When I first encountered an ergonomic keyboard, the year was 2001 in late December (around this time actually). I thought they were hard to use, weird lookin’, ugly (note: it was from the beige ‘90s era) and, most of all, loud! Click Clack Click Clack CLICK CLACK! Ahhh! I hated it! From that point on, I never touched an ergonomic keyboard again.
Fast forward to mid-2008.
My parents got a brand new computer (and for a very good deal might I add) and Office Depot threw in a new ergonomic keyboard. As I set up their computer, I could tell that this was no ordinary keyboard. Why? Well, that’s why I bought one for myself and why I’m reviewing Microsoft’s Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000.
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Nah, actually we’re just gonna show you how to speed up Windows Explorer. On a PC, especially in Vista, you might notice a slight HUGE lag when you open up Windows Explorer. You know it’s not your computer since you put in a bunch of memory, upgraded the hard drive, put in a new graphics card, etc. But Explorer is still freakin’ slow! Here are a couple of tricks to help ya out:
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Originally made for IP Administrators to scare their “inferior” co-workers (or students), this little trick is great for making your Windows PC just a little bit more personal. You can create a custom message which will display right before you login. Lifehacker had an easier way to edit the “Local Group Policy”, but it really only applies to Windows XP Pro, Windows Vista Enterprise/Business, and Windows Server since this little tweak is aimed at companies. Though it requires some registry tweaking, we’re going to edit some pretty harmless strings and this will work on most, if not all, Windows machines! So here it goes:
- Click Start > Run > Type in “REGEDIT” (no quotes). In Windows Vista, you can click the Start button (Windows Logo) and type in “REGEDIT” (no quotes) in the Search bar.
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Once the Registry is open, navigate to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\system
- Find “legalnoticecaption”, right click it, press Modify.
- In the “Value Data” field, type in something of your choice. This will be the title of your notification box. Press “OK” when finished.
- Find “legalnoticetext”, right click it, press Modify.
- In the “Value Data” field, type in something of your choice. This will be the body of your notification box. Press “OK” when finished.
- Close out of the Windows Registry and Log Off (or Switch User) and enjoy your new greeting!
Pretty pointless to say nonetheless, but still kinda cool. If you want to add empty lines, you can try this. I wasn’t able to add any probably because I’m using Windows Vista Home Premium, but hey, why not?
The Hookup: Ask the Admin
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When I first encountered an ergonomic keyboard, the year was 2001 in late December (around this time actually). I thought they were hard to use, weird lookin’, ugly (note: it was from the beige ‘90s era) and, most of all, loud! Click Clack Click Clack CLICK CLACK! Ahhh! I hated it! From that point on, I never touched an ergonomic keyboard again.
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