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Re: Parkinson's-friendly keyboard
Just to say, how lucky those people are to have you looking after their computer-related needs.Otto?On 3 Jul 2023, at 11:59, Bob Gerard <rowerbob@...> wrote:Reporting back. ?By posting on three
By Otto Nikolaus · #108818 ·
Re: Parkinson's-friendly keyboard
Reporting back. By posting on three different forums hoping to find a member with Parkinson¡¯s who had direct experience with keyboard problems, I got quite a number of very useful suggestions, all
By Bob Gerard · #108817 ·
Re: Parkinson's-friendly keyboard
This company is my go-to source for input devices for folks with special needs: https://www.maxiaids.com/computers https://www.maxiaids.com/keyboards __________________________________________________
By Randy B. Singer · #108816 ·
Re: Seeking recommended 27" monitor
That is a good price for a big monitor, but I do want to point out that it is not a 4K monitor, nor does it have an IPS panel (it is VA). However, I¡¯m sure that it looks really good. Many users who
By Randy B. Singer · #108815 ·
Re: Parkinson's-friendly keyboard
Actually, look at the options in Accessibility. If what she is looking to manage is an unsteady hand, I think their might be a feature their. In that case if you don¡¯t get an answer here, try asking
By Brent · #108814 ·
Re: Parkinson's-friendly keyboard
I was going to ask the same question, what makes a keyboard Parkinson¡¯s friendly? Brent
By Brent · #108813 ·
Re: Parkinson's-friendly keyboard
Here are a few ideas that may be useful: Computer Access and Parkinson¡¯s: 3 Great Products and a Freebie! - North Dakota Assistive ndassistive.org Also, a keyboard with larger keys can help. Jerry
By Jerald Levinson · #108812 ·
Re: Parkinson's-friendly keyboard
Ben, I don¡¯t know the answer to that. I don¡¯t even know the woman in question; I volunteered my services to one aging-in-place community and, having links with another, nearby aging-in-place
By Bob Gerard · #108811 ·
Re: Parkinson's-friendly keyboard
Bob, are there specific qualities of such a keyboard that would make it beneficial to your senior?
By Ben Rosenthal · #108810 ·
Parkinson's-friendly keyboard
One of the seniors I help is 87, is getting a new MB Air, and is asked me for help in finding an external keyboard that would be Parkinson¡¯s-friendly. I am not asking for someone to do my searching
By Bob Gerard · #108809 ·
Re: Migration - new MacBook
Hi Peter, Not to rub salt in your wounds, as I experienced just this, decades ago, which taught me the value of always maintaining a working restoration process, i.e., backups, clones, bootable
By John Hay <OceanCity@...> · #108808 ·
Re: Do any of the Mac Studio port sleep?
It¡¯s not the perfect solution but a different approach is to get LED dimming stickers to place over the light source so that they¡¯re not as intense. Search for ¡°LED dimming sheet¡± or ¡°LED
By Vincent Cayenne · #108807 ·
Re: Seeking recommended 27" monitor
I was working on the road and really missed having a second monitor so on a visit to Costco I thought I would pick up a "economical" 27 inch monitor and worry about how to get it home later. Well
By Gary Gildner · #108806 ·
Re: Do any of the Mac Studio port sleep?
Yeah, I have that over the bright green LED power light on my cable box in the bedroom. That little light is right at eye level....
By Leslie Kirk · #108805 ·
Re: Migration - new MacBook
You saw how the kernel_task is taking up alle ressources. Doing a standard migration will only take about 3500 years. I know it¡¯s not APFS itself, but the way the new OS¡¯s work after Mojave ¡­
By Peter Rasmusen · #108804 ·
Re: Do any of the Mac Studio port sleep?
Does either display support auto power off? I don¡¯t know if that¡¯s a think but that¡¯s the only way I can think of when the speaker is connected to the display.
By Ben Rosenthal · #108803 ·
Re: Do any of the Mac Studio port sleep?
I just use black electrician¡¯s tape over the check engine light in my car. Jerry
By Jerald Levinson · #108802 ·
Re: Do any of the Mac Studio port sleep?
...................................................................... I had thought of that but I like them I'm working but I'd rather they turn off when I've walked away from my desk.
By Leslie Kirk · #108801 ·
Re: Migration - new MacBook
Hi Peter - It¡¯s extremely difficult to migrate piecemeal in the way you describe. I don¡¯t recommend it. Additionally, it might actually work out that the kernel extension that caused you problems
By Ben Rosenthal · #108800 ·
Re: Do any of the Mac Studio port sleep?
Do you ultimately just want to hide the blue light? You could try LED dimming stickers <https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B096TY12T5/macgeekgab-20>.
By Ben Rosenthal · #108799 ·