so mobility is not needed. My fingers can reach all the keys around home row - with a big exception. My pinkies have to stretch too much to reach t...

Awesome! You never know when that info will be handy.

Yes, clean the surface even if it looks clean. I thought my keyboard was toast when it was acting odd, causing havoc on my computer. After cleaning it was working like new again. I have no idea what invisible particles were on the surface; but I'm glad it started working again.

Sold for $815! Too rich for me - at least until another of my keyboards dies.

Check out this where they talk about the patents at 2:30. Patents really are encouraging innovation

I don't think Frogpad is a good fit for the Magic Trackpad - for two-handed people at least. The one-handed Frogpad is great for typing on one hand and mousing on the other hand. Best to just get a real Frogpad keyboard and use that alongside a Magic Trackpad or an iGesture - typing on one hand and ...

I love the look of this TrulyErgonomic keyboard. The tactile feedback, narrow width, vertically aligned keys, middle keys, and fewer pinky keys are all great steps forward. The frequently used Alt keys are too tough to reach; the frequently used cursor and paging keys require moving away from home r...

I would love to buy a spare for when my keyboard eventually fails. But I'm not willing to pay any where near the asking price for a spare. Now I would consider paying US$1000 if my keyboard actually failed and I was desperate. $600 is what I paid last time - and that is double the list price. Even a...

Caution! Spurious output from the keyboard could be from static electricity. It's very much the time of year for that in the northern hemisphere, and it's constantly a worry. I've lost two Touchstreams to static zaps. Find some way to discharge yourself before getting near the keyboard. I have a gro...

A few months ago my work computer migrated from WinXP to Win7. I installed VirtualBox and copied the Win2000 virtual machine I am using at home with my Vista computer. I was successfully in configuring my Touchstream with the Fingerworks MultiTouch Utilities. It's certainly not easy; but it's better...

The only multitouch pads I've seen have been wireless - no ground for discharging. Maybe that's how Apple fixed the issue.

Attach the keyboard to the keyboard stand with double-sided tape, or glue, or velcro. Make a loop in the cable near the keyboard. Make the loop big enough so half of the loop is under the keyboard stand and the connection to the cable is not stressed. Tape the cable under the keyboard with heavy dut...